Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-14
THE EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Captain Schley's Testimony Concludes
the Baltimore Inquiry.

Captain Schley's Testimony Concludes
the Baltimore Inquiry.
VALLEJO, Jan. 13.-The Baltimore in
quiry was completed this afternoon. 1t
has lasted six days and every aspect of
the affair has been fully investigated.
The first four days were taken up with
the testimony of the injured men, who
related their individual lexperience dur
ing the riot. BY this, facts were clearly
brought out that the attack was pre-
meditated and that the police and SOL
diers aided the mob in their deadly
work. On the fifth day the medical
officers of the ship testified as to the
wounds received by the Baltimore's
men, and as to the criminal neglect of
the wounded sailors in the Valparaiso
hospital, the authorities refusing to aid
the men themselves, or to allow the
Baltimore surgeons to do it. Today
several senior officers testified as to the
legal proceedings in Valparaiso, bringing
out clearly the utter failure OF the Val
paraiso court to establish anything to
the detriment of the sailors, and the
care which the court exercised in avoid
ing any questions that might bring
forth reflections on the Valparaiso police.
Then Captain Schley took the stand
and proceeded to give resume of the
whole history OF the ship since reaching
Valparaiso. He spoke over an hour,
clearly and forcibly, and was listened to
with great attention by the audience
that crowded the court room. He
showed forth plainly the inception and
growth of the anti-American spirit
among the Chileans, besides many in
suits he was subjected to. He saw over
seventy OF his men on shore shortly be-
fore the riot began, and they were all
sober. But even if they had not been,
he declared he saw no reason why they
should have been visited with capital
punishment for being drunk.
LIEUTENANT sEBREE TEsTIFIEs.
The first witness today was Lieut..
Uriel Sebree, U. S. A., executive officer
of the Baltimore. He testified that on
October 10Th III men of the Baltimore
were granted twenty-four hours liberty.
At the time there were also English,
German and French men-of-war in port,
and their men were granted liberty on
shore. One German sailor had been
attacked and beaten by some Chileans
prior to October 10Th, and it was report
ed that the latter excused themselves
by saying they thought the man was
an American. II went ashore October
10th at 2:30 p. m. with Captain Schley,
and remained until about 80. saw
during the afternoon thirty or forty of
our sailors who we're ashore. l re-
marked at the time to the captain that
they were behaving very well. ! saw not
more than three who showed signs of
having been drinking, and they were not
misbehavlng. / do not remember the
names of these men. Among those /
saw on shore and who were perfectly
sober were j. Hamilton, carpenters
mate. and Jerry Anderson, coal-heaver.
Both of these men we're seriously
wounded in the riot. l also saw Jerry
Anderson at p. M, when he came
aboard the ship seriously injured. He
was not under the influence of liquor"
DIR. sTrr RECALLED.
DR.. Stitt was recalled and stated that
when he first visited the hospital to
look after Turnbull, Talbot, Davidson
and Painter, he carefully asked the Sis
ters of Charity in charge of the room
whether these men were drunk when
they were brought into the hospital the
night before. The Sisters replied they
were sober.
LIEUTENANT SEARS TESTIMONY.
James H. Sears, lieutenant attached
tothe Baltimore, was called. He testi-
fed: ION October 18th the command
ing officer sent me ashore to call upon
the intendente and arrange about the
funeral OF Riggin, and also endeavor TO