San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-06
DRAGGING ALONG.
YBANEZ EXTHADITION CASE In
FEDERAL COURT.
sSitness Sains Tells All He Knows
and What He o Not Know
Names of and Information
About Garza's Army.

Testimony IN IDe eHJTdOlIIOn ITldi Oh
Carmen Ybanez was resumed yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The only witness
put on the stand was Cecario Sans, also
under sentence in Bexar county jail for
violating the neutrality laws OF the Unit
ed States. who, in answer TO the interro-
cations ~propounded by Mr.. w. f. Cox,
attorney for defendant, testified as fol-
lows: My name is Cecario SainS. l am q
years of age. / know Crecencio Benavt-
das. I knew him among Mr.. Garza's
people. The position they titled him
there was junior captain. All OF the
people of Cara titled him junior captain.
! heard the roll call. | heard the name Of
Benavidas called on the roll. My name
was also on the roll. Benavidas' lame
was called as junior captain. If he was
present he answered. | had no other
means of knowing the position of Benavi-
das or his title except by the roll call:
In the company | was in, / was nothing
but a private soldier. | was in the COM
pany of Benavidas. Every captain had a
commission. The commission was from
CARA. Cara had the authority to issue
commissions, because he was the chief of
a revolutionary party. | do not know
whether BGnavidas went to Los TOrtillaS
ranch as ! did not cross over the river. l
was a member Of Benavidas' company
and stayed on this side. The reason was
that Benavidas was transferred from one
company U dlOlutl az liz wv ICIuCSI.
To my own knowledge, Benavidas was
never under guard. If he had been under
guard while ! was in his company ! should
have known IL, ] was a member of Bena-
yidas' company about 20 days. Benavidas
drilled the company while / was
a member Of the company; that
is while he remained with the company.
He, that is Benavidas, was then in camp,
loose with the privilege of going all
around n seemed 10 be there Of his own
accord. He went from one camp to an
other all alone. ] have known him to go
away from camp, to get provisions, by
himself
Here the witness was turned over to
Judge McLeary, who ELECTED information
as follows: Pablo NORM was senior cap
tain of that company. Francisco Gonzales
was first lieutenant OF the company. do
not remember who was second lieutenant.
Gayino Oliyaius was first sergeant. |
think the second sergeant was Juan An
tonic Vidal, | think there were is or 10
men In the company. There was Francis
co Cara, (he was a privately aXimoSalln-
as, Felipe,Q don't remember his surname),
CasSimer BrPSene, Juan Cara Lapata.
Juan Cara Zapata held some office, | do
not remember what. There were also
Jacobo Moline, Jose Salinas. | Joined
Cara on the 23rd Of November, 1891.
Benayidas was in camp when | Joined
Cara. Having never been a soldier ]
wanted no office or position. am q
years old. was born at the ranch OF my
grand parents. 1t was on the other side o!
the Rio Grande. close TO CamargO.
came TO Texas in 1869, and have been
here since. l came from the jail o
Bexar county to this room. ! am serving
u a sentence there for violating thu
neutrality laws of the United States.
am sentenced for six months, and unless
get a reduction will come out in September
do not remember whether belonged u
the faithful of ZaragOSa" or not. | hat
a band with letters put on my hat, but a
/ could not read do not know what the,
were. The company was titled the sec
ond company. lido not know what a reg
iment is. / do not know what a battalion
is. | do not know what a brigade is, onl
know the company. | do not know tn
position that Carmen Ybanez held
YbaneZ did not go with the Flores party
! was not at the TOrtillOs fight. did nc
cross over into Mexico. | have not Lee
to Mexico since 1869, even on a visit.
never have been in jail until this time
Benavidas had a carbine when ! saw hin
He had no pistol or sword. He had n
uniform, we were all dressed in citizen
clothes. Benavidas had one Of tn
bands N his hat ,n lsttereG
Benavidas, Vidal and Zapata; the
messed together. l marched with Benz
vidas from Luna Cassell in the directio
of E~rrerquitas. | separated from Bena
vidas about a mile from Errerquitas; W
went to the left. Julian Flores command
ed the party, with whom l marched, aftt
the separation. l am a common lahore
According to my information, BenavidS
is named a denouncer. l did not kno
him before / joined Cara. l have r
reason to have any i'll feeling towal
Benavidas, because he has done me I
injury. My feelings are friendly. l hay
no mfeelings toward Mr.. Ybanez. n
sir, l did not know Benavidas was und,
arrest while with Cara, but l do kno
that he was junior captain. II
company of Cicilian Salinas was some 10
~ or fifty PAGES from the company whe
Twas. and he would come every two
three days to where we were. The raj
of Cicilian Salinas was senior captain.
The testimony was finished here al
after the witness had signed it, court a
y -Hal-