Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-13
A GENUINE SENSATION.

ished and protection given.
A GENUINE SENSATION.
Unexpected Development in the Inquiry
at Vallejo.
VALLEJO, CAL, Jan. ia genuine
sensation was developed in the Balti-
more investigation today-a thing en-
tirely unexpected at this late stage of
the proceedings. The case had dragged
along slowly in the morning session, a
number of sailors being recalled to tes-
tify as to the soberness of Riggin, Turn
bull and Davidson, before and during
the riot. After recess, however, Sur
geons Stott and White of the Baltimore
took the stand. After testifying to the
wounds Of the members of the Balti-
more's crew. they declared that the
death of Turnbull was directly caused
by neglect in the hospital, where he
was carried by the police. The Chileans
refused to allow the Baltimore surgeons
to treat their men, and declined to do it
themselves, except in very superficial
way. For four days the surgeons vainly
begged Judge of Grimes Foster to allow
them to remove the sailors to the Balti-
more, but not till it became probable
that Turnbull would soon die, would he
grant them permission. The men were
taken to the ship. but it was too late for
Turnbull. Blood poisoning had set in
and Turnbull died five days later. The
surgeons were positive that death re-
suited from neglect and imperfect treat
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Charity, who had charge, seemed to re-
gret their inability to help the sailors,
but had to obey the orders OF their su.
periors.
From the summing up by the sur
geons. it appears that as the result OF
the mob, two sailors of the Baltimore
were killed, five were seriously wounded,
being disabled from nine to forty-four
days, and twelve received slighter
wounds. being disabled from two to
eight days.
THE VICTIMS soBRIETY.
The morning session was almost en-
tirely taken up in specially investigat-
ing the case of john Davidson, the only
member OF the Baltimore's crew against
whom the Chileans have brought
charges in connection with the riot.
First Joseph Vandam and John P.
Gustavson, who had seen Riggin and
Talbot shortly before the riot, testii ed
that both were perfectly sober at he
time.
John Bechtle testified that he saw
Davidson near the mole running with
his head down, a crowd pursuing. armed
with long pieces of board with which
they were striking him. He was bleeding
profusely. He must have been sober, as
drunken man could not run as he did.
Apprentice Hodges also saw crowd
attacking Davidson with sticks and
stones.
Apprentice John Butler saw Car
penter's Mate Hamilton lying bleeding
in the street with crowd stoning him.
Joseph Whitley, coalheaver, saw
Davidson struggling in crowd near the
mole. They were attacking him furi-
ously. A number of police and soldiers
were standing near, but made no at
tempt to protect him. Davidson was
sober.
William Sullivan, an oiler, saw Da-
wilson lying on his back near the mole
with crowd attacking him. He and
two or three shipmates ran in and lifted
Davidson to his feet. Then all separ-
Canning, O coalheaver, saw Davidson
Just after Sullivan had helped him up.
He was bleeding. He appeared to be
perfectly sober.
Chas. r. Sempee, a negro seaman, saw
Davidson on the street just before the
mob appeared. The mob began to stone
them and he lost sight of Davidson; the
latter was sober and had made no
demonstration before being attacked by
the mob.
DAvIDsoN's STORY.
John Davidson was recalled. When
first questioned he did not know that
any charges had been preferred against
him. He said: II saw Riggin, the boat
swain's mate, lying senseless in the
street. | attempted to aid him, but the
mob drove me off. | returned again,
but the crowd once more drove me off.
| saw Hamilton, the carpenters mate
Of the Baltimore, running, chased bv a
man with knife, and / knocked the
latter down. A policeman then cut me
with a sword and knocked him down
with stone, and ran towards the mole,
followed by the mob. The Caileans
stoned nae, and finally drove me into
the water | was struck in the back OF
the head by stone while in the water.
finally succeeded in reaching land,
where was again attacked by the mob,
who beat me with long pieces OF
board. was badly hurt.
ran and lodged into doorway. A
French naval officer came up and es-
corted me across the street into cloth
ing store, where remained until ar
rested by policeman and taken to Jail