Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-10
Horrible CrueItIes.

NEheAAAt,
PORT AU PRINCE, June S.-The
massacre Of 81. Bartholomew sinks in
TO insignifieance besides the scenes en-.
acted here in the last few days. For
the last two or three weeks there have
been rumors that q revolution against
Hyrolite was imminent in this capi-
tol, and these having reached the ears
of the chief executive, he caused the
arrest Of about eighty suspected per-
cons, dragged them from their homes
and pot Them in prison and in irons.
Among the suspected was Gen. Sully,
who, hearing be was wanted. hid bim-
self Failing TO secure the general
himse,f, his wife was taken instead
and thrown into prison. The out
break Of the rebels occurred on Thurs
day, May Goth. While President
Hypolite was attending church q for.
mer cabinet minister at the head Of
eighty followers, ali we'll armed,
stormed the prison and released 200
political and other prisoners. The re-
leased prisoners were provided with
arms, and when the Hypoiite troops
arrived on the scene there YVES a
bloody battle. HypOlite. fearing he
would be snot down by some Of the
reo-ls'if he appeared on the street, re-
maiBed in the church all day, guarded
by ,oldiers. He called out the reserve
militia and the rebels were soon rout-
ed. The leader of the rebrls. a former
cabinet minister, whose name the
officers of the vessel did not learn, was
captured and shot at once. By night
of Thursday forty Of the rebels had
been captured and put - death.
Others were captured and shot on FRI
day. Saturday and Sunday. Every
man suspected Of being in sympathy
with the insurgents was put TO death
without trial as SOON as captured.
Most Of the 200 prisoners released from
jain by insurgents were recaptured
and shot. The outbreak seemed to
have bean precipitated by the killing
Of Earnest Rigsud. the largest mer-
chant at Port An Prince by order OF
President Hypolite. Regaud. who all
legged that he was q French subject,
bad been In Paris for some time and
had only recently returned to HaytI.
Ex-President Legetime is In Paris
and is supposed to be in secret COM
municztion with his sympathizers In
HAyti. HyyoIite no doubt thought
this would frighten the friends OF
Legitime, who contemplated an out
break, but 1t seems to have reused
them to fury. and the attack on the
prison ard the release Of the political
prisoners followed Ia few hours. On
Saturday morning, May 3Otha nephs "
of Ernest Rigsud, who was associated
with him in businets, called at Presi-
dent HypOlite's house, to ask about
the killing Of his uncle. The young
, man did not know his uncle was shot
: by order OF the prelident. He believed
IL was done by the soldiers without
orders and he Intended 10 demand an
Investigation. As soon as he addressed
the president, and stated the object Of
, his visit, Hypolite ordered him shot,
, He was at obce dragged into the street
; and shot dead. TIE outbreak caused
: great excitement in Port Au Prince
Z and thoroOgbly slsrmed Bypoli'e and
his government. The iuli military
{ reserve force YVES called out, custom
house aud sll public or'ldings wert
! closed and no one IVES allowed 10 leave
1 the city without q passport from the
: government. About the srme time
: Alesls Rossignsl, and inoffensive and
; much esteemed maO, was exeeOted In
4 the streets; snOther man was put DI
: against the esthe dral wells sud shot
( seventeen were executed In a batch
{ and even at this date an occasional
: volley tells that another poor wretch
D has been sent to his doom. There Il
( no fighting in the streets to excuse
3 this massacre. Every execution II
? oarrfad out in the most cold -bloeded