The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-24

prevented any serso1s rupture between
these ciashing departments OF the United
States government. He went into his own
purse for money, and chartered tug. At
6 O'Clock this morning the tug steamed
ont through the heads. On board were
Consul Caldron. United States Marshal
Baldwin. four deputy United States mar
shals and Lieut.. Stonev. II. :. n, who
went a. the representative Of the authori-
ties Of Mare Island naval station TO GER.
tify TO Marshal Baldwin as a represents
tive Of the United States governments, IN
order TO permit Commander Thomas. Of
the Remington, 10 receive the marshal
and his deputies on board. The tug Re-
lief arrived alongside the Bennington
about 3 o'clock IN the morning.
After the fornalities necessary to fully
sustain the dignity Of the navy department.
were over Marshal Bald win and his depu-
ties went on board the gunboat. The tug
boat Relief then steamed away, heading
for port Immediately afterward the Ben
nington's anchors were hoisted. She had
been lying at anchor near the Farallon
islands, about thirty miles from port. A
few minutes later the Bennington was
stsaming towards San Francisco bay. buS
only slow progress. At o'clock this
afternoon the Bennington steamed in
through the Golden Gate and passed up
the bay to Mare Island.
The prisoners were landed in San Fran
cisco, and are now confined IN the Federal
building here in the custody OF Marshal
Baldwin The serious features of this
international complication will demand
hi - - Il
the i've refugees will be taken before Judge
Morrow, who issued the warrants for their
arrest. Then will begin the proceedings
which will determine whether the ave men
shall be given their freedom or be taken
back 10 San Salvador TO be shot by
their political enemies. the successful
revolutionists. There is probability that
habeas corpus proceedings will De brought
on behalf Of the prisoners before the extra
dition matter is examined into. In this
event only the validity of the warrants
would be attacked. Horatto 5. Rubens
and Gonzales de Quesada, attorneys of
New York, are here TO defend the culprits.
On motion of the United States district
attorney. Rubens was admitted today TO
practice before the United States district
and circuit courts. These attorneys refuse
10 state their probable course of proceed
ure. So far they have been unable TO see
their clients. This morning they applied
for permission TO go TO sea on the tugboat
which carried the officers TO the Benning-
ton, but their request was refused in few
words. The prosecution is being looked
after by local attorneys specially en-
ployed by the government of San Salvador.
The refugees were made comfort
able for the night in the marshal's office,
and soon after were visited By their sttor-
neys. The lawyers would not state what
they proposed TO do. but the men will be
brought before Judge Morrow in the morn
ing. and the attorneys will probably apply
for writs of habeas corpus.
To q reporter Exeta, who does not speak
English. told his story, with the assist
ance of Lieut.. Coffin, of the Bennington,
as interpreter. Ezeta says that between
Aprii % and May three battles were
fought near Santa Ana, in which his
forces were defeated. Ezeta was wounded
in the head on May Sand was concealed in
hut Two weeks later, with 500 OF his
followers. he made his way to the sea-
coast There he found the Benning-
ton and asked for refuge until the
steamer San Bias should arrive on
hef way morrill, TOUR days Iaker.
When the San Bias arrived the refu-
gees were not allowed to board her.
but were kept against their wills on the
Bennington. Ezeta explains the charge
of murder against him by saying that he
did not kill the man. but that the team
ster who tried to intercept him was shot
by one OF his men, an American. Lieut.
Coffin corroborates this story. As regards
the bank robbery. Ezeta says he took the
money from the bank, which has his re-
ceipt for 1t as president of the republic,
and used IL to pay his soldiers. That, he
claims, he had right to do under the
laws of the country. Gen. Bustamenta.
who is accused of hanging four men, adj.
mits that ne hanged them, but says the
men were deserters from the army. In
fact, all the offenses charged against the
refugees are explained by them as being
committed while attempting 10 fulfill the
laws OF abe country.