The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-26
FIVE MEN HELD FOR TRIAL
ALL THE OTHER CAPTURED CUBANS
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
The FiIibusters Betrayed to the
United States Authorities by Spies
fn the Employ Of Spaniards.

Hughes and three others. These will
be arraigned before the commissioner at
once. The prisoners were released because
their arrest was in violation of the instruc-
tons 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 vio-
late the neutrality laws was required.
Many of those whom the marshals took
into custody last night are survivors of the
expedition which set out for Cuba on board
the steamer J. w. Hawkins, which craft
sank almost as soon as she put TO sea,
number of the party being drowned.
| John ID. Hart, of J. d. Hart & Co., OF
| Philadelphia was a prisoner at the barge
| office all the forenoon. He expressed great
Indignation at the treatment he had re-
| ceived from the marshals. Il chartered the
Bermuda, which vessel. I understand, was
recently sold by Outerbridge & Co. to
| firm in Germany. L went aboard the vessel
| at 8 o'clock last night, hearing that there
was some trouble When / went up the
! gangway / found about $50 Pinkerton men,
marshals and newspaper men on board.
was at once placed under arrest. / am still
under arrest. The captain and steward
were taken off last night said Mr.. Hart,
| anu also Sf,UV IN silver, WHICH mas Hol
been returned" Mr.. Hart denied all knowl-
| edge of what the cargo of the vessel con-
sists. that the people board were
| filibusters.
Besides the charge that the United States
| makes against the prisoners of violating
the neutrality laws, the Spanish consul
| general accuses them of the same offense
in connection with the expedition on board
| the J. w. Hawkins. When the prisoners
were brought before Commissioner Shields
United States District Attorney MacFar-
| lane took charge Of the case. Gen. Calixto
| Garcia was first arraigned. The charge Of
| having violated the neutrality laws was
read to him, after which his case was set
| for hearing on March 3, and on the two
complaints the bail was fixed at 5000. Sim
| liar action was taken in the cases of Cap
tains Samuel Hughes and John Brabazon.
John d. Hart asked for a speedy examina-
ton. 1t set for Friday next.
THE JUNTO'S TREASURER.
! The fifth prisoner, Benjamin j. Guerra,
treasurer of the Cuban junto in this city.
was also charged with violating the United
States statutes in taking part in military
enterprise against the kingdom of Spain.
AS there was but one complaint against
Guerra bail was fixed at sl.5OO and the ex-
animation adjourned until March 3.
The money captured on board the Ber-
muda amounted to $4,000 in silver in four
bags. The money was in Spanish soles and
! pesos. Tags on the bags showed that they
| had been put up by Handy & Harmon,
| brokers of this city. Being questioned on
| the subject Mr. Handy said I'VE are con-
| tinually supplying silver currency of the
| South and Central American republics to
| exporting houses in the city, in amounts of
| all sorts. and it would be next to impossi-
| BILE for US to trace the four bags that the
| United States marshals mold by the marks
which specify only amount and weight.
The amount in the captured bags, $4,000 in
soles and pesos, is worth in American mon
ey about 5000, the sole being the South
American dollar and the peso the dollar
Oh central America and the West Indies Z"
A. C. Gonzales, lawyer of this city,
| connected with the Cuban junto estimated
that the expedition had cost about slcO coo.
The Cubans, ne said. were by no means
discouraged by the present disappointment
| in carrying out their plans. There was TO
way. he said, of discovering who had given
the information to the representatives of
! spain. L am almost sure" ne said. that
there are at least half a dozen Spanish
| spies in the room with the prisoners. No
one can pick. them out and their identity
l.,
or information from outside sources. The
Cubans can play that game too"
tzn Inc man VINO save MS name as Captain
| the Bermuda. and the S9aniards were par
| ticularly interested in his capture 1t is
| said that il was he wno conveyed the Mar
tini-Calixto party and a quantity of arms
| and ammunition to the Cuban coast and
successfully landed them between Guanta-
j. ID. Hart, of J. d. Hart & Co., of Phila-
| delphia, agent CT the Bermuda and sus-
| pected of being part owner of the filibuster.
Laurada. which left New York on Oct 20
| for Cuba, said while under arrest to-day:
''rhe Bermuda is owned by DR.. Rum. of
Baltimore, VINO chartered her. six months
| ago for the fruit business. All the money
| found on the steamer was intended for the
| fruit trade
THE MARSHAL'S STORY.
Marshal Mccarthy authorized the follow
ing statement. made by Deputy Kennedy.
showing how the capture was made. and
that the authorities were acting under
orders from Secretary Olney, at Washing
ton: ION Feb. q the marshal received an
intimation that the supporters of the junto
were about to fit up an expedition bound
for Cuba An investigation was made and
| the report found to be true. On Feb %
Attorney-general Olney telegraphed that
the Bermuda. lying off Bedloe's island,
would soon attempt to carry men and am
| munition 10 Cuba. He stated taat If there
| were indications TO that effect the marshal
| was 10 detain the ship. The AttOrney-gen-
| eral. however. told the marshal that he
| must have positive proof OF a filibustcring
| expedition before taking any action. He
| was not 10 act en- suspicion. On receipt Of
| this or1er a revenue cutter was engaged
| and a sharp watch kept on the Bermuda
| The marshal kept in constant communica-
| ton with the Washington authorities. For
| the past week tugboatS have visited the
| Bermuda with provisions. but until last
| night r. attempt was made TO ship men
1 or ammunition. The revenue cutter was off
| about 1880 feet from the Bermuda last
1 night at 10 o'clock when the tugboat W. j.
| McCaldin came alongside the Bermuda. As
| soon as the tugboat was made fast men
| swarmed from its cabin ready TO board the
| Bermuda. That seemed 10 be proof, and
| the cutter came alongside We took all the
| men and the tu2boat went away. The tug
came back again with more men, and we
| detained IL.
.At that time the Bermuda was making
| preparations 10 sail. The anchor was being
| hauled, and the engineer was testing his
machinery We got the next batch OF men
! and then detained the tuSDoat. a little later
| the tugboat Mccaldin Brothers came along
without any lights. She had batch OF men
| including General Garcia. We gathered them
! in. and then put some deputies on board the
] Bermuda. After that We got the Stranahan
| The Stranahan was captured while on her
! way down TO the Bermuda. Everything was
made ready on board the Stranahan 10 nut
| the firearms the Bermuda while the ship
was steaming out 10 sea.
when the marshal boarded the Stranahan
he found about one hundred boxes Of rifles
on the deck. They were concealed under
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