The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-17
SANQUILLEY'S CRIME
AMERICAN CITIZEN CHARGED WITH
REBELLING AGAINST SPAIN.
Grounds On which the Afforney-Gen-
ernl Of Cuba Asks that a Patriot
BE Imprisoned for Life.

HAVANA. Oct. 16.-In the trial OF Gen.
Julio Sanguilly, an American citizen, on the
charge OF rebellion against the Spanish gov
ernment. the Attorney-general. Senior En-
julio, in concluding his argument to-day.
asked that the sentence OF Imprisonment
for life be imposed on the prisoner. Senor
Enjulo made the following conclusions:
'First-Julio Sanguilly an American citi-
zen since 1882 Is a born resident OF this
island. and was, up to his arrest on Feb.
"A. OF this year, one OF the most energetic
ringleaders and instigators of the armed
revolution that since said date has broken
out against the mother country with the
aim Of obtaining the independence OF Cuba
He was chosen to take the lead in this
province and also In Matanzas and Santa
Clara. and was named chief leader and
delegate OF the Revolutionary Junta of New
York having the power of appointing here
the leaders he thought proper. Among
those whom he selected was Col. Jose v.
Ascuy.
''Second-These crimes constitute the
crime of rebellion, which Is provided for in
Article 37, and the following paragraph
and by Article 23s Of the penal code.
'Thsrd-Julio Sanguilly Is responsible for
having directly taken part in the rebellion
"Fourth-There are no circumstances
tending to mitigate the punishment which
he has justly incurred, and which demand
the court to infiict on him. namely. impris-
oned for life, as provided for in Article 80
OF the penal code, and that he be sentenced
The defense of the prisoner is not known.
Julio Sanguiliy. 1t is claimed, has a very
bad record. and 1t Is reported that the Gu
bans threatened TO assassinate him IL he
was released from custody. He was ar
rested in Havana during the month Of Feb
ruary last. with Aguirra. Ramon Perez.
TrujIio and others, and was incarcerated
in the Cabanas prison on the charge Of hav-
in Gna eh
ment. Sanguilly fought with zeal and cour-
age during the revolt of 1868. and rose from
a private soldier to the rank OF general.
But his conduct recently has not met with
the approval OF the patriots. He is said
TO have been short In his accounts with a
railroad company at Havana a few years
ago, and Ii is claimed that he gambled
away half of the funds collected by Manuel
Garcia, which were given into his care to
be used in the cause OF Cuba, and some
surprise was expressed at the fact that he
was granted citizenship papers in New
York. Then, again, rumor was circulated
in Havana some time after his arrest that
he had been paid $4,000 by the Spanish
government, guaranteed protection and Of
fered position in the Philippine islands
In any case, Sanguilly, after being taken
Williams, at Havana, and the latter cabled
10 the State Department at Washington
soon afterward that the American citizen
ship OF the prisoner having been estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the Captain
General of Cuba, his trial. in accordance
with treaty stipulations, had been trans
ferred from the court-martial to the civil
tribunal. This was in March last. In May
the Generals eldest son, a boy OF fifteen,
was also locked up in the Cabanas fortress,
to prevent him, IL was presumed. from tell
ing what he knew of hls fathers affairs to
the revolutionists. Later in the same month
Sanguilly was reported to be dying of con-
sumption, and another story had II that he
was to be taken to Spain and liberated.
His trial began on May 80, and now seems
to be upon the point of closing.
In cooperation with the cruisers Aliedo
and Alonzo Pinzon, who directed we'll
aimed fire on the insurgents at Playa Mata,
the troops have inflicted defeat there on
the insurgents, and at Mount Capiro the
troops captured strong positions which were
held by eight hundred of the enemy, who
were driven from their camp with the loss
of twenty-four killed and leaving behind
them fifteen rifles, seven machetes, five
horses and a medicine chest. The insurgents
had many wounded. but they succeeded in
carrying them away. On the side of the
troops soldier was killed and twelve
were wounded.