New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-08
WERE THEY FILIBUSTERS /!
TESTIMONY ABOUT TIE CITY OF MEXICO.
The SAILORS THOUGHT THE MEN DANGSRoUs BE-
CAUSE THEY swoRE ABOUT THE FOOD.

THE SAILORS THOUGHT THE MEN DANGSRoUs b.
CAUSE THEY swoRE ABOUT THE FOOD.
Commissioner Shields closed the hearing under
his commission from Kew West in the City OF
Mexico case on tuesday Ibe testimony taken VIII Nh
case will he had. The evidence obtained has been
on the whole favorable to the ship. An euort was
made by the Goyernment TO estaesh
ers who sailed the Santo Domingo to turks
Island. Jones and Williams, the shipping agents
who hired the Fourth WaIdeIs, were sunin9 me
aud testified that they did not know General Del
gado did not hire the Fourth Warders TO go on tne
City of Mexico or to hight anybody anyWnere;
They never had Hired men to go s On uf1 GS o'
A. d. Strauss, the agent OF the Clty OF M9Ago'
swore that she did not leave this port with the IN
tenton of wagipg war on ir.np S She was
al uuarned merchant ship pursuing her iegitmate
business. OF all the witnesses summoned peIore
the Commission only two gave testimony srE of
A ID. Strauss a. Co, named Marx, told him that
ex-President Soto bought the CITY OF Mexico ana
,nS 70 n@bt Tor her owner. Marx swore that I Q
nsver said anything OF the kind; Fourth W arder
sJimmy" Began told story OF ms adyentuIes on
the Snnto Domingo and Turks Island substanti-
ately the same as heretofore published. lie swore
that he was told by Halliday on the Santo Domingo
that be and HIS companions were 10 60 ao1aru .ne
CITY of Mexico to fight against President Bogran,
of Honduras. As an offset Bogan's testimony II
copy of the court record showing him to be an ex-
convict and an affidavit thas ne Ra1 bs OF
Honduras and could get more. Will, IL IS saiu. ee
sent TO Key West One OF the crew OF the Ciiy OF
Mexico arrived here Yesterday aud was seeL by .
TRBUNE reporter. When asked WHY be Thought
the vessel was filibuster he said: AQh am sure
Of it, The passengers acted so strangely"
what did they dof"
1WelI. when the grub didn't suit them they all
got around General DelgadO and talked Spanish.
Then he would 90 down followed by the whole lo'
OF them and swear at the ward.
He did remember other suspicious CIT
cumstances bat the matter bad been talked over
in Inc forecaste aud the sailors had come to the
Inclusion that passen .ers who raised sucn TOW
about their grub were dangerous people. -,
Ex President Soto. of Honduras. was seen at hi.
residence by a TRIBUNE reporter. When asked
about the CITY of Mexico case he SAID: can only
saw as have SAID before, that have no interest
in the matter except that General Del eado Is pc
conal trend of mine. As far as can learn there It
no evidence that Degado or the CITY OF Mlexce
yiolated the neutrality laws. or one thing an
certain when Delgado lett me he nad no Intention
of violating any law If lie had been gong on
flibnsterno expedition to carry war INTO iionnutu'
wOuld he have gone on an unarmed merchant sui
which spent its time in carrying around cargo OF
corn 1t is said that there were two Honduras
flags and twelve small pistols on board, not heaVy
armament for a steamer which was 10 conquer
nation DrlrudO and his friends left here III tht
belief that " hen they reached Central America tns
revolution against Bogran would have made suci
headwav that they could 90 10 honduras or any
where else they wanted to. But the weak nerves
OF the Consul OF Honduras and the desire OF news
paper for a sensation evolved complicated ant
alsurd flibustering expedition ont of suppostlons
You know the classical mountain that brough
forth mouse Well. you will see that when al
this is sfied in :he courts the mouse Will be an ex
tremely small one" r,,,.
John McCann. the engineer and Arthur Willis
the purser of the steamer City of Mexico, arrived
here Yesterday the steamer Ianpasa3 l Ne,
were met by Deputy Marshal Jehrles, VINO toOt
them to the office of the United States Dlstrlct-At
torney Assistant Distrct-Attorney Poster parolet
them until to-day when they Will appear Defor
Commissioner Shields for examination