New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-09
TO SEIZE TIE ITATA AGAIN.
ONE CHARGE AGAINST HER TO BE SETTLED,
THE OTHERS PROSECUTED.
A STATEMENT THAT SHE TRANSFERRED HER
ARMS TO THE EsMERErDA.
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ARMS TO THE EsMERErDA.
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San Diego Cal, July e.--The officers Of the Itata
offer TO pay $500 penalty for sailing without clear
ence papers. The United States DistrictAttorney is
now preparing papers upon three charges. clearing
without proper papers, kidnapping Deputy United
States Marshal and violating the neutrality law He
will take possession Of the Itata Immediately upon her
release Of the customs Officers He saws the action
is against the vessel, not against the men,
To-day, for the first time the men Of the press were
allowed to board the Itata The decision OF United
states Judge Ross Just rendered dismissng the libel
against the Robert and Minnie would cover the case
of the Itata But for question Of fact that arose III
Nav. Marshal Gard SAYS that the Tata was equipped
as warship with four sixty pound guns concealed IN
her hold and with sixty soldiers. Two deserters were
CAPTURED and held as witnesses to this alleged Iaet'
A Tribune correspondent has spont half day IN OK
aiming every part Of the Iata, and conversing WIFI
Captain Manaen and Engineer Roos who protest that
two small brass saluting cannons now on deck,
seventeen rifles and seventyfve cartridges were all
the munitions carried at any time by the lmta' she
bears no evidence OF having had a war equipment.
Manzen believes that the Itata will be held till the in
surgents succeed and all danger OF another Alabama
case is over and then released. When the captain
comes into court the evidence Of the two desecrs VIII
be rebutted.
san Francisco, July S.-trOm an GnehSnHdH wiz
had long talk at San Diego recently with Lieutenant
TAYLOR second officer OF the Iaa the curious fact was
learned to-day that the Itata transferred the bulk OF her
arms and ammunition at sea to tho Esmerda before she
went to Chill This Englshman was told the exact
latitude and longitude in which the transfer was madc
but he could not remember it, He is positive, however
that Taylor said 1T far out at of the Mexican
coast and that the transfer made by means OF
the Itatas whaleboat. OF 10000 stand OF arms all
except 5000 were transferred, and nearly all the
ammunition. From the place where the transfer was
made the Itata took long tack direct for Chill, thns
escaping CAPTURE by the Charleston, Taylor also says
that the Itata has been msNpresented, as she is a
very swift steamer, making fourteen Knots easily.
Tayos statements are borne out by recent cable news
from Chilli which says that the insurgents have now
a good supply Of arms and ammunition
Washington, July s.-The secretary Of the Treasury
has authorized the acceptance Of the offer Of the
master of the Itata to pay $500 for violation Of our
navigation laws in having c><ared from San Diego,
Cal without the necessary permit. This is the full
legal penalty for such an offence, but its settlement
has no bearing on the other charges, kidnapping
Federal officer and violating the neutrality laws
AS to the first Of these charges, kidnapping the
marshal ii is not believed here that it Will lie as
against an iRanmate object such as a vessel. The
Attorney General is without official information the
trial. but accepting the published reports as accurate
Individual officers of the Robert and Minnie and OF
he IA