The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-04

Heads Of Murdered Men Hung on
Doors--E Eyes Gouged Out
With BayOnetS.

NEW YORK. June 4-The World
prints the following special correspond
ence from Macagua. Province Of Matan-
zas, Cuba, dated May 10:
Reports have reached here OF num-
Der of recent murders and outrages by
bands of Colonel Louis de Oliveras
Spanish guerillas. Beliaez Nodarez of
this town, relates the details of a tiend-
ish attack upon Cuban woman The
guerillas of Colon. Mr.. Nodarez says,
while on their way to Leon, stopped at
the house Of Mateo Martinez. who had
been forced TO enlist in a body of insur-
gents under Juan Jabio. The officer in
charge inquired from Sonora Martinez
the whereabouts of her husband.
Indeed. can't tell, she replied.
I'm make YOU said the Spaniard,
and he proceeded to tear off her cloth
ing. He then questioned her anew, and
receiving no answer from the woman,
who was crying hysterically, he un-
sheathed his sword and fell to cutting
and slashing his victim, until her blood
covered the floor and she tainted in q
corner. Her shrieks and entreaties only
served to provoke the brutal laughter Of
the soldiery.
Shoot the omp!alnant.
Mr.. Nodarez says he laid the facts in
writing before Colonel Molina. The
chief replied by sending a squad to ar
rest and shoot the complainant. His
brother, Bruno, a tobacconist, heard of
the order in time to inform him. The
brother fed and joined the rebel force
of Collide Garcia.
Colonel Molina's forces a few days
afterwards stopped at the home of a
farmer Only woman and baby were
in the house. He demanded that she
tell where the men were. She protested
that she did not know. He called for
platoon of soldiers. AS the platoon en-
tered the cabin, Molina pointed to her
and said: Pull out that rebel, hang
and shoot her Mother and child
were dragged some 25 feet from the
hut, and a squad moved away a few
PAGES.
will you speak now" the colonel
demanded.
For Gods sake l don't know" cried
the woman.
''Then fire. ordered Molina.
The woman tried to shield her child
with her body, but the merciless bullets
did their work. g. g. #.-# #,s. .
The baby was not killed outright and
one Of the soldiers, moved by a sort of
barbarous pity, crushed the little ones
skull with the butt Of his rifle. The
bugle sounded Fall in," and Molina
after setting fire to the house, coolly
mounted his horse and gave the word
March
HING Their Heads to the Door.
In one of the outskirts of San Jose
Los Ramos, about three miles from the
village, there is small house occupied
by FREDERICK Fuentes. Fuentes had
two large canefields. He complained
because the Spanish soldiers DESTROYED
his cane, instead Of simply taking the
fodder. The same command EN- rout
to protect the Espana plantation. d;
or so later, stopped at his hoAe, having
sacked town en- route, and drunk
heavily. M .".e
The commander accused him of. Mar.
boring an insurgent chief named, Maza.
Fuentes thought it useless to defend
himself. The officer then bade the
soldiers punish him and his companions.
A score of machetes flashed and in
few minutes the prisoners We're mass
of blood and rags. A drunken fancy
seized the murders, Cutting Of their
victims heads they hung them to the
key Of the grocer'sl door, owhilsaft
horror-stricken neighbots looked on
without daring to interfere. only nm