Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-30
ESCAPE OF GEN. MACEo.

ESCAPE OF GEN. MACEO.
Arrival in New York of the Cuban In
surEent who was Refused Refuge in
Gibraltar.
A 1.-the, sInewy, splendidly moulded
mulatto, and a pale, thin, thoughtful
looking whita man, says the New York
Herald OF Nov. .. sat in the reception
room OF tie Hotel PraYado. in West Ninth
street, last evening and discoursed to a
Herald reporter Of their recent escape
from Spanish prison. The muiatto was
Gen Jose AaceO, and the white man Col.
\. Castillo. After a series Of strange adj
ventures they arrived here from Bordeaux
on Thursday evening on the steamer
Chateau Iquem- The General was ac-
companied by his wife and son, the latter
being a boy OF sixteen years.
Yes, sir" began the General: E'my
career has been singular one. Six years
ago, when the Cuban insurgents began TO
become troublesome 10 the Spanish Gov
eminent, l was arrested and flung into
prison, together with several other well
known leaders. / was kept in cOnfne-
ment for nearly four years, but at last q in
ISL contrived TO escape. a gentleman
named CasteliO-DOt the Colonel here
was with me. and We reached Gibraltar
together. There he left me and went to
France, but l remained. feeling sure that
was perfectly safe. The Spanish Gov
eminent, however, found out my hiding
place and requested the English authOri-
ties 10 arrest me and hand me over to
Spain. Much to my surprise, the English
complied with the request and sent me
back TO my jailers. 1 protested on the
ground that my offense, being political,
was not extraditable, but all to no pur-
pose. L was taken back to Spain and
locked up in the fortress at Palma"
''It is understood, General, that the
English authorities at Gibraltar were CEN
sured by the home government tor sur
rendering you, and that some Of the Off
Gals were dismissed IN consequence of
their compliance with Spain's request. Is
that TumOr tTUe:'
Il have not heard it. All know is that
England sent me back to my Spanish
prison. She had no right, but she had the
power to do so; consequently my COM
plants were utterly useless.
A VERY LUCKY ESCAPE.
CAT Palma l remained a prisoner until
until Oct. Is last. | was not treated very
harshly. l had a servant to wait on me,
and was occasionally permitted to visit
my wife and son. who were lodging in the
Wv IL ND4s NnoAAAAD WAC IL lGllJN Bl1e-
nner-he had been locked up for years be-
fore joined him-an1 had almost begun
TO despair OF ever gaining his freedom.
At last word reached me from the outer
world that good friend was getting a
yacht ready for my escape, ana, sure
enough, in the early days of October, a
tidy little craft put in at Palma, and
message was sent to me that deliyerance
lay now in MY own hands. l told
the news 20 M wife ana son. and babe
them slip from the town at the first
opportunity and get on board. They did
SO, and on the first dark night l followed
them with my friend Castillo. we put TO
sea before morning and arrived in due
time at Algiers. There we were feted
and honOred in many ways. The French
Socialists and party of Spanish Liberals
presented me with a handsome sword and
paid many compliments to my wife.
Thence we went 10 Marseilles, where we
were serenaded and feted, aud finally
made our way TO Bordeaux, whence, after
2 few days rest, we set san for this city.
We had a rough and long voyage across
the Atlantic, and felt thoroughly tired
when we arrived here.
LUCkLESS FAMILY.
"YoUr kindred have been somewhat
thiDned by the late Cuban Instruction,
General?"
Indeed they have. Ny father and i've
brothers were killed in battle, another
brother died liz prison, and still another
IS at this moment in prison. Two others
are in Jamaica, u third is in New Orleans,
and the fourth is myself-eleYen brothers
in all; rather goodly brood, is It not?''
May fresh instruction be soon eX-
Cecied in CuDa:"
"Ah. who can tell?' aud for the first
time during tie conversation a bright
smile ill2mined the brave. swarthy face.
Il and my famii7 have been insurgents
these many years, but as to the future l
can tell you absolutely nothing. | have
formed 10 plans myself and 90 not even
know how long / shall remain in
America"
SIX YEARS IL A SPANISH PRISON.
Col. Castillo seemed too weary to take |
any part in the conversation. His eyes
grew bright and he laughed lightly while /
his comrade was speaking of their escape /
from Palma but otherwise he showed no
signs Of emotion. In reply to the reporter
he said merely that he had been in prison
for six years. having been unable to make
his escape in 1882, and that he owed his
deliyerance to Gen. MaceO. As 10 his tu-
ture movements he said that he was en-
tirely undecided.
A prominent Cuban of this city, who
was asked by the reporter if it was not
true that the English Government had
summarily dismissed some of the officials
at Gibraltar in consequence of their sur
render Of Gen. Maceo in 1882, said deci-
siyely: Yes, sir, 1t is an open secret that
the English Government did do so. Ma
ceo's offense was political, and England
has always offered a home to political
refugees. The dismissal Of the men was
not generally known, but it is fact never
theless. Even in London there was no
small excitement over the matter. H.
deed, the entire subject was discussed in
the House of Commons