The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-24

10 Don Juan Cadaso OF the accused and the latter
from motives of old intercourse and sympathy towards the
unfortunate unacquanted also with the antecedents OF
Gonzales who appeared under the new name OF Rodriguez
did every thing in his power TO advance him in the world
I, Is remarkable that all these facts have been acknow
edged by Rodriguez in the proceedings to the chang
ing OF the name After aiding him many occasions
Cadalso to make the burden lighter, called him to his
own house allowed him seat at his table aud employed
him occasionally in business family matters He fur
nshed Rodriguez also with an invoice OF nearly $500 worth
of ry goods carry about and sell IN the country some
of these goods he sold, paid back only part OF the
value and left the remaining the estate Narciso, and
hen went about the country Of Banaguses in company
with two known thieves Reyes and Desdero according
to his statement
The Evidsnee
The revelations of Rodriguez commenced the 26h of
January and were continued up to the 9Th OF February
The inormer FIRST revealed that revolutionary un,a
existed Havana composed of Don Ramon Pinto, Don
Juan Cadalso Dr. Jose Antonio Echeyerra Don Jose An
tonic Cinra and Don Jose Trnpllo the latter of whom
was the secretary and collector of funds send to
responding unta New York. to which already the Of
100000 had been remitted part in specie and part in
credit on mortgage The accused being imprisoned, and
the prosecution commenced, Rodriguez was called as
1t was required by the law to raty under oath his accu
saon He then ratified his former charges with the fol-
ing remarkable alterations he stated that he had not
said that Don Juan WAS OF Junta,
but that he deserved the confidence OF the unta and
seouently was invited their sessions and that it was
from him he derived the information of the conspiracy
he denies to have said that Echeverra belonged to the
iunta nor Cntra Trujillo, although he beeued they
entertained the same views in politics
Rodriguez states that Cadalso and Pinto gave him de
patches and money take in his trips to the untain New
York Also that he and an associate Don Jose RAJ
mos agreed nine months before to denounce this consp
IN PeZuela who
sed to hear Them that that time they carried with them
the packages containing $4,000 worth ofunds and mort
cages remittance that six months after he carried
another which he delivered into the hands of the Amer
can General Quitman in his estate which occasion
be was accompanied by member of the unt that the
expedition arrive between the 18th of February aud
18th Of March In the latter testimony Rodriguez says
that Pinto and Cadalso had been the who nrust
ed him with money and plates which is the be gave
to the mortgages
Affirming that he enjoyed the complete confidence of
Cadaso says that the latter spent in the plot Of 1851
more than 100000; than $4,000 in the expedition
which came under Lopez and that Csdaso gave $4,000
obtain an interview with Arce who under arrest
Rodriguez also affirms the intention of numbering the
differing in the details each time he reveals
or is questioned that point First both the captain
general and Gen. Maurano to be assassinated the
former at the theatre by shot from grille box, while the
gas would be put OUT of the manner in which the second
be murdered not W0ru was SAID I'm anDtner
casion he says that dinner be given the captain
general where he should be murdered and lastly some
one would kill him the promenade ground and take to
his heels on fast horse OF the cennexion Of this
der with the nsurrecton which he always specifies should
start in the country and distant towns he says
word excepting that it desirable to commit the muir
der fortnight before the arrival of the expedition He
designates the interior towns and villages, names their
military chiefs but nothing regarding the capital except
;r murder of the which he
adds Cadaso opposed at the juna.
He saws that Cadalso for Independence and not in
favor of annexation He says sometimes that Pinto and
others that Cadalso provided and warke articles for
the country districts and that he Rodriguez
their orders the leaders in the interior and that Dr.
Pineo gave information of the amount and distribution Of
the troops from the facility offered him by his official
pacty as physician of the military hospital and his friend
ship with Gen. Lavalette.
On the 26th January Rodriguez reyealed that there was
depot of arms the house No IL Rosa street which
found but of the persons there living guarding
them as mentioned by him neither does their
as described correspond with any of the accused He
points out one armory where pistols had been bought
which turns false He adds that hundreds of arms had
gone to the interior
Rodriguez delivered at the time OF his first information
one copy Of the instructions to the country chiefs OF de-
tachmen and subsequently two more which he said
10 be obtained from the family of Cadalso where he
tinucd live He witnesses of the official searches
Of the house of Cadaso and points the bottom
In the drawer of wardrobe whore nothing is found.
lie revealed that he had been sent by Cadalso with a
letter individual in Pinas del Rio which, though APP
pareny about tobacco in leaf understood he says
allude 10 a number of men ready for outbreak
Rodriguez avowed, in the of his testimony that
he bad received nothing but benefits at the hand Of the
cused Cadaso, and that he owed to him than his
father yet after his accusation had been lodged
and the had taken place be continued live with
the family Of his benefactor 10 spy report and traduce
both the accused and those who had the courage to sym
pa,hize with that afflicted family
Here then is the astounding revelation Of an escaped
convict unsupported by other evidence upon the merits of
which, although the law and the military ordi
consider IL nadmissible respectable citizens have
been condemned death aud other severe penalties
The following the principles Of the Spanish the
case;
ls As accuser secret iniormer the law considers
Rodriguez party allows him the benefit Of suggesting
and aiding in the preliminary steps establish his
saoni but requires Of him the proof Of his statement
"a. Could be be admitted a witness he would be only
In number and without confrmatory evidence there
fore no condemnation could issue
sd. AS "a condemned criminal be could not be received
either witness accuser.
sth His contradictory statements made bis testimony
unavailable witness, and subjected him. according to
the law, accuser TO the penalty incurred by calum
niasor
Such WERE doubtless the basis Of the dsapprova OF
sentence BY Don Miguel Garcia Gambia the Auditor Of War