The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-10
PARDON FOR BALMAcEDA's MEN.
More Evidence Against the Murder
GUS Inhabitants of Valparaiso.
The Baltimore Sailors Were Warned In
Advance, Were Sober and Were At
tackled simultaneously in Different


Juan and William McKenna and Jose
Carriera, three OF the nine refugees who
nave been under his protection.
They took the train for Valpar-
also, gong from there on board
the United States cruiser Yorktown. This
action on the part of Egan it is said was
taken with the tacit approval of the
Chilean government. There seems to be
no doubt that the rest of the refugees
VIII leave the legation at an early date
under similar conditions.
Egan today received long cipher dis
patch from the American state depart
ment. The Chilean government also re-
ceived cable from Minister Montt.
Mail Orderly Brady, who was sent
ashore some time ago to file a dispatch,
who did not return to the vessel and who
was supposed to have been foully dealt
with but who proved to be a deserter for
the sake of woman in this city, has been
arrested and taken aboard the Yorktown.
The widow and children of Balmaceda
expect to go to Europe in February and
reside at Barcelona.
President Montt yesterday visited the
prison in Santiago and released Colonel
Moran and Errazuriz, officers of Balma-
ceda's division at Coquimbo. He also
gave orders to release some other Balma-
cedist military officers confined there.
The Yorktown will probably sail for
Peru on Monday with the McKennas
aboard. Carriera sails the same day aboard
the German steamer Abydos Public opin-
ion relative to these refugees is that Chile
Is well rid of them. While President
Montt and his cabinet would not grant
them safe conduct, nothing was done to
prevent their leaving the American lega-
tion.
Probably the nitrate combine limit for
the 1892 output will be $4,000, 600 quintals.
SAN Francisco. Jan. 9.-United States
District Attorney Garter, who has been
assisting observation-disclosures Remy in
the Baltimore investigation at Vallejo,
said tonight:
There is no doubt that Riggin and Turnoull
were foully murdered; that the assaults on the
Americans were unprovoked and outrageous.
The testimony points very strongly that
while the attack resulted from quarrel
between Riggin, Talbot and Chilean sailor, it
was seized upon by the Chilean mob as pre-
text for a general attack. 1t was also fully
shown that the police and soldiers in Chilean
uniform made little effort to dispel
the crowd and protect the Americans, and that
there
were instances of arrests made and protection
given to American sailors during that time
l still affirm that Riggin and Turnbull were
foully murdered.
VALLEJO, CAL, Jan. 9.-Today was the
third of the investigation into the attack
on the sailors of the Baltimore The tes-
timony was taken very rapidly, more than
twenty witnesses being examined. Nearly
al Ea1
Monday the officers will probably take the
stand. The case of the United States as
stated by President Harrison in his mes
sage has been absolutely proved. There
can no longer be doubt that the mob was
organized beforehand. Nearly every sailor
was warned by at least one person that the
Baltimore men would be attacked 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 a result, many
of the sailors kept away from the low
part of town and went to the fashionable
residence and business part only to be fol-
lowed and attacked by the mob. There
were at least four different localities, some
of them over mile apart, where attacks
on sailors were made 81 multaneously
The shameful part played by Valparaiso
police and soldiers becomes more and
more evident daily Nearly every witness
was abused and insulted by them, while
the evidence that they shot and killed
Riggin is conclusive. AS 10 the sobriety
of the Baltimore's men. Captain Schey
said today:
Eight out of ten of my sailors are n OF drink
ing men. They eonfne themselves almost en-
tirely TO beer and such ligh drinks and the lib
erty party was especially composed OF men who
bore regulations for sobriety.
The first tn rec witnesses today testified
to the facts of the assault made on the
sailors near the mole, distance of about
a mile from where Riggin was killed. The
row began in both places at the time. The
three witnesses told the same story That
of the third, who is named John Carson.
was the most sensational, as he was fol-
lowed by the mob into the very heart of
the finest business portion of the city. A
large number of sailors had gone to the
Plaza Victoria to attend the opera which
had been postponed till late in the
day, and it was soon after this that the
| row began. The story of James GilIen,
the first witness, was merely corroborative
! of Carson's account. The second witness,
| James Stewart, fireman, testified that
when his boat was on the way TO shore
they passed near the Esmeralda. The
men on this ship were running alongside,
shaking their fists and knives at US out OF
the rear ports We then feared there
would be trouble. Stewart then told the
same story as Gillen.
John Carson, fireman, testified:
| He went into Whites saloon. The barkeeper
warned him not to remain out after dark, as the
mob meant 10 attack them. Later he and Others
| were again warned that they would be attack ed
as soon as il was DARK. He then thought there
was trouble and started for the mole ith seven
| Others OF the BaltimOre's men They found the
| mob assaulting other Baltimore sailors Az
| coon as the rescuers arrived they were at
| tackled and lighting followed. the sailors aequrt
| ting themselves well until the mob began te
| stone them. Then the sailors separa TED and
| fed. Carson soon found himself alone in the
bes. part OF town TIE mob was stiu 81 his
heels.
| entered the Hotel Colonne, one OF the best
| hotels in the city. for refuge. The crowd stopped
| VI the t.pors bowling. / asked Tor a room
/ but was refused. Then / s-ked for meal bui
| was sgsin refused and ordered ont I ran TO
wards the crowd at the door They yelled and
/ / ran across the street into a cigar store tbs
| mob following me, but the door was shut
/ against them. A young gentleman came aua
/ said ''Get that Uniform Of. I am al Amer.
can, too. tut they VIII murder You if you wesl
those cloihe&" Hs gave ne citizens clothes