The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-03

The Hatch Imbroglio-The Dominican Attorney
General on tho subjeot-How Hatch Erred
and How His Life was Spared-Basxs
Opinion Of Babcocks Accusers.

ST. DOMINGO, July rs. 1870.
The Hatch Perry Babcock fuss has profoundly be-
wiidered the good Domncans. Tney can't under
stand the object Of SO much hard swearing. Don
Felix Delmonte Minister Of Justice, Z. e., Attorney
General OF the Dominican republic, defined the case
In these words when applied TO HIM for tho testt
mOny Of the trial. which, by the way, Ia ali on file
at the State Department at Washington
"Mr Davis Hatch was convicted OF conspring with
o band or outlaws then actually In arms on the
frontier, for the overthrow or this government He
made his house at Barahona--that place being
military precinct and OF course all within II subject
to martial lava depot for the arms and munitions
OF those consprators. He had vessel consigned
TO him al Barahona In furtherance OF this treas
enable attempt. although Barahona ~ closed 10
foreign trade, winch vessel was captured by .
Dominican cruiser, and condemned as prize OF war.
He gave false anu Illegal papers 20 the steamer Telc
Rraio. 10 enable tna pirate craft to attack and plum
der our deienceless coast settlements and do all the
evu IL unfortunately accomplished, and on these
proved facts MY Hatch was condemned to death by
military tribunal, precisely what Is done Ia like
cases by every civilized government In the world"
'rhen permit Inc 10 ask why he was not exc
cutedf Were there any eXtenuatDg iircum-
stances"
Cazneau and the other Americans pettiOnod for ms
life, ana II was granted with the reserved right OF
OBTAINING him IN prison TO keep him out of mischief
pending c9rta IN negotiations, ana now ne asAs the
Unled States 10 give US $4,000 for not shooting him
at once. In conformity with the law"
''The nine extenuatiDg circumstances and the
additional one that he IS citizen OF the United
States saved his life certainly" observed President
Baez; ''bnt IL was mistaken mercy.n
IAN expensive mercy 1t viii prove II we have to
pay $4,000 for sparng his life, observed the Att0r
ney General. "llad he been shot the day alter the
verdict there could have been reclamation for his
life was forfeited by law, as Is abundantly proved"
said afterwards very able lawyer OF the Cxbfal
party, whose opinion i mad asked, and who is him
what he was doing, but thought Baez would not
carry out the law upon the lie Of citizen OF the
United states lie trusted, and as You see with good
reason, TO that
"And now he charges $50, 600 for being let on; but
perhaps he thinks the eight children are damaged
to that extent by his being left in iie we throw in
This Is the only case IN which an imprisoned
American has received so much attention from the
United States Senate; but $4,000 will pay for con-
siderable testimony, and may allow some cOnsOling
slices TO lObbymen out OF the loaf. A funny addition
TO TINS demand s the fact that ON receiving
the Spanish copies OF the Hatch trial, which he
demanded Tor transmission u the Stale Department.
Consul Perry put the documents III the hands Of "A
MIR. Cohen ~ translate and copy fairly in English.
The charge made Tor this is about $780, at 81 per
page, and now the translator wants to be paid. Mr.
Perry declined because II WAS government business
and the Dominican government w,li listen to The
demand. Neither VIII any Of the officials write To
also hotel bill that has mixed itself UP with the I'M
paid Hatch-Pcrry accounts.
The $4,000 damages "rornot having been shot,n
as the Dominican Ministry II Justice puts the case,
Is TO pay everything and everybody here, as the
word runs. member OF he house of -
st. Thomas re-, refused s take hen upon
security, and thereby hangs another tale.
Consul Perry feeling hat Uncle Sam was
was the same as pledge TO collect the money
wroh at this implication on the national
sOIvency, and, It wGe, pnnctuated his ex-
preston OF opinion by throwing a glass OF
wine the botei tablen the face OF the doubt
ing ST. Th0nlas was jus hall minute too late 20
witness TINS outburst OF psrOtsm but several gen.
uemen-the French Consu aud Mr.. Prime Resident
Director OF the National Bank OF st. Domingo
among them-had that peasure, and there was a
lively time generally, bu tRe dominican oflcials
eXerted themselves to keo the affair out Of the law
courts account of Mr.. PCTys claiming diplomatic
inviolablhiy, which the Baz Cabinet ola not care to
enter upon Whie Fabens ad Babcock were shaping
into popular form Gener: Grants idea of annexaS
tion, which gerry might damage.
had already collected a the facts and evidence
OF the Hatch case, with Is motives and general
train Of action, but the Splash mail steamer left IL
with all the rest OF the ma behind, and The brief
eLpos6 OF its merits fromtllc witty Minister De-.
monte seemed to cover thtigso so cOncisely thai
send Il as a substitute or appendix, as may nap.
pen, but with the assuranc that every item Is true
and prOvable and has bee submitted 10 our gov
eminent in full detail.
win only add that had te BabcocE investigation
been held where Presidentjaez, mis- Ministers and
others could nave been worn they unanimously
declare that an indictmentfor perjury would have
tried against MS detractrs. "Perjured consplra-
tOrs' Is Baez's deiinltn OF the leading accsers
OF BabcocB.