Evening journal., 1891-02-18
COLD BLOODED CUBANS.
-Four DefenseIess Bandits Shot
Down on Shipboard.
THE GOVERNMENTS TRRACHERY.

II Promised the Men Free Transporta-
zion out ofthe Country, Then Got Thew
Gagged steamer and Murdered
Them-A Woman Terribly Wounded
New York, Feb lS-A letter reached
this city last night dated at Havana. Cnha,
on the nth inst, which gave am account "a
another coldblooded murder by the Caesn
government on the 7th inst -Four iaan
were shot down IN cold blood, and q Young
wiic, who was attending to her baby. was
inortally wounded About four weelsssgo
Manuel Garcia, police officer, captured D
band oi robbers whose leader was Dpmngc
Montelongo soon after the capture Alua-
.telongo was approached by Represented :
Of the government. who told him iasg /
be and his friends would leave the cost.ii.y
the government would see that tEce rsn
no risk in doing So
Montelongo hesitated, saying ne geel
that he and his friends would be eai ilsd
and shot Finally, however, he Well. l e
the approximations Of the agent ard ,s-ai.-
ell TO leave the island. lie was ali8we 81
select the friends whom he desire to l.tqe
accompany him
Taken Aboard the steamer.
In couple Of days he selecfed these.
Eulogio Rivero, Perico Rivero, jean iloia
and Francisco Delgado. Eulogio hivarn'n
young wife and child also accompanied fho
party, which started out for Havana bg
the Nilianueya railroad
The train arrived az Havana abaNs noon
aud the party Of bandits were rar,l to
their steamer the Baldolnero Aolesius.
which was To take them to Vene1usla III. ia
South America.
The spies who rowed the boats tnpk tie
precaution 10 row between the spanish
war ships Concha and Contra.m.t4tre.
There was nothing unusual atteno n.. tbs
arrival Of the party on board tis snip
which they imagined was to taEs tAenf
from Cuba forever The bagga. was-
slowed away and the entire party was
treated ln tic same manner as tl4e other
passengers Mrs. Rivero went bsl3w TO
the second cabin, which she was to occupy,
70 put her six months old baby 10 slepp.
The men remained on the deck and ssna.sesI.
The Gendarmes Concealed.
| About an hour before Montelonpa nusf
his party arrived at the ship lnspeef,n So
lano and party Of fifteen rendarm, lNul
boarded the vessel and divided into two
parties. One 81 them was stationed Under
the stairs leading from the deck to ine sec
ond cabin and the others We're stationed in
convenient hiding places near the second
cabin, which the bandit party was "a 0cs
| cupy. When the men had finished their
cigars and taken q long farewell look 40
the shore of their native island they stared
| for their cabin. Montelong0 went alicssd.
and as he was about to enter the cabin no
saw through the halt open door The uniform
Of q gendarme and q glittering pistol Ifa
Immediately turned 20 his companions and
shoutedi We are sold. The policefi
shot Down Lilsc Dogs.
AZ this cry the police opone5 Gre and q
| fearful struggle began Perico Riveru IN
4 riddled by moro than q dozen bullets In
the corner Of the nearest cabin. Juan Roio
had nothing but murierous dagger, ycs
with this he did some desperate aghting.
lie was soon overpOwefea and killed by
the bullets from the revolyers Of the police.
The Woman Severely Wounded.
Mrs. Rivero. who was nursing her baby
at the time the firing began, rushed out Of
her cabin aud was severely beaten by one
Of the officers tin she dropped 70 the hocF
insensble The gendarnes finally drove
the rest Of the party 20 the deck and con-
tinued their firing, frightening the other
passengers and wounding several
4 Montelo--o - and Eulogio Rivero dropped
over tho side Of the vessel aue famrer rer1
a small rowboat and compelled the 0Ne-r
q = TO row for al he was worth. Whc..
the police saw The attempt to escape tbov
Immediately sent a shower Of bullets into
the little boat and killed both the bandits
hiNero dropped into the sea The bodies
were recovered and taken to the city. Nj,
hiyero who was horribly wounded. n
under arrest and in the prison hospital
/ rne iewS@,r1glr,ers are loud ia their denuncia.
tions q this brutal murder and breach IA
faith on the part q the government. TIE
officials. however, say that Il was the suress
way Of getting rid OF band Of bold bandits
The lives Of an the passengers on board
the ship were endangered and the greatest
excitement prevails among them and their