The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-29
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Herald Special Reports
from Havana.
International Complications in Con-
sequence Of the Bank Of
England Forgeries.
Bidwen, the Prisoner, an American
and Native of Indiana.
His Jail Discipline---COlonial 0utrages
on Common and Treaty Law.
What Judges and Practising
Lawyers Say of the Case.
BLOODY CHARACTER OF THE WAR
Fifty-Nine Prisoners Executed
by Order of Agramonte.
One Life Spared and the Man Sent Back with q
'sNo Quarter" Message to the Spaniards.
Deadly Retaliation for
Spanish Barbarity.
THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUED
TElleRiKs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TEllGRiks TO the NEW YORK HERALD.
The following special dispatches to the
HERALD have been received from our CORE
| spondent in the Cuban capital
HAVANA, March 26, 1873.
The man Bidwel was, it appears, arrested
on charge of completely with the forgeries
on the Bank of England at the request of the
British government. communicated to the
Captain General of Cuba by the Spanish Min
listers in London and Washington, who sup
posed him to be British subject.
Bidwen is, on the contrary, an American a
native of Indiana. His arrest is not justified
by any treaty of extradition between Spain,
England or the United States. Such proceed
ings could be carried out in no other country
than Cuba, where the Captain General does
not always act in accordance with law. Dis
tinguished lawyers and judges of this city, in
conversation with the HERALD correspondent,
denounce the act as being utterly illegal and
without precedent except in the case of
Arguemes in the year 1864.
COMMON LAW AND TREATY SET AT DEFIANCE.
The gentlemen also declare that it is vio-
lation of the laws of Spain and of the treaty
stpulations with the United States and in
contempt Of the guarantees of the law of
1870 relative to foreigners. The same law
yers and judges assert that it would be better
that delinquent should escape than that so
bad a precedent as the act of delivery Of Bid
well would make should be established.
THE PRISONERS TREATMENT AND FEARS
Bidwell has been now seven days incommu-
nicated-not permitted to see lawyer or his
wife. The HERALD correspondent has been
refused permission to see him.
The British Vice Consul obtained, by COM
pulsion, the sum of $1,000 from Mrs. Bidwell,
in United States fve-twenties Complaints
having been made, the Captain General Or
dered that the sum should be deposited.
Bidwell is afraid that there exists no guar
antees for due and proper administration of
justice here. He has expressed his desire to
be sent to New York.
Fierce and Bloody Character of the
War-Fifty-ninc Prisoners Executed
by Agramonte-sNo Quarter" and
Black Flag Message.
HAVANA, March 20, 1873
Private advices from Remedies report the
desertion of portion Of the Cadiz battalion
from the Spanish colors and Of the men going
over to the insurgents
BLOODY RETALIATION AND A ArEssAay OF DEATH.
In recent engagement which look place the
other side of the Old Trocha between Agra
monte and the Spanish forces the former took
sixty prisoners. He shot ffty-nine of them.
One was spared and sent back to take mes
sage to the Spaniards, informing them that
monarchists or republicans, they acted with
inhumanity to the insurgents, and that, there
fore, the insurgents would retaliate and give
no quarter.
THE DREAD RECORD OF QUALIFICATION.
Agramonte had recently returned Colonel
Prucunell and several other prisoners to Puerto
Principe. Nevertheless Rubalcaba was exc
cuted in the latter city. Another version of
the affair reports that Agramonte sent Prucu-
nell and others in exchange for the insurgent
chief, Emilio Luaces, who had been captured
by the Spanish forces, but the fact of the cap
ture not made public
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN
The report that Agramonte has crossed the
Trocha is credited here az achievements
have been sent to Cincovillas.
Edwin Noyes Under Examin = tion I'm Lon
don-Bank Testimony Against BidwcIl.
LONDON, March %, 1878.
Edwin Noycs, the American, who is charged with
| being implicated in the frauds on the Bank OF