New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-20
HIS EXPLANATION.


The defendants explanation was follows:
L have no recollection never had any what
ever of the occurrence Owing to crcumStahces
here I had been drinking heavily ON that day;
remember that late in the afternoon was indh'"i
WAS stopping. and that still later found myself
in poles station covered , W6h e pSe engaetd
I'm sewing up a cash over my right eye am com
PEELED to accept the statement OF 2tne[S h
iieve have prQfted by the lesson whcn dvCg bn
from this RaTf from 5lnGs d5oc drink
II is firm intention TO continue N r ',iS c}zen
OF S eondn nsef no member Of society to prove.
have endeavored TO prove for the iast nVe SgaI
my extreme regret for the Vio!1''o'' VI ZIG W
which had been guilty.
Part Of Mr.. Egans affidavit was:
Patrick Egan being duly sworn. depose,s ana say
potentiary to Chill; that he became acuthte' III -
month of July 1889. almost iInediatey Hr"im ~
Nav: that during the trophies arising out Of The
attack made by the DISCHARGED sali9rS 90 u' mon
ian Navy and 'lOngsh0remen of alpaIalS" no"
the sailors of the Baltimore. IN the moan 0I q,
fober 1891 Mr.. May displayed great IT tbe saiors
protecting against the mob several OF We ~
If the Baltimore who were being attdckel,, Ia Ia
upon the occasion of the wreck OF iobn Elder
in the month of January lS2 NJ May vas isdine
who vere Messengers on which occasion he as
played the greatest courage.
CAPTAIN sCHLEY's STORY.
CAPTAIN schley deposed in part thus:
On the 10th of october. ISL an attack vi ~
upon the sailors OF the Baltimore Whicn 49, ,'' an
Inanded AT Valparaiso. Mr.. May was preset , On
this occasion and at very Srea az tSTe If my men
ron mob of Chiiian 1ongsho-cmen boatmen ana
ehrsa sailors Snd d teT an sy psc 'HS 1h in
~ NV boats and sent them board the snip ~
the following day one Of my me IRON '"S eva 20 h
was also saved by Ny. May. VINO conHu' ,s W
10 place Of safety. on the,a tMo % a. ,ais tha
May not only exposed MS NE nue Ill, v MAJ
object Of hatred 70 the Cna's ' ,5. w. was not
assassnateds Mr. Cleary. VINO WAS ihanasei " -
Cieary Opera Company wrote me lett"r He9y' ~
ING IN detaN the gallantry ~ Mr. May IN Swing
the lives of several of his company on the 9cet
this occasion swan through the hreakers =, an !
the lives of three reope sSPos,ng ay u
10 possible death In the hedy STA Vd' "'""'
lashes that coast
Commander Evans told how May had inrnls"e ,
N him valuable information as 10 the number ana
position Of guns in the Chilan battery Mr.. koo'
then pleaded that his client should not De Hhp''S-
.oned Judge MARITIME said:
Nav It is an unfortunate thing that a man for
whom so much can be said should pc iouHl J." e ~.
position in which you now are. l3n f.ahd i.el =
,n yo,,r behalf In which he recommends you 70 the
extreme c,emency OF the Court and he does II nav,
ing knowledge Of these mat'rS e |o Tor me further
xaason thai the person who assaulted npOn
that day-the police offcer-has IN tHtcI So,.,s
in that recommendation, ana SUNNY ,ti ~ ma =
to the Court for disposition. Wei pcsslDy Il ma
be true that the POLICEMAN on thaj gay sp be vas
entitled TO- Your relations are people OF whon yVi
may well be proud They are not cur n- so' I, -
so. hut Won should have reconectei that ancestry
and never should have engaged IN any S9ch ,ony
counter / am not going to subject you 70 long
srnnrisonment but Of course. you must pay som,
nenaity In view of all that mas been preseiiedd
think Justice In this case should be lu.,g - h
Court Is that you pay fine OF $2y'
The fine was paid and May was released