, 1870-01-12
INTERIOR VIEW OF PARAGUAY
AN AFFAIRS.
President Lopez and nErs- Lynch

President Lopez and nEra- Lynch.
The London Times reports Ut leug:h I case In
inc courts, where the payment OF an overuuo bill
Vas song1I TO be enforced. md Ehrle part Of
tfe detence vas that the lii was chtatleo from
ceseDdspt, Stewart, while he was uEder the powet
Of P1esideLt Lopez. aud uheu hia Lie would aave
been forfeited By refusal. and that subsequent
letter promising TO PAY 1t be was compelled TO
write by Aadame lyEch. 1rteE the same pres
sure. The testimony Of Nj. Wosshtn2ton, for
y. 4. Campbell, Commander IN the UDl:ed sts;cs
Eayy and Gap'a!n oi The ennooat WASH and Gca-
quay, iafen by comuatsston, was read Tho fol.
loving are lone Of the extracts:
Mr. Worthtrgton depostd: Airs. Lynch Vas re-
PRESIDENT Lopez. We Ind, IN The course Of the
general conversation, come talk about the execa.
tfoEs and fortunes tnat bad been attributed to Lo-
peg. Inquired Of D. Stewart why he did not
u.e The iehuerce which he had. for the prevention
Of tbese t6lpgs, es much % possible uEder-
ttood d. Ste distinctly. tncn 10 state that he
knew OF 70 executions or to1tu1es, ard saw no1e.
Dr. Stewart ssla rotLiug to me- OF torture force
NE of having been foTced % sign bill As Msa-
lster q the ULrtea sta;es, kEeR nothing shout
conspiracy 70 q take tae llfe q Lopez. Ik1ow mat
life. Intetsoea1ed: Who were the parties lmpi-
bum, e1.ULtred S,ates Minister; III. nergys.
Mr. Bl!sS, Mr. M4srermap, Iii. Ca1reIae, Nj. Rod.
rIRuez, BenRro Lopez uhe brother Of Lore1,.
Het,e pe1tds, azd nnny o'1ers ln'eTosatsd
sssaisa In ne alleged eonspiraey:
nssa o11 eerenss we to ,s mstssr aaa
thereaftst It Wss frequently said that Bliss was
re ore who vas 70 % The deest, merely referring
Stewart also Ra.i that MF. Wasnburn had been
taeey sssutea of es,ne engaged IL tns alleged
ahtch he ve,y decidedly expressed. From nj
trqa:ref, ! as sa,tsaed that there WAS great ID
1t,cnt!; e9t to l!le ana property IN Paraguay
ptz, on account Of L0rezs eIcesste. Aud SO
tEIotmtd ~ go'ernu eft. From my a.dpo.nt,
ard from The information | then had, attributed
tIihated e1cesses In another element, VIZ, the
Brazilian e1encut in Paraguay. had general
t,oce hy Loptz at that line. attended, by ctTcnm.
Stances OF great brutality and a,rocisy. ON now
Freah'ng q information Ieeetyed At Buenos
toltnres indicted By Lopez, OF ny hts orders Do
e; q e, Ps1tca!ar ease q torture
Ifety vas that he, as the head or the government,
haa these things done under nls authority.
M.Eletcr McMahon TESTIFIED: never vas in any
fearfo ng life or property from LpFe2; DF re-
cal BY u5 government led 10 MY leaving Iara-
Guay; the administration charged, and MI Wash
bt ms t1othtr becsme Secretary Of State: have
It was dated IN December, ls6s; It waa signed BY
Dr. Stewart as Of the 1isueases Lopez sent me
TINED States; have heard from sne 'n neMsaa " ~;
pe1s that vas ore OF ths execrto1s but uid |
Let read tie will: NOW remember there were
two documeDtt-oCe WIS oeed OF e1ft 10 MTs,
l,neh, The other ~as q Will, both Of the rame |
oa1e; nm rot sure whether Dt. Stewart signed |
10th a. witness, but an certaln h.s signature
VAS attached TO one Of them. CIossexamllci |
0n the pa1t Of Dr. S,eNaIt-Depones: / thint |
loPtz vas hlRh. minded ma7 would rot call |
BIN = humane mar, any more than you'd |
call his people ard the people generally !
In putllc life in South America hrmaue: |
i6ele have been Ea5y who arc no1c
hEEanc than Lortz. AID many who haye been
less; do not hn0H whether or not ME. Lsuce.
tee husband Of Mrs II ncb, Is alre; hut Tee! CON
ylLced teAt he Ia Eot, becauss hal come inter-
yiews With Mis-. L, reh On the subject OF her Hul
when she atci to ma that there Nns no ore who
could Interfere with the rights OF her children
heant1g her children BY Lcptk, at the instarcc
01 Lopez, VITO Hns present, shc mentioned to me
that her children had been legllinIzed; never
gAw Nj. LsEch: BIZ name Eas lever mentioned;
I derlred an Impression trom the aboye remark !
b; Mrp. l. nch that therc had been secret mar.
Einee between her aid Lopez: there we're reasoas
Why Lopez might Ce.ire to keep the matter secret,
Eo: nishiDE TO ctycst her, during the wat, OF Inc
4tatua OF an English Echtecs: have heaei o; two |
Matrted sisters al LopeZ: never heard OF thclf t
ben z p1nfcly ncrctl IN Paraguay. but did hear |
Of II II Hnerus AYES CT tie country OF the alltea,
tu. did not believe q word OF 1t. bel,sye that
the outcsy cchirst Lopez IL positively iudrceEt,
81 that the English People will ind I'm: cut soee