, 1870-05-25
CUBA.
The IndiEnitics to Consul Phi1lipsL
Particulars OF the Execution OF
Wycth and Speakmau-TheC Consul
Forced to Leave Santiago. 80

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Particulars OF the Execution OF
Wycth and Speakman-The Consul
Forced to Leave Santiago. ="
From. the Sssc Tork Tribune, K1y g.
Consul 4 E. Phillips, 1ats Of Santiago do
Cuba, has Just arrived on the steamer North
America- His account Of his treatment while
On the Island shows that the Spaniards have
Little respect for American citizens OF the
American 1ag. He says that soon after his
predecessor left Cuba the cases Of Speakmsn
and Wyeth came uP- They were american
citizens, and Wyeth had been = telegraph
aboard . steamer in New York hsrbor, suppos-
ing they we're going to Cuba al night. Be-
fore they had paEsed Sandy Hook party Of
ten or fifteen men boarded the vessel and
landed her near Santiago. The entire party
wss captured, aud al were tried, con-
10 proof Of their intimacy with Cuban .anairs
beyond their presence On the vessel, and
everybody believed their story ezcept the
Spanish Po6ee. On the -, n,ght before the
sleep moment AL possible means hsd been
used to prevent The execution, except applying
to The English Consul This two
held conference, and just be-
1cro the fated hour arrived they went to the
Spanish Governor, who was said to be aeleep-
BIZ: Phillips fu.ced his Way past the servants,
and found :. His Majesty" in bed smoking
He covered his fsce With his hznds, snd said
that he did not wish them 10 xsk for any IA
VOTE Both Copsu1B urged their case, and
prayed for only three days respite, saying that
the prisoners nould. be abls 70 prove their IN
Tho Governor declared that they had been
sentenced, and that he could not interfere
The English Consul did his utmost, but all
efforts were useless, md the condemned wera
and they met their fata without struggle
After this it became WIN fur the Amet:can
ConEnl, but for a while his dispatches we're
forwarded, and each time he received letters
| Of thanks from Washington LAST 1AnaaV
6e sent report rehesns .s5fagon zsvS5H1s on ,ne
portezs got bold OF it, and p9bl!shed ean.s
! Shortly after this be received ANONYMOUS
| notes from friends in New iork, Tatn1Ps lan
to look out The same dry thst the ina1ta- IL
the house. e1cls;aing, :. o, .nssss the soldiers
| h.ye secn copy Of your despatch, and they
| viii III rot,. fkey a1o gathering up town"
| Further 1umms Of assassination reached
him the next hour and M then be thought il
Hma1icsus, An % Nth Captain Coz, were al he could
muster IN the place- The Staa and Stripes
were run up, aad they determined to die Ike
men. Seeing that there we're but few arms,
! III Phillps sent for the English Consul,
be w.s obliged to apply to foreign govern
| ment for ptotsction- They went to the Gov
ernor, and d=manded protection. He said that
he would do the best be could, but he advised
Nj. Philips to get out OF Santiago as quickly
"a possible He assured the Consul that
he Phiups) did his. Preparations
! we're made to embark on board a French
steamet in the harbor, which would wait only
one hour Mrs. Phillips uas sent to the wharf
in close causge. While servant was pack-
mg up some dispatches, word WIS received
on his way to the ahip- He again
appted to the Governor for protection,
/ who cent his private secretary. b going
though bsck l!eys, in compsng with the
British Consul, the ateamer was reached IN
Santiago before Mr. Phillips Was ablo
10 find an American steamer, snd IN the
meantime be was guest OF the French and
English commanders He finally ran acTosa
Admiral Poor at Jauaics, Eho took him back