Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-09

stayed tneFe until O'CLOCK. LARSEN
remained in a house across tie plaza
until next morning, when he started for
the ship. On the way he was attacked
by three Chilean sailors with knives,
but escaped. A little while afterwards
a mob of sailors and citizens attacked
him with stones. Just then several
Chilean army officers came up with
some other Baltimore sailors, and pro-
tected him, finally taking all the sailors
to the landing and sending them to the
ship. Larsen maintained that he was
sober, and had not seen any sailors OF
the Baltimore that were not.
The next witness was John FL. David
son, another of the Baltimore's crew.
He went ashore at l O'Clock, and was
warned by boatman on the wharf that
the Chileans were preparing to mob the
sailors. After wandering around the
city he went with Talbot, Riggin and
others to the Shakespeare saloon. The
bartender warned them to leave the
place as there was going to be trouble
between the Chileans and Baltimore
men.
Davidson continued: 1--WE then went
to the True Blue saloon where we found
other of the Baltimore's men. All left
the place before 1 did. When l went
out l saw Talbot running from mob.
Riggin was lying in the street, and when
/ tried to raise him they attacked me
and drove me away. saw Chilean on
the corner chasing Hamilton, a Balti-
more man, with raised knife. | knocked
him down with stone. The mob started
after me, and | ran to two policemen,
standing near, to ask for protection. As
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with his sword. / lodged this, and
knocked the officer down with stone
and then fed. 1t was now about dusk.
1 ran to the mole and was driven over
board by the crowd. Iclimbed out of the
water on the bank and ran along the
| street, where a French officer met me
and took me into clothing store. A
| Chilefio officer came in and arrested
| me, and took me to the prisoners ward
| of the hospital, where I remained four
or five days. / had no arms except
stones and sticks Il picked up on the
streets. was sober and SO were all the
other Baltimore sailors / saw on shore.
l never expressed my approval of the
acts OF the police during the riot"
John Hamilton, a carpenters mate
on the Baltimore, 68 years OF age, a
man of very good appearance, testified
| that he went ashore at l o'cfeck. He
said II went first to the exchange to
get come Chilean money. The clerk
there warned us that mob was organ
izing to attack us after dark that night.
Several times after that we received o
similar warning from other people of
respectable standing. We were notified
OF an organized plot to assault us. Sew
eral of US played cards for long time
in the plaza. A Baltimore man came
up about dusk and told US Riggin was
being mobbed, and started to the place
to rescue him. Before leaving picked
up piece of lead bar to use as weapon,
if necessary, to defend myself. Soon /
met the mob. A man attacked me and
lI knocked him down with the lead.
| Stones flew all around me, several
striking me. Finally one struck me in
the back of the head and fell senseless
fin the gutter. When / recovered con-
sciousness next day found that [ had
been stabbed in the right thigh while /
was senseless.y;
Hamilton stated that he had never
been asked by the Valparaiso court
whether he approved of the action of
the police during the riot, and had GER
tainlv never said that he did so approve.
Charles Abbey, coxswain, another OF
the liberty party, testified that he saw
no assault made, but saw Riggin only
| shortly before, and the latter told him
he was not drinking at all as he
feared trouble.
Jerry Anderson, negro coal HEAVIER
on the Baltimore, was also on liberty
| October 10th. After driving round in a
cab with other sailors for while, they
went to the True Blue saloon. The pro-
prietor advised them not to drink, as he
! feared trouble. They 4left and went up
street. A mob began to stone them and
chased them a long distance. AT last
they were tired out, and stopped to face
their pursuers. The latter came up and
demanded money. Wallace, who was
Anderson's companion, gave them some
money. Anderson refused, and the
| Chileans tried to search him. He
knocked one on his back, and another
stabbed him twice in the back. Then
another Knocked him down with a
| blow from a stone in the
back of the head, stunning
him. The crowd apparently left him
and chased Wallace, who fed. He re-
covered and went down to the ship,
where he arrived without further hurt.
| He claims to have been sober, and says
he saw no drunken Baltimore sailors.
L. A. Wallace, another negro coal
HEAVIER, next took the stand. He was
with the last witness when a crowd OF
Chilean sailors assaulted them. They
ran, followed by crowd, who stoned
them. They ran till exhausted, then
stopped. The Chilefios demanded money.
Wallace gave up about $40, all he had.
The mob then commenced attacking
them and knocked him down. A Chilean
officer came up and rescued him and
escorted him to the ship. 1t was
now about 6 O'Clock. The assault be-
gan in different locality from that Of
the attack on Riggin. Witness never
expressed approval of the actions OF the
police.
Charles Downey testified that after
getting down to the mole at night, a
party of Chilean soldiers charged him
and others OF the Baltimore men with
bayonets. He was not hurt, but was
taken to Jail as he supposed for protec-
tion.
John Butler testified to having been
told Immediately on landing that gangs
of Chilean sailors were lying in wait to
do up any members of the Baltimore s
crew who might be found on the street
alone. He also spoke of Hamilton lying
on his face with Chilean standing over
! him with knife. This witness under
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