The morning times., 1896-08-04
GROUNDS FOR INDEMNITY
True Account of the Arrest of
Surveyor Harrison.
KEPT ILL IN THE PRISON
Garcia, the Arresting Official, Threat
eued 10 Kill the Party-Harrison
Yielded Under Protest and His De-
tention in Jail Brought on a Sert-
GUS Attack.

Adyices from British Guiana up to July
o., received by the Bureau OF American
Republics, state that Inspector Shaw ana
the policem en- who were recently dis
match ed to the Acarabisci for the protection
of the rveyors, returned To Georgetown
on the Goth instant by the steamship
Penworthon, the survey Of the line hav-
ing been completed.
In brief dispatch to the government
Mr. I'm Thurm reported that Mr.. Harri-
sons line and that of Messrs Cox and
Bagley had been connected and that he
had delivered the protests against tile ar
rest OF Mr.. Harrison to the commander
in charge Of the Venezuelan station at
Acarabisci in the absence OF Garcia. Mr.
Cox accompanied the party to George
town Mr. I'm Thurm had already COM
mehced his return journey
The Demerara Chronicle of July IL,
which reached the State Department yes
terday has an accountof the arrest or 8 ur-
veyor Harrison on the Venezuelan border,
secured from the official who had re-
turned home the day before. IL is I'M
portant as throwing new light from the
British point Of view on the condition OF
affairs in the disputed territory and out
lines the grounds upon which Great Brit
ain will demand indemnity for the arrest.
PARTY WAS STARVING.
1t appears that Harrison was at work on
the Barima road, two or three miles on the
British side of the Acarabisci, when one Of
bis boys informed him that party OF
armed Vepezuelans was approaching the
camp. For some time the surveying party
had been half starved, and for fully five
days Harrison had been living on the tops
of cabbage palms and any stray game he
could shoot.
Most of the men had stopped working
from sheer weakness and the little work
going on was being performed by Mr..
Harrison and his assistant, klautky. Al
ready disheartened and discouraged by hun
ger, the men were thrown into an extreme
state of fright by the news and Mr.. Harri-
son, fearing that they would fly incon-
unently If they Were allowed to enter the
camp, went forth to meet the Venezue-
lans who numbered eighteen and were under
the command of Spaniard named Garcia.
Presenting his authority, signed by the
Minister or the Interior, Garcia said he
was instructed to allow no trcspassers on
the left bank of the Gu YUM aud peremptorily
ordered Harrison to depart.
ARREST OF HARRISON.
Harrison pointed out that he was within
the Schombnrgk line and on British terri
tory and firmly but courteously announced
his intention OF proceeding with his work.
Garcia, in a passion, threatened TO shoot
dead tie first man who cut single stick;
but Harrison, after considerable parley-
ing, succeeded in bringing the man into a
more rea sonable frame of mind and lie con-
sented to withdraw to his own station and
think ver the matter. Mr.. Harrison,
who had no instructions as 20 how to act in
such an emergency, was perpleXed. To
offer force was out Of the question, for
there was only one breech-luader In the
camp. Neither could he make up his mind
as to whether it would be more polite to
witldra "; but after serious selr-debate
he decided to continue the work.
In the meantime supplies arrived which :
the furnishing party were eagerly awaiting.
On June Ii Garcia again came over just
on the edge of the night and intimated
lliub nI Natlit " iSe'hs iioi iiisol
refused to leave his camp that evening,
and while the Venezuelans returned to
their own territory he wrote note telling
Mr.. I'm Thurm of what had occurred.
LET THE GERMEN GO.
The following morning the Venezuelans
returncd, arrested him, and were pro-
ceeuing To arrest Klautky, wben Har-
rison pointed out that he was mot a
British, but a German subject, and that
his arrest mi ght seriously complicate mat
tiers. The Venezuelans saw the force of the
argument, and Harrison was thus enabled
TO utilize Klautky to carry his dispatches.
Harrison was conveyed to El Dorado,
reaching there June 23, after a most un-
comfortable journey. On June % Hender-
Son, the commander at Uruan, learning of
Harrison's arrest, went over and saw Gen.
Mcpherson, with whom he cndeavorcd to
negotiate for the surveyors release.
The general replied that he had wired to
Caracas, and until he heard from head
quarters he could not move in the matter.
The following day Henderson, in the name
of the British government, entered for
nal protest against the Illegal arrest and
continued detention of Harrison and de-
manded his immediate release. On the
same day Harrison's illness developed
alarming symptoms and he sent over to the
English station asking that dispenser
might be sent to him. This was acccded to
and Mr.. Henderson Immediately followed
with such necessaries as he thought an in
valid might require.
He found the prisoner delirious, with
no nurse or adequate attendance. The
place was 10 a shockingly fifty condition
and full OF ahomiDations. MACPHERSON
finally consented to let Harrison be re-
moved to the English station on receipt
Of guarantee to deliver him on demand,
which was Immediately accomplished
July l a verbal message was received
from Gen. MacPherson stating that he had
received a telegram from Caracas with
orders for Harrison's release and the fol- 4
lowing day the surveyor started down the
Cuyuni
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