Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-19
SIX TORTURED TO DEATH.
Hippolyte's Vengeance on His Luckless
Captiyes.

Captives.
The stories of wholesale slaughter of malcon-
tents in Port au Prince were supplemented yes
terday by others of an even more atrocious
nature, says the New York Times. In Haytis
capital the alleged insurrectionists were killed
outright. i'll the outlying towns they were sub
jected to lingering torture Jacmel. little
town on the southwestern coast, furnished six
Of the victims.
The details Of the manner in which they met
death were brought here by the steamship Alvo
of the Atlas mau line. which arrived yesterday.
Port au Prince was not included in the vessels
stopping places and no direct news of the
status Of. affairs in the capital could be OBJ
tanned.
The Alvo sailed from Jacmel June T. Two
days prior to her departure from that port six
persons were shot in the public square of the
town. The mode of their execution. related
by the Alvos officers. was one of appalling
brutality. Three of the victims of Hippolyte's
dlspleasure were chained together. the others
were fastened singly to stakes placed few feet
apart. A file of sixteen soldiers acted execu-
TONERS. They were drawn up in a line facing
the condemned wretches and about dozen
PAGES distant from them. At a given signal
volley rang ont followed instantly by the
shrieks and groans of the sufferers dashed to
the stakes.
hepEedTs an OrueT udu Deen given OIL
recting that aim be taken at the arms and legs
OF the victims and not at vital spot. Amid
frantic appeals for mercy the guns were leis-
urely reloaded and deliberately brought to the
position of aim. The second volley OF bullets.
directed at the knees and arms brought fresh
cries from the victims. The third and last
volley was aimed at vital spots. and after it the
appeals for mercy gave placs to dying means.
One man endeavored to raise himself upon
his bullet-shattered arm. Two soldiers observed
the movement and stepped forward to finish
him. One placed the muZzle of his rifle over
the dying mans heart. the other pressed his
| rifle against the temple. Both soldiers fired
together.
The bodies were allowed to lie where they
had fallen until shutdown exposed to the fierce
rays Of the sun and the gaze of the populace
soldier of Hippolyte passing by happened to
recognize in one a former enemy, and imme-
diately proceeded to empty the contents Of his
| repeating rife into the body.
The condition of the island is described rs
| similar to that of a charged mine, and it is
| thought that the explosion cannot much longer
| be delayed. Hippolyte, it is said, has man
aged to estrange every one from him but the
army. and is ruling simply by force Of arms
Hippolyte looks upon Manigat as the princi-
pal instigator of disorder. The latter is at
present in Kingston, and when the Alvo ar
| rived at Jacmel the passengers were subjected
| to an examination, as it was reported that some
| of them were emissaries of Manigat
The Alvo met at Navassa Island the Adiron-
dack of the same line, which vessel reported
| that there was rumor that Hippolyte had
been assassinated. A small paper printed in
Kingston published the report the day of the
Alvo's departure, June ii.