The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-06-13
EXECUTIVE MURDERS.
Terrible Scenes of BlOOdshpd at Port
au Prince, in the Province
Of Hay!l.
All lncipient Revolution Against the
Government Quashed at
the Start.
President Hyppolite Orders Every.
one Shot Who Was in SYM
pathy with the Rebels.
Horrible Cruelties,

PoRT Au PRINCE, June S.-,The massa-
ere of st. Bartholomew sinks into insig-
niticance beside the scenes enacted here
III the last few days. For the last two or
three weeks there have been rumors that
a revolution against Hypolite was immi-
nent in this capitol, and these having
reached the ears of the chief executive,
he caused the arrest of about eighty sus-
pected persons, dragged them from their
homes and put them in prison in irons.
Among the suspected was General Sully,
who, hearing he was wanted hid himself
Failing to secure the general
himself, his wife was taken
instead and thrown into prison.
The outbreak of the rebels occurred on
Thursday, May Doth. While President
Hippolyte was attending church former
cabinet minister at the head of eighty
followers, all we'll armed, stormed the
prison and released 900 political and
other prisoners. The released prisoners
were provided with arms and when the
llppolyte troops arrived on the scene
there was Il bloody battle. Hippolyte,
fearing he would be shot down by some
of the rebels if he appeared ON the street,
renamed i'll the church all day guarded
by soldiers. He ca led out three serve
militia and the rebas were soon routed,
The leader of the rebels, IL former cabi-
net minister, whose name the officers of
the vessel did not learn, was captured
and shot at once. BY night of Thurs
day forty of the rebels had been captured
and put to death. Others we're captured
and shot on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Every man suspected of being in
sympathy with the insurgents was put to
death without trial as soon as captured.
Most of the 20O prisoners released from
JAIL by insurgents were rerapturel and
shot. The outbreak seemed to have
been precipitated by the killing of En-
nest ligand, the largest merchant at
Port An Prince by order of
President liippolite. tegaud who al
legged that he was a French subject, had
been in Paris fer some time and had only
recently returned to Hayti Ex-Presi-
dent l4egitime is in Paris and is sup
posed to be in secret communication
with his sympathizers in Hayti Hippo
lite no doubt thought this would fright
Ell the friends of Legitime, who contem-
plated an outbreak, but it seems to have
reused them to fury and the
attack on the prison and
the release Of the political prisoners fol-
lowed in a few hours. On Saturday
morning, May Both, ii nephew of Ernest
Rlsard, who was associated with him in
business, called at President IIippolyte's
house, to ask about the killing of his un-
Gle. The young man did not know his
uncle was shot by order of the president.
lie believed it was done by the soldiers
without orders and he intended to d.
mand an investigation. AS soon as he
addressed the president and stated
the object OF his visit,
Hippolyte ordered him shot. He was at
once dragged into the street by the sold
ers and shot dead. The outbreak caused
great excitement i'll Port An Price and
thoroughly alarmed Hippolyte and his
government. The full military reserve
force was called out, custom house and
all public buildings were closed and no
one was allowed to leave the city with
out passport from the government
1Ab'ho tiio sttluo tlIue AleSlS nos
signal, an inotfensive and
much esteemed man was execu
ted in the streets; another man was put
up against the cathedral walls and shot;
seventeen were executed in batch; and
even at this date an occasional volley
tells that another poor wretch has been
sent to his doom. There is no fighting
in the streets to excuse this massacre.
Every execution is carried out in the
most cold-bloodel way, the executioners
being soldiers belonging to the most de-
graded type of men, who seem to enjoy
the bloody task. Day and night the
troops of Hippolyte patrol the streets,
searching for persons slspectad of
being in sympathy with the insurgent
party; business is practically suspended.
The bodies of the rebels shot are left ly-
ing in the streets for several hours as a
warnlng 1t is estimated that from
May 2Sth, to June 1st. 300 persons were
killed.