The morning call., 1893-05-08
AT THE INQUEST.
Findings of the Coroner's
Jury.
SYMPATHY FOR UNION MEN.
The Beaten Sailors at Redondo and
San Pedro Are Discouraged.
Further Trouble Feared.
Special to THE MoRS1Ns CALL.

SAN PEDRO. May THE inquest on the
body Of Frank Sylvia, the union sailor
killed on Friday night while attempting
with several others to kidnap seab crew
on the schooner Haleyon at Redondo. was
held here this morning. The verdict of the
jury was to the effect that deceased came
to his death from gunshot wound inflicted
by some person or persons unknown to the
jury.
Captain Rice of the schooner Halcyon
testified that. expecting trouble from union
sailors, he on Friday night before retiring
TO MS cabin. gave instructions to the mate
to call him in case boat should come
alongside. About II O'Clock he was called
by the mate, but before he could reach the
deck he heard the report of firearms.
Selling a Winchester rifle, he rushed on
deck to find several union sailors engaged
in a combat with the mate and deputy
sheriff. He ordered them to leave the
ship or he would shoot. and Immediately
fired one shot over their heads. The union
sailors at once climbed over the side of the
schooner and into their boat, which was
lying alongside.
A sailor testified that on the night Of the
trouble ne was in his bunk when two men
entered the forecastle with revolyers and
ordered him to get his clothes and go with
them into their boat. As he was about to
obey their order the firing of guns was
heard on deck. ana they at once left the
forecastle. ran on deck and jumped over
the side of the schooner into a boat. The
captain, mate and deputy sheriff fired after
the fast-retreating boat and were answered
by shots from the fleeing parties.
A watchman testified to finding a revol-
yer on Saturday morning on the deck of
the schooner, which was the property of
the attacking party. The mate testified to
capturing man trying to escape from the
hold of the schooner Saturday morning,
and had him arrested as he was wounded
in the wrist and suspected to be one of the
men who raided the schooner on the night
previous. The whole affair is shrouded in
mystery. With the exception of the dead
man and sailor captured at Redondo, it is
not known who were the other occupants
of the boat, or whether any others were
shot, although it is rumored that one OF
them was severely injured and is secreted
here in the house of a friend.
When found. the boat was hauled upon
the beach near the break water here; and
III IL lutI6 WAS tuS UOuY ul SHlNd. lDeTt
were numerous footprints In the sand
leading from the boat.
Intense excitement prevails here among
union sailors who are greatly incensed
over the killing of one of their member
and are considerably chagrined at the i'll
| success of the men who went to do battle
with the schooner Halcyon and met with
such sore and fatal defeat. Sylvia was
buried with great ceremony here to-day
| by the union. 1t is feared that the un.
| fortunate occurrance of + rday night is but
| the beginning of serious disturbances, and
more trouble with greater loss of life Is
expected.
At the inquest the fact was made plain
! that the sympathies of the people Of San
Pedro, even including officers of the law
are with the union men. from which the
| town derives its chief revenue. Further
more many of the citizens are terrorized
| BY the unionists and are unwilling to ties.
| tify against them. Captain Rice sailed
| from Eureka direct 10 Redondo.
1t is reported that one of the attacking
party is in hiding at San Pedro with hi:
| shoulder shot off.