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

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port. is becoming almost as hopeless as the
inqs Try for the man that struck Billy PatteT-
son. Although nearly fifty sailors, inc.ut-
ing all tAat were arrested in VALPARAISO,
rave been examined, not one admits that he
made such a statement while at least two
thirds Of item tell tales Of brutality at the
hands of either the police or soldiers.
EIGGIS AND TURSBULL.
The remainder Of the day was taken I'D
with testimony as to the sObriety Of Riggin
and Turnbuu, the two W DO were murdered
The universal testimony is that they were
both sober very shortly before being al
tackled No one Witnessed the attack on
TurnLulI or knows the circumstances. He
Is the one VINO received eighteen knife
wounds In the back and died IN teW days
from bis wounds. De made dying state
men, which viii probably be put IN evil
deRce Tomorrow.
s few sailors will testify tomorrow as to
the scenes IN the courtroom when tney
were arTaiEned, Ou, moss # tie day viii be
taken up with the examination Of officers
Of the Baltimore The ayes.igatOn may
be finished before night, but Il VIII probably
run over u Wednesday.
Following IS the testimony ID detail:
a SAILOR WARNED.
The first witness to-day was James NJ.
Tley tcOiCred). He testified that three or
four DAYS before the riot in Valparaiso he
was warned by a Young man on the mole
that mob Of Chlleans was preparing 10
mob the crew OF the Baltimore as soon as
they came ashore. He was not ashore on
the 10Th
LAssOED BY AN OFFICER.
D. McWHHams, a coal-heayer, saw no
riOtng. He was arrested in front Of the
American Hotel, on Cochran street. Did
not then know of any disturbance. He
lodged tie police, and fed. He was fol-
lowed by a mounted policeman, who las
seed him, Caught him and struck him with
the fat side Of a saher. Rooney, Baltimore
sailor, vas also present, and the soldier
tried to stab him against the side Of a
street-car with fixed bayOnet Tie police
put nippars on McWilliams, and dragged
him roughly 10 jail On the way one Of the
soldiers called him insulting names, and
struck him. He never expressed approval
OF tbs action Of the police. lie was unHTmed
and sober.
WOUNDED AFTER ARREST.
John Rooney spent the afternoon in the
upper part Of the town. About dark he
went to the Hotel Americana to spend the
night. While walking on the street DO
iceman seized him aud put nippeTs on his
wrists. IL said he wanted to 90 on board
the ship, and the policeman struck him
with the butt of bis gun, infictinZ a
wound that laid him up for three days. He
WAS not resisting at the time. Another man
struck him slightly with a bay3net. lie was
kept In jail for twenty-fUur hours. Never
expressed approval Of The action Of the po-
lice. Was unarmed, and had only had two
drinks OF beer.
BOUND AND BEATEN.
Warren Brown. a fireman on the Bati-
more, saw 10 TlO'lnE. Was on Esmeralda
street with j. W. Freeze OF the Baltimore.
Both were sober and walking quietly to the
mole, when six soldiers and p policeman
came up unawaTes from behind and began
beating them with cutiasses and guns. The
police then tied witness hands behind his
back, and when thus helpless one Of them
struck him in the face with his fist. He
was not resisting in any way. Witness
Fever expressed approval Of the behavior of
the police. lie does not drink at all.
STRUCK WITHOUT WARNING.
John w. Freeze. q fireman, told a story
similar 20 Browns Soldiers came up with
out warning from behind and strnek him
twice On the head with gunbutts, knocking
him down. This WAS his first intimation Of
tie presence Of soldiers They then put
nippers on his wrist, maHgling 1t, and took
him to jail. He was stunned by the blows
and hardly knew what happened on the
sober, and at the time did not know any
riot had occurred. While going ashore on
liberty that afternoon the boats passed be-
tween the Hu6scar and the Esmerada and
the crews Of those vessels shook their
knives and fists at them as they passed He
never expressed approval Of the actions Of
the police.
CHASED BY A MOB.
". O'Neil spent the afternoon talking
with Scotch blacksmith. About O'Clock
he starred toward the mole and saw a mob
clamOring around the doors Of a house
where he afteTward learned some Balti-
more sailors had taken refuge. He had
been warned that the Baltimore men would
be attacked. and seeing the mob tried to
get away from the locality. Some of the
mob chased him, bat he met a policeman,
who arrested him and took him to Jail with
nippers on.
INFORMED OF A THREAT.
Patrick Eagan, fireman. saw none Of
the difficulties. He went into Riey's
saloon about 2 o'clock and Riley said to
him. For Gods sake, don't stay out after
dark: the Chileans are going to do you up"
He went to the southern part Of the city.
About o'clock he was walking toward the
mole quietly, when three policemen ar
rested him.
BEATEN BY 4 CROWD.
p Gallegher, a fireman, was sitting in a
restaurant opposite RIley's saloon, when he
Was told that Rggin was being murdered.
He started for the place, but before he had
q ne q block a mounted policeman, without
saying n word, knocked HIM down from De
hind With the fat of & cutlass. A crowd OF
niti1sns began to kick him while down. The
Lilies resened him and took him to jail. On
RIs.,,, Win his hands tied behind hiS