The morning call., 1892-01-09

the morning | was accOsted in a saloon by
three Chilean sailors, who asked me what
was scared about. They said they were
not concerned In last nights row. Alter
ward | went into a restaurant and was Iol-
lowed by about a dozen citizens and sailors.
They were following aud pursuing any man
who wore the American uniform. 1heY
threw stones at him and others had knives.
Some Chilean army officers came up aud
asked il l wanted to go aboard. There
were three or four others of the BaltimOre's
crew With me al this time. The officers un-
dertOOk 10 see US safely to the landing. The
Chilean bOatmen would not take US OH.
We were taken of by an Engllshman who
kept a liberty boat | was warned some
time before that it would not be safe for
the BaltimOTeS men TO come ashore as the
Chilean sailors didn't like US. This was by
a man who kept the ROYAL Oak saloon We
had no arms OF weapons Of any kind.
RESCUED BY A FGENCHMAN.
John II. Davidson, seaman, was the next
witness and said he went ashore at Val
paraisO from the Baltimore at l o'clock
Of October 10Th. In going up the
street he met Johnson, and, after talk
turned away into the Plaza Victoria l
Joined q party of other sailors, took cab
anu went 10 the Shakespeare dance-hall.
The proprietor said he was going TO close
his place, as he feared row between US
sailors and the Chaneaus. He closed his
The True Blue. We met Talbot and Rig
gin, Anderson Willis and Wallace there.
II was about o'clock ! went ont for
few minutes, and when / returned Talbot
and Rggin had gone. A few minutes after
I went out on to the street, and saw kigLiu
lying on tie ground surrounded by mob
OF Chilean sailors and citizens. Others
were running after Talbot Another mob
alta ked NE. l did not see RiEgi1 and Tai
bolt leave the car. The Chilean sailors who
attacked Us were in uniforms and armed
with knives, l ran up 10 Chilean police
man for assistance, and he cut at me with
a sword l smashed him in the face with
stone and ran ! met some other Baltimore
men and went back again. l was beaten
with sticks and stones, but not cut II was
getting dusk. ran down to the mole and
was forced overheard l got ashore, got
a large stick; fought as well as
l could TIL l got into the street,
where a French naval officer picked
me up and took NE into a clothingStore.
! was a fteTWaTd taken TO the hospital The
mob that assaulted NE on the mole con-
s.5,ed of soldiers, sail OTS and citizens. ! re-
manned in the hospital four or five days.
None Of the BaltimOTeS men had knives or
arms In their possession. When We landed
a. the mole at 1 O'C!Ocka bumbOatman ad-
vised Us TO keep in a body as there was 60
ing TO be trouble Before we gOI ashore the
crews Of the HuasCaT and EsmeTalda shook
their fists at US and drew their fingers
across their threats. Most of the injuries l
received were from blows on the body with
sticks and stones. l could not walk next
dav. | never expressed my approval Of the
action of the Valparaiso police. They gave
Us no protection al al. so far as l could see.
WARNED OF TROUBLE.
John Hamilton, carpenters mate Of the
Baltimore, was next examined, and said he
was with the liberty party at Valparaiso on
October 10Th. The first place he went into
was the Brokers Exchange to change his
money. There he was warned that the mob
would go Tor them" There were three or
four others with him. and outside the warm
| Ing was renewed that they would do well
not 10 be out after dark as the mob would
go for us That was the expression all
the time We went into small store, where
some took a cigar and others temperance
drinks. We were quite prepared for trouble
/ as Chilean officer next warned Us that
there was a terrible lIl-ieellng against US.
/ lie spoke about the San Francisco and the
Itata affair, and We understood that this
was TO be the cause OF the expected attack.
! 4 ScOtChman also told US that the Chilean
I discharged soldiers had organized plot to
I iuiure Us. to xii. Us in fact. while we were
ashore When informed Of the assault on
I Rggjn witness exclaimed, Come on, boys,
and let's get 'em out Of IT," There was a
crowd around US at the time, and one
shouted out Ia very offensive way, Amer
leans"
Some of the men standing around US wore
the Chilean uniform. The crowd began TO
crowd US, and one of the men pressed me so
close with a big stone in his nand that l
picked up a chunk of lead near by and
knocked him down. was then struck
heavily on the back Of the head with a
stone, knocked against a wall and stabbed
over the right hip. (Ihe witness exhibited
the pants worn at the time. and still worn,
showing long rip at the part indicated
Hn continued al hapana sri and
remember nothing further till l found my
Sc T in the hospital ! was sober at the time
Of the assault, and so were al the Batl-
m0re'5 Een that l saw. I never approved
Of the action Of the Chilean police"
THE SAILORS WERE SOBER,
Charles Ehley was called simply to prove
that all the BaltlmOres men that he saw
ashore on December 10th were sober and
quiet. He was not 10 the part Of the town
where the disturbance occurred. He had
been told not to 60 to that part Of the town
as there might be trouble. RIggin told wit
ness early in the afternoon that he expected
there was going to be trouble and that he
wasn't going to drink nothing"
Jerry Anderson, COlOred. a cOal-heaYer on
the Baltimore, said he was one OF the llh-
erty party at Valparaiso on October 10th.
He was in the True Blue during the after
noon, and heard Rjggn say it would be bet
ter not to drink anything as the Chileans
were likely to do them up. When he went
out he saw a number OF men, some dressed
| in the uniform of Chilean sailors. The
mob followed the party with stones. A de-
mand was made on the witness and a man
named Wallace for money, and Wallace
gave up his. Witness refused and was
struck violently on the back Of the head
with a stone and stabbed on each side Of the
backbone. Witness aid not see one OF the
/ Baltimore 5 men drunk. Two weeks before
/ the men went ashore a c0untryman living
! aCbOrp advised n mt q Ia nd q 1flrht ma
! mObbed. The mans name was Joe. He is
| a cOloTed man and came out in a friendly
way.
Lee Andrew Wallace, a coal-heaver on
the Baltimore and a member Of the liberty
party at Valparaiso on October 10th, testi-
fed that he was with Anderson and that
men in the uniform Of Chilean sailors fred
rocks and stones at them He also said the
mob drew knives and compelled him 10 give
up IS in paper money and half 4 pound in
English money. After this they beat him
and knocked him down. Witness was res
| cued by person who seemed to be a Chi
lean officer and escorted to the wharf.
ARRESTED FOR PROTECTION.
Frank HOnnOrs, an apprentice of the first
| class, was called chiefly to show that lie
! and other seamen were arrested and jailed
! for protection" by tie Chilean police in
| Valparaiso after the shooting on October
| Is h. 1t was then about s o'clock in the
/ evening He was sober and had no weapons
/ on him. Charles Downey, c0al-heaver said
! he was ashore with the liberty party lie
| was with Honnors, Talbot and Riggin, and
/ they stayed together till half-past or 3
/ O'Clock. After cOrroborating some pre-
| ViOus evidence as TO the movements Of
! the party up to the time Of separation,
shortly preceding the shooting of Riggin,
! the witness said he was informed of the
killing Of Biggin and advised to 90 aboard.
| 1t WIS about O'Clock. In going down the
D 81 no vUo If fha Y 4lfir1Qr.fa
! went on to say:
% asked a man named johnson, saloon
| keeper, TO give me a gun. He gave me one,
/ but | found it was no good and threw il
away. l asked for the gun because | saw a
/ shipmate named Sullivan coming along with
! his head bandaged and bleeding. A Chilean
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