The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
SPANS CASE.
Extracts from the One-Sided
ViSginius Statement.
THE CUBAN NFORMER'S STORY.

Below Will be found one or the most important
items. In tie case Tor SPAN against the United
States in the matter OF the steamer VIginius. as
presented by the Spanish Minister to the Secretary
OF state, and on which the Attorney General
founded his decision" that the vessel was not en-
titled to American papers, There was no evidence
taken on the other side. neither the registered
owner nor the Cubans alleged to own the vessel
having been examined. The story OF the Cuban
infOmer, Adolf0 DE varOna, win be read with in
terest -
DEPOSITION OF vARONA TIE CUBAN INFoRxER.
UNITED STATES AxKRicA, Sesaasrn Dssrts Of Men
70 all 70 whom these presents shan come -
'r or S Of e Gn s%
York, duly appointed and commissioned and dwelling
Ss s,'y ss s 9Th 2. year
'fS ely c 81 New No
Ad1l.o de yarona formerly On board the steamship VIZ
alsst New YORK. ' in a Ss 6asa states
ts - @
a. sw ~ Of me
been rs duly cauonsd by me TO declare the ruth the
PIT Se be
and having then been duly sworn by according to the
tories adirssssd . 81 presence, yolaa'stily
freely anu hoemny declare and depose in my presence,
s S ssa; s
Surgeon
# sssss s sns sssz Of BIRTH
10 Are You nsiurassS '' Citizen '' Of the United
1Sa c Mns' c %'s sn S. Sss
States, ma urali1ed in January, 1872
In M wafs 4 4d you first come to the United States
ee3e Where did Won study or graduate in your pro
Ednssrsn soSssna i,ra N avana 6sba SECOND
volt broke out a Yarai 4. was
s and %Sss founder a' ts's nc
Inc of the evo
Gian,i Know him personally Il sSs DEFINING Of ihe
met him aterward in the field, anu then became firm
loo When did you enter into the military service of
the the rey1 any IN VIVA, Inn on
LIZ This was stor. wha, date A. This about
spanish Puerto PriscipsP wSefe y was
sP;ain General nase sssh 81
medatey 10 the insarsent army 1 left Puerto PrncDS
What Place Mapus
Or ass a he SIsush
M-2 Do voc remember the place you Joined hlm' A.
s-2 Where Is thai a About 70 miles lrop rrincips
toward the centre in the Interior then was made sur
| geon General o. the insurgent army.
paeiiy seiorss the attack on Las Tsnas RI @
10
made ons q ihe arlery CORPS and remained That
ABOUT January M '' '''An' WIN "esAu which was
a e to v sanSs d
mission, OF which he was the president and the
~ @. A foreign mission to what country A. To all
Sc HneS s In sehera but more
20-Q Did you as Secretary, know the object Of that
a. commissioned by CesIedes. the Axecutiye q the
that they nigh. be conveyed to Cuba
ing or procuring menf A. We had the power to enlist
90 In the United satess In the United States or
a % W. f s yss 70 ' Sss Ss
miles on ibs coast Cuba there look English
dence; there chartered schooner which took
81 a@gusnne' Florida; thence by rail- we proceeded to
ey TsS T. sS s tT Es sna sT s as
ary or the hrst OF March, about that time; .X,.
country sent y Cespedesi. 4. lie was '
was acting as Minister PsmpSsnaary from the revoa,
uona1y government to me United states in case he
by this gave him the power to such
from Cespedes precise duties Of Que
sadsS A. HIS snes mere 70 early SI; practically the
2s-Q. lie then to control the material assistance
| to the reyontionf A. Yes. sir.
Sow III wo EnOs win You ; Ss what the Que
We interviewed the different bodies q Cubans that had
to &c! them he %steria @eansthat IS necss-
SuS ansse az that me
you remember, A. remember the Cuban junta, think
'ne Ss DC ALBANIA A''e and
s in Gnba r
certain KNOWLEDGE The rerit expeaon, under General
| Quesada, brother of Manuel
&c sns dd SEE inc expedition by fer
how men sn wsTs nrs and unasr
bly, ~ under the command Of General Thomas Jordan
knowledge sppolncd 6sspedes 70 any command Y in
the % S s TsAs 81 sr
gent army Jordan appointed in his place; and
@ nnS left
%n :r nr the srH E
nsss n. os ns q sup
Do ss Vi own OF the
the and o
e on @ s ne sr % in
ID ySn leave the yIrsinu' on the Billy Butts
,ss e IN and T Hcp h ala
BUTTS f eit me in jamaica and fet Jsmaics in small
G S aIse Ss Ri, left
towards the interior in search of the nsurgent forces
sSs Sn the
also nor "a ST. 70 S
St Thomas New York arriving about the Goth Of De.
wn', object Sd yOq leave the ny Butts
President Gespedes my dispatches were merely letter
credit and was to state verbally that the affairs OF
Cupa i'm this country demande that General Ouesada
be appointed the sole agent OF the Republic in this
country.
appointment of Manuel Quesada sole director Of
the surrectonary In the United Statcsf A. Yes
go 30 you know IRON what funds the steamer vir.
ginius was bough, and paid A. do.
40 Please state the character OF the funds
cured nearly you and the OF your in
formation A. The funds raised by personal su b.
scrptlons Cubans both rich and In the United
states and placed with the Treasurer Of the foreign
mission, Costello.
Xs.-Q Did they have a committee chief managing
party the purchase A. Yes; suppose there
circle of three who did all the purchasing OF steamers
and arms, and attended to the outlay Of funds
40. Who composed this committee Z A. can only
remember Martinez and Nora.
60. Please give their iul names II You can. A. Ra-
Martinez and Jose Maria Mora.
SO. 10 You remember TO have met person by the
name Of Patterson who had to do with the vrgnius at
OF Mora in the city Of New York. in company
with Quesada and Shcpperd A. remember the
namc but do not remember the person; RENE y Der