New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-19
TIE STATE DEPARTMENT INACTIVE.
NO STEPS TAKEN TO PROTECT An AMERICAN
CITIZEN FROM OUTRAGE Is MEXICO

NO STEPS TAKEN TO PROTECT AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN FROM OUTRAGE ~ MEXICO
San Diego. Cal. Feb (SpcclaD.-Leading citi-
Gems here making loud protests against Score
tary Gresham's dilatoriness in not demanding the
Immediate release OF 4. VI. Pullman. n former ci,i-
OF San Diego and n citizen Of the United
States. from n oathsomc jail In Ensenoda Mexico
With the exception OF a few weeks when he was
admitted 20 BAN. Pullman has been confined In
the vile jail since September ~. 1893 lie was ar
rested on his ranch Mt Valley OF the Palms Mex
ico. and charged with abducting ". II. Whitman
who embezzled $500 from the American Express
Company at Springfield. III. Whitman who re-
turned 10 Illinois and voluntarily gave himself mp.
makes affidavit that he dI OF his free will
This testimony has been presented TO the McxicanE
without avail. Pullman. after being out on bail
n few weeks. resrrcsted. the reason being that
his alleged offenc, was considered capital crime
and non balable Secretary Gresham early In oc-
tober Informed Iullmans San Diego friends that
United States Vice Consul GOdh" at Ens"noia re-
10 hold Pullman. Yet the Secretary seemed indf-
fcrcnt To- the suffering mans fate. and did not d.
mani his release. Another appeal sent to the
state Department, and was answered with indli-
ON January %. 1884,, Vicc-Consul Godhe wrote
Patterson Sprigg OF san Di"go coh h,a rI, I'LL,
certainty that I'm my opinion there "hs not ht tn'
any yai reason Tor his arrest ana detention.
| should be guilty Of an impcrtinence II WI. 20
10 Isr i'rr though Pullman is thought 10 BE-
Innocent by tho representative % IN" STATE Depart
,rcut nj Iuscn,da. yet since September u. save
/ Tor a few we.ks. he has been allowed 70 lanSlhsh
/ I'm a Mexican coll OF damp adobe walls ana 10
/ roor II Is bare OF furniture. not even beh- ne
! earihon walls drip with moisture; me sr"ak'
/ is cInptcd into a barrel at the end Of the room
/ and "a stencil ns the unventllat"d. damp. tickly
! room Neither Pullman nor his counsrI mas h.',i
allowed 10 sec the court records. II mas been "hy
! through Efforts OF friends that the prisoner hh'
! received sufficient food. Ln. In January SER :,
! tarv Gresham was led 10 sak Mini-tTr , 'IIay ~
trv nj secure Pullman's trial. The tTlhl ho"'H'i
Hse moi vet been ordered. and The prisoner " ZIP
| III, breaking down In health while ms rahch ~ ~
,orr. 10 ruin because OF its owners enforced an
The United states A. Gone ,c s a9r EN-
r,,.ic This man 81 n banker. drlr'hh'It uP",,
.,tenrs Tor hts business, ana dlslnclh'i ~ III
StsS,vor Of the officials He Is also an r'.vliS,
nan and though acting AS the repf,s.h,nnN MAJ
no mon states state Department y't ns i ',,
! tr emhioct Of Queen Victoria. never i|imS II H.
~ ni i,d os a citizen OF the United states lm'
,,ris"rnr pullman. was for three ycaLH - ana
| Pnr OF the California Nntlonai T., ISe9 was
bet prIor TO moving TO Mexlco ~ 1a mn o.
r,,ar I'm the san Diego Abstiart, 9 1l,anS fo
t hs cv The M T. q, Elks is taxing , st,p5 %
pmInan's relief and the rCspec NIL ani% ov.r m,
coam7nrntv are thorouehy "rou,Gd %i' cen
th.s and Secretary Or sham II pII'rt,o,, -,
ouIdh Cr Iis seeming carelcssncsH III az ,,s, =,
American 10 suffer physical INJURY ""'