The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-10

police
Owen Canning, coal-heaver, testified;
He heard tha. the Baltimore men had been
shot, and went to the scene. He witnessed the
attack on Davidson, and was himself mobbed.
He got away and disguised himself, and went
70 the drug store aud found Turnbull, lying
bleeding and half naked on the floor. His back
was cut ali to pieces with knives. he was still
conscious but no one doing anything for
him. He saw Turnbull about one hour before
and he was perfectly sober then.
John Mcbride testified:
left the Baltimore before O'Clock on liberty.
went first TO the exchange office TO get Chilean
money The clerk there warned me that mob
was organizing 20 attack us . fter dark. Invent
up to the Victoria plaza TO attend the opera
there. The play was postponed. and started 20
return to the mole. On the way, and about s
O'Clock, met TWO Baltimore sailors " no warned
me that row was going on by the mole. We
turned down q side street, and block OFF Twas
suddenly seized by two Chilean policemen,
who' without word or warning. began
to beat me with their swords and
bayonets. made no resistance,
although severely beaten. Other police then
came up and began TO beat me again. Beeom-
ing frightened, l broke away and ran. A
mounted policeman followed and overlook me
about block of. He struck me over the head
with his sword, infiictng a severe cut and
knocking me down. He then began beating
me. My whole side was black and blue from
the blows Then they took me to Jail was
sober and unarmed, and in fact had seen no
nghting at all when the police seized me.
never expressed approval OF their conduct
b. III. Smith testified:
After leaving the ship several of us hired
horses and rode out to the eastern part of the
city. About O'Clock we returned toward the
mole Near the Plaza Victoria, rich business
quarter, we went into an oyster stall. While
there We heard a row outside and went to the
door. Instantly man seized me and dragged
me into the street, where l beaten and
stabbed in the head / escaped and fed, the
mob after me- Some one tripped me and fell.
While down / was beaten aud stabbed
again. / dazed by my wounds,
and was carried to Jail. There I
found Hamilton, carpenters mate on the Balti-
more, unconscious and covered with blood No
one was attending to him. l WAS kept there till
the next evening. While on the way to prison
tried to aid one of the Baltimores crew, named
Buckley, who was staggering from wounds he
had received, when policeman struck me with
a gun and called me foul names. was sober,
and had not drank drop of anything. / never
expressed approval of the action of the police.
J. +. McAdams testified:
The police arrested him while walking in the
Victoria plaza friend of his, resident of
Valparaiso, asked the cause of his arrest and
was told the police were arresting all Baltimore
men, The policeman who arrested him was
drunk. He himself had not drank drop for
months. He had never expressed approval OF
the actions OF the police.
William Lacey, coal-heaver, testified:
He was attacked shortly after getting ashore
Chilean man of-wars man stabbed hi N in the
arm His head was also cut open by stone
The police arrested him and took him to Jail
Peter Johnson, gunner's mate of the
Baltimore, corroborated the former evil
dence. He was mobbed, but escaped with
out serious injury. He had been warned
of the organization of the mob.
Frank Bostell, an apprentice, and Will
lam Caulfeld gave corroborative testi-
mony.
Frederick Clifford, marine, testified:
He was chased by the mob The police stood
along the streets and did not interfere in any
way. The only warning he had received before
hand was in threats and gestures made by the
crews of the Esmeralda and Huascar rs the
boats OF the Baltimore were coming ashore.
Joseph Wiggin testified:
He was attacked near the Captain Pratt mon
ument. He tried to break through the crowd to
where he saw Chilean army officer in uniform.
When he reached him the officer pointed his
sword at his bresst and at the same moment
stone struck him in the back of the head,
knocking him senseless.
George Painter testified:
He was attacked by the mob and lodged into
a bar-room. The proprietor ordered him out.
He left and was at once attacked stabbed twice
in the back and shoulder and knocked uncon-
scious. In this condition he taken to
prison and then to the hospital. He was on the
sick list for twenty-six days as a result OF his
wounds.
William Sullivan testified:
An English sea captain stopped him on the
street about O'Clock and told him to look ont,
as the Chileans were going to attack American
sailors. He went to the mole and was there at
tackled by mob and stoned The police ar
rested him and took him TO Jail. The next morn
ing he and nine other Baltimore sailors were ar
raigned in court, and the judge said to them:
"You did not expect this trouble, but we did"
G. P. Semper, a colored seaman, and III.
+. Ooiahan, fireman, gave corroborative
testimony.
Every witness examined testified that
he was sober and unarmed. and had seen
none of the Baltimore sailors under the
influence of liquor. All but two stated
that they had been warned that the mob
was preparing to attack them. In spite
of the statement of the procurator of Val
paraiso, that all the witnesses but two APP
proved the action of the police, not sin
gle sailor has yet been found who made
any Sucn statement.
Captain Schley said today to an Asso-
ciated Press reporter:
When / went to Chile Twas prejudiced against
Minister Egan, but found him quiet, intelli-
gent, estmable gentleman, firm yet not bolster
ous, ana in every way determined to do his
duty to the United States. His letters to the
Chilean government were diplomatic MASTER
pieces, uuanswerable in logic firm and de-
clded, and yet thoroughly polite aud
respectful soon concluded he was the right
man in the right place. The British minister,
Kennedy, declared in my presence that ne had
written to Lord Salisbury that Egans conduct
throu Rout had been dignifed and commend
able, ami that in him the United States had
minister OF whom any country might well be
proud
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9.-There is no
doubt the administration received with
disappointment the dispatch yesterday
from Senor Pereira, Chilean minister Of
foreign affairs, through Minister Montt.
II was a recapitulation of the finding Of
the Chilean judicial officer, instead Of
statement that might be regarded as an
apology for the attack on the crew of
the Baltimore. The length to which
the proceedings have dragged, the
statement TO Blaine by Montt and
other links to be added TO the
long chain of legal formalities naturally
had an irritating effect upon the adminis-
tration, which had postponed further
communication with congress upon the
subject IN the hope that a satisfact ory un-
derstanding would be reached in a short
time. Upon further consideration. how
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