The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
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Further Particulars About the Death 81
the Cuban Leader.


the Cuban Leader.
HAVANA, Dec, 1.-THE following
are the full details a. CLEANED by care.
fnl investigation among those who took
part in the affair Of the killing OF An.
tonic Maceo.
After crossing the trocha By land An
tonic Maceo aud stan, it appears were
encamped In the hills. aud oIpected
the arrival Of Cuban reinforcements un-
der Brigadier General Sanchez and 9th.
ers ordered By General Aguirre to re.
ceive and escort the noted Pinar del BIO
chief TO the east-
Major Cirujeda was totally ignorant
Of Maoeo's presence IN the district. BE-.
lieving him 10 BE- still west Of tho tro-
cha But learning that a Spanish fort
on the Ssa Pedro had been fred on that
morning by insurgents. he started out
on arcconnoitering tour at the head Of
= remnant Of the San Quentin battalion.
accompanied by force Of local guerril.
las under Captain Pcral. The latter's
men were dressed In a manner similar
TO that Of the insurgent troops. and they
marched In the vanguard Of the Spanish
columns. Mistaking these for Sanchez
vanguard. challenges having been made
and counter.igns given satisfactorily
Maooo, surrounded by the members Of
his stan and a handful Of followers, ad.
vanoed with all confidence to meet his
friends, when the guerrillas received
them with rife vOlley. Maceo fell az
the first Ere, his men temporarily dis.
concerted with the surprise. retiring BY
fianks. Young Gomez. though he had
been previously wounded at the rocha,
and still had his arm In a sling. assisted
a. the engagement became general, In
dragging his chief to place Of tempo
rary safety on the grass. and remained
by his side until. realizing that they
had been abandoned. Gomez wrote the
note TO his parents and then committed
suicide by shooting himself with a 70.
volver.
After the hght the Spanish scout
Santa Ana, accompanied by the bugier
Of the San Quontin battalion. while re-
cOnnoitering the field in quest Of docu.
ments and other objects Of Importance
and value, ran upon the body OF Maceo.
who was still alive.
As the bugler pnlled the ring from
the finger he asked in an agoniEed tone
n they were spaniards or Cubans.
"spaniArds. " said the bugler. and a.
he raised his maehete the dying chief
said; II die for Cuba and indepond.
oneo."
As the knife came down. almost sew.
ering the victims head from the body,
the scout, interposing, remarked I" That
man resembles Macco"
"Impossiblo," responded the bugler,
"Maceo is in Pinar del Rio"
Tho scout insisted that Il was at least
a chief Of some Importance, and tying
the body by the fee, TO his horses tail
he proceeded. Meanwhile the insur.
gents, learning that their chiefs body
was In Spanish hands, and being evi.
IDENTIFY reinforced, rallied and made a
new Httaok and succeeded IN recovering
the body. Tho Spanish officer, unaware
Of its Importance, cut Il loose, as he
found Il an unnecessary impedimeat
Thus Il seems that Major Cirujeda did
not know that his forces had encounter.
cd and killed Maceo until after reaching
Guasao at nightfall and reading the
documents. etc.
The full statements of DR.. zertuchu
have not been allowed to BE- telegraphed,
even 10 Madrid.
DR.. zertucha says that Maceo never
wore the ensignia Of his rank lie added
that tho party left Pinar del Rio amply
prepared 10 snbslss for a long time
Or. zertncha is also authority for the
statement that many Spanish soldier
are deserving from the trocha owing 4
general wtylsr's N treatment