The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-12
GROUND BY The GREASERS
Shameless Disregard Of DGCCnCy in
Treatment Of Citizens.

statement OF the costa RIGA EX1leS
who Were Driven From the Mos
quito Reservation by Nicaragua.
Arrested Arbitrarily, With No
Charges Made Known to Them-A
Full Account of the Proceedings.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 1.-THE Times
Democrat has the following:
Port Limon, Costa Rica. Tuesday, Sept. 4.
lsQt-The following exiles from Bluehelds,
eleven in number arrived in this port via
Puntas Arenas this afternoon; E. D. Hatch,
English, acting H. B. NJ vice consul; G. s.
Hodgson, native, clerk supreme court
S A. Hodgson, native, judge supreme
court; Washington Glover, English, clerk;
A. MARYLAND Taylor, English, editor and
owner Of the Bluehelds Messenger; G. B.
Wiltbank, American planter; w. H. Brown,
English, merchant; j. N. hampton, Ameri-
can. planter; Charles Paterson, native, vice
president; J. W. Cuthbert, English attorney
general, and j. o. Thomas, English judge
supreme court.
These are all prominent business men in
the reservation, most Of them leaving consid-
cradle property behind. They are undecided
as 10 their future movements, their intention
81 present being to remain here until some
definite action in regard to their arrest and
detention has been TAX en- by their respective
governments. They all express them
selves highly indignant at the reports
Of some of the American papers to the
effect that thier actions are in any way re-
sronsible for the uprising OF July 3. This
they emphatically deny, and they say that
the only foreigners who were implicated in
this uprising left the country Immediately
that they found the part they had played
made them subject to arrest by the Nicara-
guam government, aud after being refused
protection by their respective consuls and the
captains of the war vessels.
They say that during the whole trouble but
two lives were lost, and these were two
Nicaraguan soldiers, who were killed on the
evening Of July s.
The following is a verbatim report of the
affair given by j. n. hampton, and an account
OF their arrest on Aug. Is and their treat
ment by the Nicaraguan authorities since
that date. The statement is made in
the presence of E. d. Hatch, w. H. Brown,
g. B. Wiltbank and other members of the
party, who corroborate it in every particular
They say that no accurate report has yet been
sent out by the resident reporters in Blue
fields on account Of the fear they entertain Of
the Ncaraguan authorities The date of this
account is furnished by Mr.. 1aylor of the
Bluehelds Messenger, who apparently has
gone TO great pains in keeping record Of
every detail,
Mr. Hampton says: ION the morning of
Aug. Is, twelve of us, all residents in Blue
fields. and business men of more or less prom
fhenee, were notified by the chief of police in
the service OF the N1caraRuan government.
that DR.. Jose MadriZ, special commander of
the Mosquito reservation, desired to see US.
This call was VIII ngly answered, 1t be-
ing the opinion that it was the commissioners
n
the causes that brought about the troubles in
the reservation. On arrival at the govern
ment building we were met at the
head of the stairs by armed soldiers,
who demanded to know our business,
and on learning 1t, the officer IN command
carried up our respective cards and we were
at once admitted into the council chamber
Here we were notified to consider ourselves
as prisoners of Nicaragua, and decree was
read to the effeci that we would have to pro
coed at once to Managua to answer certain
charges. and in case of refusing to go, we
would De expelled from the country. On in
curing the nature of these charges, the Mica
raguan minister OF war told us that he was
unable to give them Upon which eight of the
twelve Including f. D. Hatch, W. M Brown
and g. b. Wlltbank) elected TO leave the
country on the grounds that the Atlantic
coast had been declared by the Nicaraguan
government to be under martial law and
therefore they were entitled to be tried and
were prepared to be tried at the place of
their arrest-Bluefelds. The others agreed
to 20 to Managua to answer whatever charges
might be brought against them. We then
asked fol time to wind up our affairs. and it
was agreed Oy the attorney general that three
Gays should be given us for that purpose. After
consideration by the Nicaraguan officials,
however, this concession was countermanded
and we were given one hour only to consult
with our people, and this had to be done in
writing, with copying ink, and copy taken
ny the Nicaraguan government At this time
we were all penniless and without extra cloth
ing or bedding, bus this fact was treated with
perfect indid renee by the Nicaraguan au-
thorites. We were taken to Managua From
ms point we were sent 10 Puntas Arc mas. We
nave never been informed of any charge or
charges against us: in fact, we are just as
well Informed as when we left Bluehelds