Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-05
THE ENGINEER, COOK, AND MATE.
They Caused All the Trouble of the City of
Mexico, Now Held at key West.

The New York sun of this morning says:
Lawyer NJ W Macfarland who was called
from town tu Key West just fortnight
ago To secure the release of the City al
Mexico and ut her passengers, who had
been arrested for tilibuSterS by the United
States man-0f-war Galena, described the
seizure of the steamer and the arrest of her
passengers last night to a sun reporter aS
being VERY grOteSVue incidents in the Wild
sort of opera b0uife proceeding before the
judicial authorities at Key West. Lawyer
Mcfarland got home from his trip yeSter-
day afternoon He had gone To Key West
in response TO a telegram from A. ID. Strauss
II Co. the agents of the City Of Mexico.
When he got to Key West he found the
City of Mexico in the haTbOr, with the Ga
lena alongside guarding her. He said that
the City of Mexico went down To St An
drpwS with nothing more warlike on board
than 4 cargo of corn. and no more firearms
than eleven pistols. five of which wouldn't
90 of even if their owners tried TO fire
them
The trouble that the City of Mexico GO
into. MI Mcfarland said, was owing to the
efforts Of the chief engineer. the cook and
the mate. the latter Of,wh0m was 0n the
verge of delirum tremenS all the voyage. tO
stir up disturbance among the crew. They
appeared Ia be under the impression that
there was a great deal of American gold
aboard and they wanted To get at it. When
| the steamer reached St Andrews and dis
charged her cargo. the crew were induced
Ia appeal Ia the American consulate
there 10 settle the dispute which the chief
engineer told him existed between Captain
Kelly and the men. Captain Kelly was at
this time 200 miles from Honduras. and had
ou board return mails for New York. and
he intended Ia return soon "a he got his
import cargo aboard. He explained to the
consul that no ground for trouble among
the men existed. but, Ia his astOniShment
the consul sent word to Colon tor man-of-
war to come down ahd take charge of the
steamer.
Then Commander Chester SwOOped down
in the Galena, carried the City of Mexico
into Key West and filed one libel against
her As a prize seizure" and another for
being engaged in an expedition of war
against AonduraS. Then he arrested all
the passengers. Mr.. Mcfarland says that
the arrest of Mr.. Soto was made by Com
mander Chester because Mr.. Soto wouldn't
make some sort of an affidavit that he
wanted him TO. Mr.. Soto had been in all
insane asylum, and he became So fright
ened, Mr.. Macfarland says, that he became
stark mad again and had TO be put into a
retreat.
When the case came up before the district
court for hearing, all the prisoners were
discharged, excepting General Delgardo
and Colonel Murey. District Attorney
Bethel. who had been in office just one day,
insisted that these should be held for trial
in this city on the charge of organizing a
warlike expedition against friendly
power. They gave two thousand dOllars'
bail each to appear for trial. and Mr.. Nc
Farland says they will appear whenever
they are wanted,
The court continued the detention of the
steamer itself, giving District Attorney
Bethel until April ID Ia get testimony from
New York relative to her alleged illegal use
as a tilibuster. lie appointed United States
Commissioner Shields a commissioner &"
take this testimony, and the document ap-
pointing him, with memorandum of the
witnesses whose testimony is wanted, was
received by Commissioner Shields yester-
day.
Mr.. Macfarlaud says that he is confident
that not only will Gen. Delgardo and Col
Morey be- acquitted. but that the steamer
will be released As well.