The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-04
CRIMES ON SPANIARDS
Murder People For the Most
Trivial Ohenses.
EVEN THE WOMEN NOT SPARED.

fishes the following special correspond
enoe from Macagua, province Of Ma
tanzas, Cuba, dated May 10:
Reports have reached here Of num-
Der Of recent unwarranted murders and
outrages by the bands Of Colonel Louis
Molina de Olivera's Spanish guerillas.
Bclsiaro Nodarsea Of this town re-
lates the particulars Of a lendish attack
upon a Cuban woman. While ON their
way TO Calimete the guerrillas Of Colon
stopped at the house Of Mateo Martinez,
who had been forced TO enlist In body
Of insurgents under the command OF
Juan Pablo Jabio The officer in COM
mAnd inquired from Zeonora Martinez
the whereabouts Of her husband
Indeed. ! cannot tell. she replied.
"Tll make you, said the spaniard.
and he proceeded to tear of her cloth
ing. He then questioned her anew and
receiving no answer from the woman
who was crying Historically, he un-
shoaihed his sword and fell 20 cutting
aud slashing her until her blood covered
the floor Her shrieks and entreaties
only served 10 provoke the brutal laugh
Ter Of the officer
Mr.. Nodarsea SAYS he laid the facts in
writing before Colonel Molina The
chief replied by sending squad to ar
rest and shoot the complainant His
brother, Bruno. tobacconist. heard Of
the order In time 10 inform Belizario.
Tho brothers fed and joined the rebel
force Of Clotilde Garcia,
Colonel Molina's forces a few days
afterward 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 bag and
shoot her r. The mother and child
were dragged some p feet from the hut
and the squad moved away a few PAGES
"Win .you speak nowT the colonel
demanded
For Gods sake, | don't know !"
cried the woman.
Then fret ordered Molina,
Tho woman tried 10 shield her child
with her body. hut the morcilcss bullets
did their work. The baby was not killed
outright, and a soldier, moved by q
sort Of barbarous pity, crushed the little
ones skull with the butt Of his rife
Molina, after setting fire 10 the hut,
coolly mounted his horse and rode away.
In one Of the outskirts Of San jose de
Los Ramos and about three miles from
the village there is a small house occu-
pied by FREDERICK Fuentos Fuouios
had two large cane fields lie com.
planned because the Spanish soldiers de-
stroyed his cane instead Of simply tax.
ing the fodder The same command
on route 20 protect the Espana planta.
ton a day or 30 later stopped az his
house after having sacked town on
ruuto and drunk heavily. The com
mnndcr accused him Of harhoring au
insurgcnt chief named MaSa Fuente,
Thought 10 useless 10 defend himself
The officer then babe the soldiers pun
ish him and his companion as they de
served
4 score ~ machcts flashed and in !
few moments the prisoners were a mas
Of blood and rags. A drunken fancy
seized the murdorors Cutting on th0
heads Of their victims they hung then
to the key 81 the proccrs' door while tht
horrorstrickcn neighhurs looked on
without daring 10 interfere. Only un
der cover of night were the CHASTITY re-
mains removed and buried
4 resident Of the town ~ Cascaia
SAYS one of Molina's guerrilla band
was marching 90 che sugar plantation o
Amor Sarduas forthe purposoof escort
ing o train 81 pack mules As the guor
rillus approached the town Of Cascaia
they passed the farm Of a Cuhm name,
Garcia whose two brothers were IN thD
inurgont force under Dimas which wa
operating boz thcdistrict between Rccrct
and Rogue ABORTION Of this force or
cassionaly clmpcd near Garcia, hous
and ho was then visited hy bis brothers
when the guerrilla hand arrived how
over. the insurgents were mot in th.
ncghborhuod. G,rcia was alone in hi
house.
cWhcrc are the insurgents on
campcds' The lieutenant domaudc,
oft Garcia.
81 really don't know" the man re
piled
"Tc him 90 that chair, the onlcc
commanded, mdthg soldiers dashed Gar
ella securely.
Now you viii tell me where YOU
brothers are" the lieutenant angril,
asked
Il can't say. I have not seen them,
Garcia replied.
cha, know they slept here last night
but since your eyes seem 20 be useless
will relieve You Of them Pull then
ont, the officer commanded, turning {,