The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03
4 MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

PANAMA, Jan. %, 1872
On the Isthmus AFFAIRS are quiet, pending the APP
preaching Presidential elections. The case OF the
American steamer Montijo, for the uulawfu seizure
ana detention OF which by party Of insurgents,
within the limits OF the State OF Panama. the gov
ernmenJ Of the United States demanded from that
OF Colombia Naturalization and an apology, is
again prominently before the public. The case
having Deen submitted to the authorities OF this
State for investigation, 1t was handed over to the
Attorney General, ana he has published his opinion
on the question. This document was published
officially on the 18th inst, and as State paper Is
quite curiosity for the of-hand way in which 1t
disp0ses OF so high a crime as the seizure oil q
foreign vessel on the high seas by band OF insur-
gents The following Is literal translation OF the
document
To THE CRIMINAL JUDGE THE CAPITAL DISTRICT
AND DEPARTMENTS
Of 80 great Importance as the present requires Fave been
enabled to ascertain what the facts upon which
The hs thai the revOluOnlsts of the month Of April
port Of David for that Of Panama, and retained
az 81 az into the
Of the STATE and the Sns OF The
a 81 ! say ~ the CLAIM. which the United State, Minister
resident Al Bogota to the of Columbus
ny II n Be ed
the capture OF the Month"; Which the Of Ams
That the revoutionists. Messrs Tomas Herrera Domingo
. and os who
Messrs schuber Brother and made use Of her notor
Bay Of fap.ma They made themselves Fsspe1s!Se Of
according them they would have been tried and should
The
Of "a, state. they are free from al lespOH.ey
acted a. consider u neither legal nor according
Piracy says Belo. referring to Kent rob
without legal authority No sovereign has the power Of
the definition Of this crime generally admitted.
shown by v1 n and those of
revouonsts proposed to John schuber twhose declaration
his he freight ssa MoO
e which he 10 9 @ the aS
steamer Besides she not captured on the high seas
1se OF 70 quickly Se at
the same time deprive the legitimate Of getting
them ewing 70 the facility which would , have been Afforded
most required In analogous occasions the Monto has
Now supposng that the revolution had riumphed would
not Messrs Schuber Bro have settled with the new
fre.idsn. csrsoso for the sum Of ss as stated by Mr
9S r nsa s ss he
a s the s
not the pirates Of today because they
sS1Ss but and esSsss1sy just that the
which was caused 70 them during the time the
that Ss snSemnzaon should be according 70 law and
equity Nor shOuid there be any punishment
q foreign with ,lo % By
such a, and q. to TT the insult
non given BY Mr. 4srrera-the act Of having taken the nag
having there not wishing to deliver up to the revou
ON who s nSss
object could they have had IN insulting the flag Of
about attempt movement to upset the ac-
lion SS American citisens The letter from Tomas Herrera
e scanSer freight the MonS oeaF On
e do and this letter also to M
be great thing for You and your brother You will De
q ss and do ali
THIS i. what AZ Tomas Herrera wrote 70 MT John
had hitherto done was neither 70 insult the Amer
lean Gag steal the steamer They wished to desh, her.
insult the American nation, whose reprobation
Here ought conclude, requesting that you win dictate
% DO not wish 10 do 30 Without
the Mono was fitted Up and ss in tins port
United States citizens navgates the of the 18TH
"Fs without 5ss pSs soRlEeA
The ABOVE was made public in Panama, January
IS, 1872, onicially.
of the Montijo, pupished in the HERALD at the
time Of the occurrence, may be summarized as fol-
lows:-On the 5tn OF April last the Montllo, an
MASTER manned by an American crew, having an
American register sailing under the United States
nag, and wlthal having permission from the govern
ment OF Colombia to enter and navigate rivers In
che Bay of Panama and out Of it, within the precincts
OF this State, the prosecution OF legal trade sailed
from the port OF David on regular voyage freghted
with passengers and merchandise. When she had
proceeded some forty miles down the river to its
mouth she anchored to make some repairs required
on ner boiler. While al anchor party OF men, who
had taken passage from David for Panama,
under the threat Of violence compelled the
captain 10 turn mis- steamer round and go back TO
the port ne had Just left. In The mean time sup
ply of arms and ammunition had been received on
board from vessel anchored at the mouth OF the
river. ON the Stn OF the same month, three days
after the seizure Of the steamer, revolution broke
out in the province OF Chrlqul headed by The
days before. The vessel used IN the interest OF
those parues and by them till the 18TH OF May fol-
when treaty OF peace INV was msde INV r
volutiOnists. Immediately on the receipt OF the
news OF the outrage at Panama, the owner of the
steamer protested energetically against IT before
the United states Consul here, and his brother who
was on board at the time OF the seizure, also pro-
tested against the act, and after the revolution was
declared refused to freight her on any terms.
After the treaty OF peace was signed the President
Der the owners, for the loss they had sustained.
The question OF damages was LETT to arbitration
and put at some thirtyelght thousand dollars. The
President through some qubDle 1aed to comply
with this arrangement, anu the matter was then
turned over to the national government. Thus the
matter stood when 1t was taken up by the govern.
ment at washington. The facts as l nave briefly
stated them are on record In. detail in the Consulate
In thus city, and show That the Attorney General
giving his decision not only quibbes, but assumes
as facts assertions which not The object OF
THIS decision Is apparently to make favorable case
to send 70 Bogota, and TO allow the perpetrators Of
the crime to 20 free. Mr.. Herrera. the leader is
company as before and Mr. Jose +. Diaz is
Governor OF the city. the balance OF those mpll-
Gated are ut large as usual.
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER
occurred In this city on the night OF the lln inst.
Peruvian named Victor AcOsta, employed In a
respectable mercantile house. entered public
saloon about eleven O'Clock with his throat cut rom
ear to ear. and died almost Immediately after. no
crime. The traces OF the murdered mans blood
showed that he had walked some nall dozen
blocks alter he had received the wound.
The United states steamer Mohican captain Low,