The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-28

lean sailors who after so long an examination
nave not been found guilty OF any breach OF the
to discover. unarmed and deienseless are fleeing
LOT their lives pursued by overwhelming num-
fe ana lighting only to aid their own escape
from death Or Succor some mate whose lite is in
greater peril. Eighteen OF them are brutality
stabbed and beaten. while one Chilean seems
from the report to have suffered some injury,
weapon, or whether by a missile thrown by our
tanned.
The pretense that our men were fighting with
stones, clubs and bright arms in view OF these
facts is incredible. 1t is further refuted by the
1act that our prisoners when searched were alb
Soiutely without arms only seven pen knives
being found in the possession of the men arrest
ed. while there were received by our men more
than thirty stab wounds, every one of which
was inflicted in the back and almost every con.
fused wound was OH the back or back OF the
head: The evidence of the ships officer of the
day is that even the jack knives or the men were
taken from them before leaving the ship.
CONVINCING PROOF.
AS to the brutaLnature Of the treatment re-
ceived by our men, the following extract from
the account given OF the affair by the La Patria
newspaper OF Valparaiso Of Oct. II cannot be
regarded as too friendly: .sH.
'The Yankees. as soon as their pursuers gave
chase. went by way OF the Gale del Arsenal
toward the city car station. In the presence OF
were some sailors. the North Americans took
seats in the street car to escape from the stones
which the Chilenns threw at them. It was be-
neved Tor all instant that the North Americans
had saved themselves from popular fury, but
such was not the case. Scarcely had the car be-
gun to move when Il crowd gathered around and
stopped its progress. Under these circumstances
ana without any cessation OF the bowling and
throwing Of stones at the North Americans the
concuc; or entered the car and seeing the risk Of
to oe so ont TO the Ordered them
sailors left the car. 'Ds in the mi ess
OF hail OF STONES. the conductor received a
stone blow OH the head. One OF the Yankee
sailors MANAGED to escape i'll the direction of
the Plaza Heelright. the other was felled to
ground by a stone. Managing to raise himself
from the ground where he lay. he staggered in
an opposite direction from the station. In
front OF the house OF Senior Mazzini he was
agat.:: wounded, falling senseless and breath
No amount OF evasion or supterfupe is able to
cloud our clear vision OF this brutal work. It
should be noticed In this connection that the
Americans arrested after All examination were
during tho four days following the arrest every
one discharged, no charge of any breach of the
peace or other criminal conduct having been
sustained against u single one Of Them The
date 4 before Il tho sh ds ,nte
rom this government of the following day
which aroused the authorities of Chile to 81
better sense Of the gravity Of the affair, says:
Having presided temporarily over this court
IN regard TO the senmen OF the United States
cruiser Baltimore who have been tried Oh ac.
count OF the deplorable conduct which took
place, etc s
AMERICAN SAILORS INDICATED
The lceable point here is that our sailors
hnd been tried before Oct. %, and that the trial
resulted IN their acquittal and return to their
vessel. 1t is quite remarkable and quite char.
acteristic OF the management OF this affair by
the Chilean police authorities that We should
Baltimore. had been included III the Indictment
his offense being. 50 far as hnv. been able to
ascertain that ne attempted to defend ship