The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-29

to discover, unarmed and defeuseIcss, are nee
ing Tor their lives, pursued by overVy hcirntng
numbers and fighting only TO aid their own
escape from death or 10 suecOr some man whose
life is in greater peril
Eighteen of them are brutality stabbed and
beaten while one Gillian seems, from the re-
port, to have suffered some injury; but how
serious or with what character Of a weapon, or
whether by a missile thrown by our men or by
some OF his fellow rioters is tIuascertafued
The pretenss allat our men were fighting
with stones, clubs and bright arms In view of
these facts is incredible It is further refuted
by the fact that our prisoners when
searched were absolutely without arms, only
seven pcnHhlVes being FOUND IN me posses
sion OF the men arrested Whll9 there were re
ceived by our men more than thirty stab
wounds, every one OF which were inflicted in
the back and almost every confused wound was
in the back or back OF the head The evidence
of the ships of1cer Of the day is that even the
jaciSsnives OF the men were taken before leaving
the ship.
As TO the brutal nature Of the treatment re-
ceived by our men the following extract from
the account given Of the aIair by the La Pa tria
newspaper Of Valparaiso OF October H. cannot
be regarded too gravely-
'The Yankees, as soon as their pursuers gave
chase, went by why OF the Gala del Arsenal
towards the city car station In tho presence
Of an ordinary number Of citizens, among
whom were some sailors, the North Amer
leans took seats in tho street car TO escape
from tie stones which the Chilians threw at
them 1t was believed for an instant that the
North Americans had saved themselves from
popular fury, but such was not the case
Scarcely had the car begun 70 move when a
crowd gaLnGre0 around TO stop Its progress
Under these circumstances and without any
cessation OF the bowling and throwing Of
stones at the North Americans, tsle conductor
entered the car and seeing the risk OF the sit
uation 20 the vehicle, told them 70 get out At
the instant the sailors left the came a
shower OF stones, the conductor receiving q
stone blow on the head. One OF the Yankee
sailors managed TO escape il ths direction Of
the Plaza Helright, but the other was felled to
the ground by stone. Managing TO raise him
self from the ground where he lay, he staggered
in opposite direction from the station In
front OF the house Of senior Mazziui he was again
wounded"
No amount OF evasion OF subterfuge is able TO
cloud our vision OF this brutal work. It should
be noticed, in this connection that the Ameri-
were, during the four days following the arrests,
every one discharged, no charge OF any breach
ing been sustained against a single Of
them Tne judge Of crimes. Foster, IN note to
the intendents under date OF October - before
the Qlspatc froEl2 this government OF the follow
Ing day aroused the authorities OF Chilli to bet
ter sense Of the gravity of the AFFAIR, ssys:
Having presided temporarily over this court
IN regard 70 the seamen OF the United States
cruiser Baltimore, Who have been tried on ac-
count Of deplorable conduct which took place
etc"
me noticeable points here are that every
sailor haa been tried before the ed Of October
and that'tho trial resulted in the acQuittal and
return 70 their vessel It is quite remarkable
and quite Characteristic of the unauagemen1 Of
lls enai- Iy the chliLln police authorities that
We should noE Dc advised that Seaman David
son Of the Baltimore, had been included in the
Indictment his offerse being, SO Tar as I have
been able 10 ascertain, that he attempted 10 de
fe1ld q shipuate against az sssaiiaEt who was
striking aim with knife The perfect viudica-
ton OF our men IS furnished By this report; one
only Is found 70 have been guilty Of criminal
fault and that Ear an act clearly justtHable-
Az 60 the Part taken by The police in the
affair she case made D. Chill is also far from
satisfactory Where E1ggin was killed Is only
three minutes walk from the police Stallion
Ana yet, according 70 their oflciGl report, =
sal hour eiarsed after the assault began be
fore the poles we're upoE ths ground It has
been stated tiias All but two q our men have
sad shst she police did fhsfr duty The evi-
caucs lal1an At Hare island slogzs that II srsch
a statement Vas procured from our men it was
seeoIaplislleG by requiring them 10 aign Z writ
tng in Language they cid sot understand and by
ths representation that It was q mere seo.ara-
ticn that ahey han taken part in the disturb
ance- Lieut. h5cCrsa- who acted as snterpreser.
says IN mis- evidence that when our sailors were
examined before the coErf the subject OF The
esnd1e- Of the Hzolice was so carefully avoided
t1at Be- reported the fact 20 Capt Schley en- his
return 70 the vessel
Tbs evidences Of the existence Of an auEr1os-
izg towards cur sailors Ia ts minds OF the sail
ore OF the cnsli-l navy ard Of The uouulsca OF
ralzarl-iza V7-z 80 abundant and VaFfoua rs 10
1saF2 nc doubt 10 ne mid Of ouyole Who VII
ssatline the papers submitted II manifested
t-as-t IN issl1ililg sluls towards cur mea -
Essy PASSED fts- Gillian Elan-of-7rar IN ne
e9s-ll - - - eefS5tFe al1 lagsirg enlsEtta