The morning call., 1894-09-07

to be hanged on the 29th of May lasr, or
on any other day toward the end of MAY.
de bad never seen any one hanged there.
There was battle at Las Pulgas on May
%, but no prisoners we're taken. There
were a number killed and wounded. He
dld not see The hanging of Casim iro Hen
riQues in Coz tepeque. Saw the body aft ter
1t was dead, but did not touch it at any
time. All the troops in CoatepeQue were
at the hanging, he thought.
General Bolanos, who bears more than
passing resemblance TO the late General
Phil Sheridan, was next called to the stand.
He had told his age and position in the
Ezeta army when time for recess came
and he joined his four companions for
lunch.
In the afternoon General Colocho was
not In court and the chair in which his tall
inquire had moved restlessly for several
days was vacant. General Bolanos again
took the stand. He stated that neither on
the 29th OF May or on any day therea bouts
had he ordered Captain Bustamente to
hang any one in Pulgas raviDe or any
place else. Had BuStamente done any
snch thing he would have punished him.
de did not know of any other person hang
ing any men in Las PuIgas.
The witness then described his move
ments from the time Of the breaking ont
OF tae revolution up to the day he sought
refuge aboard the United States gunbOat
On the day before the last event he said
ne was al Santa Tacle and that the civil
authorities were absent. He desert bed
next the killing of Cauas On the road TO
La Ll6ertad on June G, just as it had been
related by General EZeta. Canas was
drunk at the time, but no; so very drunk.
he had always been more or less under
the influence of liquor while under BOla-
nos command. On the morning before
the shooting General Jefferis had reported
10 witness that Canas had sold out to the
enemy, and witness had immed iately re-
ported 1t TO General Antonio Ezeta. When
Canas came uD to EZeta later Juan Cien-
tuegos made an attempt to stop him from
graphing his superor's throat.
witness here identified book as con-
tanning the constitution of Salvador. Conn-
sci Tor EZeta offered it in evidence to show
that, under the state of siege which wit
ness had testified was proclaimed in the
country on April 90, the military author
tues could take possession of private prop
erty lor military and public purposes, and
tnat IL was recognized by the treaty be-
tween Dan Salvador and the United States
Lleutenant-COIonel Juan CieDfuegos was
tne last witness. He was asked il he
knew Casimiro HenriQueZ, and said be
had seen him in the jais. lie did not see
him June last, when it is alleged he was
hanged In the plaza of Coatapeque. He
was with General AntoDiO EZeta on that
DAY When he heard a noise of people
snnutIng IN the streets, and he walked
win Ezeta outside. He saw about 300 peo-
pie, mostly soldiers and viyanderas, in a
crowd, and the figure of a man standing
IN their midst He could not distinguish
VINO II was. He heard the crowd shouting
Deatn to the Traitor" General EZeta
and himself then retired inside, and the
crOWd made for the plaza, still clamoring
death to the Traitor" General Ezsta
gave no orders at all about the man, and
witness did not shoot into the body after
II had been hanged.
Clentuegos told about the securing of
tne S25S4 from the agency of the Bank of
Nicaragua and Salvador He said he had
been ordered by General Ezeta to 60
around among his friends and borrow
9Io,O0O 10 pay the soldiers. He started
out, put found that these friends had all
lett the town. lie then went to the agency
OF the bank, told Ruiz that he had come to
borrow money, and the latter gave him all
tnere was. lie did not threaten Ruiz at
all. 1hey took the money, turned il over
10 the treasurer of the army and Ruiz was
given receipt for the amount
ne witness was then asked about the
meeting with Canas. He stated that Gen.
erai Ezeta and his staff were riding hastily
on the road TO La Lbertad, when two ad-
Jutants came up and reported that the en-
emy was ahead. They were right at
Amatiilos when this news was received.
ana moment later Cienfuegos saw Canas
rloinR up On horseback. He was drunk,