The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-13

Canning. coal HEAVIER. was recalled. He
saw Davidson just after Sullivan helped
him up. He was bleeding. and appeared
to be perfectly sober.
Charles P. Sempeo. negro seaman, saw
Davidson on the street jus. before the mob
appeared The mob began TO stone them,
and be lost sight of Davidson. The latter
was ober. and he made no demonstration
before he was attacked.
John Davidson was then recalled. When
the first question. If it was known that any
charges had been preferred against him,
was asked, he said:
saw Riggin lying senseless In the street. |
attempted 70 aid him. out the mob drove me OF
returned again. but the crowd once moro drove
ns OF / saw Hamilton, the carpenters mate
OF the Baltimore, running. chased oy man
with knife / knocked tae latter down. Tae
policeman then cut at me with a sword and
knocked him down with stone and ran
towards the mole, followed by mob OF
ChIeans, who stoned me and Hlally drove
ne into ths water was struck on the back Of
the head by stone while in the watsr. / an-
ally succeeded in reaching land, where Was
again attacked By the mob, who beat ne wisA
long pieces OF bo2-da / was badly hurt ! ran
and dOged into q doorway. 4 French nsval OH
Ger came up and escorted ne across rhs street
into clothing store, where remained Until a.
rested by policeman AMI was taken 20 jail il
cab. was so badly bruised that / eoaId rot
stand. was perfectly sober, and acted eattre.y
in self-5efense
DR.. E. E. Stitt, assistant surgeon in the
United States navy, serving on the Balti-
more, testified:
was not ashore On the day Of the riot On
the morning OF the next day / WAS sent ashore
By Captain Schlsy 70 visit the sailors wounded
IN the riot, then II TIE san Juan hospital Ar
irving there I found TGrnbau, Davidson,
Hamilton. Painter and Tal0ott. al sailors Of The
Baltimore / also found the body Of Rsggin.
boatswai1's mate of the Baltimore An autopsy
had already been held by the physicians a. shs
hospital. A ball had passed through his neck,
frsc,uring two eervicsI vertebEa and iujuring
the brain From the direction pursued by ths
ball, never deyiating from straight course, the
great length OF the track OF the ball, the ehsrac
ter OK the tissues passed through and the size
and appearance OF the wound. Judge the bullet
TO have been OF lead fred from rfae Ex-
aiming the body, found several bruises
caused D. blows. and also two sEahs II .5e
back, neither serious. The bullet wound wss
necessarily and Immediately fatal. The ether
wounds might have caused temporary u1eoa-
seriousness, but eou.d not have been fatal
O1ly month previous had under my charge
IN two hospitals 20 ChIIeans wounded IN the
battle Of PaeiIa. also examined 30 other
by ieadsa bullets fred ITEM raEss. The
wound received By RiyZia was similar 20 these.
usds tests BY firing rife and pistol bullets
through pieces Of eioto plsced aga inst pieces Of
NEST. The rife bullet hole correspondent eI-
acEly 20 the hole in tie shirt OF Johnson,
Erzorsr OF The Baltimore, through which the
hulie. that killed Riggfa passed bsfore striking
him. The pistol bal.ets made very much
smaller holes some time after this the Judge Of
crimes at Val parsso requested Captain Schiey 10
hsye the medical officer who examined Higgins
body make certificate showing what in his
opinions was the Cause Of death. / made cer-
tineare stating thai believed the wound vas
eausei By rida, and giving reasons Just
stated Two days after was summoned with
Dr.. White, OF the Baltimore, on commission
with the civilian Chilean Physicians. TIE
Latter testified shas they believed the bali was
fired from q pistol. Dr.. White, Of tie BGIri-
more, and myself believed the ball was from a
rife. a paper enoodying these views was pre-
serted 70 the Chilean secretary Of sae court
After examining Higgins body l returned TO
the wounded sailors. On Hamilton, the car
psnSerS mate Of the Baltimore, / found two
confused wounds On the head and Two iaeiSed
wounds OF the buttocks. The wounds were net
OF grave character, ba: he had lest gIea.
quantity OF blood and was exceedingly weak
J. Talbot. apprentice On the Baltimore. had two
wounds IN the back, both cuts Geo. Painter. coal
BEAVER on the Baltimore, had confused wound
on tie head. rather serious, PROBABLY caused By
q stone John Davidson, landsman OF the B4lti-
more, had one wound On the head. probably
caused by stone, and number OF bruises. He
was very weak from loss of blcod and bruises
William TUrnbul, coal HEAVIER, had twenty
one wounds. all in the back, with the exception
o. one which penetrated the lungs. They were
not OF dangerous character, and / expected
him to recover, but the next day I found him
N critical condition / had asked the
sister 4 charge to dress the wounds, put they
refused on sas grounds that they could net
touch any wounds or allow ne 20 touch any
without permission OF the physicians in eharge
They next day urged more strenuousiy that I
should De permitted 70 attend the Baltimore
men This was also refused, though the sisters
seemed 70 regret the fact The person IN charge
OF the ward was only 4 nurse, without
medical knowledge Nothing was done for the
men except 70 put ointment on the wounds The
condition OF the men wss becoming worse. and
Turnbul especially vas falling fast Dr. White
agreed with ne that il was imperative THAI the
men be taken aboard the ship, bu. for two DAYS
more Judge Of Crimes Foster refused to allow
them TO Leave 1he hospital At the end OF tbs.
time, the attendants telling the Judge that
Turlbuu would probably die. the Judge
permitted the sailors 10 be taken away. Il
being late 81 night, could no. take Turnbul
and Hamilton. / took the other three OF the
men to the ship in closed carriage, snd mex.
removed the other two, using s
stre.cher for TurnbulL Turnbun died two DAYS
&fterwsri from blood poisoning resulting from
il tia treatment 81 tie hospital.
which allowed blood poisoning 20 set in in the
wounds There wss no other reason why Turn
bull should no. have recovered One of the
wounds received by Hamilton was caused By
eayonet stab.
Al extremely hostile feeling prevailed IN
Val parSlso agsins. Americans before the riot of
October l& As an instance of this, a high
Chilean army officer became furious when hs
found that his son, who had lean wounded in
the battle Of PseIlla. was being treated by
American physicians. He said he would rather
his son should die than owe lis lie to Araeri-
cans.
While IL tie hospital Turnbull rnats a state
uent 10 me, which look down a. The tina. I,
runs IS follows:
I was not intoxicated. was talking with a
friend. an American. and went Into barroorn
They tod there was s crowd outside waiting
Tor ne, so did not 90 out, but waited until
foougas they had gone away. Then 7 went our.
al1 as soon as was outside was struck on the
head with s;ons I turned and tried 20 ret
back inEo the saloon, o1t they would no. let ne
in short time / was knocked unconscious sri
only came 10 IN the hospital
Past Assistant Surgeon Charles II.
White, Of the Baltimore, was called and
corroborated Dr.. Stitt's testimony. Two
sailors were recalled, who testified that
they had seen TurnbuD shortly before he
was killed, and that he was perfectly sober
Edward ". Sturdy, lieutenant in the
United States navy, attached 70 the BxIti-
more, testified:
he weat ashore after dark On October Is Ia
saw some thirty members OF the Balsimors's
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