Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-03
MIzNEKs oowARDLY SURRENDER
New Story of the killing OF General Bar
rundia-A Graphic Account.

gOechea, SOn-in-law of General Barrun-
/ dia, arrived here tonight en- route to
/ the United States to present the case Of
/ Barrundia to President Harrison. Ben
gOechea. after the killing of Barrundia.
was constantly under the espionage Of
agents of the Barilas government.
/ During the late war with Salvador he
was an army surgeon. He makes the
/ statement that when Barrundia en-
/ barred mt Acapulco Pitts guaranteed his
| life. The story of the murder aboard
the Acapulco, as given by Bengoechea.
corresponds with few exceptions with
I the telegraph reports printed in the
| Herald, lacking perhaps in more hOrri-
BILE details. Pedro FoneSca, whom Bar
rundia, during his term of Secretary Of
War advanced, fired the first shot at him
| from behind the SmOkeStack. Enrique
| Torrello, Captain of the Port who was
advanced to n colonelcy by Barrundia,
kicked the Generals body about the
deck after he had been killed by the
police.
Bengoechca, says his wife, knowing
beforehand of her fathers death being
planned. went to see Minister Miner
and entreatcd him not to deliver her
| father into the hands of his murder
ers, and Miner promised her he would
not do so. BengOcchea'S wife called on
Miner four times, and each time he
promised her not to deliver Barrundia
up To the Guatemalan authorities. The
family of Barrundia is impoverished
and without even the neceSSareS of life.
AFTER GUARANTEES OF SAFETY.
DIR. Bengoechea says that the Pacific
Mali Company'S agent at Acapulco and
CAPTAIN Pitts guaranteed the life Of
Barrundia, and said they wonld afford
him ample protection if he agreed to
continue the journey TO Panama and
not stop In a Central American port lie
agreed To this, and took passage. While
ON his way from the ISthmuS to Aca-
pulco lac was under the espionage of a
Guatemalan spy, but the spy went into
hiding at Acapulco for three days. On
board the steamer nj Acapulco was ES-
cobar. brother-in-law of Barrilas. who
made ovcrtureS To Captain Pitts Of
money for the delivery of Barrundia TO
the Guatemala authorities, which We're
refused.
on ChampericO Barrundia was accom-
panied by Colonel Gartias and Captain
| ArnWfo Sangarman, the latter of the
Mexican army, who is now on his return
here. Gariias remained a. Salvador
The shooting of Barrundia aboard the
/ Acapulco is related in a different man
ner. Before Pitts read Miners order
| two officers led GariaS and Sangarman
| below. After the order was read Bar
rundia. who was i'm his undcrShirt, ask
| ed permission 10 put on his clothes, and
while I'm the act was shot at through
one of the cabin windows, the bullet
wounding him slightly. He grabbed
/ two revolvcrS and opened the door, and
/ ToriellO and Pitts ran. FonSeca open
| ed fire from behind the Smokestack, as
did also four policemen, one OF the bells
entering Barrundias face, directly under
/ the eve. ne falling TO the deck dead.
Toriello rushed from his hiding place
and commenced kicking the body. All
this passed within two minutes Bar
rundia did not fire a single shot.
Garias and Sangarman claim That
they heard Pitts tell two lady Peruvian
passengers that 10 was an uncallcd Tor
and brutal murder and that Barrundia
was shot at from behind, through cab
i'm window. He stopped talking when
he found that two men were listening.
Later Barrundia's baggage was rihed,
and after the officers of the Guatemalan
government had obtained what they
wanted they returned il TO Captain Pitts.
MINER IN DANGER.
NV wife" said Mr.. Bengocchca, lin
tended TO fire a shot at Miner from the
balcony of her house after the killing OF
her father, but as he was passing with
Leverich. the agent of the Pacific Mail
Company. she did not do so, but went To
the Legation. where Miner was sitting
with Levorich and United States Con-
sal General HoSmcr Leverich seeing
her was going TO leave, but Minister
Miner said: Don't leave me alone this
is Barrundia'S daughter. To this she
replied: Yes, this is the daughter OF
Barruudia that comes 10 call yOu 20 ac-
count for her fathers assassination.
Sir YOU are an assassin. Nou. who are
here representing 50 great nation a:
the United States, are nothing but d
great villain
she was elected from the Legation
after these utterances.
"On my arrival from the frontier OF
Salvador" continued DR.. Bengoechea
IL found my house guarded by two
policemen and the United States Lega
ton guarded by four Americans resi-
dent I'm Guatemala. They condemn the
b action OF Miner and / received num-
Der of apologies from them for his
action They are all willing to make
declaration SubStantiating what | say
and sign am appeal for his recall
The night following the murder
Miner visited Francisco Anguiano
/ Minister of War and Interior, at the
national palace. Anguiano received
him with his hat ON and made him wait
i'm fact. treated him with the greatest
contempt. He is deSpiScd by everybody
i'm Guatemala, where it is stated he re-
ceiycd 500, 1000 for turning over Bar
rundia To- the authorities. Cunningham.
who was with the Salyadorian army.
was in fact continually in conference
with the officers of the Guatemalau
army. aud was later given $4,000 by
Barrillas TO buy New York press opin-
ions i'm favor of the Guatemalan gov
eminent i'm the matter of the killing OF
Barrundia.'
As soon as DR.. Bcngoechca receives a
power of attorney by wire he will con
tinue his trip to the United States Ia
place the Barrundia case before Con-
greSS.