The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-06
HORRIBLE CRIMES AT HAVANA.
SCORES OF PRISONERS DROWNED
IN THE HARBOR AT NIGHT.

"ReIeased" written Opposite Their
Names When Taken From the Jail.
The UnfOrtunntes BrutalIy Treat
ed by Their C0ptOrs While on
Their Way to Their Death-sharLs
in Most Instances Wipe Out All
Record of the Grimes.
Havana, Oct. 8, via Tampa, Fla, Oct s.
Since Sept %, the rebels remain in the
outskirts of Guanabaco and the Vibora
beyond Jesus del Monte, Havana su-
burbs), firing at the forts of both places.
This is reported by Spanish officers, but
not published in the papers. No news
whatever of the rebels can be published.
Only the reports given by the censor can
he published. The censorship is strictor
than ever, proof that things are not favor
able to the government.
The office of chief of police, correspond
,ng to a coloney of the army, has been
piven to Commander LaBarrera, because
no colonel of the army has been willing
IN accent the office under the conditions
of dishonesty and cruelty imposed by
Can't. Gen. Weyler Awful crimes are
rera and Gov Porrua, who is of the same
type as La Barrera.
Every night at the police headquarters
some prisoners are taken out and put on
the books as released. These individuals
are guarded by one "celador" (police del
egate) and two policemen, and taken be-
tween l and o'clock a. m, to landing
Mace at the entrance of the harbor two
blocks from the police headquarters. Once
there. the prisoners and the three police
men step in a boat and start off; they
don't land any where, but after awhile the
officers come back without the prisoners.
This action has been watched night after
night.
From Sept. l to Sept 26, 63 prisoners
have disappeared in this way, drowned
outside of the Moro.
The two last ones were drowned Sept.
26 They were an old man and young
man. On stepping in the boat the old
man asked where they were bound to.
The young man said, ''Why, don't you
know? We are going to be murdered"
The policeman gave the young man
blow which knocked his eye out, slapped
and kicked him, then started, and the
prisoners never came back.
From the Cabanas and the MORO pris-
oners are taken out and drowned in the
same way. The reason they are taken
out in the harbor is on account of the
immense number of sharks, which get
hold OF the bodies and leave no trace.
The families Of officers living in MORO
Castle and the Cabanas have made a
complaint of the lamentations and cries
they hear late in the night. The cries are
attributed to prisoners ill-treated and
taken out.
On Sept. %, a fisherman notified the po-
lice of the presence of two dead bodies ly-
ing on the seashore next to the Morro
These bodies were dressed like country
people, about 80 and 20 years of age. The
elder one showed two bullet wounds on
the back, five bayonet thrusts on the
stomach and throat. The young man had
bullet wound in the loin and several bay
onet wounds in the breast and throat
Their hands were tied behind their backs
and pieces Of rope were tied to their necks
The bodies seemed to have been in the
water for some time, and putrefaction had
begun. The bodies were witnessed by a
number of people who were driven away
by Spanish soldiers The wounds We're
made by Mauzer bullets.
Last Thursday night Brombin, Cara de
Guaya and Soca, confined as suspects,
were taken from prison at night, carried
few miles outside of Havana and shot
to death. These men were noted on the
police books as released.
The news of the bomb loaded with four
teen pounds of dynamite found under a
gas main was fake II was trick of
Chief of Police La Barrera, so stupidity
managed that the truth was soon discov-
cred, and every one made fun of it.
TWO men have been arrested as having
placed La Barrera's dynamite bomb. They
are kept at the police station and tor
tured to make them confess. The torture
consists of feeding them with dry Goldfish
ana not allowing them any drink. No
other food is allowed, and they would die
Of starvation If they refused to eat the
salted cod. This is given as positive and
Is said to have been the means employed
by Capt. Gen. Weyled in Barcelona, and
never failed to produce the desired effect.
both parties, Spanish and rebel, are
burning sugar mills. Two weeks ago 10
We're burned In Matanzas province. In
Havana province all are being burnt.
In Tapaste, near Havana, 30 Spaniards
were overpowered and killed by the reb-
els. Troops came too late to the rescue,
Dut entered the town and killed peaceful
and unarmed people, among them the
mayor, a Spaniard.
The Cuban leader Laso took the town Of
Las Canas and burnt most of it.