The morning times., 1896-12-25
CAPTURED In A HOSPITAL
american Citizen Taken Prisoner
by Spanish Troops.
Enrique DeIgadO Accused of Being
"a Rebel Officer and May
Be Executed.

Havana, Dec. 24-Enrique Deigado. who
is described as an adjutant on the rebel
generals starr, was captured in the pre-
rectura Of Gen. Melguizo. on December 10.
Yesterday he was brought 70 Havana and
imprisoned inconunicado, in the san Am
brosio Hospital The American con
sulate has taken up the case. as Delgado
claims that he 5 an American citizen, and
came 10 Cuba as the correspondent OF a
New York evening newspaper.
He denies that he was u rebel officer, or
that he took any active part in the re-
beilion- lie is known TO many persons in
Havana and elsewhere in Cuba, ne at one
time having been a Purser in the employ
of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company.
A Spanish new spaper reporter says that
when captured Delgado had in his pos
session letter TO the late Antonio
MaceO, the rebel leader who was killed
recently near Punta Bravo, and an order
from Maceo TO the rebel prefect of the
district in which he was captured, direct
ing the prefect to treat him with all the
courtesy due his rank.
Mr.. Delgado reached Maceo's camp in
the hills, and in his quest for news. tramped
nearly 200 miles. One OF his ankles
gave way, and he was obliged 10 go to
bed in one OF the field hospitals. There
he was taken, with several companions
Heis now believed TO be in Moro Castle
Immediately upon learning tfrse faCts
his paper telegraphed 10 Secretary or
state OIney. Ill Washington, and cabIed
| to Consul General Lee, in Havana, asking
that the legal rights Of Mr. Dclgado be
Ea Ha rtf.f s.Tr
been shot, that the execution br stayed
| until it can be shown that hi 5 mission as
| not one OF sympathy or intended par
/ ticipatiun with either side.
/ The cable to Consul General Lee has
probably been acted upon by Vice-Consm
| Springer.
I Mr.. Deigado was born in New York, and
! lived nearly all his life there. and in
/ Brooklyn. He was educatedin the Charlier
| Institute, and was aIterward gra aduated
| from the Mount Pleasant Military Academy
| He married Miss Granger OF Hudson, N.
! Y, some years go His wife is now in
| New York. The couple have one child
| capt. NazdriO Castillo aHd eleven of his
followers have surrendered at CaIimete,
province OF Matanzas.
It's reported that the rebel leader, Jiran
Rus, died ON the night OF December %.
: New York, Dec. 24.-Word was received
! in tins city tonight Of the murder by
/ Spanish troops OF Antonio Diaz, & planter.
| his son, seven years old, and Manuel
| Granados OF Casiguas-
The letter giying details was received by
| a Cuban resident here, who owns farm
near JaFuCO, about twelve miles from
| Havana. and il came from his overseer,
who announced that he had abandoned
tie farm. as his position entailcG too great
| a risk.
The letter tells Of the death OF Diaz,
! whose farm was IN the neighl,prhood- The
! Spanish troops had frequently visited
| Diaz'S place and had been treated we'll
Recently the CGbans, who approached so
| near the capital. stopped at the farm, and
| though Di5Z was ius ympathy with them, he
requested them 10 withdraw as it would
bring suspicion upon him. They did 50,
and Diaz's escape from injury at their
hands was interpreted by The SpaHIaTdS as
evidence that he was friendly with them
: troop of Spanish soldiers hen visited
the place nj found piaz plOushing in q
field, his Ittlc son near him They put
both to death by maChcteS
Then they ran across Manuel GranadOs.
who had come to pay Diaz for some corn
he lad purchased He was like wise dis
patched, and $500 found on his person was
appropriated