The record-union., 1892-01-12
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
VALLEJO, Jan. 1l.-Nothing very new
was elected at the Baltimore examina-
ton to-day, the evidence being chiefly
directed to corroboraing that already
taken, and to showing the pernicious
activity OF the Valparaiso police on the
Gay of the riot. Some score of witnesses
We're examined. All Of them were ar
rested by the police and confined for
from four to five days. A great majority
Of these did not even know there had
been a riot until they were arrested and
taken to jail, where they found their
bruised and bleeding shipmates.
Several witnesses testified that the
police first made known their desire to
arrest them by attacking them from be-
kind, striking them with gun-butts or
cutlasses. None of these men made any
resistance, although two or three, startled
Ey the sudden assault, tried TO run away.
III such cases they were chased by
mounted officers and knock led down and
beaten. One was stabbed by policeman
With fixed bayonet, and did not recover
from the wound for twenty-siX days.
The search for the men who expressed
to the Valparaiso court their approval of
tae action of the police during the riot, as
L
port. is becoming almost as hopeless as
tle inquiry for the imam that struck
Billy Patterson" Although nearly fifty
sailors, including ali that were arrested
IL Valparaiso, have been examined, not
enc admits that he made such a state
lnent, while at least two-thirds of them
tell tales Of brutality at the hands of
either police or soldiers.
The day was taken up with testimony
IS to the sObriety of Riggin and Turnbull,
the two who were murdered. The uni
versal testimony is that they We're both
sober very shortly before being attacked.
10 one witnessed the attack on Turnbull,
or knows the circumstances. He is the
enc who received eighteen knife wounds
in his back and died in q few days from
the effects. lie made dying statement,
which will probably be put Ill evidence
tomorrow.
The 1irst witness was James NJ. Tilly,
Colored. He testified that three or four
Gays before the riot ut Valparaiso he was
warned by young man on the mole that
& mob OF ChiIeans were preparing to mob
the crew Of the Baltimore as soon as they
came on shore. He was not ashore on
the 10th.
D. McWilliams. a coalheaver. saw no
JiOting. lie was arrested in front of the
American Hotel on Cochran street He
Gil not then know Of any disturbance.
lie lodged the police and fed; was fol-
1DNeO ny Il mounted DOllCeillall, VINO las
seed him, caught him and struck him
with the fiat of a saber. The police put
niDperS on McWilliams and dragged him
roughly to jail. On the way one Of the
soldiers called him insulting names and
struck him. He never expressed All APP
prcval Of the action Of the police, and was
unarmed and sober.
John Rooney spent the afternoon in the
upper part of the town. About dark he
went 10 the Hotel Americana to spend
the night. While walking on the street
the police seized him and put nippers on
lis wrists. He said he wanted to 90 on
hoard the ship, and the policeman struck
him with the butt Of his gun, infiicting a
wound that laid him up for three days
lie was not resisting. However expressed
lis approval Of the action of the police
lie was unarmed and sober.
Warren Brown, n fireman on the Balti-
more. saw no rioting. He was on ESmer-
aida street, with j. W. Frez Of The Balti-
more. Both were sober and walking
quietly to the mole when six soldiers and
policemen came up unawares behind
them and began beating them with cut
lisses and guns. The police then tied wit
IeSS' hands behind his back and when
thus helpless, one of them struck him
in the face with his fist He was not re-
sisting in any way. Witness never ex-
dressed his approval OF the behavior OF
TIE police.
John W. Freiz, fireman, told the same
story as Brown. The soldiers came uD
without any warning from behind him,
struck him twice on the head with the
butt Of a gun, knocking him down. This
was his first intimation of the presence
CT soldiers. They. then put the nippers
en- his wrist, mangling it, and took him
to Jail. He was stunned by the blows
and hardly knew what happened on the
road to prison. He was perfectly quiet
and sober, and at the time did not know
that any riots had occurred. While going
ashore on liberty that afternoon boats
passed between the Huascar and Esmer-
aida, and the crews of these vessels shook
Knives and their fists at them as they
passed. He never expressed his approval
of the actions Of the police.
Patrick Egan, also Il fireman, saw none
Of the difficulties. He went into Riley'S
saloon about , O'Clock. and Riley said to
him: For Gods sake don't stay out
after dark. The Chileans are going to do
you up" lie Went TO the southern part
CT the city about ! o'clock. Was walk
ing toward the mole quietly when three
policemen arrested him.
u. Gallagher, another fireman, was sit
ting in a restaurant opposite Riley's sa-
loon when he was told that Riggin was
being murdered. He started for the
place but before he had gone a block a
mounted policeman, without saying a
word, knocked him down from behind
with fiat cuUlaSS. 4 crowd OF citizens
hogan kicking him while he was down.
The police rescued him and took him to
Jail. on the way, with his hand tied be-
hind his back, members Of the mob
struck him several times in the face. The
police did not interfere. Samuel Nelson,
q seaman, was arrested, but was not ILL
treated. The police robbed him of a
table knife, fork and spoon he had bought
that dav for use in the mess. He was
sober and quiet.
III is ended the morning session.
IN the afternoon Alfred Pfeitfer, or
derly Of the Baltimore, testified that he
approached the mole about o'clock, and
found a mob of two hundred people there
attacking some one. He said: ''Fhey
turned on me. ran and gave them the
Slip. / went some ways, and suddenly
caino upon Hamilton, the carpenter
mate of the Baltimore, lying bleeding in
the gutter. | tried to help him to house.
but the police would not let me do so.
left and approaaAl the plaza Victoria,
where / met five or - IS policemen, who
arrested me ard took me to jail. They
did not ill-trelt me. lad been warned
several times hat trouble was imminent.
! never expressed approval of the actions
of the police"
Edward Dudley took supper in the
plaza Victoria. About O'Clock he ana a
Shipmate starred down town in street
car. The car was stopped by a crowd,
and the men got out and tried to run
auay policeman struck him with the