The New York herald., 1873-06-20
Twenty-three Days imprison-
ment in Havana.
A Herald Correspondent in Durance
Vile on Unpr0ven Charges.
Story Of the Release Of Mr.. Leopold A.
Price from SDfnish Dungeon.
A Model Sumario and Hogi-
cal Fiscal.

HAVANA, June II, 1879
After twenty three long weary days, the first six
Of which were passed In solitary confinement or
tnc0municado OF imprisonment in Spanish
fortress, although more fitting name would be an
inquisitorial stronghold. your correspondent was
nnally released the 18th inst. Early in the morn
ing OF that day the Governor OF the fort, Brgadier
Velasco several ofcers OF his star and the Fiscal
who had charge OF the s,nrsast0 OF my case, made
|, their appearance in my caiaboose with the very
welcome Intelligence that my release had been
WAS FREE TO DEPART
as soon as convenient to myself The usual nun.
ber OF high-n0wn Spanish grandiloquent phrases
were then rendered me, songratulating me with
Spanish sincerity (D upon my release and good
luck. It was evident to me that their sincerity
was not feigned in presuming that 1t was my ''gOsd
luck" to escape prolonged immoatiOn and obtain
release where 1t is in vain to look for justice and
where passions and prejudices have an unbridled
dominion.
READING THE CASE.
The Fiscal, after witnessing tie Misunderstanding an
Wround, then, to comply with all the necessary for
malites, proceeded TO unfold what he calls my
sGneG,tO and to read the resunsen or summing up.
In the excitement OF the moment and the chatter
ing OF those that surrounded me could not catch
the full wording or the documents, which the Fiscal
read with haste ana no punctuation, but enough
caught my to let me understand that the proofs
had been insufficient to complicate me with
OKely as his alder and abettor, and, succeeding in
that to try for tnadencta treason), but that IL
had been found an indlsputable fact that the ma
jorty OF foreigners and almost all Americans were
in sympathy with the Cuban insurgents and un-
friendly and hostile to Spain THIS struck me AZ
rather q gratuitous charge to appear In .
private case like my own, and I wondered
my wonder does not last very long at any
thing Spanish-f 1 had been chosen as
the representative victim to suffer this severe
charge. The only proofs to sustain this tremen-
dous and general assertion, according to the
Fiscal. were two letters which had been picked.
out Of the pile Of papers, letters &c, seized at my
residence at the time OF my arrest. One Of tho
letters is signed A. Gusman, and the other BY DR..
Simmons and, 1t was charged, both c0uched
in terms very hostile and insulting to Spain, all OF
which gave proof that 1 had been In correspond
ence with pergons inimical to Spain and the ina
tlonal integrity"
therefore" says Mr.. Fiscal, "my arrest wAS
justified; but considering that
NO PROOFS WERE AT HAND
that had answered these letters and other CON-
siderations which do not remember, nv case had
been 0verruled-sobresetdO Is the Spanish term;
but the government reserves TO itself the right to
commence proceedings again and continue them
II further proofs should be furnished Proofs Of
what OF frlfdencta ?"
This peculiar summing mp struck me as 80 very
Strange aad am & eas. reang ~nas sSa
iitely requested OF the Fiscal to be furnished with
copy or II, as the nations so generally accused OF
unlriendly spirit toward Spain should have the
benefit OF an exact translation for their guidance.
But this was refused, upon the grounds that IL was
not customary In military tribunals buv that was
at liberty to present petition to His Excellency
the Captain General soliciting copy, and II so
he would have much pleasure In furnishing me tho
The Fiscal rolled up all his papers. and bidding
precincts OF my hated prison. As soon as arrived
at my onice or rather at the United States Con-
Consul General Torbert, I sat down and addressed
the following memorial to the Captain General:-
.eYour Exceiiency-Mr. Leopoldo All Price, . citi-
zen OF the United States, to Your Excellency re-
specsfully sets forth-that on this day ne mas been
OF Your Excelency had been formed against him,
by being placed in immediate liberty, and as copy
for purposes which may be useful to him, he re-
spectfully begs Your Excellency to be pleased TO
order the Fiscal who had charge Of the case to Is
the desired copy, and your petitioner will ever
THE CRrMrNATING LETTERS.
The letters to which the Fiscal referred ana
which appear so terribly terminating to him and BY
which he charges the foreign world as hostile TO
CpdLuf WcIc IL Aooo Ono Wu0
Sy Syon,sr, Mr. ,ss Gus%an the asysna CORE.
other by DR.. Simmons, en- American, who WAS
IN jail In Puerto Principe arrested by the spanish
authorities on the suspicion OF being implicated In
the Cuban insurrecti0n. Gusman, IN Offering mo
to be his correspondent for another New York
Journal then resided in Nuevitas-wrote in gen.
eral terms on the character OF the struggle prob
ably not fatterng to the Spanards But the doctor,
who has been incarcerated for several months,
and had written to secure the aid and interest OF
your correspondent in the character he held at the
time OF United States Consular Agent at Nuevitas,
wrote in strong and extremely bitter terms against
the outrage committed against him, and, among
other things, said the Spanlards were as great bar
barans then as they had been 400 years ago. OF
course, the Doctors language was inexcusable, how
ever natural under the circumstances as I
speak from experience, as do firmly believe that
no one in Spanish prison, saints excepted, would
feel inclined to heap blessings on his jailers but
how the maledictions OF Dr. Simmons or the gem
eral opinions OF newspaper correspondent could
imply unfriendy feelings on the part OF the ma
jorlty OF foreigners, and almost all Americans
especially, to Spain and her struggles with the
Cuban insurgents, or could be selected as proofs
sufficient to justify my arrest, Imprisonment and
sunerings consequent thereof, Is difficult to COM
THAT an offlcer OF infantry reapses into 80 gross
an error Is excusable In part but this summing
was approved by the Auditor de Guerra o gentle
man oil legal education, and by the Captain Gen.
eral, a gentleman called 1.-THE first and superior
authority OF the island OF Cuba"
THE RING INDICTMENTS
The Bench Warrants Nos Yet Issued-