The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-19
SOLD IN BONDAGE
Ar THE RAPE OF go 4 HEAD
American citizens kidnspps cd aud Taken to
Gau.smala, whore They arc Treated
wope than slaves-Tho Pitirul story
of a Victim Who HAS Rs.arned.

of Victim Who Has Returned.
: NRw YoRx, May is. The Herald this
morning publishes a story from Key West,
Fla, which gives an account Of the kid.
mapping Of Edward Santa Rosa, ayouth Of
sixteen years, from New Orleans, Rosa
relates pitiful story, which, II true,
would call for full investigation by the
Government. Rosa states thatlast Sep
tember, at New Orleans, he was enticotl
on board vessel, the captain OF which
offered to take him to Key West. While
he was talking ito the captain the YES.
eel sailed, and he and sixty.stx others,
who had been entrapped, ave, ar.
rived dt Peuerto Barrios, Guatema-
Ia, about sundown, sof Wednesday,
October 8, after q voyage Of little
over six days. Owing to eating poor food
and drinking brackish water, nearlyall Of
our, party were sick; 1--WE were for:iour
days unable to get on deck. Altogether
the passage was a very disagreeable one.
We anchored in the open llarbor about
quarter Of amile from shore, when Jim
l0'Donald, of Glasgow, Scotland, Of Irish
descent tthe man who enttapped me at
New Orleans, along with tho captain and
mate, went ashore, where heard him call
out: Here are my cattle, for which lam
to get $40 per head"
WHITES IN sRRyIruDR.
We were landed in small boats and
counted, whereupon o. Donald went up 10
the Office Of +. Rouscesson, the Presi.
Ident Of the railroad company,snd received
s67ofor this shipment OF sixty.seyenmen.
Rousceason, though a Kentuckian, spoke
French auently. When ! left New Or
leans | had S22 in my pocket. Aswe were
landing, Mr.. Day slng out: "lIurrah!
look ut The boys; there e plenty OF money
there Mr.. Bauscesson said to the SOL
were native blacks and spoke E1glish, and
we're under the command of 4 tall white
man. lfany otonr party objected to be-
taken from him by force, and there was u
TO SHOW him that he would be tied up and
whipped. Aswe were brought ashore In
small parties, those remaining on board
did not know what was in storefor them
until they too were forcsd to give up their
property. President Bousccsson sat ats
table with q box at hand into which he
dropped the money as it was passed. TO
him by the soldiers after taking II from
our party,
THE IN SLAVERY.
Asitwas never intended the workmen
should ever earn and be paid money
enough to get away from Peurto Barrios,
they were at once robbed Of what money
they brought with them in order that that
door OF escape might also be closed against
them. The work ut Peurto Barrios was
commenced in July, but during August
and September there were not many men
secured. In October they began TO get
their supply. New Orleans was filing up
with people, and o 0'Donald and Stallings
knew how to get them to Peurto Barrios.
l1fguref the following receipts OF tabor
ers up TO January u, whom i left: AT
work when our party arrived, about 800.
Our party, per Ella Knight. 67. Broughtby
yanderer, 173. Brouehtby Blanche Hem
lerson, 100. Brought by Ella knight, II.
Total, .677. AT work when / left, about
200. To be accounted for, Az. II q Ia
borer would not 20 out to work, he was
denied food. Men were kicked till they
left their sick beds to return to their work.
The system was one Of torture, but life
was cheap. The men only cost the COM
pany $40 each. Itwas,P President Bousces-
sons habit to pay monthly visit from
the interior, riding mule. II unable TO
come himself he sent his agent to inspect
the work and report. The men were
worked in gangs Of 10, IL or 20, and what.
ever a man was told to do, he was ex-
pected TO do. There were no strikes
allowed at Peurto Barrios. There! was
no ministry, no church, no religious ser
vices Of any kind, while 1 was there"