The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-11
Facts Brought Forth on the Third
Day of the Investigation.
WITNESSES CORROBORATE FORMER
TESTIMONY.
The Case OF tho United States Abso-
lutely Proved-The Assault on Our
Sailors Undoubtedly Premeditated-
The Mob Organized Before the Men
Representing the Stars and Stripes
Went Ashore.
Special to the RECoRp-UN1oN.

| VALLEJO, Jan. 10y yesterday was the
| third Of the investigation into the attack
on the sailors of the Baltimore. Judge
Advocate Remy presided alone, District
Attorney Garter being absent. Testi-
mony was taken very rapidly, over
| twenty witnesses being examined.
Nearly all the crew have now testified,
and Monday the officers will probably
take the stand.
The case of the United States, as stated
| by President Harrison in his message,
has been absolutely proved. 1t can no
longer be doubted that the mob was or
! gained beforehand. Nearly every sailor
was warned by at least one person
that the Baltimore's men would be at
! tackled at dark. The clerk of the bank
where they changed their money warned
some of them; an English sea captain
! stopped others on the street and warned
them, and many others in all classes of
! society also gave warnings. AS Il result
many Of the sailors kept away from the
/ low part Of the town and went TO the
! fashionable residence and business part
only to be followed and attacked by the
| mob.
| There were at least four different locali-
! ties, some of them over a mile apart
]
| made simultaneously. The shameful
part played by the Valparaiso police and
| the soldiers becomes more and more evil
dent daily. Nearly every witness was
abused and insulted by them, while the
evidence that they shot and killed Riggin
is conclusive.
As to the sobriety of the Baltimore
men Captain Schley said to-day: Eight
out of ten Of my sailors are not drinking
men. They contine themselves almost
entirely to beer and such light drinks,
and the liberty party was especially COM
posed of men who bore reputation for
sobriety."
The first witness was James Gillen. a
fireman on the Baltimore. He testified
| that at about o'clock he was told by q
sailor that some Baltimore men We're be-
! ing beaten at the mole. He and three
others started for the mole. On the way
| they saw mob of 500 to 500 men attack
ing a Baltimore sailor. They tried to
rescue him and the mob turned on them
They fought while and then ran.
During the fight | was struck several
! times. One man struck at me with a
knife, but only cut my shirt OPEN"
Stewart, the fireman, testified that
when his boat was on the way to shore
they passed near the Esmeralda. The
men on this ship were running along the
sides, shaking their fists at us and waiv-
! ing knives at us out of the rear ports
We then feared there would be trouble.
"AbouL $50 o'clock several of us were
! III Rogers saloon, in the southern part OF
the city, when a Baltimore man came in
and told US they were killing our ship
mates at the docks. We started down to
aid them. | took a lemonade bottle to
use as a weapon. Arrived at the scene of
| the row, / saw a man about to stab James
| Gillen, and knocked him down with the
! bottle. The fight was very hot for awhile.
a man tried to hit me with club and
! knocked him down with the bottle. An
other man came for me with a big knife
and | also knocked him down. With the
aid of the bottle | fought my way out of
the crowd and ran. Atlast l lodged into
! a saloon. The walters tried to force me
out, but [ fought my way through the
saloon and got out the back door"
! John Carson, fireman, testified that
| he and others wers warned that they
would be attacked as soon as it was dark
| He started for the mole, but met Balti-
more sailor. who told him their men were
being mobbed. He went back and told
seven other baltimore men to come to the
rescue.
AS soon as the rescuers arrived thew
were attacked. a very hot fight followed
and the sailors acquitted themselves well
until the mob began to stone them. Car
son ran to the Hotel CoIonna, one of the
| best hotels in the city, for refuge
/ He asked for room and meal, but was
I refused and ordered out. He ran across
| to cigar store, where he procured some
citizens clothes, and escaped.
owen Canning, coal-heaver testified
! that he witnessed the attack on Davidson
and was himself mobbed. He got away,
disguised himself and went to the drug
! store where Higgins body was. He saw
! the body on the floor uncovered.
| He then went to a drug store a few
doors above and found 1ur1lbull lying
| bleeding and half naked on the floor.
! His back was cut all to pieces with
! knives. He was still conscious, but no
! one was doing anything for him.
| Robert James Joseph Sylvester Hodge,
/ a colOred apprentice, testified TO threats
made by men on the mole when the lib
/ erty party landed. He was arrested by
/ the police and taken to JAIL and held
until the next night, when he was re-
/ leased. No charge was made against
I him.
John Mcbride testified that he left the
| Baltimore before o'clock on liberty. At
the Exchange Office the clerk warned him
that mob was organizing to attack them
| after dark. About o'clock he met two
! Baltimore sailors who warned him that a
row was going on at the mole. I'VE
/ turned down a side street. and block off
/ was suddenly seized by two Chilean PC
! licemen, who, without a word of warn
/ ing, began to beat me with their sword
/ Ddy OIlSlS. illdtle no IGSISbtiDce. dlIDOugn
severely beaten. Other policemen then
! came up with several Baltimore sailors.
/ They took charge of me and began to
! beat me again. Becoming frightened [
! broke away and ran. A mounted police
man followed and overlook me about
block off. He struck me over the head
with his sword, intiicting 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, punching me with their
swords from time to time. They kept
me in jail until the next evening"
| 3. II. Smith testified that after leaving
/ the ship several OF the men went into an
oyster stall. While there they heard a row
outside and Went to the door. Instantly
a man seized him and dragged him into
/ the street, where he was beaten and
stabbed in the head. He escaped and
! fled. One of the men again stabbed him
/ in the head. Some one tripped him and
he fell. While down he was beaten and
stabbed again. He was dazed by his
wounds and some one carried him to
Jail. He was kept there till the next
evening.
while on the way to prison / tried to
aid one of the Baltimore's crew named
/ Buckley, who was staggering from
wounds he had received, when the police
man struck me with a gun and called me
| a foul nane.''
| in the oyster saloon. He testified that
when Smith went to the door 10 see what
] caused the noise he was dragged out and