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sembled. 1t appears, moreover, that
the judicial authority has been active
and Jealous in the discharge of its func-
tions in order to proceed against the
guilty parties, and that the judicial pro-
ceedihgs have been prolonged by reason
OF the considerable number of persons
whose testimony must necessarily be
did not lie within the Chilean
authorities to avoid. From the accom-
i, panying documents there appears,
moreover, no ground whatever to war
rant the assertion that the sailors of the
Baltimore were attacked in various
places in the city at the same time. On
the contrary, it is seen that the riot took
place in one part of the city only; in
that part which is we'll known
by reason OF frequent disturbances
of this character, and that within an
hour from the beginning of the tumult,
and within an hour after the arrival of
the police and OF the other forces which
were sent to quell it, tranquility was
restored, those who appeared most COM
promised in the distuf bance having
been taken before the judge. The
judicial proceedings which were in
stituted without delay will throw
full light upon the affair, and the under
signed doubts not that the spirit of JUS
tice which animates the government of
the United States and that of Chile,
will be duly satisfied by the Judgment
which the investigation is to termin-
ate.''
On December 31st, Senior Montt lays
before Mr.. Blaine the telegram hereto
fore made public, summarizing the re-
suits of the preliminary trial before the
Judge of crimes, and asserting that
all the Americans, with the exception
of two, declare that the police
did their duty and made no charge
against them whatever.
January 4th, he transmitted to Secre-
tary Blaine the following kilograms he
had received from Minister Pereira, the
new minister of foreign relations: "In-
form the United States government that
summary Of the attorney-generaPs
report, relative to the occurrence of
October 10Th, which Chile has lamented
and does sincerely lament, will be sent
on Monday, the 4th inst"
January 8th Mr.. Montt, in note to
Mr.. Blaine, transmitted to him the pre-
liminary investigation at Valparaiso;
the forming OF an indictment based on
it against the responsible persons. He
says: "The prosecuting attorney has
brought accusation against those who
from the sumario, appear to be guilty;
and they are Carlos Gomez, FREDERICK
Rodriguez, and Ahumeda, Chilean5, and
Davidson an American, and has asked
that upon them be imposed the penal
ties assigned by the law, namely:
upon Gomez of three to five years
penal imprisonment, Rodriguez from
two to eighteen months. and Ahumada
aud Davidson twenty to forty days i'm
prisonment. Upon the conclusion of
the sumario the procedure prescribed
by the laws is to communicate to the
criminals the Indictment framed by the
prosecuting attorney, and to set down
the case for trial within brief period;
thereupon the sentence is pronounced,
which must be reviewed by the superior
court. Considering the bulk OF
the record OF the proceed
ings, which exceeds 300 folios,
the necessary Investigations to discover
the culprits, the numerous witnesses
whose depositions have been taken, and
the delay in the appearance of several
of them, of which you have knowledge.
the activity shown by the criminal Judge
of Valparaiso in this matter, to the end
that public justice should be speedily
done, has been satisfactory to my gov
ernment. l have also received special
instructions to state 10 the government
Of the Unlted States that the govern
ment of Chile has feltvery sincere regrets
for the unfortunate events which oc-
Cured in Valparaiso on the 10th of Oc-
tober. Although incidents of this
nature are not rare in ports freouented
by sailors of various nationalities, the
fact that death and wounds were caused
in this disturbance the zeal with which
the Chilean authorities are accustomed
to watch over the security OF all who are
in it's territory; the fact that persons
employed in the service OF friendly
nation were concerned, and the frank
desire for American cordiality which
my government entertains have led
it cordially to deplore the aforesaid dis
,urbance, and do everything in its power
toward the trial and punishment of the
guilty parties.''
Brief teligrams received by Minister
Montt, and TRANSMITTED to Secretary
Blaine, state that the English fireuan,
Shields, of the American merchant ves-
sci Keweenaw, was declared deserter
by the captain of the vessel on the oath
OF October last, the same day the police
took him up drunk in the streets.
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