The morning call., 1894-09-05

! that if this motion to strike out were
favorably entertained there would be very
| little left for his Honor to certify TO the
| executive department MIR. PersOn then
/ continued the reading. The witnesses de-
posed that he must have had other
wounds in the interior OF the body.
| because blood was gushing from the
shoulder. and these other wounds must
have caused his death, as the wound In
the hand was not mortal"
On motion all this was stricken out, and
the remainder of the deposition of wit
neSses, to the effect that they returned to
the spot with lgnacie Cavalerio. a NUM-
| clpal officer, to get the body. was read.
! They stated that afterward they heard
that Juan Cienfuegos and others stated that
Clenfuegos had shot Canas at the command
of Ezeta.
This caused some objection as to the
statements of ''Others," and the court de-
cided TO strike that word out.
At this point recess was taken till 9
o'clock in the afternoon.
In the afternoon Mr.. Plerson went on to
read the dispositions of JacintO Oporto and
Bernardo GaldaneZ In reference 10 the
finding OF Cauas. They stated that tbey
had helped to lift the body of Canas with
La Cruz and Rivera; that the blood on
the wound IN the shoulder was coagulated
The two last named witnesses in their
depnsitiOns had stated that the blood. at
the instant Oh raising the DOQY, was squirt
ing from the same wound.
These witnesses gave their opinions as
to the fatality of the wounds. To these
the counsel for the prisoners objected on
the ground OF incOmpeIency.
The dispositions of CaiXto GuZman and
Ignaclo CavalleriO were also read, as was
the demand on the officers of the Bennng-
ton for the surrender OF Ezeta and Glen
fuegos. GuZman said he saw Canas intro
Guce himself into the train of Ezeta, and
that afterward Ezeta had indicated TO him
that Canas had told him he wanted his
(EZeta's) head. Subsequently Ezsta and
Canas drew their revolverS, the latter not
firing. and EZeta shot ar him. and then
Cienfuegos drew his revolver and dis
charged three shots at Canas. who fell to
the ground.
Don Carlos Saazar and Fernando Car
ranZo also testified to the shooting.
Next, Mr.. Plersol produced anneXo No.
2, IN which was the record that Don Man
uel Casin and Juan CienfuegOs attempted
TO Kill Andreas Amaya. a merchant of La
Llbertad. This record was objected to on
the ground that it was not testimony. The
court stated IL would be received and taken
Tor what 1t was worth. The record was
make by Mr.. Pinto Jr., dated June last,
and states:
AT $3.50 of yesterday Senior don Manuel
I CaSin, accompanied by Captain Juan Cienfue-
COS and three or four other Spaniards, stationed
hlinseH opposite the house of Andrea5 Amaya
anu cOneeallng himself behind the lampp0st
Casin and Cienfuegos discharged three shots
from a revolver at Senior Amaya and three
other SHOTS at the other persons who accom-
panied MN, an0 on the occasion when Amaya
was leaving the porch of his premises. Upon
nearing the report OF the shots Police Officer
tomas Qu1ano appeared upon the spot and
succeeded In arresting CienfuegOs, the others
taking flight.
An dreas Amaya states in his deposition
that as ne was about to leave his mouse on
Tue night liz question he was fired upon by
Cosn ana Clenfuegos and only escaped by
falling TO the floor of the porch and that
even then bullet from the revolver OF his
asSaliants whistled alongside his ear.
Included ID th is exhibit was the depOsl.
tlon OF Clenfueg0s himself taken before
ne boarded the Bennington. He says
| mat on the night of June he was going
10 the opera with CasD and several others
ana as they got opposite the house of
Amaya the latter came out of his house
anu nreu shot at the group, upon which
| CleD1uegos returned the fire with two
Shots. he then gave himself up to one
tomas Qul1ano, police officer. The tes-
tlmony OF Tomas Qujano corroDorating
the arrest Mas next read.
Deposltlons concerning the charge
against General Antonio Ezeta for the
robbery OF the agency OF the International
BANK OF Saiysdor and Nicaragua. Kept by
Ruiz Ambrosy. on June 8, were next
read
Joseph Ruiz deposed that he was one of
the members of firm having the agency
OF the International Bank of Salvador
ana Nicaragua ana that on June last,
ABOUT o clock In the afternoon, there ar
rived where the deponenr was an officer
| accompanying his clerk, Senior Enrique
Orellana, and the clerk and that officer
stated TO Ruiz that he was wanted at the
agency by chief or superior officer 10
make transaction that then the depo-
nent went to the agency anG met in the
same Colonel and many other officers be-
sides OF General Antonio EZeta, who bad
on that day reached the city abnut 10
CLOCK A NJ that said superior officer OF
colonel on seeing him said that, pur-
snant 10 an order of the senior president of
the republic, he, Ruiz, should hand over
20 MIN $4,000 of the funds OF the agency,
threatening him at once if he did not do
so. Deponent replied that there was not
such a sum III the agency. and then the
colonel told him to turn over what he had
without delay, because Ezela was becom-