New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-03

ment to justify his longer residence Nor does
it affect the quest that the injurywas.theact
by the police or military in this cruel work, and
no neglect on their part to extend protection
the case would still be one. in my opinion, when
its extent and character are understood, involv-
ing International rights.
BLOODY WORK.
The Incidents of the affair are briefly as fol-
lows: On the 10th of October last Capt. Schley,
commanding the United States steamship Bal
timore, gave shore leave to III petty officers
and sailors OF his ship. These men left the ship
about 1:3O p. m. No Incident OF violence oc-
Cured, none OF our men were arrested, no COM
plant was lodged against them. nor did any
collision or outbreak occur until about o'clock
p.
Capt. :Schley states that he was himself on
shore and about the streets OF the city until
$50 p. M; that he met very many OF his men
who were upon leave: that they were sober and
were conducting themselves with propriety
saluting Chilean and other officers as they met
them. Other officers OF the ship and Capt. Jen-
kins of the merchant ship keWeenaw. corrobor-
ate Capt Schley as to the general sobriety and
good behavior OF our men. The Sisters OF Char
lty at the hospital to which our wounded men
were taken, when inquired of, stated that they
were sober when received. If the situation had
been otherwise We must believe that the Chilean
police authorities would have made arrests.
About 6 D. m. the assault began. and it is re-
markable that the investigation by the judge OF
c rlmeS, tnOugn SO prOLcaCCeQ, does not able
him to give any more satisfactory account of its
origin than is found i'll the statement that it
began between drunken sailors. Repeatedly in
the correspondence it is asserted thatit was inn.
possible to learn the precise cause of the riot.
The minister OF foreign affairs, Malta, his tel
egram to Mr.. Montt. under date Dec. 81, states
that the quarrel began between two sailors III a
tavern, and was continued III the street. persons
who were passing Joining in it.
The testimony OF Talbot, an apprentice, who
with Riggln. is that the outbreak in which
they were involved began by u hilean sailor
splitting in the face OF Talbot which was resented
by knock down. 1t appears that Riggin and
Talbot were at the time unaccOmpanled by any
others OF their shipmates.
These two men were Immediately beset by
crowd Of Chilean citizens and sailors, through
which they broke their way to street car and
entered it for safety. They were pursued. driven
from the car, and Riggin was seriously beaten
that he fell i'll the street apparently dead. There
is nothing IL the report OF Chilean Investigation
made to us that seriously impeaches this tesIi-
mony. 1t appears from Chilean sources that
almost instantly, with suGdenness that
strongly implies
MEDITATION AND PREPARATION,
a mob ustated by the police authorities at ono
time to number 1900 and at another 1000,
who are represented as resisting with Stones
clubs and bright arms. The report OF the in
tendente OF Oct. 80 states that the fight began
at p. IN. i'll three streets, which named:
that Information was received at tie intenden-
cia at 81 5 and that the police arrived on tn e
scene at 6:3O a full half hour after the assault
began. AT that time he says that MOB of
1000 men had collected and that for several
squares there was the appearance OF real bat
tie field.
The scene at this point is very graphically set
before us by the Chilean testimony. The Amer