The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-04
BRUTALITY OF TIE CAILEANs.
The Startling Testimony of tho Bal,i-
more's Sailors.

more's Sailors.
WASiGINTON. Jan. 24.-A complete
report OF the testimony, taken by Judge
Advocate Rcmy OF the attack upon the
Balttmorc's sailors ut Valparaiso, which
was taken at Vallejo, has been received
at tie Navy Department.. A copy is
now III The possession OF the President,
and Will be transmitted to- Congress to-
gcthcr with the Chilean correspondence.
Some fifty Of the sailors attacked by
the mob were examined, and in their
testimony they agree that the attacks
were made i'll different par Is OF the town.
They were all treated with great bru-
tality by Chilean citizens. and even the
police OF whom they sought protection
i'll many cases assaulted them. Several
OF the sailors, Johnson, Langcn and Lar
sen, testified that Chilean soldiers fired
the shots which killed Boutswain,s Mate
RiSg II. Tie testimony showed that
many Of the sailors were warned by
irlcnGly Chjlcaus that an attack upon
them vas prcmcditatcd, and these warm
inTs later pr pvCd true.
DIR. +. K, SIT, ASs!Stal & Surgeon, L.,
). n, gives Important testimony. lie
says the m"r'ing after The assulL he
went TO the san Juan hospital and OK.
anlu"d the wounded sailor, and also the
BODY OF RigGm, which was also at the
place. \ ball had pa sec through Rig
GINS neck, iract'lring two ccrvical vcrte-
blae and injuring his brain. From the
direction taken by the ball and the cha
ractcr ct the tissues passed. through and
lhc size ;ud character o. wounds, he
Judged the bullet to have lccn fired from
rune. Srvcra. bruises an stab wounds
were also found. The hul'ct wound was
necessarily immediately ia'al. Dr.. StitL
says re made tests Dy iir!lg n rifle and a
pistol bullet through pieces of cloth
placed against pieces Of mat. The rifle
tullr' No." Corresp"ndcd exactly TO the
hole III tGc shirt OF the sEilor Johnson,
through winch Chc bullet That Killed Riy-
IN passed be.ure striking him. The
pistol bullet made Il hole very much
smaller. DR.. White, Of the Baltimore.
Hr. N'itl says, agreed with him as TO
l;iT-hl' S G'aih hv!uy caused by Il rife
ball.
JT. S,t, also testified III regard 10 q
great piece OF hc&rtlrssnCs3 in the cas-,
II TIC sailor Turn:u.l wh> Was stabbed
twenty times. Hr Slit examined him
Tic u"v after ;lIr Stubhlns, and found
that nonc cl the wounds var. nccrssa-
MY St rtDu: it'p omutly attended Tie
asked Is" SISTERS IL charge 10 DC allowed
/" dr'"> Idrubull'L wound. bu. Lucy re-.
u|rh. Vi! Il" YrOi.n! trat tn, could net
1ouCn any WUtnuS or .iluv DR.. SIT, ID
l"li, Il ANY without permission Of the ph>-
cician III Gauge. TIE doctor ur.rd
InosI seriously to DC permitted TO at,rnd
III" El'umnrr mau, bu, his REQUEST Mrs
aGain refused. llv says that nothin..
had We en- done Tor The men except the
nuttmG OF q little ointment on their
w"unns. The condition OF the men was
h' coming worse, and Turnuull especially
was lall,nG last. lie and Or. White ap-
ed 10 Judge ct Grimes Foster for per
rNSsl"n to remove the mcL to the BalLl.
more tor treatment, but their request
was not granted until Two lays later.
At the end ul that time all the
"OunuCd were removed to the cruiser.
but dlspltc The efforts Of the physician,
Turnbull died Two days later OF blood
poisoning, as a result OF his treatment in
the hospital.
DR.. Sttt says positively that there
was no other reason why Tuanbu,l could
not have recovered.