The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-06
THE TRIAL OF eEs. KzErA.


Good Case Against the Fugittves.
SAN FRAScIsco. Sept. h.-The govern
ment OF San Salvador has exhausted its
stock OF dispositions and seems to have liz
tie oral testimony to offer in the extradi-
tion proceedings now pending ia the
United States district court here against
Gen. Antonio Exeta and his fellow refu-
gees. The dispositions presented 40 far
have not been entirely satisfactory TO tho
prosecution. inasmuca rs a great deal of
the testimony has been stricken cut under
ruling of the court that tho American
law relating To the admissihility Of evil
denes must obtain during the proceedings.
The first deposition relates To the killing
of Thomas Canas. teamster, whom Gen.
Ezeta and Juan Csentuegos encountered
during their flight To the sea. The second
accuses Gen. Cienfusgos and Manuel
Cassin with shooting at Andres
Amaya, with whom Cassin was as
war The third deposition Is in connee-
ton with the forcible taking of g.. 5S4 from
the International bank of San Salvador
and Nicaragua, by Gen. Ezeta Then
came long accusation charging the refu-
gees with shooting Ceasr Alfaro and with
hanging Casino Henriques. revolutions
lists who had opposed Ezeta's cause. Other
charges of burning houses and shooting
other persons we're brought out. But very
soon after the convening of the court this
morning counsel for the prosecution an-
nounced that they had no other deposi-
tions at hand. DIR. Calderon. the local
consnl for San Salvador. was sworn. He
testified that important documents IN
tended as evidence against the accused
had been dispatched TO him and would
arrive on the next steamer from Central
America. Upon this showing the prosecu
ton moved for continuance of the case.
Judge Morrow refused 20 grant coutinu-
anee. The defense then moved for dis
nlssal Of the charges, asserting that suffi-
cient evidence to mold the prisoners hal
not been addueed. This motion, too. was
overruled.
The defense, after some delay. decided
10 put in evidence TO substantiate their
plea of the lack OF jurisdiction Of tho
United States courts. Commander
Thomas. of the Runboas Bennington, was
called to the witness stand. IL was the
announced intention Of the defense TO
prove that the prisoners had been really
kidnapped into the country, their demands
10 be permitted to leave the gunboat ss
Ia Libertad aud Acapulco having been
refused, and that they could not be con-
sidered within the jurisdiction Of tbs
court, inasmuch as they had been forcibiy
and illegally landed upon American soil.
Commander Thomas testified briefly as TO
The incidents OF the rebellion in San Sal
vador. but Was prevented from stating
ghy he had detained the refugees on bossd
the Bennington.
Judge Morrow finally ruled that the
proyince Of the court vas 20 consider the
prisoners within its jurisdiction and not
10 consider the means by which they had
got there. In other words. the coart de-
cided not TO go behind the returns Of the
United states marshal. This means that,
unless resort Is had 10 habeas corpus pro-
ceedinRs in another court. the prisoners
will be tried on the merits OF the evidences
presented against them by the governments
Of San Salvador
ExetA vas called as witness in his own
behalf lie denied the charge that be
caused Henriqnez 10 bs hanged. and said
that he did not know of his death until in
formed of IL by his officers. Ezeta added.
nowever, that he thought Henriquez had
been xell handled, because he was rebel.
lie said that he killed Thomas Canas Ia
self-defense, and that the money taken
from the Bank Of Nicaragua vas merely
borrowed to pay has soldiers Gen. Coieho
VAS also examined, but there are no spe-
ciGe charges against him. The case wsns
over until tomorrow.