The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-26
THE PRISONERS RELEASED.
Only -Four Of the Alleged Filibust-
ercrs Held for Hearing.
SUSPICION ALONE NOT SUFFICIENT.
state Department Says There Muat ne
Evidence -- Further Evidcncs of
Antonio MRceo's Death,

New York. February 25.--Commissioncr
Shields has ordered the release or all the
men arrested In connection with the Ber-
muda alleged filIbustcring expedition.
with the exception OF General Garcia,
Captain Hughes and two Other leaders,
The prisoners were released because their
arrest was In violation OF the instructions
sent out from Washington last week by
Attorney General Harmon that suspicion
merely WAS not sufficient ground for ar
rest. but that evidence OF Intention TO vlo-
late the neutrality laws was required.
Besides the charge that the United
States makes against the prisoners for vi
clatng the neutrality laws, tho Spanish
consul general accuses them OF the same
offensc In connection with the expedition
on board the j. w. Hawkins. District
Attorney McFarlanc took charge of the
case.
General CaliSto Garcia was first ar
raigned. The charge of having violated
the neutrality laws was read TO him. af-
ter which his case was set FOR hearing on
March and on the two complaints tho
bail was placed at 5000. similar action
was taken In the cases of Captain Samuel
Hughes and John Brihazon.
John D. Hart asked for a speedy exami-
nation. II WAS set for FRIDAY next.
The firth prisoucr, Ben1amin Guerra,
Was also charged with violation of tho
United states Htatutca IN taking part ~ n
military enterprise against the Kingdom
Of Spain. "A there was bu, ono complaint
| against Guerra hail WAS ftNed at siot1 and
tho examination adjourned until March 3
Many OF thoSo whom the n,lshhls took
In charge last night hit Survivors OF the
expedition which set out fog Cuba on
board he J. W. Hawkins, which craft
sank almost nR soon ns Hhc put Ia sea, q
number Of the party being drowned.
John u. Hart Of j. D. Hart y Co. OF
rh ladclphti was "a prisoner at the barge
office all the aftcrnoon lie expressed
great Indignation ~ the treatment lie had
received from the marshala.
| IL charter Vt the bermuda, which vessel
! understood was recently sold by out.
| bridge " Co. to a firm IN Germany
wen, aboard tho vessel Mt o'clock Inst
! night, hearing that there was some trou.
| Bile When ! went az the Snugwhy
| found about 100 Piukcrton men, marshals
aud newspaper men on board. | was. at
| ouco placed under arrest am sun un-
THE captain and steward were tnker
| on last night" said Mr. Hart, and 80
was about $1,000 IN silver. which has moi
Air, liar, denled all knowledge of what
| the cargo OF the vessel consisted OF ~
| chat the people OH board werc hlihuStcr"a
| AMONG those who were arrested ON honir
| the IBcrmuda wHs BENJAMIN q. Guerra
| treasurer of the cuban iunia IN tins city
| Tho money captured amounted To SlOW
| in silver III four bags,
| 4. &. Gonzales, the lawyer OF this city
| connected with the cuban juntn, vsti
/ mates that the expedition has cost about
! 100000 The Cubans be said, wcro hS
| no means discouraged by the present
! disappointment in carrying out thoii
| plans There WIS no way he said. al
| discovering who had CIV II the informa
| ton to tho representatives of Spain.
81 am almost sure" he said. "thh'
| there are a, leasi half II dozen Spanish
| spies in the room with the prisoners. n,
| ON van pick them ont aud their identt'
, cnn only be learned by chance inciden
| or Information from outside sources. TIN
Cuhnns can play :hnt game, too
Tho man who gnyc his name M Can
| tain HUGHES was supposed 20 he th'
captain OF the y rmuda and tho Spaniard
were particularly Interested IN his capture
| II ig said II was he who conveyed thu
| Martini CnliNtO party and n quality ri
arms ana ammunition TO the cuban coaR
nnd successfully landed them between
Guntanamo and Santiago
| j. D. Hart Of j. u. Hart & ca. of PM
nd, lphia. agent OF tho Bermuda aud sua
| pccted of being part owner OF the III
msterer rnurndn. which left New Yorl
| October 20 for cuba said white under ar
rest today. "Thc Rormnda IN owned by
| n Dr. Ruin OF Baltimore, who chartnrc,
her six monihs ago for the fruit trade
| Marshal Mccarthy authorizes IA state
under orders from Secretary oincy n