The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-24


At the faithful city Of Havana, this 9Th Of August
1879 appeared before His Exoesnoy and the present Notary
juan Garcia, native Of Gadca, exJaler Of the Royal
Prison Of this CITY, bachelor lourahdweny old at
present prisoner In consequence Of the flight which he
helped 70 effect from the Royal Prison. Of Vicente Fsman-
dez and Civic NaveHe and having bound himself to tell
theuth as far be knew, examined in the following
manner;
tine the American Consul waited him and offered him pro-
lection and what ne answered. said That Senior Campbell
q By force and he wished to return in the ship to the
his own free will and that he aid moi wish 10 return Being
asked, IT, in this declaration, he acted frankly and freely
said That he sced a4ky and Resiy Benz aaEed H.
the same day. he had written letter the American Con-
turn no States .ad That 1i be bad and Ia, Re
was led to it om being told by an individual whom he id
not know and who passed in boat alongside Of the vessel
~ qa9sntns that he had done wrong not to accept the
this speech made impression him. and moment Of
be wrote the letter which he was asked about Being
said Yes and that she was called lie Andrew Ring that
@n4 s @ re- sg1e9 6 aboard the & I was an
nor b?d there been during the Quarantine which he kept
him to come here and what made HIM leave New Orleans,
said That Vicente fernandez almost entirely abandoned
nandez went away without taking leave and without de-
y SR es where ne %as going that T
fear that Fernandez had put in play his evil arts nd
might mol reveal certain important which he Ger
nandez) had impaired him in his days of confidence he
received him kindly; that the Consul told him that he
wepl5 write to Havana to see he could obtain PARDON
and that after some time he lhe Consult showed letter.
rom s Po9el Secretary IL which pardon was offered if
fear that this and the penuas0ns Of the Consul decided
HIM 70 come aud being night at the house of Jose Mo-
about O'Clock in the evening and went with HIM unao
eompaned by other person unt he embarked board
the Mary Ellen, when LOente told him that his passage
was paid Being asked any force was used TO put him
board, said Mo- aud that there could have been any
o ne was with hoTente alone, and AZ an hour when the
streets were fnl Of people Being asked if he
bad epdeavoed to conceal in New Orleans the fact that he
intended coming to Havana said That the Consul had
friends Of Fernandez would attempt something against him
bs 70 bsya td n, Nfo,sDte " ;b ss a;s u me
sailed him sad Yes and thai Morante gave bin PTS
asked if in returning to this city he wrote 10 Ills Excel
ePey the Captain General the letter placed before him and
Being asked what ship he signed said letter said That
saoSgR IL 70 haEe been gaed on board ne Pin
day went on leaving the Mary Ellen, butthat the
stard them could he learn the name Of the vessel Be
ing asked if two three days after, he the Poll
before him beginning. Senior b. Cfspin Imenas de sando
val Sir nave received ma latter Won semi me- and con-
oluding Having nothing else On board the Ter
nbe the 18th Of July 1919. an yOus, respectfully Juan
he aboard the Andrew Ring Being asked if be was
forced OF induced by violent to write said letter.
one and that the second answer letter dated the
same day he goth which he received from The Political
the Consul D. Carlos de Espaa, Tatfyng the declaration
difficulty ia writing such letter Being asked yby ne said
in his letter TO Senior Campbell that he was taken away
from New Orleans under false order from the Recorder Of
which possessed him when he wrote said letter. he
the inst hing that occurred to him, Being asked, if while
board the Mary Ellen, he told the Captain what motive
brought him 10 Havana, said That the Captain was the
spoke Spanish that he told the latter that the object
his Trip was to obtain tome money which coming to
him.
Al this time, at the suggestion Of His Exceleney dapo
nen took oath in due form and having read the foregoing
declared that he atiiedt in all its paris being conform
able to truth, and signed accordingly together with the
%inssses' hls ,Exeesney the Captain; epeTa sng the
ALCOY....... .GULIAMO JOAQUIN TRUJILLo.
The above is in strict conformity with the original which
remains az an administrative Dispatch to certify the maRne
and form which took place the departure from New Or
leans Of the fugitive Juan Garcia which dispatch remains
IN the Seereary's Office of the Superior Government, 10
present ~ JOAQUIN TRUJILLo,
The NoaIies Of Her Majesty the Queen whose names
hersunt0 subscribed certify and vii ness that ID joaquin
rruii0, By whom the foregoing testimony taken,
Notary Public and that bis acts entitled to full faith and
credit Given from Royal College in the ever faithful
City Of Havana, this sixth day OF August 1919
(Signed with rubnes): FRAE co PIMENTEL,
NIOT L RODBIGUEz PEREz
CARLOS COLON.
t5gnsd and sealsd) Ell CoEnE DIX ALcoY
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED sTATEs,l
Havana, August 8, l649.
], Robert B. Campbell, Consul Of the United States OF
America for the City of Havana. do hereby certify that Ri
Condo de AcOy, whose signature the certificate
hereto annexed the Governor and Captain Genea Of I'M
Island of Cuba; that Franc Pmentel, Vic Rodriguez
Perez and Carlos Colon whose signatures and bros also
appear 70 the aforesaid certificate, Notae Public Of The
the SAID certificate entitled full faith and credence
In testimony whereof have hesuntO my hand and az
xed the seal OF Office Havana the day Of the date
above written. [5ealed and signedl
RoBERr B. CAMPBELL.
o. The Boston Transcript states that General