The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-25

| Cause.
| San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 24.-General
! Antonio Ezeta and his fellow refugees
from San Salvador were prisoners be-
| fore Judge Morrow in the United States
district court this morning.
| The prisoners had spent the previous
night In the Office of the United States
marshal, where they were kept under a
heavy guard. The attorneys who came
on from New York to defend them had
been in consultation with them nearly all
night AS the prisoners appeared in
court Ezeta, who is fine physical spec
linen, with decided features and courtly
bearing, was the. most observed. He
was attired in a black suit that he had
purchased earlier in the morning, Mar
shall Baldwin having accompanied him
up town. From his waistcoat hung a
magnificent gold chain studded with dia-
monds. The generals enemies in the
court room pointed it out as relic of
his cruel reign in San Salvador They
said it had formerly been the property
of Carlos Melendez, millionaire planter
who had been robbed of his wealth by
the Ezetas, and that the chain was
among the spoils greedily seized by An
tonic As to the four other refugees,
they were in appearance decidedly in
ferior specimens of the Spanish Ameri-
can.
The Governments Hand.
The court proceedings were opened by
United States District Attorney Garter,
who stated that the warrants had been
issued In conformity with a mandate is
sued by the secretary of state Mr. Gar
ter stated that he appeared in the case
at the request of the attorney general
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the United States government had no
further interest in the proceedings than
to. see that they are regular and proper.
Then, after the process in the case had
been read Attorney Garter stated that
the United States government left the
further prosecution of the case to the
private attorney in the employ of the %
San Salvadorean government.
At this juncture. the prisoners counsel
interpoSed and demanded an immediate
hearing under the charges. They stoutly
maintained that the prisoners were politf-
cal refugees and were unlawfully detain-
ed and that they had been Illegally re-
strained since June last. Ezeta, it was
argued, was then president of the de
facto government and was afforded asy-
lum on an American man-of-war at the
time there was no authority IN San Sal
vador which the United States govern
ment could recognize. It became neces-
sary for them to fight their way to the
corded asylum on the Bennington until
they could board the steamer San Bias.
They were closely pursued by rebels at
the time they were fired upon as they
were embarking on a launch to go to
the Bennington. There could, counsel
said, be no doubt that asylum was given
to the men political refugees and that
there had been no warrant in law for
holding them on the Bennington. They
had desired to be landed at Acapulco,
but the request was refused them. Then
the United States government had gone
to the extent of keeping the Bennington
outside the port of San Francisco until
the prosecutors could prepare these pa
perS.
The government, counsel declared, had
not only treated the prosecutors with
great consideration, but with a considera-
ton never granted to those of any other
country.
Objection was made to any continu-
ance whatever.
Counsel declared that he desired to
produce the officers of the Bennington as
witnesses that these men were really po-
litical refugees. These witnesses would
not be in port week hence.
The attorneys for the government OF
San Salvador argued as earnestly to
show the justice of a continuance They
asserted that important evidence against
the accused had yet to arrive, and that
the official seals to certain necessary
dispositions had been omitted. Beside.
there were a number OF dispositions in
Spanish intermixed with the idiomS or
speech common in San Salvador and 1t
would take some time for their transla-
ton.
IA
A continuance until September II was
asked for A steamer said to bear docu-
ments important to the prosecution will
arrive here September 8. After listening
to the arguments, pro and con- con-, Judge
day, September 3. declaring that the
treaty with San Salvador provides for
such continuance and that the DELAY
asked for was not unreasonable.
Thereupon counsel for defense lmmed-
lately moved that the defendants be adj
mitted to bail. The cases of Hamilton
and Jefferson Davis, both charged with
high treason and admitted to bail, were
cited. as well as the California statute
providing for the release on bail OF per-
sons held for extradition. The prosecu-
ton objected, arguing that if the prison.
ers were released the government might
not be able to fulfill its treaty rela-
tons The motion was finally taken I'M
der advisement, though Judge Morrow
stated he had no doubt tSe law would
debar him from releasing the defendants
Finally, the defense objected TO the Ju-
risdiction of the court arguing that the
defendants had been brought into the
jurisdiction of the United States against
II was stated that the case was differ
ent from any other in that respect. TIE
men had not been found within the coun-
try but had been forcibly brought INTO u.
The point was left in allegiance.
Have Warm Champions.
Marshal Baldwin has not yet decided
how he will dispose of his prisoners. He
stated this afternoon that he would PROB
ably permit them to take UP. quarters
in one of the hotels under guard. During
the noon recess of the court the prison
ers were wined and dined in one OF the
marshaPs offices in a most sumptuous
manner Several guests were present;
Among them were Colonel Young ana
Captain Locket, of the United States
army who appear to be in deep sympa-
thy with Ezeta. Several of the 6en-
nington officers, too. seem to be strongly
ottached To the refugees and are warm
champions of his cause.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 24.-At today's
meeting of the American Bar association
the committee on nominations reported
the following officers, who were elected:
President James G. Carter, of New
York: secretary, John Hinckley, OF Bal
timore; treasurer, Francis Rawle. or Phil
executive COMMITTEES mn me ao W,r