Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-12


the time did not know that any riots
had occurred. While going ashore on
| liberty that afternoon the boats passed
between the Huascar and Esmeralda.
and the crews of those vessels shook
knives and fists at them as they passed.
He never expressed approval Of the &C
tions of the police.
Patrick Eagan, fireman, saw none of
the difficulties. He went into Riley's
saloon about O'Clock and Riley said to
him: "For Gods sake don't stay out
after dark; the Chileans are going to do
you up" He went to the southern part
of the city about O'Clock. and was
walking towards the mole quietly when
| three policemen arrested him.
2. Gallagher, a fireman, was sitting in
restaurant opposite Riley's saloon
when he was told that Riggin was being
murdered. He started for the place,
but before he had gone block a
mounted policeman without saying a
word knocked him down from behind
with the fiat of cutass. A crowd OF
citizens began kicking him while down.
The police rescued him and took him to
Jail. On the way, with his hands tied
behind his back, members of the mob
struck him several times in the face.
The police did not interfere. He never
expressed approval of the actions OF the
police.
Samuel Nelson, a seaman, was
arrested but hot ill-treated. The police
robbed him of table knife, fork and
spoon he had bought that day for use in
the mess. He was sober and quiet.
Alfred Pfeiffer, an orderly OF the Balti-
more, testified that he approached the
mole about 5 O. clock and found mob of
200 people there attacking some one. He
said "They turned on me and l ran
and gave them the slip. went some
ways and suddenly came upon Hamil-
ton, carpenters mate of the Baltimore,
lying bleeding in the gutter. l tried to
help him to house, but the police
would not let me do so. l left and ap-
preached the Plaza Victoria, where l
met five or six policemen, who arrested
me and took me to Jail. They did not
ill-treat me- had been warned several
times that trouble was imminent.
never expressed approval of the action
OF the police"
Edward Dudley took supper in the
Plaza Victoria About O'Clock he and
shipmate started down town in a
street car. The car was stopped by a
crowd. and the men got out and tried to
run away. A policeman struck Dudley
with the butt of gun, badly hurting
him and put him under arrest. They
put catgut nippers on his wrists and
dragged him roughly to Jail.
Henry Carnahan saw no disturbance.
He was arrested with others of the Balti-
more's crew in the Rainbow saloon and
taken to Jail where he was kept four
days.
John Swonson, seaman, saw Claff
Wottland, boatswain's mate, with H.
Nichols and Henry Case, apprentices,
and others in the Rainbow saloon, and
was also arrested and imprisoned four
days.
Henry Dust, seaman, was approach
ing the mole after dark when he met a
number of police with several Baltimore
sailors under arrest. The police at
tempted to arrest him, but he fed. A
crowd of Chileans stopped him within a
block. Then a Chilean officer with
three gold bars around his hat began
to beat him with his sword.
"After he bad done this said wit
ness, che showed me aside and citizens
standing by spit on me. / knocked one
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me instantly in the face with fixed
bayonet. The wound took twenty-six
days to heal. While being led to Jail
with my arms tied behind my back l
was struck twice without giving any
provocation once by citizen, and once
by policeman. l was kept in Jail five
days. 1 had been warned by young
Englishman, clerk in mercantile
house, that the Baltimore's men would
be attacked about dark"
One hundred and twenty of the Balti-
mpre's crew have been on liberty in San
Francisco for the past forty-eight hours.
They returned to the ship today, and of
the whole number, only two showed any
signs of undue indulgence in liquor.
This is considered remarkable record
for SO large a number of men who have
not been on leave for nearly three
months, not in fact since the fated 10th
of last October.
Captain Schley said this afternoon
that he had received no orders as to the
future movements OF the Baltimore. II
all the repairs were made that should
be, after two years. cruise, it would be
month before the vessel was finished.
All of these are not essential, however.
1t would take bat twelve or fourteen
days to make the most needed repairs.