Evening journal., 1895-09-02
HELD FOR THE COURT.
The Commissioner Places the
Cubans Under Ball. -
WHIOH THEY QUICKLY SECURE


And Are Allowed to Go Freo-rho Evil
dence seems Sadly Defective and the
oubans' Friends Are JublIant-The Al
legged Insurgents Mainly wealthy and
Educated Men.
II sympathy could have freed the
score OF Cuban patriots. who we're cap
tured by Marshal Lannan and his posse
Friday, they would have left the United
States court room without delay. As 10
is the case against them does not look
so very black, and IL would be easy TO
get ODDS that IL convicted their punish
ment will not be very severe Even the
officials who made the arrest expressed
their frlendliness for the cause Of Cuba
L'bce. and regretted the necessity which
forced them 60 take the me1 Ia custody
Even Detective Gaylord, who had
worked hsrd TO secure evidence to
convict the men, conhdentially remarked
to reporter that personally he favored
the cause. but the law prohibited the
shipment Of arms or the * lending OF aid
to the insurgents, and when that law
was violated 10 was his duty TO capture
the yiolators II such thing we're posi-
| BILE
As an instance OF how the feeling ran,
one we'll known business man said: 1T
Il was not that do not apprehend that
they will be severely dealt with, should
be sorely tempted to go bail for them and
let them skip"
The evidence drawn from the wit
nessss Saturday was not remarkably
disastrous TO the prisoners. aud even the
detective proved himself far from
infallible On his direct examln alton he
said that he selected a certain package
In Pennagiove, which he suspected CON
tanned valuable information, and which
was found, later on, TO contain four
letters addressed TO General Maxine
q lmez, tho leader OF the forces OF the
revolutionary party. This package he
never lot go out Of his sight.
When the examination OF Witnesses
was resumed In the afternoon Marshal
Lannan was recalled. and testified that
Detective Gaylord came from Pennsgrove
to the railroad bridge on the Christiana
on the Taurus with tho ammunition,
while the men and the baggage we're on
the Meteor At the bridge the detective.
Captain Kane aud several ofIicera were
transferred TO the Meteor During all
that time Mr. Gaylord and the package
were some distance apart. This Mr.
Gaylord remembered was a fact and
ackno vledged IL, whereat all hands
smiled
Deputy Collector OF the Port oomegys
testified to receiving q telegram from
Washington, directing him TO use the
Hamilton, the United States revenue
steamer, to capture the alleged In
surgents and this closed the taking oi
testimony.
The district attorney placed the boxes
etc. Ia evidence and they we're inspectt,
by the commissioner Ia the cellar TheI
MIR. Vaniegrlft made his summing IN
which be held that prima facie lse hst
been made out against all the prisoners
and especially Captain Pena He hello
that tho men should bc placed under bal
for trial az the september term.
Mr. Ward then spoke He argued thai
the evidence placed before the commits
sloner did not In any way connect the
defendant with the case. It didn't shos
that he was Ia auY way concerned Ia th'
goods or that he had hired the tug ol
given any orders He went over Captain
Nicholson's testimony aud SCORED
Detective Gaylord mercilessy for his
lapse OF memory.
| Commissioner Macalllster decided Z,
hold the prisoners for the United Statol
Court which meets September 10. an,
fxed bail at $500 In each CASE Their
was no difficulty In getting the necessary
boncsmen, Ralph DeSoto going on the
bonds for ten, DR. j. A Draper on fou
aud General J Parke Postles On ths 70
mai ining six
Captain Barilio Pena. ihi leader Of tb
party, is member Of the firm OF Frau
Pena. cigar manufacturers OF Philadel
phia, and WAS a captain In the Cubal
revolution ten years ago, when be VA
wounded He Is fine looking man an
one OF Spain's most dangerous enemies
Another OF the party Is Gerodo NJ
Domene, a cousin OF Dr. John Guiteras
who shares with Pena and Colonel Emili
Nunez 10 the leadership OF the patriots
lie resides In Philadelphia. Edward
zero is journalist aud conducted th
El Truinto the organ OF the Autonomis
. party In Cuba, but was forced to fly
New York, where he lives.
Casone rorrsnte was one OF the mos
brilliant lawyers In Havana and he ong
60 leading family ia Matauzas. Il
, now resides In New York.
Pablo Menocal is % years Of age an
q nephew or Onlet Engineer Menocal
OF the Uoited States Navy, ard III
Protector OF the Niesrauguan canal. Il
lives in New York.
Pedro Belaveour, 3S years. Is a gradr
ate from the University OF Pennsyl
vania, and was one Of the leadin
. physicians IN Matauzss. He was ex
/ pslled TO Spain At the outbreak Of th
revolution, then fed to France aud the
Z 70 the Uuited States BE Is rich, /
D fact, 4 me jorlty Of tine twenty prisoner
are wealthy, and the capture OF Oh
arms, etc while looked on as big thin
by the Spanish consul, really amounts
g but lutte In fact. it Is shrewdl
s suspected that the articles wei
5 purposely placed where they could
y csptured, and that while the SPANS
s consul aud his emisssries we're busy wit
d IT, large and much more importai
r expedition got under way for the lit
Q island There is lots OF money back {
y the twenty men, and 1t will be use
J. freely Ia their defense.
r The men will remain in this city unt
Q the trial Yesterday they attends
Calvary Baptist Church at Fourth 81
French streets in the morning and u
rest Of the day was spent In visitir
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