The morning call., 1894-09-04

murder. arson and robbery, divided into
FIVE separate complaints. General EZeta
figures in three of these, but it is on the
first that the present Government of San
Salvador relies for the success of its case.
This complaint specifically sets forth that
on the morning of June last, on the road
from the city of New San Salvador to La
Libertad, Antonio Ezeta and Juan Glen
fuegos murdered one Tomas Canas.
The second complaint charges Cienfuegos
with The attempted murder of Andres
Amaya, citizen of San Salvador, on June
3 last General BOlanOs and CAPTAIN
Major Bustamente are charged with the
wanton hanging Of four persons on May
90 last ia the gulch Of Las Pulgas, Prima-
vera. The fourth complaint charges all
five of the exiles with murder in the hang
ing of Casimiro Henriques at CoatepeQue.
The robbery charge is against Ezeta
alone. and is to the effect that on June 3.
by force. he stripped Bankers Jose Ruiz
and EvarisIo Ambrosy of the International
Bank of San Salvador and Nicaragua of
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1t is undoubtedly around the first CON-
plant that the legal fight will center. The
present Government of San Salvador in
ssts that the killing of Canas was murder,
but the complaint as set forth does not coin
eide with the testimony OF General Ezeta,
with that Of Jefferis, who is now in New
York. or with that of marine Oh the Ben
nington, WHO is now in Vallejo 1t is in
controvertible that Canas was killed, but
the difference of testimony comes in the
manner, the place and the person. The
com plant charges EZeta and Cienfuegos
with the crime. Jefferis in published in
terview says he did it. The seaman on
the Bennington backs ND this latter asser-
ton. The complaint recites that it &C.
Cured IN the road between the city of
New San Salvador and La Libertad. All
the other testimony is to the effect that it
was on the street in front of the Ameri-
can consulate at La Libertad.
All the stories concerning the affair, ex-
cept that Of Ezsta himself and of the ma
rine on the Bennington, have been pub
lshed.
We were detailed to guard the Ameri-
can consulate" said the marine 10 a CALL
correspondent yesterday, land were there
on the morning of June 6, when Ezeta and
his followers arrived. y short time after
ward General Ezeta and Jefferis were talk
c.
Canas Il heard his name afterward) sud-
denly came up. and drawing a revolver
leveled it at Ezeta. General Jefferis, who
Is an American. and quicker than a cat,
saw Cauas' movement. and before you
could say Jack Robinson had his gun
out. and Canas WAS dead the next minute.
That is one of the murders l hear they
charge Ezeta with committing. Why, he
didn't commit it at all; and Jefferis only
did it TO save his life."
This Interview was translated for Gen.
~eral Ezeta yesterday afternoon and he an
swered that it was substantially correct.
Canas from all accounts, and certainly
in the opinion of the followers of Ezeta.
was traitor of the deepest dye. He had
received favors, prom otion as lieutenant.
and money from Antonio Ezeta, aud then,
deserving to the enomy, lost his life in at
tempting TO kill his benefactor. The
charge of murder in this case, the Ezeta
followers claim, will fall fat.
1t is not very likely that the second
charge against Cienfuegos alone will be
pushed at all. With reference to the next
two charges of murder in the hanging of
Casimiro Henriques and four others. the
defense will very probably show that the
men were tried by court-martial for
offenses against the army and sentence
executed upon them. The robbery charge
will In all probability. resolve. itself into