The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-18
HAYT1'S TYRANT.
A Report That Hippolyte Has
Been Assassinated.
PRISONERS SHOT BY WHOLESALE.

And This, 1t is Said, Led to the
The Condemned Reused from
Sleep, Without Previous Warming,
to Meet Slaughter.
New York, June 19.-First Mate
Bishop, Of the steamer Alvo, just arrived
from Jacmei, Navassa, and other Hal
tian ports, states that on June Q yes.
sci which had been at Port-au-P Prince
during the insurrection reached Navassa,
and reported that President Hippolyte
had been shot and killed by one Of the
insurgents, and that 200 persons had
also been killed The report had not
yet been substantiated when the Alyo
sailed away.
Tho story of the revolt and subsequent
murder of Rigaud which this vessel
brought agrees entirely with the reports
which have already been published.
Hippoiyte is supposed to have been
killed on June 8 or 4.
The Alvo did not touch at Port-au-
Prince, but lay for two days in Jacmel
harbor, and her captain and passengers
obtained from many authentic sources
an account of the insurrection in June.
The first news of the outbreak reached
Jacmel on June 4. The town lies on the
other side of the island, and is about
fifty miles from Port-au- Prince. Early
on Thursday troop of soldiers in full
marching order came into the town.
Taken from Prison and Shot.
From the uniforms it was seen that
they belonged to Hippolyte's own regi-
ment. They marched straight to the
Jail, which stands on an open space in
the centre of the town. Six political
prisoners, who had been concerned in
the instructions at different times, were
confined there.
The captain of the troop, after few
words with the officers in charge of the
prison, marched with his men to the
cells where the prisoners were confined,
and without a word of explanation
dragged them out into the open square.
Most Of the prisoners were asleep at
the time, and were led out into the
sunlight half dazed. Before they could
fairly realize their position the captain
gave the word of command, the soldiers
drew back a few PAGES, raised their
rifles to their shoulders and fired o vol
ley.
Fell without n Groan.
The prisoners fell to the ground with
out groan. Each one of them was
instantly killed. By this time half the
city was flocking towards the prison,
and rumors few from mouth to mouth
of the battle which had taken place at
Port al Prince.
The news of the murder Of Rigaud.
the French merchant, aroused great in
dignation. The inhabitants, however,
were afraid to take side in the affair un-
til further particulars arrived. Later
in the day the soldiers returned to Port
au-Prince. The greatest excitement
prevailed at Jacmel
On May 26, 100 prisoners, principally
well-to-do merchants, were shot, aud on
the Goth similar sacrifice was made.
On May 30 fifteen people were executed,
and on the following day eleven.
Papers received from Kingston, ia
maica, announce that the report that
Hippolyte had been shot had also reached
there. The Daily Cleaner of June II,
while it does not place much credence
in the report until more details have
been received from Portland Prince,
states that the mere report had been
hailed with delight by many of the
towns inhabitants, who consider it
almost too good news to be true.