The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-10

Str1c3rt, me Ea0cte7-0u.
next thing witness knew he was taken TO
jail and locked up with Mcbride Under
stood il was for protection. The nippers
we're nut on him. While behind the bars
the Chileans stood by and drew their fin
gers across their thrOats The men in
charge Of him wore blue coats and were
armed with rifles. Had his head broken
and was stabbed. Was in unif rm. per-
fectly sober and had no weapons on him.
Peter johnson, gunner's-mate, was called,
and testified that one Of the policemen made
a motion TO stab him with a sword bayOnet
lie also saw hamilton covered with blood
lying on his side on the street 4 police
man thrust revolver IN witness face and
took HIM TO the station, where he found
Hamilton had been conveyed and laid on
the aOrstep.
Frank B0rsteII said themOmenC he landed
he was warned that it would be best To stay
aboard. as the Chileans had been laying
for them" Tor some time. The man who
gave this warning was a European. Was
not mOIeSted by the mob. He was in an
other part Of the town playing billiards
WARNED BY A CITIZEN.
William Cauifeld. private in the marines.
was ashore at Valparaiso on October 16,h,
with other members Of the crew. While
drinking q glass OF beer IN thu Home OF the
Free he saw the Chlleans firing stones at
the Ba.timOre's boys He saw Talbot run
ming away. Saw Rjggin running also. We
vent back into a room upstairs and re-
NAMED there for half an hour. Heard a
noise below, and found IL was a lot Of Chile
ans trying TO get in. We went out after
awhile and were warned by q citizen who
spoke English TO 20 back, for Gods sake"
One Chilean came up 10 him, called him
foul name and spat IN his face. Another
man fred a stone at witness We were try
ing to get out of the way and escape He
got to the Victoria Hotel and had 10 90 TO
bed. Was so much hurt that he could not
walk Witness was IA uniform and sober,
Clifford. marine, said he was one Of a
party If liberty men who were attacked By
. Chilean sal OTs and citizens with sticks,
stones and knives. The policemen were
standing around and did not offer 10 inter
feEe at all. The men on the Chilean man
0f-waT ESmeralda shook their fists at the
Baltim0Te's men as the boats passed that
vessel.
J. j BechtIe, apprentice, eorroborated the
statements OF previous witnesses as 10 hos
tile demonstrations by the ESmeraida's
crew. tie spoke of seeing TuTnbuli (one of
the men killed. in the SHAKESPEARE saloon.
Subsequently carson came up to him and
said, For Gods sake, come out, some Of
the boys are getting killed" He found
mob with stones on the Plaza, near the
statue.
TURNED N FOR SAFETY.
One man threw a large bone at him, which
struck him on the arm. Two Germans
stood by AMI warned him to get aboard.
lie saw Davidson running along with his
head down and covered with blood Several
men followed him with boards" striking at
him. Witness got into a hotel, paid 81 80
for bed and slept there all night he had
no arms, was in uniform and quite sober
Joseph Niggin, seaman, testified that near
the Pratt monument on the Plaza a Chilean
army officer pointed a sword at him, and at
the same moment he was struck Oh the head
with a stone AMI knocked seuSeless. When
he recovered lie was put IN a cab and taken
70 a hotel.
George Painter was an important witness.
He was present when johnson was holding
Riggin up after the latter had been stabbed.
A Chilean man-Of-WaT man with "A knife in
his hand was one Of a crowd that seized
witness ana held him up" demanding
american money!" After being held ND
he was knocked down. He jumped into a
saloon and grabbed a bottle Being told to
get out he made a rush and was stabbed be-
mind the ear. After this lie was taken to
the hospital IN an unconscious state. lie
remained there about four days. The Wit
ness agreed with all the other seamen in
stating that none of them carried weapons
and none were intoxicated.
William Sullivan, seaman, said he was
warned on landing by the captain Of an
English bark to be careful as the Chileaus
were uDhN Uu AtGGLtCduS. lie saw II
Chilean in uniform with n knife in his
hand, standing over Davidson and kicking
him. Witness was cut over the right eye
with a stone and was locked up in prison
five days. The Judge of the court through
the Interpreter ked the prisoners if they
expected this row and they SAID that they
did.
CORROBORATIyE TESTIMONY.
c. Z. Semper, colored fireman, and c. G.
Williams, fireman, gave evidence in general
confederation Of the threats and assaults.
The latter was knocked senseless in the
street by a stone. a mounted officer placed
a npper on his wrist when he recovered and
started Of at gallon to the jail, dragging
witness by the nippers. Being unable to
keep up the witness seized the officers leg
in the hope Of mOderatiug the pace Of the
horse, and the officer proceeded more slowly.
The only weapon or knife witness had with
MIN was small peDknfe.
Michael OOlahan testified to threatening
gestures by the sailors on the Chilean man
Of-war, and to warnings received from four
. different parties on shore that the mob
would lay IOT the BallmOTe's men. He was
several times assaulted with knives and
stones, and hlbted a long cut through the
back of The shirt he was wearing The cut
was inflicted with knife during the riot.
GIhe court then adjourned till Monday.
So far thirty-siX witnesses have been exam
ined, and there remain to be examined fif-
teen more exclusive Oh the OllcerS. Inc
outlook is now favorable for completion of
the taking Of testimony by Wednesday
next, but it is not likely that such rapid
progress will be made on Monday as to-day,
because the Turnbull case has 10 be indie
pendently investigated, while the evidence
taken to-day was merely corrOborative.
The examination of the five officers Of the
Baltimore. including Captain Schley, will
probably take an entire day.
The Baltimore's bottom has been thor
oughly examined. ana it is now known that
the condition Of the plates is sound all over.
The "ptting" is quite insignificant, and
the vessel IS practically as serviceabe in
this resfsect as when ut in commission two
years a ~ A coat of McGnniss paint, an
English an:i-fOuling composition, will be
substituted for the germicide paint pre-
viously employed. 1t is expected that the
vessel will be unlocked on Wednesday.
The rapid progress made in the inquiry
during the last two days is explained by the
fact that instead of framing hypothetical