New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-20
THE BALTIMORE INQUIRY.
OUTLINE OF HE REPORT OF The CHILEAN
PROSECUTOR At VALPARAISO.
VARIOUS VERSIONS OF THE STARTING OF THE
ATTACK on THE AMERICAN SAILORS
THE CASE OF TEE REFUGEES

pN HE YORK IONN
The following extracts are taken from di patch
TO The World" OF this city
Valparaiso, Jan. 10 (vla GavC ston-It is tru" that
the Gillian Government gave notice to Captain iOblcy
Evans OF the Yorktown. that il unable to guar
antoe the safety Of the refugees board bis ship If
he undertook t. transfer them t. any departing steam
ers, and that neither could The Government prev MT
any steamer on which they took passage from being
searched In any Gillian port ut which the vessel Alght
touch While on her way north There was no change
of mind the part Of the Gillian authorities In
regard to these refugees In proof Of this it is only
necessary to look at the acti. The following stat
mcn Is from a high authority:
The Government OF Chill has right, under the
Constitution Of the country. 10 interfere with the
courts with the public secutors and the Govern
mcnt could prevent the seizure OF the refugees IN
any port OF Chilli they touched at on their way In any
direction 10 neutral port
THIS plain and direct statement OF the law ana the
facts should put at rest the notion II any such cNss
that the surrender OF the refugees 10 lic American
authorities had stout and tight string attached to ID
The report OF the Promoter Fiscal To the Judge "l
Crimes on the Baltimore affair has been given To the
public. and there has been time to examine H. Inv"
docITncnt which contains 600 words. says that Of
fort, were directed from the first ascertain the origin
Of the trouble. but that they were unavnihng SeV-
cal different accounts OF the affair received The
ComnIlndant Of Police says that the troubl" be
gan m Some unknown tavern III on" p'it :"
tie city, Another witness says that II hccnn
bv the American sailors beating CIiIan
sailor in AN altogether different part Of the town.
The Gillian police IL begnn with fight between
"A left handed Gillian sailor and an American. Ahn'
last ~ all the incident is reported - have been begun
by some Chlans splitting In the faces OF two Amer
can sailors in the street. crowd near bv was wait
Ing To- attack them Sh,ud they resent the Insult so II
WA, sad at the time. The Batmorc'S mon took
refuge on y tramcar. hut the crowd stopped the car
and hauled the out beating them with sticks and
stone, and knitting Them.
The Promoter FISCAL has accepted the story that tn"
tr,uble began with the re>enting by the Americans Of
the splitting in Their faces hy some 'hi!iauH For I'll
that my information lead, to believe that the
ATTACK broke out simultaneously I'm different parts OF
the city, ~ charged in President larrson's message
TL, denied ly the Chlians and the Promoter closes
the Introduction 10 hi, ropot by asserting that the
n-ht owed IT, origin Ia two drunken Baltimoe sailors
striking u Chilan -ail7r
The testimony Of James johnson and Charles Ianen.
two of tho Hralmores crew who-o testimony SaS
taken here wa, rejected IN the foil Wins language:
How f. II n. a. johnson d"p.~"> they lett The
house to-cthcr aud went together TO the scene OF
the occurrence II result, that they did not know each
other nor had they spoHcn t" each other unill ti">
met at the scene Of Boa swain, mato Higgins death
~ How /, that. before knowing IanHn. II" de
pose, that ON the day OF the occurrence they "er"
dining together in the boarding house Md johnson
also SAY, that the day OF IN" occurrence n" dnrd
toJicr VITA laneu. BIZ Al cauHs ho1'' DO 60 man"
f. Moreover. {, It possible that the at 81 ia'hS
the wounded man and the KNOWING II he walks or
not could pass unObserved uhHci su'h OF 'h! o'""
crcumstauccs!7
The conclusion j, drawn that person, Who Indulge
in such Inconsistencies ans not worthy Of belief
lie -ay, further that their testimony Is 'onirMioic"
lv tit If uumcro. wltnc>.o> which fIly prove, that
IL i NOT possible 10 attribute Ei.,lu', death g. ID"
Tho 4 n
H. sun tina. lar undctectcd. Viii AID tlnt lie tell
uony II tl,-e numerous wiucs-rs 3, =, iul II moon
,,tencic. =, j, that Of johnson and Langin. Fuf
thor Their testimony confirms much ~ john
SOM and Linen's such - The RAISING ."
Rir.n up. the calling for nquor the holding
of Rigging head on Johnson shoulder hearing
shat. ctr I'm no one tcstifc, who Hired the shot.
Thcre are a, many vtnc-sc, who are ready TO sN
Ina, the shot wa, fred hy the police a. there are
rnrn fSiiow. tnr rporl Of the %Srer;, On IN, iar
pom, among doror- Vii. and Will, they a''t i"gf
opinion that 1t Wa caused by me b"I.,' u -
The evidence l. committing a. to whether one Z" t"o
In thc cl'c Of runpull Their, j. mnch conri' ting
testimony. bat on the strength 0 ldnh>'''n "N %
corner That he u-i lni.r arun't luThbul' 'l'n tu
evidence of two vico, nat Jo-G Anu"9 nr
blows Americans. and that feutllp Me''H" w.,
stabbed Ricsin IN te ~, ire, ma tn9n tu ,, H.
death caused by Wohnd' inhcl'd 10y al"r ,n'1
John Davidson. hiliiu ore ,nllpF J, louid sul't W.
hitting with a stone 'Nc-hTN'N 'W"h N"i'' WV
vu. kninnp an American -ail)r.
The final Findings wee - follows, d" ask the Corr
| IN condemn FREDERICK Rodriguez - u minor punl'r
mcui lu minimum degree OF nom 81 I" tlo IA
carlos Gomez To minor punishment In lnaAimlm h'
,icc for thr., wears: John Davidson 10 prison IN
medium dcg1cr from ten year ~ inccn ycii>' JOE
Ahnnada prison in medium degree from three year
and one dav 70 n,' yeals. . .
one 81 the latest disclosures Is the curious fact
that Thompson, the correspondent Of "The London
Tine /. irving 10 sell the Gillian Government a
| man Of war. '1ils /, active IN other directonS
IL j, he Who has caused 10 ho Inherited III inc n'h
| nancr, selections from lot Of European Journals
/ in thc effect that the United stat, has no Navy
! v'orh noticing and that Chill could with just M
| roIblc al all sink all her ship and levy con
| irihuion san Francisco Thc Chians, Whr, ~,
necessity be- compelled t. submit to the United STATES
in the end. That would be TEMPERED np"cnr'
| rho ChiInn feet have had steam mp for IN" mst
three or day, and they have more or less iorp9
| H., The shin. are 10 90 10 the south for exercise.
The generally accepted MINOR though: Ia that thy
| lave b.on ordered the Straits Of Magellan Win
Inc intention Of living In walt for Admiral Wahcr ana
| The White squadron, in case he should be ordered