The New York herald., 1851-11-20
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Our Gfavnna Corresponiente.

HAvANA, November Il, 1881.
Ihs Case Of ffr z7yash9-Roya 0rsys AID So
tn'n TraI;>'-A Subject Of Citizenship fr Eir.
Usbgr's CS-Uf7aiiOr TIE Re-7rars Of BE
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JAMES @ Bar srr, ESQ
Ny Dcar sir-The ,ssc Of posr Thrashe- rill,
doubtless have excited the synrAthios of the people
Of the United Statea, and general anxiety to be
Informed Of tie proceedings Ct the Authorities Of
this island IL regard 10 IL IL ID /, bs,i case Az
think the facts will exhibit t s case calling for
tae Gnterpositon Of The gover1msnt at Washington
and when The trath is known, I have 40 doubt the
subiec. vii receive the prompt attention Of or Sec
retary o. state The fscts in the case are simply
these
Mr. Joba $ Thrasher, q citizen Of shs Uaisei
States. q believe frsm the state Of Mains aas
been Q rssicsnt Of Havana for q number Of years
For some time past be has been connected with the
faro f.d~srtai newspaper published In this city;
bu, Immediately folio wing the late invasion Of
Lopez, the paper, BY On order from the Captain
General, vas suppressed. Yesterday, by sum
mary trial, he sentenced to eight ears preside
IN Ceuts, on tho coast Of Morocco, for tnsdep.G
lunfsithfulness)- s)-thst is 10 say he vas condemned
as a iisloya untrustworthy and suspicious person.
age to eight Yesrs' hard labor in q spanish fort
ress.
Mr. Tbrasher was considered a dangerous
person, from the knowledge which be possessed Of
the secrets OF the government, or which be va
saIpofed 70 possea-som his knowledge OF The
Island and the people-from his supposed sym
pathy With The fhbvsf1oes, and his supposed nsces
ssry connection with their designs against the
peace and sovereignty Of the island. He would
probably, have beer sent out Of Cuba, and
ordered never 10 return 10 h, bu. that the sutso-
rtiss doubted the policy Of allowing him to 20 to
The United states 30, 70 prevent bis doing any
mischief In aid OF tho Cuban juntas In New York
and New Orleans, II was determined to send him
10 spain He had bee7 confined eighteen days,
~ cour7snio1do SOLITARY ccnhnement) In a dun
stood here that the sentence vas so vigorously
enforced, that even his poor ed mother vas de-
nied adm ssion 10 see him
His 6nal trial was O tummary one He was al.
lowed two hours 10 prepare bis defence and from
st of City ofbcers bo was permitted TO choose bis
fgfsrsor. His lawyer, however, did not appear IN
court, sEd be was not permitted 10 defend himself
ln this exizency tho Amer ican Consul being worse
than complete nullty-sll that Thrasher could do
vas 70 protest, which he did most eDergetically,
sgaiDstthe proceedings OF the trial. 20 different from
What be imagined he had every reason 10 expect
Ne protested sgairft tie rroceedings,a violation
Of tbe rights 20 which ho was entitled AZ an Ameri
car zen under treaty stipulations bet ~een the
Uoi'ed States and SPAN no cited those treaties,
pa, sss toll BY biz judges that they could in no
saf relate 90 him, inssmu sh ss that be having, in
lcll, iahen out "tcttc ds Sorst-l,o" (ietter OF
o'mich aticp) he had, ir const quence A. the Cxo
rnoon "f'ha' dccr mcrt a term NJ 6 re Years--bs
como [" fo'je'' Uhc crown q Spar; a11 .as D.