Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-25
Dawley Talks of His imprisonment in
Moro Castle.

There was not a single specific charg,
against me, not even the charge of hav
ing Photographed the rebel chief Mscet
or Weyler's cherished trochs, although
these were the accusations reported BY
the papers. There was something, how
ever, in the testimony against me o.
having talked politics with some one
which L had never seen nor heard of be-
fore. This party had testified in Arte
miss that | had said that "it Weyler
would throw up and 60 home the Gu
bans would get their independence.
As | conscientiously believe that Wey.
lel's methods do more to help the Cuban
cause than to oppose it, l could truly
deny this sta temept Of Melguizo's false
witness. The Judge shook hands with
me, assuring me once more that be
would have me dining that afternoon al
the Hotel Inglaterra, and was escort
ed back to my cell.
To the beat of my knowledge, the
| Judge did try to have me released, but
the captain general opposed it. although
he told Consul General Lee that !
should be set free after certain form ali
ties had been attended to, and / was
kept another week in Morro's dungeon.
We received the Havana papers q few
days after my trial, and read that Gen
eral Weyler, as special favor to the
new consul general, had ordered the re
lease of the Yankee newspaper men,"
When the order finally came | had re
tired to my hammock for the night
The lieutenant announced the news
through the barred door, and there was
general commotion and EXPLANATIONS of
Joy from my generous companions. II
It had been their own release they could
have scarcely expressed greater degree
OF satisfaction. The Frenchman brought
me my bundles, and danced on one leg
as be held my coat. Then they all
came up and gave me parting hand
shake.
The morning after my release l cal
led upon General Fitzhugh Lee, ano
the old soldier expressed, with genu-
inc frankness, his pleausure at seeing
me. He confirmed previous state
ment, which | had heard. that General
Weyler had prohibited him and the rest
of my couatrymen from visiting me,
on the pretense that foreigners were
forbidden by the laws of Spain from
seeing the inside of fortress in time
Of wsr. This statement caused me to
accuse General Weyler of prevarica-
ton, in proof of which / cited the fact
Of ny imprisonment in the fortress.
plans and pictures that might be OBJ
H.
vince General Lee that no such law
was in force. even il such Law excited,
offered to take him to visit Nor
Castle. He declined the invitation,
but to prove to him and others that
certain days of the week visitors were
allowed to go to the Moro without
even the formality of a psss, went to
LIE Punta and again embarked for the
castle, not forgetting to take good
supply Of cigars and tobacco with me
for nay former companions.
| md that it has been reported
from Havana that | was exiled by Gen
ergl Weyler. This report is dated two
days after my departure. II it is true
that have been expelled from the is
land OF Cuba, the expelling process
must have taken place after my de-
pRrture. Nearly sill the American cor
respondents had been expelled, ard |
felt come degree of satisfaction, upon
my release from the Morro to have the |
judge read me in order not to leave the |
island that 1 was only Professionally |
and must report to him every
seven days. l met the judge a week |
afterwards ION the sidewalk) and re-
ported. Before the next week was up / |
reported again, telling him wanted to |
go home. He said he would ask Gen
eral Weyler's permission, AS 1 have
done many things without Weyler's per
[ took the steamer for home |
without hearing from the Captain g en-
eral or the judge either.-Harper's
Weekly.