New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-10
PANAMA, Feb. ], 1863.

DRESSES TO TIE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MATTERS.
From Oar own Correspondent
PANAMA, Feb ], 1868.
The murder of which wrote you in my last
has continued topic Of absorbing interest here and
AT Colon only OF It's atrocities but Of
insight 1t has gwen MS into the practical workings OF
the Government under which live. brief resume Of
the Of the crime Will be necessary 70 throw
the light OF preceding events upon the after action OF the
authorities VIM. Carlos Fernandez dealer in cigars
arrived at Colon with his partner Jose Nara DE Castro
early In January They put n.y. at the Howard l9lIe,
10Th De Castro instgacd II is fully believed by Gaspar
Adreana. actor. of those schemng villains whose
tool spells picture Of humanity by deed OF blood and
then 10 step forward and seze the plumbers DE Castro
stole into Fcrnandezs room ana staDOed nm 70 death
with pOCnard then lac crcpt out leaving but the guard
Of a fragile lock between him and discovery To get rd
aud TO DO this he procured large box which Fernandez
had used TO pack his cigars in 10 was three feet square
In II he placed the dead man. whose legs he had
hacked of Ia make him t lie then hired another villain
named Mullins VINO hid Deeh pnohc eAeeuIonfr Hi
Denis Of Barnaby Ridge exhibited TO turn EN- on, but
IA Mullins. assisted by some darkies, who were
deposited the box with Da Costa. Da Costa hired
across the bay TO the mainland and left IT, Then having
received the Key he went TO the hotel 10 hide the traces
PROMISED for his reward large gucrdon Of the victims
property which he to fnd In the room. He did his
s9ay Excited by the disappearance Of Fcrnandc1 and
the memory OF that strange box taken away at o'clock
appearance was CHASTITY. Blood was everywhere-On
bea. floor. and waL De Castro Who It i said had re-
and went without let on hndetance IL TOOK ohg tne
that a murder had been done still longer
that there must have been a murderer Ia
i'm his belt was putting miles between him aud the ardy
pursuit Indeed 10 Is probable there would nave oee no
pursuit AZ all the foreign residents Of the place had not
Indignantly Unlisted that IL should be made. Meantime
the box sought Tor found aud brought back the same
OF the story That box. with it's mutilated and bloody
remains Was dumped upon the sidewalk in front Of the
exposed the Of the curious nnd Disguised throng
Then the body put IN the rough coffin used Tor the burial
Of pauper cared away, and tumDled, without coffin
covering naked into grave twelve inches deep ana
this when according to me statement OF the T. > Consl
$500 in property OF the murdered man since then
sas 0iu and feasted on the flesh. THIS
was more than even the much.tested patience
OF the decent men the place could endure and public
meeting OF the foreign residents very unusual thing.
resulted Mr. VIM Baldwin, Acting Superintendent OF
was composed gentlemen Of the highest respeetabty
address to the Tie state Of Panama was
drawn up This address at once significant Of the
OF affairs the sthmus, and so interesting that
10 lis EIccaency vicente oLARrE g., President Of he
state Of Panama.
OF Carlos Fernandez Spanish subject with the attend
ant circumstances compel the undersigned. foreign
ease to your notice From the last evidence believed
that the murder committed on the morning OF the
connected With the hotel Howard House were fully
aroused noises aud groans were heard issuing from the
room In which the bloody deed committed the par
ties thereto suspected and watched yet; Tor the
space OF nearly thirty hours tue room was allowed 70
permitted to be taken from the house at the early hour
Of o'clock IN the morning without question OF hterier
agents. After The body had been removed me
out 10 one Of the Judges OF this place, and his
authority asked for his arrest rhih refused and the
when he had been traced by the aid afforded by the Act
ing superintendent Of the Railroad 10 point on me road
near Lion Hill Station, private individual made the ar
rest unaded by the police and ON claiming the reward
Of sOO which was offered by the authorities was given
but go and that was taken from the money Ioud Oh tne
prlsOner-whch undoubtedly belonged To the murdered
man. Until 10 o'clock on the morning OF the dseoNeIy'
arrest had been made and TO ms hour parties con
nected with the hotel who were fully aware that there
was something wrong gong on; ana whS lHGhty per
NAMED undstnrbed and unquestoned In regard to the
action Of the authorities in The disposal OF the murdered
Voting to all human feeling or shame, and
containing the remains was taken 10 the caiaDoose,
where broken open and the body dragged forth
view: il Was then placed naked in the paupers'
coffin exposed again In the street In front OF the Gala
railroad Office and left In the hot sun for two hours,
posed all its horrors and finally conveyed to Monkey
a shallow grave, and the coffin returned. All this was
done with the knowledge and by the direction Of tho
murdered had left ample means TO provide decent
Civilized burial, and when the entire foreign population
of the place would have been glad TO attend the remains
10 burial in a manner becoming civilized human beings.
Intamed savagcs could not have been more cruelty
eardess the last sad rites the living to the dead
These revolving details given your Exeellency by
the undersigned the earnest hope that that which fol-
lows may claim your attention and lead TO decided action
on the part the Government for the reform and better
administration OF affairs In this place We beg TO inform
you that the present time as in the past) there
numbers Of thieves and vagab0nds lnfestng this town.
men who not devoted TO any calling but roguery who
cad
robbery and violence. Many Of them known to the
police yet they quietly permitted TO pursue their me-
farous Gambling In the public streets and on the
is daily and openly carried often 30 the oh
OF business AMI serious annoyance or respecta
BILE men, without the slightest notice being taken OF the
fact The town Is overrun with irresponsible rabblc
many of whom have no visible means OF support, ard
whose here under sort OF recognition
tro on the part OF the Government is u constant
source OF fear by day aud horror by night. We,
therefore, whose names are hereuno signed, for
eign residents, whose business relations compel TO
remain here most earnestly beg that immediate action
he taken 10 the better government of this town,
that we NAV be protected in lives and properties,
from iawessness and want OF good administration OF
puIic affairs. which are daily becoming and worse
And we take this occasion respectfully urge the pas
sage and adoption OF law OF registration under which
every person OF whatever nation color race, shall be
comneIled on adopting this his residence. however
hrrt to give a strict OF himself his business
for neglect or refusal Unless our appeal Is needed VIC
far orr city, from the accumulated It's OF bad govern
n,eut and bad people, Will speedily become DywOrd
.ud reuroael al S.lAZatOn We, the uIucTsgned, ]