St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20

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death, and give as reason that they
saw the body the day after death. This
is accepted.
The evidence is conflicting as to
whether one or two shots were fired.
The promoter tries to make strong
pointin the following language. in order
to demonstrate the falSity Of the asser-
ton OF johnson and Eangin: "These
r.ng to mind number of incidents
Which admit of no other course but to
Reject Their Evidence.
johnson deposes that he had Ri
gins head on his breast when two shots
were fired on the group formed by them,
and they produce as proof the necker-
chief and sailors shirt pierced by the
bullet. If this is so, is it possible that
a rife ball which can perforate several
persons would not have touched him?
IF what they assert be true, they
ought to have exhibited the blood-stains
which must have remained on the shirt.
In all his dispositions johnson forgets
this Incident, which would have given
a greater colOring Of truth to his asser-
tions:" He then asks: us it possible
to believe them?"
The plain answer to this question is
the unquestioned fact: The bullet
passed diagonally downward through
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gins neck. 1t could easily have done
SO and passed two inches from his
breast.
In the case Of Turnbull there is much
conflicting testimony, but on the
strength of an admission by Charles
Gomez that he used a knife against
Turnbull. and the evidence of two wit
nesses that Jose Ahumada inflicted
blows on Americans. and that Federico
Rodriguez stabbed Riggin in the hip,
They Find Them Guilty
but said that there is no evil
dence to show that Turnbull's
death was caused by wounds inflicted
by Carlos Gomez. John Davidson. a
Baltimore sailor, is found guilty of hit
ting with a stone one-armed Gillian
sailor who was kplfing an American
sailor.
The final findings were as follows: 81
ask the court to condemn Federico
Rodriguez to minor punishment in
minimum degree of from 81 to $40 days;
Carlos Gomez to minor punishment in
maximum degree for three years; John
Davidson to prison in medium degree
from ten years TO fifteen years; Jose
Ahumada to prison in medium degree
from three years and one day to five
years.
A gentleman who understands the
Chilian people and government pretty
well says it is difficult to say what is the
motive of some of the governments
conduct unless it be war. Some things
can be explained away and some other
things cannot. Sometimes they seem to
be bent on making difficulties and add
Ing insult to insult. They have very
good opinion of themselves and fancy
they are very great diplomats, but they
seem to care precious little for the dip
lOmatic rights Of others.
Among some of them, so says my in
formant, the opinion prevails that the
United States would not condescend to
fight so inferior foe. but among very
many others there exists the insane be-
lief that
She Would Not Dare
to DO so. One of the latest disclosures
Is the curious fact that Thompson, the
correspondent Of the London Times. is
trying to sell the Gillian government
man-Of-war. This man is active in
other directions. 1t is he who has
caused to be inserted in the CHILEAN pa
pers selections from a lot of European
journals to the effect that the United
States has no navy worth noticing, and
that Chill could, with just no trouble at
all. sink all her ships and levy con-
tribution on San Francisco.
The ChllianS, when pressed hard, are
forced to admit that they would of
necessity he compelled to submit to the
United States in the end. That would
be tempered, however, and they would
be let down very easy by their superior
diplomacy.
The CHILEAN fleet has had steam up for
the last three or four days, and they
. have more or less torpedo practice every
day. The authorities now. give out that
the ships are to go to the south for ex-
ercise: The generally accepted rumor,
to the Straits of Magellan. with the in
tention of lying in wait for Admiral
Walker and the White squadron in case
5 he should he ordered to the west coast.
This may or may not be true, but there
: Is no doubt that the ships are in fight
ing trim and ready for action.