The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-The govern
ment of San Salvador has exhausted Its
stock of dispositions and seems to have
only oral testimony to offer in the extradl-
ton proceedings now pending IN the
United States district court against
General Antonio Ezeta and his fellow
refugees The deDositions presented so
far have not been entirely satisfactory
TO the prosecution IS such, as a
great deal of the testimony has been
stricken out under the ruling of the court,
relating to the admissibility of evidences.
The first deposition relates TO the killing
of Thomas Canas, a teamster, whom Gen.
eral Ezeta and Juan Ceinfurgos encount-
cred during their flight 30 the sea. The
second accuses Juan Ceinfurgos and Man
uel Cassin with shooting at Andres
Amaya with whom Cassin was at war.
STILL no EVIDENCE AT HAND.
The third deposition Is in connection
WITH the forceible taking of s., 5S4 from the
International bank of Salvador and Mica
ragua by General Ezeta; then came long
accusation charging the refugees with
shooting Caesar Alfaro and the hanging of
Casino, revolutionist who had opposed
Ezeta. Another charge of burning houses
and shooting other persons was brought
out.
Very soon after the opening of the court
this morning counsel for the de-
Tense announced that they had
no further depositions at hand.
DIR. Calderon, the local consul OF
Salvador was now sworn. his testimony
was to the effect that important docu-
ments, intended as evidence against the
accused, had been dispatched TO him and
would arrive on the steamer from Central
America. Upon this showing, the prose-
cution looked for continuance of the
case.
NO CONTINUANCE IS GRANTED.
Judge Morrow refused to grant a con-
tinuance. The defense then moved for'a
dismissal Of the charges, assert
ing that sufficient evidences to hold
the prisoners had not been adduced. This
motion, too, was oVerruled. The defense.
after some delay, decided to put in evil
dence to substantive their plea of lack of
jurisdiction of the United States court.
Commander Thomas, of the gunboat Ben
nington, was called to the witness stand.
1t was announced that the intention of the
had really been kidnapped into the coun-
try; their demands to be permitted to
leave the gunbost at La Libertad and
Aculapulco had been refused;and that they
could not be considered within the jnris-
diction of the court, as they had been forci-
bly, and illegally landed upon American
soil.
THOMAS NOT ALLOWED To TELL.
Commander Thomas testified briefly a:
to the incidents of the rebellion in San Sal,
vador, but was prevented from stating
WAY be had detained the refugees
On board the Bennington. Judge Nor
row finally ruled that the province
Of the court was to consider the prisoners
within the jurisdiction, and not to con-
sider the means by which they had gotten
there. In other words, the court decided
not TO go behind the returns of the United
States marshals. This means that unless
resort is had 10 habeas corpus proceedings
IN another court, the prisoners will be
tried on the merits of the evidence pre-
sented against them by the government of
San Salvador.
Ezeta was called as witness in his own
behalf He denied the charges that be
caused Henriques TO be hanged and said
he did not know of his death until inform
ed by his officers. Ezeta added, however
that he thought Henriques had been well
hanged because he was a rebel. He said
that he killed Thomas Canas In self de
tense and that the money taken from the
bank of Nicaragua was merely borrowed
TO pay his soldiers.
General Cochi was also examined but
there are no specific charges against him.
The case went over till tomorrow.