The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-24
The CUDAAS ARE ACQUITTED
Otthe Charge Of Violating the
Neutrality Laws.
Judge Waico, OF the United States Dir
triot Court, in His Charge Says the
nationality and Sympathy with In
surreotion 10 Not sunioiont Evidence
Hor Verdict of Guiity-Late Cuban
News.

WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept. 23.-Judge
Wales in the United States district
court. this morning charged the Jury in
the trial of the twensy-one Cubans
charged with the violation OF the
neutrality law. He said in part:
The defendants, Blanlied Pona and
the twenty other persons who are
named In this Indictment, are CHARGED
with having violated section 1886 and
section $40 of the revised statutes Of
the United States.
The charges against the defendants
are OF grave and i'm portant character.
involving serious consequences, If
proved, and directly affect the good
faith Of the Government of the United
States in preserving inviolate its treaty
obligations and the laws of comity ex
listing between all civilized countries.
"fhe first count in the indictments Ia
general one, following the language
OF the law. Thesuccessive counts specify
the different modes and ways by and in
which the defendants are alleged to
have violated the law, but you will no.
tice that each charges either that the
defendants began or set on foot a mill.
tary expedition or enterprise against the
dominion OF the king OF Spain, or against
the island OF Cuba, and then and there
oeing serri'ory OF the king OF Spain.
me object of the law is obviously to
prohibit and punish the beginning and
setting on foot or preparing the means
for military expedition or enterprise
within the territory or jurisdiction of
thh United STATES and to be carried on
from thence against any ioreign terri
tory or dominion which the United
States are at peace
He then recites the facts leading up
to their arrest and in conclusion saws:
Fne appearances OF the defendants,
their nationality, their silence under
arrest, thu fac o. an existing insur-
ec'ion in Cuba and the probability that
tney are In sympathy with the insur-
rec tionar9 party, unsupported by o.her
evidence, would not DO sufficient to
warrant verdict OF guilty"
It. was noon when the charge was con
Guided, and imm adiAtely thereafter the
jury retired. After being out g. fly min.
utes the jury returned verdict of mot
guilty" The verdict was rec sived with
round Of tumultuous applau
AS result OF the scquittal Of the al
legged hlibusters to-day there was big
demonstration Of Cubans and Cuban
sym pathizers in the shape of q parade
Tonight. There were about 1000 men
In line and with numerous bands of
music they enthusias tically marched
throughout the city.
Disastrous to tho Insurgents.
/ HAVANA, Sept. 23.-Onclal reports
have been received here of an i'm
portant engagement, which ia said to
hsve resulted disastrously to the in
surgents. The columns comm anded by
Lieutenant Colonel Teruel and Major
Zubia, numbering 800, by a series of
combined movements, penetrated into
thick fores. and fought the insurgenv
band congregated there. The report
says that they captured their field,
hospital and medicines, while the in
surgents took to flight, leaving behind
them twensy-four killed.
AS result OF the three days opera
lions. the insurgents are said to have
lost thirty~seven killed, fifty horses
captured, forty five saddled horses and
three prisoners. The forest ia now
clear OF insurgents and their camp has
been destroyed. The loss of the gov
eminent Is reported as two killed and
seven wounded, two captains and lieu
tenants being hurt. IL Is said that the
prisoners state that tho insurgents lost
AHOAO Nhoh iOO WOuuutu
More Spanish Victories.
HAVANA. Sept. 80 News has been
received at military heAGauarters here
OF desperate fight at Feh, near Pal ma
la. province Of Santa Clara, batween
900 Insurgents, led by Bermudtz and
+ elites aHd detachment # gov rn-
ment calvary under Capt. Riestra. Tho
Vanguard OF the cavalry consisting OF
a sergeant and seven privates were irst
surrounded by the insurgents. and in
tne engagement every ono OF the van
guard killed, By this time Capt Riestrs
with the main bod y of cavalry m an. thirty
i've In number, came upand engaged the
insurgents. whom he forced to retreat,
leaving three Of their mum Der dead on
the field. Their wounded they carried
OIL with them when they retired.
Sadly Afflicted Family.
HAVANA, Sept. 23.-As the cruiser
Barcassegui, which was sunk by the
merchantmen Motera Wednesday night,
constitutes danger to vessels leaving
or entering the port of Havana, it has
been decided to break up the hull OF the
vessel with dynamite. The divers have
refused 10 work upon the wreck on ac-
count OF the danger from sharks and
because OF the nsufliciency OF their
outfits. Two daughters OF the late
Admiral Delgado Parejo, who lost his
life when .ho BArcastegui was sunk, are
seriously III with diphtheria. His son
is down with yellow fever.
Alleged Fiiibusters In Florida.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 30 Captain
Abbey, of the revenue cutter Winona,
which captured the schooner Lark on
the i7'n instant, in y report 10 the
treasury Department. says me- has no
Lubl tbat tha pActv on tho Lark were