The New York herald., 1872-07-31

to Cadiz. As soon as entered the
Havana Presidio ali the money had about me was
was SIT in gold never saw it again. NV gold
spectacles were also stolen from me.
CoRREsP0NDEsT-Were you put to any kind OF
DocToR-I was sent to the tailors shop, but
escaped actual work through paying the chief OF
ConnEsroNpEST-How did you get the money to
do this Y
DooroR-From my friends outside who also fur
from the cantine in the prison yard and thus saved
me from eating the miserable rations OF the other
CoRREsroNpENr--How long did you remain
IN THE HAVANA PREsIDIOY
DocToR-About fortnight. AT the end OF that
shifted to the Cabaa fortress on the other side OF
the harbor, at the entrance, preparatory to my
were then put on me. These consisted OF
RING OF IRON ROUND EACH ANKLE
with two bars o. iron running up to the waist
weight of the whole would be about eight pounds
/ wore these irons from that moment until two
struck or by the intervention OF Consul Dune.
CoRREsP0NDENT-How long did you remain in the
D0CrOR-Fourteen days.
CoRREsroNDESr-Did you do any manual labor
thereY
SWEEPING THE STREETS.
DOCT0R-For the first four days swept the
streets, which you may think was pretty hard for q
man OF education to submit to. couldn't stand
For the rest OF the time did no work. On the 18th
OF March | was put on board the Spanish mail
steamer Antonio Lopez, bound for Cadiz. SIX other
political prisoners were put on board with me.
One was Domingo Guirald, distinguished lawyer
Of Havana. He has been sent to Ceuta;
800 soldiers were also board the steamer return
Ing to Spain. These were far more comfortably
lodged than US poor political prisoners; for while
they on ts ecs assk on
pare board, my only covering a blanket
TERRIBLE VOYAGE TO cADIz.
CoRREsPONDENT-How did you fare on boardf
DoCTOR-Our passage was a rough one; but
though had never crossed the ocean before, was
dyssntery the whole way over, so much so that
during the seventeen days OF the voyage from Ha-
vana to Cadiz was only once on deck and that
C0RREsPoNDENT-WhO attended to your neces-
sitiesa
DocToR-A little black boy took pity on me and
was the only one who attended to me. paid him
a tribe for his trouble. and | troubled him much.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Did not the ships doctor visit
yOuS
DoCTOR-Never ..ae
CoKREspoNDENT-Or the captains
DocToR-Frends of mine, of influence In Havana
had spoken to the captain on my behalf before we
sailed but he never to see me during the
passage do not even know his name
CoRREsP0NDENT-Were there any officers in
DocroR-None whatever. When we were put on
board at Havana the captain gave u receipt Tor us
to the prison authorities. and when we were de-
lvered by him to the prison authorities at Cadz he
took their receipt or US to deliver to those Of Ha-
COnJrQCc.
CORREsPONDENr-IE other words You were con-
sidered as so many head OF cattle, to be conveyed
from point to point like pigs from Dublin to Liver
pool like cattle from Texas other parts of the
CniOnp
DocroR-Precisely so, with possibly the clause OF
mot accountable Tor mortality also in the bill Of
lading or receipt
CoRREsPoNDENr-H Had you any deaths on boardp
DocToR-Yes; but not among the prisoners.
were among the cabin passengers OF whom there
were over forty.
GonREspoSDeSr. did you arrive in cadizs
DOCTOR-On the first day OF April, this year.
IRONEp THE WHOLE VOYAGE.
CoRREspoNDENT.I understood you to say You
wore your irons all the voyage? Was that ncces-
saryY You cOuld'nt run awayY
D0CT0R-NOt only unnecessary but uncustOmary.
understand that in other ships the irons of politi
cal prisoners were taken of during the voyage;
mine were not wore them night and day. They
cut me very much, and
EAT INTO MY FLESH.
The Captain might have taken the irons or me
during the voyage, but he did not not even for Ave
minutes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES food did you have on
board shipa
CONVICT RAIIoNs-RoBBEp AGAIN.
D0CTOR--Convicts' ratiOns were provided for the
prisoners; but could not eat them. i therefore
paid the stewards Tor something little better. Be-
fore left Havana my friends supplied me with
money, but IL was my own money, received from
my family. When | landed at Cadiz had some
1884 left. This was instantly taken from me by the
COmandante OF the Prison at Cadiz, Don Juan Cas-
tfo, after / was delivered into his charge, on
the day after my arrival On that day two officers
OF the prison and four soldiers came on board the
Antonio Lopez and removed all OF us prisoners to
the jail We went on shore in a boat, and then
were marched on foot through the streets to the
prison, the populace looking on.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were your irons taken Off
AT CADIZ.
Docron---The day General Dunie, the United States
Consul at CadiZ came to see me in the prison. IL
was the day was taken there. He was most kind.
As soon as he saw was irOned ne went to the civil
my letters, by undertaking himself to be RESPONSE
Bile for my making no attempt to escape lie also
advised the Governor that my case was the subject
OF communications between Mr. Adee, the United
States Charge dAffaires at Madrid, and the Spanish
and that therefore orght not to be
sent to Ceuta without special instructions from
Madrid Thanks to the energetic lemOnstrances of
MIR. Adee who had the conduct OF the Legation at
Madrid as Charge dAffaires, in the absence OF Min
ister Sckles. an O. der arrived 10 suspend my en-
barkatiOn for Ceuta
CoRREsPoNDENT--Wha sort OF a prison Is the
Presdo, OF Cadiz, in which you were confined?
DocToR-A disgrace to any nation Visit II and
you win see It Is hlthy beyond degree. MY sleep
reaches and other vermin. In fact, SIR, Libby was
nothing to this Spanish prison.
thought nothing could b. worse than that.
DocTOR--I would rather have had Libby any day,
with oil It's horrors, than the Cadiz Presidio. At
only TO show your nose at window and kind
reb. sentry on the opposite side or the street
would give you the coup de grace rae IN Ina jitcy, and
while everybody, nom the jail0r downwards, tiled
to put you into your misery, no one was kind
enough to put you out OF your misery. The jatlor
was rough, unleeling. brutal, low OF speech un-
couth in manner, and like him were all his subor.
iinates.
JUAN COsTELLA, THE JArLER OF CADTZ.
CORREsfONDEsT-What was the name OF this
aiIcr
essly n brute-a devil incarnate. There are
hose whose names will not give you, who showed
me kindness, SO far as II was In their humble |
bower; for ] know that they would suffer II they |
we're suspected OF lav0rng me. When Spain shall |
iave government bold enough. strong enough, to |
names or these men. Meantime 1 content myself |
With immortalizing my cruel and rapacious |
ailer, Juan Costello. This fellow allowed Inc no |
exercise In the prison yard, and the only time |
,oud get 1t was on Sundays by pretending to |
DC Catholic, though was in reality a Protestant.
used then TO be let out into the yard and take my |
stand outside the door Of the capla apparently TO
isten to the service, but In reality TO get the air.
CORREsPOSDENT-Were you put to any work In
he Cadiz prison
REMnyAL TO TILE KINGS HOSPITAL.