New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01

THEIR MovEMENTs-GUNs AND CAR
TRIpGEs FOUND IN THE BONES.
Wilmington Del. Aug. 3l.-The twenty Cubans
arrested at Penn's Grove ~ j.. yesterday were
arraigned before Acting United States Commissioner
MacAlster this morning and were held In $500
bail each for court. Ralph de Soto, one OF the al
legged leaders. who has not yet been arrested, may
be made to appear before the Commissioner on
Monday Each man pleaded not guilty Ralph de
Soto OF this city, agent OF the Cubans here. acted
as Interpreter. The charge was violation OF the
neutrality laws. under Section 52sS. United States
Revised Statutes.
Thomas H. Nicholson, master OF the tug Taurus
testified that the party left the boat at midnight
Of Thursday The munitions Of war captured were
nut on the boat by the prisoners. Ra!ph de SOTO
gave all the orders. and the BOAT was 10 30 OUT
into the river and cruise near the creek mat nigh
The tug was to meet steamboat going out "hicn
would give three whistles. The Taurus was then
to make fast 20 her The witness ala not Know
further what was to be done with the weapons or
the men The ship failed to arrive and DE 500
left the tug Gordon Heights at ':5o a. III. fiio''
and the rest went TO Pennc Grove in the afternoon
twenty minutes before the officers arrived Inc
witness said the ammunition ana pHssao' 0"P
were to be sent to Philadelphia .,
r s Gaylor a Philadelphia Pinkerton detecuVe'
said that he was special agen; lor the SPANS"
Legation In this His testimony "aS ia eieO
that he had seen Colonel Emilio Nunez and an
other
a bundle which was brought TO this CITY anu was
later captured at Penn's Grove 1t contained ie'-
ters TO Gomez. He also testified 10 certain DoAe'
shipped here from Philadelphia. He saw the s'i''e
or similar boxes put on the tug Taurus In fhiia
dcphia they were marked Hardware and GLASS
but when captured they bore marks. TWO boxes
OF the twenty-seven captured were opened t0-cay
contained cartridges and the olnel "a 'i, a,i
The Government finished It's case a' j. H. W
a recess of an hour was taken .,o,oc, ,h,s
When the hearing was resume a. az ,ior0evs for
afternoon argument was made by the .tnr Nac
Alster held the accused Cubans III w! pd-i tav tai
for court. 1t is expected that they VIII set osr az
Ralph de Soto. who was one o. the IeouvdS m on
expedition. may be held by the Commissioner on
Washington Aug Sl.-The first information the
United States Government had Of the contemplated
Wilmington flibuserng expedition to Cuba came
TO the State Department here in a telegram from
the Spanish Consul at Philadelphia. 1t was AT
once transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
the Spanish Consul at Philadelphia was ABOUT 20
make complaint that an armed expedition leit IL
mington. and asked In me name 0i me me oanor
with a suspicious assemblage on board and TO de
W WInstrnctions were Immediately sent to the Col
lector Of Customs at Philadelphia, to the comrnan-
der Of the revenue cutter Hamilton at Phiade pnia
the customs officers at hewes De s anu 10 20 onk
ont for the expedition on the Taurus
Philade,phia, Aug 3l-The Cuban flibusters ex-
pedltion was planned in Philadelphia and the first
hint the Government officials had OF the movement
came from Dr. j. Congosto the Spanish Consul al
this port Wilmington was chosen as the polni OF
made by the officers OF this district make
il Impossible for such scheme to escape detec-
ton and probably also because similar eXpedl'lon
successfllly evaded the officers OF the wilmington
district about month ago.