St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-02
SHOT By The POLICE.
Wounds Received by Sailors
Of the Baltimore Prove
This Fact.
Reggins Was Deliberately
Shot to Death While
InSenSible.
Close Researches Clineh the
Claims Made by Ameri-
can Officers.
The Harbored Refugees Still
a Cause OF Disturbance
at Santiago.

celVed from Valparaiso, dated Dec =,
has the following: There seems to be
nothing here at the present to indicate
the necessity of having large Ameri-
can squadron in CHILEAN waters. Owing
TO the pressure which was brought to
bear by the United States government
the Gillian authorities are making a
more serious investigation of the at tack
on the Baltimore's sailors on Oct. 16
last. This investigation is still in prog
ress before the Judge of the court of
crime in Valparaiso.
Capt. Schley was requested to send
his men before the court to give their
testimony, and the condition which he
imposed, that one OF his officers attend
the proceedings and act as interpreter
for the American sailors. was accepted.
Lieut.. McCrea, of the Baltimore, who
is familiar with the Spanish language,
has been III constant attendance at the
court.
Re@ginss wound.
The principal dispute has been over
the character of the wound received by
RegginS, one of the victims. The
Americans claimed that he was shot
and killed by Il policeman, and the testi-
mony of d comrade named johnson. who
was with RegginS at the time, shows
that a policeman advanced upon the
men with rifle in his hand and fired
upon them twice. ReggihS was then
insensible from wounds, and Johnson
was carrying him to a drug store.
One ball from the policeman's rifle
passed through the collar of Johnson's
shirt and entered RegginS' neck, killing
him instantly. The shot was fired at
such close range that Johnson's shirt
was powder burned. The Gillian Off
cials have claimed that the appearance
of J0hnSon's clothing indicated that
the shot had been fired from a revolver,
while the police were armed only with
rifle and bayonet swords. DR.. Stitt, of
the Baltimore, made some experiments
by nring at a piece of cloth at close
range with rifle and revolver.
CorrobOrative Evidence.
The result OF those experiments were
laid before the court yeste. day, and the
appearance OF the cloth which had been
fired at with rifle correspondent eX-
actly with the appearance of JohnSons
Stitt, of the Baltimore, have described
before the court the character of the
wounds received by the men and have
shown that number of the wounds
were made by the bayonetS carried by
the police, and the testimony of the
men themselves shows that the police
did use that weapon Oh them.
There has been nothing of special i'm
portance at Santiago for several weeks
past. Affairs at the American legation
are practically in the same condition as
they have been since the close of the
war in August last. The CHILEAN gov
eminent has given no intimation that it
intends to release the refugees or grant
them safe conduct.
An incident occurred a few DAYS ago
which shows with what zeal the refu-
gees are being watched. One of the
men, who had been living in an asylum
at the American legation for several
months, left there last week and went
to his home, which is only two doors
from the legation. The spies around
the legation discovered this, and, while
they made 10 immediate attempt to ar
rest him, they
Bloclkaded His House
TO prevent his escape. A few evenings
ago he received frie ndly call from
member OF the chamber of deputies who
is supporter of the present govern
ment. AS the deputy was leaving the
house he was arrested by spy in front
of the door. The man informed him
that he was a spy, and that he had
orders to make the arrest All the
members of congress in Chill are eX-
empt from arrest, and the deputy i'm
medlately retaliated by arresting the
spy.
A half dozen other spies came to his
assistance and quite disturbance arose,
but the deputy established his identity,
and gave his prisoner in charge of a
policeman, who took him 10 the station,
after which the disposition that was
made of him is not known. A few hours
later the man who had left his asylum
at the legation requested Minister Egan
TO escort him back. But Minister Egan
notified him that he had left the lega-
ton voluntarily and he was unable to
escort him back to it, as tie right of
asylum did not extend that far.