The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-01-26

Ii. ship il he undertook to tranier them
to any departing steamers, and tina,
neither could the government proven,
sage from being searched in any Chi.
| liam port at which the vessel might
, touch while on her way north. There
was no change of mind on the part
Of the Gillian authorities in regard Ia
these refugees. In proof Of this it is only
necessary to look At the facts. The fol.
lowing statement Is from high authority:
ut 10 claimed that the government was
powerless in the premises. The govern
ment Of Chilli has ne right under the con-
stitution Of the country to interfere with
/ the courts or with public prosecutions and
the government could not prevent the
seizure Of the refugees in any port Of Chill
thsyetouched at on their way in any direc-
ton to . neutral port"
The report Of the fiscal to the Judge OF
crimes on the Baltimore affair has been
given to the public and there has been
time To examine 1t. This document. con-
tanning 5000 words, says that efforts
were directed from the first to
ascertain the origin OF the trouble.
but that they were unavailing.
Several different accounts Of the affair
were received. The commandant Of
p~lice states that the row began in some
unknown tavern in ono part OF the city.
Another witness says that it began by the
American sailors beating Gillian sailor
In an altogether different part of the town.
The Gillian police say it began with a
fight between q left-handed Gillian
sailor and an American. And last
Of all the incident is reported to
have been commenced by some Gillian ;
splitting in the faces of the American sail
ors in the street A crowd near by was
waiting TO attack them should they resent
the insult. 50 it was said at the time. The
Baltimore men took refuge on tram-car,
but the crowd stopped the car and hauled
them cut, beating them with sticks and
stones and.knifing them.
The testimony of James johnson and
Charles Langin, two Of the Baltimore's
crew. whose testimony was taken here,
was rejected in the following language:
"How is it if. Is johnson deposes, they
left the house together and went together
TO the scene OF the occurrence, it
results that they did not know
each other nor had they spoken to
each other until they met at the scene Of
Boaiswain's Mate Higgins death! Is it
that before knowing the man he deposes
that on the day Of the occurrence they
were dining together in the board
ing house! And johnson also says
that on the day Of the occurrence
he dincd together with Langin in
an eating house on Cochrane street
Moreover. is it possible that the act OF
raising wounded man and the knowing
II be walks or not could pass unobserved
under such or any other circumstances
The conclusion is drawn that persons who
indulge in such inconsistencies are not
worthy Of belief.
He further says that this testimony is
contradicted by that Of numerous wit
nesses, who fully prove that it is not pos
sible to attribute Higgins death to the po-
lice. but that it was the work Of some IN
known person thus far undetermined.
will add that the testimony of
these numerous witnesses is as full
Of Inconsistency as is that Of
Johnson and Langin. Further, their testi-
mony confirms much Of Johnson's and
Langin's, such as the raising of Riggin up.
the calling for liquor. the holding of Rig
gins head on JohnsOn's shoulder, hearing
SHOTS, ETC But no one testlnes who nred
inc SUES
Inc procurator then reviews the testi
mony OF the american sailors Is 10 hg-
gins death wound aud efforts are made to
discredit the story of John son as to the
shots fred which caused the killing OF
Riggin- The nnal findings were as fol-
lows: Il ask the court TO condemn Fed
erico hoderiRuez TO minor punishment
In minimum degree OF from forty TO fifty
Tour days, Carlos Gomez to minor punish
ment In maximum degree for three years,
John Davidson TO prison in medium degree
from ten years to fifteen years and Jose
Ahuamada to prison in medium degr es
from three years and one day to hve
years"
A gentleman who understands the
Gillian people and government pretty well
says 1t Is difficult to say what is the motive
OF some oil the governments conduct unless
II be war. Some things can be explained
away and some others cannot. Some