The New York herald., 1867-04-26
Liberal way Of Raising Prestams fro
Americans.
Irrom the Matamoros tApril 10) Corresp
Mar 0rlaana Times


New Orleans 1imcs1
King Go. have shipyard at Bagdad 10 Cooper. .
ncmber Of the nrm, had made arrangement with the
Of the ferry Al that place 70 do his fenyna
having arisen in regard TO the sub-
5sct six soldiers bsongns 70 tho garrison Of Bagdad
any further crossing About this time couple or IRISH
men started across the river They were ordered TO
stop; bu. having fow drinks ahead, they pad no At
~ them Not being pcased with this kind OF treatment
she Irishmen returned and made furious attack upon
the sodicrs The result Of the affair that the whole
paty OF soldiers dsarmcd, and their guns thrown
she river The next IN the story The dsarmed
Ansericanss prcnsncia,aisn' This soon brought To-
gshsr the military OF the city and having heard the
tale Of the cowardly soldiers they made . furious
charge upon Jo Coopers shipyard. Meantime the two
drunken Irishmcn who had done nil the mischief had
quietly gotten in their boat and crossed tho river
there were eighteen other men, the employees
OF King Il Co. In the shpyard. Those men had collect
"a to what going and upon them the Mexican
soldiers pounced Every one OF them was arrested
Iosss among them Captain Kelley late Of the United
Bates Army, the representative oi King Co., In the
absence Of Cooper Kelley had not even ont OF his
ofics in time the fracas An examination Of the
affair immediately commenced Nine of the party
were tried, and not particle OF evidence adduced
against them The commander. becoming satisfied that
the guilty parties had escaped and that he would not be
able out pimd tdce case against any OF the
prisoners closed the investigation.
Hut u Is not Ia the nature Of Mexican oicial 10 DO
Justice 10 American whenever he has the least pre-
text to matrcat him. rho commander Of Bagdad
had not examined and against whom no evidence had
been adiuced be tied Ochnd them, and IN THIS con-
dton had them marched IRON Bagdad TO Na'auioros,
distance oe forty niles, foot without moutbfui OF
food He also letter to the Governor vi tue CITY,
70 the effect that the pr great criminals In
this communication be makes his charges principally
against Kelley, who had not had the least thing TO DO
with the AFFAIR. he aiieges that tapiain IS 'dan
gerous man, that he Is an epcmy 10 Mexcans, that
his conduct has been serics of orsgcs upon defence
less Mexicans' that the ssculminaton or his wicked
course has been great indgnity 70 the Mexican nag
allegations, which, f true have nothing 70 DO wtn tnc
case; but which, beyound doubt, were fabricated Tor
the occasion.
These men were cast IN prison IN Maiamoros among
common feions-thicvcs, hghwaymen. murderers. they
nave remained in loathsome dungeon eight days. No
charge has been made against them fhey held In
open violation OF the laws OF Mexico, which expressly
provide that no shall be kept prison longer than
ehree days without being heard.
. But there s sill something more 10 this story. King
Co. are the largest capitalists and the heaviest opera
sors on this border. The members Of the nrm are
american citizens but they have considerable ntersst
sIs ne.co % The Mexican authorities, thcrefore son
~ ~~uae tnat they arc Just the men OF whom 10
orce good prestamo. What / assert IN not merely
~ opinion, but an actual fack A Mexican gentleman