The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-22
NOT IN EAvoK WITH GUATEMALA.
Mr.. HoIlandor Wants Damages for False
Imprisonmeht.

Mr.. HoIIandor Wants Damages for False
| ImPrisOnment.
Joseph H. Choate and Michael Fl. Cardoza
| appeared before Judge Brown In the United
States District Court yesterday to argue mo-
ton In the suit OF J. Henry Hollander against
Jacob BaiZ, which brought In review a story
involving Punishment, international complica-
| tions, and innuendoes against Secretary
Blaine.
Mr.. Hollander, an American citizen. lived
until about year ago In Guatemala. where he
published newspaper called the Star. Be-
lieving that United States Minister Hall had
been dRbbling In Guatemalan bonds in man
nor contrary to law and prejudical to the In
terests OF this country, Mr.. Hollander report
cd 10 our Department Of State In several COM
munications. These documents. or their con-
tents found their way to Minister Hall. and at
his instance Mr.. Hollander was arrested. He
was thrown into prison. as he alleges. without
judicial procedure OF any kind, and eventually
was b8nished. While under duress he made a
quasi retrsction Of his charges against Minis
rePaflrmqipg the truth q his original charges.
Jacob Baiz Is the Guatemalan Consnl-Gen-
eral; About q year ago-that is. soon after tho
Punishment Of olander-C Baiz caused
It declared among other things. that Hollen-
f ger was pernicious toreigner" hostile alike
der sued Bali for libel placing his damages at
$5O.OUO. lie also entered claim against the
Government OF Guatemala for false imprison-
ment and other outrages BaiZ claimed that
his Governmont had ordered him to publish
the decree and asked for the appointment OF q
commission to take testimony In Guatemala.
The granting Of such. q commission was
made conditional upon the issue OF o permit
py the Guatemalan Government to Mr.. Hol-
lander Tor a safe temporary return to tho coun-
try pendin tho work OF the commission.
Guatemaa would not grant the permit unless
Mr.. Hollander should abandon his suits. This
Mr.. HollRnder refused to do Yesterday Mr..
Choate appeared IN the case, moving for per-
asking again for the appointment Of @ COM
mission: His grounds were that new informa-
ton had been received.
Mr. Robert J. Benedict counsel for Hol-
lander. opposed both items. and read af1ldavits
from the American Vice Consul In Guatemala
to testify against the Government 1t was de-
yeloped that Senior Fernando Cruz, Guatemalan
Minister at Washington had said that while |
the question Of Hollander's safe temporary re-
turn was pending, Mr.. Blaine had suggested of |
MS own ACCORD that the permission might be |
granted Il Hollander would drop his suits. and |
that the Guatamalan secretary Of Foreign AZ
said: i don't believe this affair need cause us
any uneasness, and with a little energy his |
pretensions will be nulihed since |
We have not to fear that the United States Gov. |
ernment will In any way give him any support"
Judge Brown said that he was strongly in |
clined to disalow the commission because of |
the evidence that no confidence could be |
told him he had no business TO utter such q |
suspicion OF the courts OF friendly power. |
Judge Brown reserved his decision on both |
points. the amendment and tho commission.