Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-06-19
HAYTlAn

last two or three weeks there had bee
rumors that a revolution against Hippo
lyte was imminent In the capital and
these having reached the ears Of the
chief executive be caused the arrest Of
about eighty suspected persons Among
those wanted was Ten Suily. who.
hearing he was wanted. hid himself
Failing 10 secure the general himself.
his wife was taken instead and thrown
into prison.
The outbreak Of the rebels occurred
Thursday. MAY 2S While President
Hippolyte was attending church q
former cabinet minister. ut the head of
eighty followers. all well armed,
stormed the prison and released 200 po-
litical and other prisoners The re-
leased prisoners were soon provided
with arms, and when Hippolyte's
troops arrived on the scene there was n
bloody battle.
Hippolyte, fearing that he would be
shot down by some Of the rebels II he
appeared on the street, remained In the
church all day guarded by soldiers He
called out the reserve militia and the
rebels were soon routed The leader
of the rebels. the former cabinet minis
ter. was captured and shot at once.
BY noon of Thursday forty Of the
rebels had been captured and put 20
death. Others were captured and shot
on Friday, Saturday and sunday. Every
man suspected of being in sympathy
with the insurgents was put 10 death,
without trial, as soon as captured.
Most Of the 100 prisoners released from
the Jail by the insurgents were recapt-
ured and shot
The outbreak caused great excite
ment in Port au Prince, and thorough
ly alarmed Hippolyte and his govern
ment The full military reserve force
was called out, the custom house and
all public buildings were closed, and
no one was allowed 10 leave the city
without a passport from the govern
ment.
The outbreak seems 20 have been
precipitated by the killing Of Ernest
Rigaud, the largest merchant Mt Port
au Prince, by an agent Of President
Hippolyte. Rigaud, who alleged that
he was a French subject. had beer in
Paris some time and had only recently
returned TO Hayti. Ex-President
Legitime is in Paris and is supposed TO
be in secret communication with his
sympathizers in Hayti Rigaud was
suspected of being in sympathy with
the Legitime party and of aiding. II
was believed that he had brought from
Paris a cargo of arms for the rebels.
Thursday morning, May 2s, President
Hippolyte went TO the house of Rigaud,
followed by a detachment of soldiers.
The soldiers remained outside while the
|, president entered alone. He asked the
merchant il he did not have guns con-
cealed in the house. Rigaud answered
that he had no guns in the house.
"Then you have them at your store"
said the president. The merchant re-
! piled that he had no guns concealed
, anywhere, but 1t is said he insulted
Hippolyte and ordered him out Of the
house.
I. Putting his hand on Rigaud's shoulder,
the president said: Come with me-
They left the house together and
/, stepped out In the street in front of the
a ! MullllK hpitlltths hlNilbhb hlAtAiitA
: word to Rigaud, Hippolyte stepped
aside and gave the order TO fire. The
soldiers raised the guns and fired a vol
! ley into the body of the rich merchant
I, He fell dead in front Of his house.
Saturday morning, May 30, n nephew
!. of Ernest Rigaud, who was associated
with him In business, called on Presi
!, dent Hippolyte's TO ask about the kill
. ing of his uncle. The young man die
not know that his uncle was shot by
order Of the president lie believed Il
was done by the soldiers without orders
!, and he intended TO demand an investi
: CATION. AS soon as he addressed the
president and stated the object of hi
. visit Hippolyte ordered him shot HI
was at once dragged into the street by
the soldiers and shot dead.
About the same time Mr.. Alexis Ros
signol, an ~inoffensive and much es
teemed man, was executed in tn
streets; another mar was put up agains
the cathedral wall and shot; seventeen
IS were executed in a batch; and even a
this date, an occasional volley tells tina
another poor wretch has been sent I
his doom. There was no fighting i
/, the streets to excuse this massacre
Every execution is carried out in tn
q most cold blooded way, the execution
v ers being soldiers belonging to the mos
ii degraded type of men, who seem to Ell
m Joy the bloody task.
The bodies Of the rebels shot are LEI
70 lying in the street for several hours 9
,s n warning to their friends.
lie 1t is impossible to enumerate in d.
lv tail all the murders that have been pc
Is petrated under color Of the law. 1t
4 estimated that from May rs to June
Il 500 persons have been put to death.
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