, 1891-07-10
THE HAYTIAN MASSACRE
Douglass Secretary Gives His
Story of the Killing.
Troops Fire Into d Crowd to
Scare the Rebels.
He Says that HippOlYte is Ger
tainly a Sane Man.

lue dIllclt III yesterday , '"H iSAANlNN ~
Minister to Hayti Douglas and his private
secretary. Mr.. Bassett, the latter, trlls
his story in the World of today. He
says:
"As for the statements that he was
bribed. they are malrciouslv false. | deny
the statement, and especially that | re.
ceived $I5. 900 or any money whatever ~
Mr.. Bassett related some of the incidents
of the massacre. He said:
None OF Us suspected that there was
going to be an uprising that day, MAY ~,
though Gen. GuCrrrer was seen in town
early in the morning with a band Of about
thirty or forty followers. 1t was a great
religious feast dav. The streets were
crowded with women and children, the
churches were filled and IN many places in
the open air affairs had been erected so
that all could Worship. | remember that
on that morning | started for the ,fiice
thinking that | would have a good chance
to be alone aud could get a good deal of
business of my hands. | remained in
the office uuly a short time. however, tor
| wis not feeling like work. So | started
luI WI NlaHC : HNcIS S'aD4t' "a p'hCe
where quite a number OF Americans used
10 congregate.
Just as reached the steps OF MT
Crane 5 house heard the reports OF a
hundred shots. | stopped to look about
me for a moment and at the same time
Mr. Crane came running out of the place
and said Come inside. Blssett. Don't
you see you are in range2'
went in then and we sat dawn stairs
Tor thirty hve minute while the hrlnE was
going on During that time stray bullets
struck the side OF the house and came 10
through the wlndo~ When the hiring
ceased started tor Inc hotel. On army
ing at the hotel took dinner and IN the
afternoon while a number oil US were SIT
ting on the VeranGa Discussing the causes
oil the hrlng' MT. douglass was seen com
ing down the roadway IL was the hrst
time mat had seen MN that day. | got
a Guar Tor MN and he sat down.
scarcely had he done so when the
sound OF hnng vas heard again Thus
I'M u was from 2 gatllnR gun ! took
Mr.; douglass by tn arm and sad: We
VIII nave TO get out OF here.
w ny. what the danger asked Mr..
DOUGLASS
There - a great deal oil danger, |
replied. we nave no time to lose
hastened with nun through a back
way leading from the hotel to his house
we we're not a moment too soon Tor the
nYlng balls began to pa'ter against the
veTanda as we w'thdrew But did not
lock MI Douglas IN the house alter / rot
MN there nm
=,
that day. dil not even know where the
shots came from, and snrmtsed that
icy were nom the government iro9pS
Later 1t was learned thai the handful oi
men nde p'h uuerrier had made an
attack on the prison ana liberated ire
~prlsohers' WINE a hummer Of DINERS ha1
KEEP up Il continual hrInr against the
arsenal gates 10 prevent iro"ps GeinE sent
out lou 'heIe' Inc pa'ace hau not Oeeu
al'acAeu. coon slIet the governor
GGops W.T. IT. orH er ouI 10 4ItI Ine up
rising. Inc shooting mat | heard IN the
morning was the ming OF the gov
srn"t ; lroUI| !" EGudn" ana rut l."
dealli tn" r'"rlS II TICS" who hat "--
caPGI itoul PRISON
VOW, ID reference I" inc nt'nS IN tN"
~aiIeruoou' Tue government claims lnai II
nIu pusl''Ne prool 'uaI a Onnu Oh 'n'r'f
teoels were 10 staIloh themselves At a Ger
ta;n lo.n' "HtIr rtsluth' ~illPpolSte' ms
ministers anu reSlnne were 10 pass WINE
IsNIo"inE tne r""P,ous piraie' ana sho't
theI al uo~h rs tney rode through. Ac-
corulugy tne governor determined TO
"a u " .nls so'ie.he' uuu cg',e'u
Poinu III 'ne pa'a''s nus 'roopS opeheu urc
on cio"u uuU SH'ed lo5'S'
~" ! Sou .n."N a E'Vt many "55W,'''"'
pi < e"O' u " m'9'A'''' was
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