The herald., 1894-08-23
CHARGED WITH HIGH CRIMES
A New Tangle in the Ezeta
Case.
Warrants Issued for Ezeta and His
Staff.
United states Marshal Baldwin Runs
Against . 6nas In tho
Attempt to Serve
Them.
By the Associated Presa

by the AbBOClateQ Pre9A
SAN Francisco, Aug. 22.-The singu.
lar international complication involving
the liberty OF Gen. Antonio Ezsta and
his fellow refugees, which has been so
prolific of opera bouffe sensations, devel-
oped new tangle of conflicting author
ity today. Warrants were finally issued
for the arrest of the refugees, but tho
local federal authorities got tangled up
in government red tape and the war.
rants could not be served.
United States Marshal Baldwin,
armed with the authority OF the federal
court, set out to have the refugees
brought within the jurisdiction OF the
law, but he ran up against Captain
Howison, the naval officer who CON-
mands at tho Mare Island navy yard.
Captain Howison declared that he had
no authority to furnish transportation
to the United States marshal. and be
refused to place shat official on board
the Bennington. Without the assistance
of the navy department the marahal
could not reach the gunboa'.
In the first place the law allows the
marshal but SO for serving each war
rant, and under this compensation he
conld not afford to hire tugboat. Fur
thermore, Captain Thomas of the BEN
nington has strict orders to receive no
one on board his ship but accredited
naval officers from Mare island. Under
these conditions the United States ms4-
shal must have the assistance of the
naval authorities il he shall ever arrest
the culprits of whom he is in pursuit.
All this afternoon the marshal and
Captain Howieon have been in tele-
graphic communication with their su-
periors at Washington. and if they sue
ceed in establishing harmonious rela-
tions between tho departments of the
governments they represent, it is prob
able that tomorrow the navy depart
ment will bring the refugees to the
United States marshal, or will permit
him to 20 to sea and board the Benning-
ton before she arrives within the three
mile limit.
Judge Morrow of the United States
district court issued the warrants for
the arrest OF the refugees this morning.
The written authorization from Secre.
tary Gresham, which bears date of Au-
gust 1lth and was mailed from Washing
ton, was placed in the hands OF Judge
Morrow by Eustorjio Calderon, who now
represents the government of San Saliva
dor at this port, as consul. The COM
plants callsd for the extradition OF
Antonio Ezets, Leon Bolanos. Jacinto
Colocho, Juan Cienfuegos and Florencio
Bustamente. The accused are charged
with being criminals and fugitives from
justice. 1t is charged that on June 6,
1894. on tho road leading from the town
of New San Salvador to La Libertad,
one Thomas Canas, a teamster, who was
driving along the road, was shot and
murdered by Antonio Ezeta and Juan
Cienfuegos (alias La Church). Ezeta
and his companion were then fleeing
from their pursuers.
1t is also charged that on juno l, 1894,
Antonio Ezeta entered the International
bank of San Salvador and Nicaragua and
assaulted Jose Ruiz and Everesto Am.
brosio and robbed the bank Of $2534.
Cienfuegos is also charged with an at.
tempt to murder Andres Amaya. Leon
Rolanos and Bustamsnte are charged
with the crime of murder for the killing
OF four persons on May Goth, in the
gulch OF Las Pugas, Primavera.
Another complaint charges the Eve
with strangling Cashmere Hon
riques to death in the village Of Coate-
pegue, on June Sd.
The Ezsta matter is now regarded by
many persons as having entirely lost its
serious aspect, and taken on that of a
farce. If ths government can
afford Euch expensive farces, 1t lie
thought to be we'll and good, but there
is question % to whether it can really
afford them or not. The expense bill
has not been made up yet, but it is
bound to be a big one, the extra coal
being quite an item,