The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-12

back, members Of the mob struck him tsev-
eral times in the face. The police did not
interfere. he never expressed approval OF
the actions of the police.
ARRESTED AND ROBBED.
Samuel Nelson, seaman, was arrested,
but was not il-treated. The police robbed
him Of a tabIe-knfe, fork ard spoon which
he had bought that day Tor use III the mess.
He was sober and quiet
This ended the morning session.
ESCAPE FROM THE MOB.
Alfred PfeIfier, an orderly of the Baltl-
more. testified that he approached the mole
about 6 o'clock and found mob OF 2OO peo-
pie there attacking some one lie SAID;
They turned on me aud / ran ana gave
them the slip. | went some ways and sud
denly came up0n Hamilton, the carpenters
mate of the Baltimore. lying bleeding IN
gutter l tried TO help him TO house, but
the police would not let me do so. left and
approached the Plaza Victoria, where met
five or six policemen, who arrested me ana
took me to jail. They did not illtreat me.
l had been warned several times that trou-
bic was imminent" Witness never eX-
pressed approval of the actions oil the p0-
lice.
ARRESTED IN A SALOON.
John Swanson, a seaman, was arrested
with several others in the Railroad saloon.
They were not making any disturbance.
The police did not ilitreat them partlcu-
larly. They were all sober. He mad been
warned early in the afternoon that there
would be- a mob about dark.
DRAGGED TO JAIL.
Edward Dudley took supper in the Plaza
Victoria About 7 o'clock he and ship
mate started downtown III a street-car.
The car was stopped by a crowd and the
men gUt out and tried to run away. A
policeman struck him with the butt Of
gun, badly hurting him, and pat him
urder arrest. They put catgut nipperS on
his wrists and dragged him roughly to
Jail
IMPRISONED FOUR DAYS.
Henry Carnahan, an apprentice, say no
distruban Ce. He was arrested with others
of the BaltmOre's crew in the Rainbow
saloon and taken to Jail, where be was kept
four days.
William H. Nichols, an apprentice, had a
similar experience. he does not drink at
all.
Henry Case, an apprentice was an
other Of the party in the Rainbow saloon,
and was also arrested. He was impris-
oned four days.
BEATEN AND STABBED.
Henry c. burst, a seaman, was approach
Ing the mole after dark, when he met
number of police with several of the Baltl-
more sailors under arrest. The police al
tempted to arrest him, but he fed. a crowd
of Inieans stopped him within a block.
Then a Chilean officer with three gold bars
around his hat began TO beat him with ms
sword. After he had done this, said the
witness, che showed me aside and citizen
standing by spit on me. l knocked him
down aad a policeman stabbed me instantly
in the face with a fixed bayonet. The
wound took twenty-siX days TO heal. Whne
being led t. Jail with my arms tied behind
nv back | was struck twice without giving
any pToyoeauOn, once by citizen ana once
by policeman. l was kept IN Jail nYe
DAYS l had been warned by a young
Englishman, a clerk in a mercantile house,
that the BatimOre's men would be attacked
about dark.
STRUCK BY AN OFFICER.
Olaf WettlRnd, bOGtSwain's mate OF the
Baltimore, was arrested with others IN the
Rainbow saloon and kept in jail four days.
The police struck him several times on the
way TO Jail
PERFECTLY SOBER.
The remainder Of the afternoon was taken
up in investigating the Sobriety of Riggin,
Turnbuu and Davidson. Witnesses who
had seen them shortly before the assault
were recalled and specially questioned on
the subject, and all stated that 10 the best OF
their knowledge the three men were per-
fectly sober.
WORK on THE B BALTIMORE.
Captain Schley said this afternoon that he
lIdQ ItCtlhE4 lU uAutAo d. ~ lAlG 4ultAtC
movements Of the Baltimore. II all the re-
pairs were made that shOald be after the
/ two years cruise it would be month be-
/ fore the vessel was finished. All Of these
repairs were not essential, however. The
most important work is the cleaning Of the
/ coudensing tubes. They are choked up
with marine gTowths, etc. and must De put
in proper trim. This is a work for experts
and en- only be done at a nayY-yard. Il
viii take twelve OF fourteen days TO Go this.
One hundred and twenty OF the BaitI-
mures crew have been on liberty in san
Francisco for the past f0rty-eight hours.
They returned 10 the snip TODAY, and Of
the whole number only two showed any
signs Of undue indulgence ia liquor. This
Is considered a remarkable record for so
large "a number OF men, who have not been
on leave for nearly three months; not, in
fact, since tile fatal 10Th OF October.