The evening times., 1896-02-25
GEN. .GARCIA'SA ARREST.
Only Set His Teeth Hard When They
ynUvht Him

Caught Him.
New York. Feb. 25.- Marshal McCartl
this morning tod the story OF the capture
OF en-. Garcia. He said:
''At l O'Clock this morning. after we had
arrested the Bermuda, the tug AfcCaldin was
| sighted beading FOR the filibuster.
Before we got to her she had put several
men aboard. Then shesaw US coming. and
casting OFF her lines. started swiftly for the
| Liberty Island dock, at the Battery. Capt.
Bradley OF the Hudson jingled for full steam,
| and the cutter dashed after her.
| "One hundred and fifty yards from the
| Battery wall we ran her down al nd captured
the tug. Gen .=Calizto Garcia was on board
| The old mans face was study. He just
| set his mouth hard and looked out over the
| bay. Ny men were sorry for him. and to
| tell the truth, Wns myself.
Not a man esca ped, but we got every man
| who started fer that ship. The arms and
ammunition were not sent TO the Bermuda
until the last moment. The Bermuda s
| anchor was Just being pulled up when Capt.
Bradley, on the Hudson, saw a little black
speck passing out at the Narrows. Wed
better dig after that speck.' said he: Il think
that's the stranahan.' and so we started
as hard as we could go down the bay.
couldn't see a thing.
LOADED WITH AMMUNITION.
Bradley must have eyes like an owl.
After a teG-minutc run We got the outline
OF the speck. Then we drew up closer. 1t
was the steam lighter J. S. T. Stranahan.
She was loaded to the rails with boxes
and cases and the wind and tide were
kicking up a great sea in front of her.
Spray flew to her pilot house and deiuged
her cargo.
Then we took the Stranahan, and that
ended the Bermuda's case. There were
between thirty and forty tons OF ammuni-
tion or arms on her.
None of the men on the Bermuda made
any resistance when we climbed aboard at
10 o'clock last night, except the steward.
He swore like typical Spanish pirate and
threatened to cut everybody's heart out
right there. Two of my deputies grabbed
him and put him on the Hudson. Then he
subsidized.
There were several sensational Incl
dents connected with the capture OF the
.SlIpo2N IeusIpW ponupuoo ..'sIslsnallU
"One occurred at IL O'Clock last night on
board the Bermuda. There were two or
three Pinkerton men ON board and about
four of my deputies.
Suddenly a great uproar started just
abaft the engine room. The moon wasshin-
ing brightly and its rays glistened on a
half dozen long -baded knives. They were
appraised, and between Spanish oaths ex-
carnations of "Cut his heart outr' and
Kill the spy!''
HOLD OF A PINKERTONM MAN.
I'VE rushed to the struggling knot OF
men and found Pinkerton man in the
grasp of a score of enraged Cubans. He
was punching the diminutive fellows for all
he was worth. We finally got him away,
and, dragging him to the rail, put him
aboard the Hudson. He had a narrow
escape. The Cubans took him for a spy and
were going to kill him on the spot.
= zone Of the humorous phases Of the whole
thing was the, fact, as understand it, of
one tugboat company working for both the
filibusters and ths government at the same
time"
Shortly afser il O'Clock today all of
the prisoners were released, excepting
Gen. Calizto 9a tyia, Capt. Hughes and
two others, SAndfr tclegraphic direction
from the Att4fncy General at Washington.
A previous order had directed that no ar
rests should kenS5de simply on suspicion,
but that those against whom evidence had
been securedSk be apprehended.
These prev iOuE instructions were re-
ceived last Sunday, and the opinion is that
he wbolesaIS arrests made were clearly
without warrant apd in violation of orders.
After the discharge OF the main body of
he prisoners, Commissioner Shields ad-
|ourncd the examination OF the remain
ng four until 8 O'Clock this afternoon.