Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-01-28

ian sources that almost instantly With sud
dcnness that strongly implies meditation and
preparation, o mob, stated by the police au-
thorities at one time 10 number s,OOo and OF
another, 900 was engaged In the assault upon
our sailors, who are represented as resisting
with stones, clubs and bright arms The re-
port OF the intendcnto Of October states that
the fight began at Q p. m. in three streets which
are named, that informA ton was received az the
intcndencia at 6:l5 and that the. police arrived
on the scpne az $40 full half hour after the as
saul; began. At that time he says that mob
OF $500 men had collected and that fof several
squares there was the appearance OF real
] battleheld."
The scene at this point is very graphically set
before us by the Chilian testimony. The Amer
lean sailors who, after 50 long an examination.
have not been found guilty Of any breach OF the
peace, 50 far as the Chilian authorities are able
to discover, unarmed and defenseless, are fee
| ing for their lives, pursued by overwhelming
numbers and fighting only 20 aid their own
escape from death or to succor some man whose
life Is in greater peril.
Eighteen Of them are brutaily stabbed and
beaten while one Gillian seems, from the re-
port TO have suffered some injury; but how
serious or with what character Of weapon, OF
whether by missile thrown by our men or by
some Of his fellow rioters, is unascertaincd
The pretense lhat our men were fighting
these facts Is incredible. II is further refuted
/ by the fact that our prisoners when
searched were absolutely without arms only
/ seven penknivee ing found ia the posses
sion Of the men arrested, while there were re
ceived by our men more than thirty stab
wounds, every one Of which were inflicted In
/ the back and almost every confused wound was
in the back or back OF the head. The evidence
OF the ships officer OF the day Is ih1t even the
| jacklxnivcs OF he men were taken before leaving
the ship
As 10 the brutal nature OF the treatment re-
ceived BY our men the following extract from
the account given Of the affair by the Ia Patria
4 newspaper Of Valparaiso OF October II, cannot
be regarded too rraveiy.
The Yankees, a. soon a. their pursuers rast
chase, went by way Of the Gala del ArsDha
towards the city car station In the presence
I OF an ordinary humber Of citizens, among
whom were some sailors. the North Amer
leans took seats IN the street car 70 escape
/ from the stones which the Chilians threw al
them II was believed for an instant that ths
North Americans had saved themselves from
popular fury, but such was not the case
Scarcely had the car begun 10 move when o
l crowd gathered around 20 stop It's progress
! Under these circumstances and without any
cessation Of the bowling and throwing Of
stones at the North Americans, the conductor
entered the car and. seeing the risk Of the SIT
uation 10 the vehicle. told them 70 get out A
the instant the sailors left the car carne
gtc~eg al stones, the conductor receiving
stone blow On the head. one Of the Yanke,
sailors managed 10 escape 10 The direction o
The Plaza Hcirifhi, bat thc other was felled 4
the ground by q stone. Managing TO raise HIN
self from The ground where he lay, be staggere,
In an opposite direction from The station Il
front Of the house OF senor Mazrini be was agaii
wounded"
No amount Of evasion or subterfuEe Is able q
cloud our vision Of this brutal work II shoull
Be noticed. Il this connection. that the Amer
can sailors arrested. after an examination
were during the fopf days following the arres =
every one discharged. no charge or any breacl
Of the peace Or other criminal conduct hay
ing been sustaincd against single one O
them. The 5adre Of crimes. Fosfcr. IN q note .
the lntcndente under date Of ocfoi,er 2, leior
the dispatch from this government of the follow
ing day aroused the authorities of Chill 20 bel
Ter sense of the gravity Of the affair. says
Having presided temporarily over this cour
IN regard 10 the soamen q the United State
cruiser Haiti1n1re who have been tried on ai
count o. dcplerahic conduct which took placl
eir~
Thc noticeable points herc arr tbai ever
sailor had been tried before 80 e3d q ociote
and thai ne rial resulted in Dc acgaittal al