The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-24
REFUGEES ARRESTED
GEN. EZETA AND COMPANIONS IN
THE MARsHAL's CUSTODY.
Warrants Served on Board the Gun-
boat Observation-Disclosures Corpus
Proceedings ProbabIe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Gen. Antonio
Ezeta and his fellows are prisoners at last
by authority Of the United States District
Court. The warrants OF arrest we're served
this afternoon. Early this morning the
local federal officials received notification
that the differences between the Navy De-
partment and the Department of Justice
had been compromised. at least in a meas
IRE, and that the naval authorities OF
Mare Island would permit the United States
marshal TO serve the warrants. The Navy
Department maintained its position on one
point. however: 1t would not furnish trans
portation for the marshal and his depu-
ties to the g%unboat- The marshal, too,
was determined to uphold the department
of the government which he represents. He
refused to charter a tug. and there seemed
a possibility that the refugees would be
left 20 die Of old age on the high sea.
DIR. Calderon, the local consul of the SAL
vadorian government, finally receded, how.
ever, and prevented any serious rupturs
between these clashing departments of the
United States government. He went into
his own purse for the money and chartered
a tug. AT 6 O'Clock this morning the tug
steamed out through the heads. On board
were Consul Calderon. United States Mar
shall Baldwin, four deputy United States
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who went as representative Of the au-
thority of the Mare Island naval station
to certify to Marshal Baldwin as a repre-
sentative of the United States government
and to permit Commander Thomas, OF the
Bennington, TO receive the marshal and his
deputies on board.
The tug, which singularly enough, was
named the Relief, arrived alongside the
Bennington about 9 o'clock in the morning.
After the formalities necessary to fully
sustain the dignity of the Navy Department
were over Marshal Baldwin and his depu-
ties went on board the gunboat The Re
lief then steamed away, heading for this
port. Immediately afterward the Benning-
toms anchors were hoisted. She had been
lying at anchor near the Farallone island,
about three miles from the port. A few
minutes later the Bennington was steaming
toward San Francisco bay, but as one OF
her engines is disabled she made slow
progress. At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the
Bennington steamed through the Golden
Gate.
That the refugees are now under arrest
there is no doubt. for Marshal Baldwin and
his deputies went on board the gunboat for
the purpose of making them prisoners when
the Bennington should have passed within
the three-mile limit. The Bennington passed
up the bay and came TO anchor at the
0dala llNlllC CNdllOls Six NOALCE 1IOll Il UOlL
infected with yellow fever. The health off,
GERS were notified of her arrival. This fact
soon gave rise TO a report along the water
front that the gunboat had twenty-three
cases of yellow fever on board. Neither
Lieutenant Stoney nor Consul Calderon
would verify or contradict the report. or
say anything about the arrest of the ref
ugees. The yellow fever yarn finds be-
levers, however.
Marshal Baldwin and his deputies are still
on board the cruiser with the men sup
posed to be the prisoners. When they will
come ashore is not known, but IL is said
that the opera bouffe features of the Ezeta
episode are about over, and that the Seri-
Gus features of this international compli-
cation will demand public attention to-mor-
| refugees will be taken before United States
District Judge Morrow. who issued the
warrants for their arrest. Then will begin
the proceedings which will determine wheth-
er the five men shall be given their free
dom or be taken back to San Salvador to
cessful revolutionistS. There is q probable
ity that habeas corpus proceedings will be
brought in behalf of the prisoners before
the extradition matter is mi into In
this event only the validity OF the warrants
would be attacked. Horatio Steubens and
Gonzales de Quesada, attorneys OF New
York, are here TO defend the culprits. On
the motion of the United States district at
torney, Reubens was to-day admitted TO
practice before the District and Circuit
their probable course of procedure. SO far
they lave been unable 10 see their clients.
This morning they applied for permission
to &C on the tug boat which carried the
officers to the Bennington, but their request
was refused in a few words. The prose-
torneys especially employed by the govern
ment of San Salvador.