The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-24

glittered on his left hand. The right hand,
wounded in one of the last battles in
which he participated, was hidden in the
folds Of silk handkerchief.
The pictures of EZsta that have been
published since his fall and flight are
fairly good likenesses. He has a short,
swartby face, prominent nose and thick
lips. His forehead is overshadowed by a
dense pompadour. and his chin is hidden
in short black beard divided i n the mid
die and pointed at the side. Right in the
heart of the thick tuft of hair above his
forehead is triangular spot about two
inches in length that is entirely bald.
About three months ago bullet from a
rebePs rifle tore lis way through the POM
padOur and took with it a piece of scalp in
the form of a triangle. 1t also took with
IL the tiD of one of EZeta'S fingers, which
was resting on the spot when the rebel
fired. EZeta is thus doubly marked for
life.
The fugitive is of average height, stout,
but not corpulent. His education, so far
as knowledge of the English language is
| concerned, has been woefully neglected,
| and he talks with the assistance of an in
terpreter Attorneys Rubens and De
| Quesada took Ezeta into corner and held
council of war while the Marshal and
the United States Attorney discussed the
| situation from their standpoint.
In another corner opposite Ezeta Gen
eral Bustamente sat with his bowed head
upon his breast. The general is the
Oldest of the fugitives and. like his chief,
was dressed in blue flannel. His face and
demeanOr plainly declared that he had ief,
hope behind. Bustamente is wrinkled and
gray. Down in his own country he is
called Mico del Hoyo, the little monkey
with a long tail. He detests the sobrique,
and all who use it. On the voyage up the
coast one of the officers of the Bennington
uttered the nickname in his presence and
that man will be unforgiven by the ola
soldier until the end of time. BCstamente
| is charged with hanging four of his coun-
| trymen to a tree, and he does not deny
! that the charge is true, but saws that the
men were traitors and that in suspeuding
them to the tree he did his duty as a
soldier and obeyed the orders of his
superior. Bustamente is not anxious TO
return to his loved native land. He
dreams of that tree with its human burden
and fancies that he is part of the burden.
''My life would not last long il l were
to go back to Salvador" he said, and
nervously pressed his brown hands against
Ills wrinkled throat. The veteran hal
many relatives in the little southern re-
public, and the thought that he will never
see them again fills his soul with gloom.
Colocho, BOlanos aud Gle nfuegOs are com
parativey young men who apparently tool
the situation philosophically. They tot
are charged with murder, but like Busta
mente declare that they killed none Du
rebels and deserters.
EZsta is charged with robbery and muir
der. He is accused of taxing a large sun
OF money from the Bank of Nicaragua and
Salvador ard of killing one Antonio Casas
Rooms 10, IS and Al. Appraisers build
| ing, were the prison quarters of the Gov
| ernmenfs prisoners last night. The main
Office, room As. which is the regular Office
of the United States Marshal. was
guarded by two deputies, who watched
over the San SslvadOrans.
When the reporter was admitted TO the
chambers Antonio EZeta, his attorney;
and his generals were enjoying their even
ing meal, which HAD been spread tempt
ingy on an Office table.
No arrangements were made for beds
until late in the evening. when severa
mattresses, blankets and sheets were
brought in and made up into fairly COM
| Portable couches.
1t was queer sort of Jail Wine bot
ties were piled to one side of the table and
dishes were waiting removal from an uu
nsed bookshelf. Cigars were plentiful
and dim haze of smoke enveloped the
quarters and proved that the San Sal
vadorans smoke good cigars.
A desk and several chairs constituted
the remainder Of the furniture in the room
and on these latter the generals, ROLAND!
and ColOcho. had already resigned them
selves to fate and decided to catch few
winks Of sleep.
EZeta conversed almost continually witt
either one of his attorneys. and did no
evince any disposition to retire, evidently
being 10 too eXcled frame of mind Il
think of securing rest.
Visitors were given privilege to talk t.
the refugees, and numerous demands were
made by friends of the Ezeta administra
ton for glimpse of the general.
III l never go to any worse prison than