Evening journal., 1895-08-31
FOR CUDA'S FREEDOM.
An Expedition of Alleged
Friends of Cuba Frustrated.
MARSHAL sBlzss ARMS AND MBl

tion Seized on tho whasf At Pennsgrove-
Twenty Cubans Placed Under Arrest
and Arraiensd Before Commissioner
Diaoallister-An Interesting Case.
The cause Of Cuba Libre in this section
received an ugly blow yesterday after
noon when United States Marshal d. +
Lannau, and Deputy Collector Of Port
p B, Ayars. assisted by Deputy United
States Msrshals David W. Hughes aud
James McNulty Captain Kane, Sergeant
BaYlsy and officers Murphy, Ward
Sherry and Moran. went 60 Pennsgrove
and captured twenty seven cases OF arms,
ammunition, and twenty men, who are
shrewdly suspected OF being enroute TO
Cuba to take part in the revolution there
| The information came through a tee-
gram from the United States Treasury
Department to Collector of the Port
George l. Townsend directing him TO
have tho men arrested This In turn was
placed Ia Deputy p. B Ayars's hands and
the expedition organized. Two Plnkerton
detectives who had been working In the
city on the case accompanied the party.
These men claim that Wilmington has
bsen the headquarters Of the Cdbans for
some time and that about three weeks
ago party Of eighteen left here on tho
tug Bertha, and after transferring their
goods and themselves TO ves.el on the
Delaware left for the Pearl Of the
Antilles reaching there o X This
much the detectives knew when too late,
and they prepp~ed their trap for the next
batch The Spanish consul In Phiiadel
phia, Senior Jose Congoto, WAS also active
Ia putting a block In the way OF the
patriots
Unfortunately for the Cubans the law
as laid down IN ths United States
Statutes, section 5266, says that every
person who, within the territory or
jurisdiction Of the United States, begins
or sets on foot or provides or prepares
the means for any military expedition or
enterprise to be on fIom thence against
the territory or dominion Of auy foreign
prince or state or any colony, district or
people, with whom the Unteu States Is
at peace, shall be deemed guilty Of q
high misdemeanor and shall be fined not
exceeding So. 600 and imprisoned for not
more than three years
The facts as learned were that a
stranger applied at the Office OF the
Charles Warner Company and chartered
the tug Taurus for a.moonlight excursion
to Pennsgrove. This fact did not arouse
any suspicion on tho part of the owners,
nor did the subsequent loadingo Of the
boxes, which took place at King street
wharf on Thursday night at midnight
After the boat had loaded up about
twenty-three men got on the Taurus
and she steamed out the creek The
detectives stood on Msrkst street bridge
and wa ched her 20.
The United States martbsl took his
party on the tug Meteor Aa she
reached the mouth Of the Chrlstiana the
Taurus could be plainly ssen lying at the
Pennsgrove pier. aud a general hustle
aud hustle could plainly be noticed. AS
the Meteor steamed to the wharf how
ever, not sign OF anyone could be seen,
who looked like \ Cuban. That the
revolutionists were not far away was
certain however. aud a search was insti-
tuted Ofiesrs Murphy, Ward and
Moran searched the grove, while the
others spread out over the town
The first arrest was OF eeven men near
ths big pavilion at the end Of the park
Two OF the men drew revolvers, but
when they saw that resistance would be
useless they did not use them The
ether thirteen were arrested at the rail-
road station. Ii Is certain that the
leader got away and perhaps one or two
OF the party in addition.
After capturing the men they were
marched on boafd the Taurus and with
the arms, etc, brought thence TO vii.
mington. The boxes contained cartridges.
rifles. swords and revolvers Tho mon
are fne-looking and intelligent, many OF
them professional men. They wsrs
brought to Marshal Lannan's Office, " hers
they were made as comfortable az p0ssi-
bic by that ofiiciaL shortly after
their arrival Numez, q well
known Cuban, resident ol
1 Philadelphia, aud Ralph De Soto,
of the firm of De Sot, Brothers, the
Market street cigar dealers. appeared
and through them H II Ward WAS Sc
cured as counsel. At z 80 o'clock they
were arsaigned, when they gave theiI
names as Pedro Beancour, Edwards
Sauri. Gusrdo Landa. Manuel Loyola
Antonia Buiz, Edward zero, Frederick
Montalvo, Jose r Gouez, Frank GARLIC
Justo Caveno. Pablo Esthen, Gerardo NJ.
Domene Frank. Navarro, MARITIME
Marien. Vicente GARLIC, Pablo Msnosal
Ysmael Cejos, Rsmone Peisza, Branlic
Peno, Casone Torrento
Acting Uoited States Commissioner
Samuel A. Macsllister heard the charge
which was that "On or about August 30
within the District OF Delaware and
within the territory and jurisdiction OF
the United states, did begin, set on foot,
provide and prepare for a military
expedition or enterprise TO be carried on
from thence against the territory or
dominion Of the hng Of Spain, with
whom this country is now at peAce. snd
In violation Of sec lon $3.50 OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States and the
proclamation Of the President Of the
United States and contrary to the forms
, OF the act Of Congress made and
provided In such cases
He held each prisoner in $500 bail q
appear at 10 N. to-day. They gave theii
word that they would make no attempt t
; escape from the custody Of the marsha
= and were permitted to sleep Ia thu
> United States court room They declined
to talk TO any outsider, except 4
claim that ihsy ars American citizsnl
D and not guilty of any violation Of th'
neutrality laws.
? The revenue cntter Hamilton, Captain
-, Blake, ran down TO this city shrrtl.
! after the tugs returned aud the officer
I 4 -.