The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-11

too, but they will murder you IL yoI wear
those clothes.' He gave me citizens clothes
did not recognize me, and made no demon
stration. l never expressed approval of the
action of the Police"
Owen Canning a coalheaver. testified
that he heard one OF the Baltimore's men
had been shot and went TO the scene. He
witnessed the attack on Davidson and was
himself mobbed. He got away and dis
Ruised himself and went 70 drug store and
found Turnbull one of the crew, lying
bleeding and half naked on the floor. His
back was cut all to pieces with knives. He
was still conscious, but no one was doing
nythiDg for him. He saw Turnbull about
an hour before and be was perfectly sober
John Mcbride, an oiler. testified as fol-
lows: ION going ashore went first to the
exchange Office TO get Gillian money. The
clerk there warned me mob was organ
ling TO attack us after dark. / went up to
the Victoria Plaza TO attend the opera
there The play was postponed. and
started to return to the mole. On the way
and about o'clock / met two Baltimore
sailors who warned me that a row was 60
ing on by the mole. We turned down
side street and block off was suddenly
seized by two CHILEAN policemen. who
without word of warning, began To beat
me with their sword bayonets. made no
resistance, although severely beaten. Other
police then came up and began to beat me
again. Becoming frightened / broke away
and ran. A mounted policeman followed
and overlook me about block of. He
struck me over the head with q sword. in
fiicting severe cut and knocking me down.
he then began beating me. My whole side
was black and blue from the blows Then
they took NE to jail and kept me there un-
TIL next evening"
b. II. Smith, an apprentice. testified as
follows: After leaving the ship several of
US hired horses and rode out to the eastern
part OF the city. About O'Clock we re-
tnrned towards the mole. Near there we
w an rwx<o -. Ill 4.
heard a row outside and went to the door.
Instantly q man seized me and dragged me
into the street. where l was beaten aad
stabbed in the head. / escaped and file
and i fell, and while down l was beaten
jail. There fRA' found W" Hsn oni1a "a
carpenters mate on the Baltimore.
to HIM. / was kept there until the next
evening" w. L. White was with the last
witness in the oyster stall. He corrobora-
ted his companions testimony.
j. +. McAdams testified that he took q
walk with other sailors in the suburbs. In
the Victoria Plaza policeman arrested
him and took him to jail. A friend of his,
resident of Chilli, asked the cause of his
arrest. and was told by the police they
were arresting ali the Baltimore men.
VIM. Lacey. a coal-heaver. was attacked
shortly after getting ashore. A Gillian
man-of-wars man stabbed him In the arm.
his head was also cut open by q stone The
police took him to jail
Frederick Clifford, marine, testified
that he was chased by mob. The police
stood along the streets and did not inter
fere IN any way TO protect MIN. Joseph
Wiggin was attacked near the CAPTAIN
Pratt monument. He tried to break through
the crowd to where he saw q CHILEAN army
officer in uniform. When he reached him
the officer pointed q sword at his breast,
and the same moment q stone struck Wig
rim ix,f h. hen IL IS he .lr.-
senseless.
George Painter testified that he was at
tackled by q mob, stabbed twice in the back
and shoulder, and knocked unconscious.
In this condition he was taken to prison.
He was on the sick list for twenty six days
as result OF his wounds He had been
warned early in the afternoon that the
Chlllans meant to attack the Baltimores
men; William Sullivan testified that an
English sea captain stopped him on the
street about o'clock and told him to look
out as the Chilians were going to attack
the Americans. He went to the mole. and
was there attacked by mob and stoned.
The police arrested him and took him to
Jail Next morning he and nine other
Baltimore sailors were arralgned in court.
The Judge said to them: You did not ex-
pect this trouble, but we did,"
was sober and unarmed. and that he had
never expressed an opinion that the police
did their duty. and all but three mentioned
warnings they had received of an attack
to be made on them at dark.
Captain Schley said to-day to an Associ-
ated Press reporter: when / went to
Chilli l was Drejudiced against Min
lister Egan. but l found him a quiet.
in r h and sstmao d gentleman
determined to do his duty to the United
States His letters to the CHILEAN govern
ment were diplomatic master pieces. firm
and decided. and yet thoroughly polite and
II lad n. ~I,ar - xl><
man In the right place. British Minister
Kennedy declared in my presence that be
had written to Lord Salisbury that Egan's
conduct throughout had been dignlfed and
commendable. and that in him the United
States had minister of whom any coun-
try might we'll be proud"
Town Attacked by Anarchists
Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
MADRID, Jan. 9-The town of Xeres An
dalusia, was attacked by q party of An
archists last night. The latter were armed
with shotguns. old muskets, scythes.
blndgeons. knives tied to poles. etc. They
entered the town last evening at
various points shouting Viva la
anariqua." This action upon the
part of the Anarchists was backed by all
the rough characters Of the place. who
helped to swell their numbers to q consid-
cradle extent Finally several bands of
desperate characters. led by the armed An
archists, met by previous agreement in
front of the theater. where they created q
wild disturbance, shouting seditious cries
and defying the authorities They knock ed
down and robbed number of onlookers.
kicking and otherwise maltreating all who
refused to join in their riotous conduct,
plundered several stores, robbed number
of private houses. and for O time struck
panic into the heart of the town. One gen.
tleman who was caught by the Anarchists
as he was leaving the theater, in front of
which they were gathered. resisted the at
tempt made to rob him, and was strangle
to death amid hideous applause and laugh
ter from the desperate wretches gathered
about him.
Satisfied with the destruction they had
wrought in the center of the town. the
Anarchists became holder. and with loud
shouts of Free the prisoners.v they marched
in a body upon the prison. determined to
release all the convlcts there confined. Ar
irving in front of the prison, the Anarchists
commanded the officials in charge to open
the gates. The latter refused, and an
attack on the prison was commenced
Some of the Anarchists opened fire
upon the prison windows with shot
guns and stones, while others attacked
the gates with siedge- hammers and
beams used as battering-rams The
gates however, stubbornly held their own.
and the rioters finally gave up the attack
and retired. hooting. yelling and ieering at
everybody and everything. While the An
archists were making their attack upon the
prison the convicts confined therein sec-
onded their efforts TO release them by rails
ing a small riot inside the prison walls
The prisoners attacked the doors of their