The morning call., 1892-01-13

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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 resulted from neg
Iect and imperfect treatment in the hospital.
The Sisters Of Charity, who had charge,
seemed 90 regret their inability to help the
sailors, lut they had to obey the orders Of
their supeTi0rs.
From the summing up by the surgeons lt
appears that as a result Of the riot two
sailors # the Baltimore were killed FIVE
were seriously wounded. being disabled for
from nine TO forty-f1ur days, and twelve
received slighter wounds, being disabled
from two to siEh, days.
TIE ATTACK on DAVIDSON.
Proceedings commenced with evidence Of
Joseuh Tandlm and John P. Gustav son,
two of Tie Baltimore sailors, who had seen
Rlseia and Talbot shortly before the riot.
Trey testified that b0In men were per-
fecty sober.
Juh- i. Beetle was recalled to testify
as to Tie attack on Davidson Of the BalJi-
more, whom the Chile ms accuse OF partici-
patton in the riot Wlen Bsch.e saw
Davidson. the latter was running with his
head down a crowd was pursuing him.
armed with long pieces OF board, with
which they were striking him. He was
bleeding pT0fusaly. He must have been
sober. as a drunken man could not run as
be did.
Apprentice Hodges was recalled. He also
saw the crowd attacking Davidson with
sticks and stones.
Apprentice John Butler was recalled.
He saw Carpenters Mate Hamilton lying
unconscious 10 the street with a crowd
stOninE him. He saw Davidson q few min
utes after. The alter was 10 the water OF
the mole and the crowd was stoning him.
Davidson vas sober half an hour before.
j 5PpH Witty, coal HEAVIER, was re-
called. he saw Davidson struggling il the
crowd near the mole. The crowd was at
taeking him furi0usly. A number of police
and sold eTs we're standing near, but made
no attempt to protect hun. Davidson was
sober.
William Sullivan, oiler, was recalled. He
saw Davidson lying on his back near the
mole with crowd attacking him. lie and
two or three shipmates ran in and lifted
Davidson to his feet Then all separated
and ran. Davidson was sober.
Owen Canning, cOal-heayer, was re-
called. He saw Davidson 1ust after Sulll-
van helped him up. He was bleeding. He
appeared 10 be perfectly sober.
Charles P. Sempes, 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
when attacked by the mob.
IN sELF-DEFENsE.
John Davidson was then recalled. When
first questioned il was not known thar any
charges had been preferred against him. He
said: Il saw Riggin, the bOatsWain's mate,
lying senseless on the street l attempted
to aid him, but the mob drove me of. 1
returned again, but the crowd once more
drove me off. saw Hamilton, the carpen.
teT'S mate Of the Baltimore, running He
was chased by man with a knife. l
knocked the latter down. policeman then
cut at me with sword and l knocked
him down with stone and ran toward the
mole, followed by the mob. The Chleans
stoned me and finally drove me into the
water l was struck in the back of the
head by a stone While IN the water. I
finally succeeded in reaching land, where l
was again assailed by the mob, who beat
me with long pieces OF boards. was badly
hurt. ran and lodged into a doorway.
French naval officer came up and escorted
me across the street into a clOthinG-stOre,
where l remained until arrested by a pO-
hceman and taken to Jail in a cab. | was
so badly bruised that | could not stand. l
was perfectly sober and acted entirely in
self-defense."
This ended the morning session, and
practically concluded the examination Of
the men.
After recess, Dr. Z. r. Stitt, assistant sur
geon Of the United States NAVY. serving on
the Baltimore, testified as follows: | was
not ashore Oh the day of the riot The
morning Of the next day l was sent ashore
by Captain SchleY to visit the sailOrs
wounded in the riot and then in San Juan
Hospital On arriving there found Turn
bull, Davidson, Hamilton, Painter and Tai
b1tt, sailors Of the Baltimore. / also found
the body OF RigRin, boatswain's mate of
he I,1F h1,l
been held by the physicians at the hos
pltal. A ball lad passed through Higgins
neck, fracturlng two ctrvtical veTtebT8
and in1urlng his brain. From the
direction pursued by the ball, never
deViatng from a straight course the great
length Of the track of the bali and the
character OF the tissues passed through, and
the size and appearance OF the wound,
Judge the bullet to have been of lead and
hred from rifle. Examining the body, I
found several bruises caused by blows, aud
also TWO StaDS IN the back, neither OF them
serious. The bullet wound was necessarily
Immediately fatal. The other wounds
might have caused temporary unconscious
ness, but could not have been fatal. Only
month previous had under nv charge in
two hospitals 900 Chieans wounded in the
battle Of Placilla. l also examined $50
other Chileaus, all of whom had chic fiy
been wounded by leaden bullets fired from
rifles. The wound received by Riggn was
similar TO these.
THE FATAL BULLET.
made tests by firing a rife and pistol
bull. through pieces of cloth placed against
pieces OF meat. The rife bullet holes cor
responded exactly to the hole in the shirt OF
Johnson, armOrer Of the Baltimore, through
which the bullet that killed Riggin passed
before striking him. The pistols bullet
made a hole very much smaller. Some time
after this, the Judge Of Crimes at Val
DaraisO requested Captain Schley to have
the medical officer that examined RigSin's
body make a certificate stating what, in his
opinion, was the cause Of death. made q
certificate, stating that believed the wound
was caused by a rifie-ball, aud giving my
reasons as just stated. Two days later