Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-02
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GUATEMALAN METHODS.
TribuIations of Americans Arrested on Circum-
 stantiaI Evidence for Murder.

Washington, Aug 31.-The department of state has received a dispatch by mail from MT. Pringle, charge daffaires at Guatemala, dated August 14, giving par ticulars of the arrest of Robert Breckin- ridge and c. c. Golf. both citizens of the United States, on suspicion of being inn plicated in the murder on the 18th of July last of r. G. D. Brooks, cashier of an agency company at Livingston, and described by MT. Pringle as young American" The office or room of Brooks was entered at night and the sum of sl0,- 900 in bills was stolen. Mr. Pringle states that under the laws of Guatemala a per son cannot be held longer than fifteen days, after which time bail can be given. and that as Messrs. Brecknridge and Golf had offered bail and no action had been taken in their cases, he (Mr. Prin- gle) saw the president unoficially and was promised by him he would look int0 the matter.
 'Messrs. Breckinridge and Golf" adds MT. Prngle, are both men of standing and employees of the agency company from which the money was stolen. 1t is to be hoped that the matter will be fully and fairly investigated, so that these gentlemn be exonerated from any sus- picion of being in any way implicated in this affair."
 Mir. Pringle enclcses letter from MT. Breckinridge, in which the latter says: '@The murder and robbery was not discov- cred until the morning of the 18th about o'clock. Myself 0he bookkeeper of the company and MT. c. c. Golf (master mechanic) occupy rooms in the same building over the office, and pursuant to the laws of this country (which require the arrest of all persons residing in a building where murder is committed were arrested the same morning about S:30 o'clock and detained, pending an in VeStigaton. On Monday, the 22d of July, the count of first instance, not being satisfied with the declaration of proof committed MT c. c. Golf, Sylvester Ran dolph, one Thomas Hall Ca negro watch man) and myself and induced us to ap- peal to the court at Jalapa.
 On the 1st of August this same court ot first instance upon application de- cided to admit MT. Golf and myself to bond, fixing the bond at 5000 each, Cap tam owen manager of the company and our employers. going the bond. We were then informed that the bond and papers would have to be sent to Jalapa for approval, and l believe were so for warded and were now after three weeks of imprisonment, to be held for an in definite period
 Mir. Breckinridge adds: "The relations between MT. Brooks and myself were most intimate and friendly. A pistol was found in the vault where MT. Brooks was murdered, with one chamber dis charged and this pistol is identified as one that had been my property and in my. possession up to the evening of the 4th of, July, when it was taken from my room by some unknown party. It was notorious that had lost 1t on that day as l had made various inquiries concern ing its loss and 1t was also notorlous that on the 9th of July I had procured and been carrying an entirely differelt make of pistol. No examination was made al the time of finding to see whether the discharge was recent or not but it was assumed that the pistol had been used to commit the murder So far as Messrs. Golf and Randolph are con. cerned there is not one shadow of evi- dence' connecting them with the crime |"
 MT. Pringle was instructed by the de- partment to see that the imprisoned Americans have a fair trial. Subs, quently to the dated mail he telegraphad the department that orders had been given for the release of MT Breckinrdae and Golf on bail.