Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-01
JUSTICE TO BE DONE
Secretary Blaine So Informed
by Minister Malta.
GILLIAN POLICE NOT GUILTY.
This is Regarded by Senior MOntt az
Favorable to His Side.

Summary of the Proceedings Before the
Court of Inquiry at Ssntiago-Ths
Parties Guilty of the Outrage Upon the
Baltim"rs's Men Will be Punished AZ
Soon as They Are Discovered.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Senor Montt,
the Gillian Minister had another in
terview with Secretary Blaine yester-
day. The Minis ter laid before the Sac
tary the following translation of a telc .
gram from Mr.. Malta, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, bearing on the inquiry
into the trouble in the city of Valpa.
raise between the Chilians and tho sail
ors from the United States steamer Bal
timore:
SANTIAGO, Dec 81, 1891.
MINISTER OF CHILL, WASHINGTON, D. C..
From the summary of proceedings it
appears that the struggle common ced
between two sailors at a tavern at the
Ward 'Arrayan; that it was con-
tinued on the street, with the accession
OF numbers of inhabitants and transient
parties from the streets called sDel
ClaVa," San Fran cisco'' and "Ala-
mos. - The disorder continued and ex-
tended to tho streets Del Arsenal" and
San Martini" where the police force
succeeded in restoring order. All the
North Americans except two state that
the police did their duty, and from the
VoluminouS proceedings it appears that
the court has done and is doing its
duty.
Whenever the prosecuting attorney
renders his opinion, and the time for
producing evidence shall have expired,
sentence will be given, establishing who
AMI how many are the guilty parties,
who may only be presumed at present.
Whoever they may be they will be pun
ished. The legal proceedings are being
actively carried forward to their proper
termination. malta.
The Minister, when asked by re-
porter for an opinion respecting the
statements made in the telegram, called
special attention to the statement thai
all the North Americans, except two,
had said that the police did their duty
He regards this as favorable to the Chill
ian side of the controversy.
1t is noted that the CHILEAN Minister
of Foreign Affairs promises that when
the due processes of law, according to
CHILEAN Jurisprudence, are observed,
those found guilty will bs punishe
and says that these judicial proceedings
are being carried forward actively.
This, in connection with the state
ment that the police did their duty, is
significant as showing that the Chiiian
government does not wish that the ac-
tons of individuals belonging to Chill
shall be COMPOUNDED with the actions of
those connected with the govern meut
and having official station. These law
less acts on the part of individuals AS
the despatch says, are being inquired
into under the usual judicial prou.s l.
ings of Chilli, which are conducted
secretly, and, it is said. with the cu.n
bersomeness attaching to nearly all law
courts deriving their authority AMI pre-
cedents from Spain.
This Government has never asserted
a right to interfere with ths orLrunry
Judicial methods of other countries 1t |
is, however, wAtchful to see that cas-
tomary judicial methods ara followed,
regard, of course, being had to thu ex-
traordinary character OF the offsncs. aAd |
is meantime making provision TO-, ths |
always possible occurrence of SONS IN.
toward event, such as undue delay, o. u |
final response not consistent with tho |
dignity of the United States