Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-26
A LEITER FROM DR.. CHas. A. PECK


The last number (recsiyed) Of the New Or
1esns Pjezywns contains a long letter from
this gentleman, detailing tho history of his
late arrest and inprisonnent by Concha's or
der. From it we learn that he denies any
completely Whatever With the political affairs
OF Cuba; tia. FROM his arrival there until his
arrest or the 4th of April he was subjected,
without cause, to the surveillance OF the po-
lice and petty annoysnces from them. On that
day lie was arrested without being informed
. Of the charge against hin, and confined for q
night in nursery for vsrmin of all sorts
then transferred u Nuevita1, where he made
protest before Richard Gibbs, American Con.
sui, which was promptly sent to our State De.
paTtment. He was kept in prison, at his OWE
expense in Nuevitss until the 9th and then
SCI, TO Havana in a steamer, on which no was
very badly treated notwithstanding his bad
health, abusive language being used to him
and being kept forward in tie boat. lie
slept, however, in the alter cabin through tie
kindness of friend. Shortly after arriving
ut Havana he vas COZ tined in the police guard.
house, and after the acting American Consul
Con the day Of his arIivaD found out whcre he
was, through that Centleman's influence hi
case was examined on the next day In The
examination by two government officers he
answered as fellows, viz:
my name is Charles A. Peck: was born
il Connecticut, in tie United States; am
thirty-three years old; by profession den
% --~l ha- g.
where ala citizen and voter; came to
Cuba on the 18th Of March; FIRST, for the ben
eft Of ms health 81 'ond, to establish bust
MSS; 1Sd Eolae mCr5y to support ne until
Business should b established; lodged al
30 Santa Anna st-- ct; ny CGce was a. % g.
John street; / brought 70 printed parers or
letters from the Cuban junta; do not know
ttem; was never known by the name ot
Pickett; and was not at Cardenas when Lopez
landed IN 1911 this is the GrSt time I was
ever on the island"
On the 1lth, he vas released from actual
imprisonment On the bond of stranger t:
aim that he DIR. Peck would lot attempt L
escape. On the 18Th, he received notice tina
his release vas unconditional, with the privil
ego Ct settling wheIe h. pleased on the island
ez5ep! az Puarto Principe, where his bushes.
had been, having az 10 tine received an init
nation from the Government of the nature o.
the charge Under which he had been arrested
except what ke gathered from the question:
asked him il his examination. lie left e.
soon as possible for New Orleans, protesting
that he hsd bad quite enough of Spanish rule
In concluding, before thanking those whc
had aided him in his dill ;u,ty, he says
"Fhus was forced from my business /,
principle when l had immediate contract
amClnting to upwards OF ! thousand dollars
ing future prospects on the island were ruined
my american protection was almost seCffec
n, nyselftRSen from under medical treatment
l1su!;ed, SUBJECTED TO great expense, transport
cd nearly Eve hundred mi es, injured in health
and character and iuI Iisonei-all without
charge appearing asains: me, and without an
-epaIa ration being offered further than a fre
passport, valued 1t six dollars, when i. va
the pleasure Of my prosecutors to release ma
ny claim upon the Spanish Government vi
econ be make knOTa 10 the Department G
Stlte at Washington, whore hope it Will re
ceTe tie attention it deserves"