The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-04
HE HAD A SAD TIME
JAMES E. GARRETT HAS AN EX-
PEkIENOE IN MEXICAN PRISON.
He Visits wichita and Tells His Story to
His Friend p. shott, Giving an Account
of His Sixteen Months imprisonment In
That Country without . Trial or Hear
iBg-He is q NaturaIized MsxicAn, But
Far Away From That Country rs Pos
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Far Away From That Country rs Pos
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James E. Garrett,a friend of P Schott
OF Wichita, and an old schoolmate in
England arrived in the city yesterday
and gave an account OF his experience
in Mexico at Ensevenda- Mr.. SchOtt
in speaking TO a reporter for the Eagle
! last night said:
| Garratt's story is an interesting one.
He was arrested March %. 1885, on the
| charge OF being implicated in the theft
OF a gold bar valued at ST., 500. This bar
was the property OF the Ibarra Mining
company and was brought TO Ensenada
on March II, and placed in the hands
OF Manuel Riveroll. shipping agent, for
| safe keeping. The theft was discovered
early on the morning of March q An
| hour or SO after the discovery IL was
| found that the bank of Godbe Co., a
block distant, had also been robbed.
Allan Pratt, young EngIishman,
| bookkeeper for Riveroil, was charged
with the robbery and arrested. Gar
raft, a close friend OF Pratt. was also
| arrested on suspicion For the bank
robbery Seymour Jackson cashier OF
| the bank was arrested.
JackSon'S father is an influential man
( in London, and, as Jackson retained
his British citizenship, Influence was
| brought to bear that resulted in his re-
| lease after somemonths
Il am pretty weak" said Mr.. CARAT
tonight, ION account OF the long i'm
prisonment without exercise and
breathing the illuminated air of the
prison, which was filed with the lowest
classes of Mexicans and Indians Pratt
and 1 We're arrested and put in there
March y, 1895. According TO law the
preliminary examination must be held
within three days and the prisoner has
right TO appeal from formal imprison-
nsent. that is, from being held for trial,
We were not advised of this and had no
means Of becoming advised of anything
as We were placed in solitary confine-
ment with an armed soldier at the door
of our cells and positive orders not to
allow anyone to see US or send us word.
He acted es il he was overruled in
his action by somebody else, and have
every reason to believe that the man
who overruled him was Governor
Agustin Sangines.
Governor Sangines testified under
oath that he suspected me of the crime
because l was a friend OF Pratt's and
because 1 had just returned TO Ensen-
ada without any visible means of sup
port. At that time the documents were
OF record in the same court showing
transactions of over s1O0, 900 made by
me and showing that l was a that time
possessed of property in lower Cali
fornia- Sangines did nothing to aid me,
but on the con trary hindered the Judge
in the settlement of the case.
Il have not TO thank the chief magis-
trate OF Lower California for my release
after this long Imprisonment without a
trial. but rather am forced 10 believe
that was released in spite OF him. The
prosecuting attorney, Genaro Lama
drid, treated me fairly. and it was on
his motion that there were no grounds
for an accusation against me- that I was
released, the superior court magistrate
confirming the opinion The procedure
of Pratt's case and mine were iden
teal
Were you msstreated while IN pris-
on?" CARAT was asked.
Well he replied, Il can't say that 1
was exactly gnistreated in the sense Of
being tortured as was the case with
some other prisoners who were held UP
by the thumbs in order 10 extort a con-
fession from them, but my whole case
was one of mistrea tment. should have
been tried or released. When / was
sick and delirious by reason or eonfine-
rnent. bad air and sack OF exercise.
Governor Sangines would make no con-
cess!ons nor give orders for my proper
treatment II was rather tough thar
a man of some degree OF decency and
refinement should have been thrown
into a crowd of savages and forced 10
.brea the the air OF a prison contaml-
mated with excrenent and full or YER
min,
The cell inwhich I was confined was
s by S feet, stone walls with ventilation
only from the door The main hail OF
the prison was good enough was IN
solitary confinement altogether twenty
DAYS. The first ten days OF my incar-
ceration were spent in my cell with an
armed guard at the door TO keep me |
entirely shut out from the world by |
word, letter or person.
Don't you intend % demand some |
from the Mexican govern |
ment?" CARAT was asked
NO. there Is no chance OF securing re- |
dress for that outrage from the fact /
that l am a Mexican citizen. But shall |
be one only until l can get back under |
the British flag. I an through with \
Mexico. l went there and invested and /
beca me citizen. relying upon the ad- /
made under President DfaZ /
and this IS what I have received. Buc /
don't blame the general government /
and believe that IL President Diaz knew
the facts in my cas-. as l intend he shall /
there will be q shaking up OF dry bones
at Ensenada that VIII be remembered
for a long tinla.
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