The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-26
Two Hundred Revolutionists
Arraigned in New York,
MOST OF THEM RELEASED
But Some ofthe Leading Spirits
Are Held.
THEIR CASE TO BE HEARD LATER
They Were Captured on a Vessel
Bound For Cuba Laden With
Arms, Men and Silver
hHnrr,.
Money

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Garcia and the other leading spirits in
the Cuban revolutionary cause who
were arrested by United States Deputy
Marshals on board the British steam
ship Bermuda and the tug boats Nc
Cauldin and Stranahau, in the upper
bay, late last night, were brought to
the Federal building to-day and ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Shields. The warrant upon
which the 200 Cuban reyolutionists
we're taken into custody, is drawn in
accordance with section 1886 of the
Revised Statutes which is portion Of
what is known as the Neutrality
Act"
Under the same section Capt Samuel
Hughes, one of the prisoners to-day,
was arrested last October in the East
ern District of South Carolina for com
manding the steamer Laurada, with
the Martini-Cespedes expedition which
left this port and was subsequently
landed on the Cuban coast between
Guanatamo and Santiago. Although
Judge Brawley decided that there was
probably cause for the detention and
commitment of Captain Hughes, the
prisoner was discharged from custody.
A great many of the prisoners found
on the Bermuda and two tug-boats are
survivors of the expedition which left
the Harlem river last month on the j.
w. Hawkins, which sunk off the south
shore Of Long Island, number of men
going down with the wreck. Since
then the filibusterers have been watch
ed by spies employed by the Spanish
and United States governments. This
surveillance led to the discovery that
General Garcia and his followers had
purchased the Bermuda to take a large
company of insurgents to Cuba, with
arms and ammunition. The Bermuda
which had been granted clearance pa
pers at the custom house, to Santa
Martha, United States of Columbia,
was making ready to leave port when
United States Marshals Mccarthy and
Kennedy made their raid. The steam
lighter Stranahan which had left one
of the Brooklyn piers, was seized with
the ammunition in boxes which was
concealed beneath piles Of cord wood
and in the Bermuda was found several
bags of silver coin.
John d. Hart, of j. ID. Hart and com
pany Of Philadelphia, was prisoner
at the barge office all the forenoon. He
was very indignant at the treatment
he had received from the marshals.
II chartered the Bermuda, which YES
sci ] understand was recently sold by
Outerbridge and Company to firm in
Germany. / went aboard the vessel at
o'clock last night hearing that there
was some trouble When / went up the
gang-way / found about 80 PinkeFton
Eni nd ON
board. | was at once placed under ar
rest
The captain, Howard, was taken off
last night" said Mr.. Hart, ''and so was
about $4,000 in silver which has not
been returned"
Commissioner Shields this afternoon
ordered the release of the eleven men
arrested in connection with the alleged
filibustering expedition with the eX-
ception of Gen Garcia, Captain Hughes
and three other leaders.
The prisoners were released because
their arrest was in violation OF the in
structions sent out from Washington
last week by Attorney General liar
mon that suspection merely was not
sufficient ground for arrest, but that
evidence OF intention to violate the
ueubTdIlIy laws was req ulEGu.
Besides the charge that the United
states makes against the five prisoners
who were held of violating the neu-
trality laws, the Spanish Consul Gen
eraI accuses them of the same offense
in connection with the eXpdition on
board the j. w. Hawkins.
When the five men were brought
before Commissioner Shields, United
States District Attorney MacFarlane
took charge of the case. General
Calixto Garcia was first arraigned.
The charge of having violated the neu-
trality laws was read to him. after
which his case was set for hearing on
March 3rd, and on the two complaints
the bail was placed at $4,000 Similar
action was taken in the cases of Cap
tains Samuel Hughes and John Braba-
zon John ID. Hart asked for a speedy
examination. 1t was set for Friday
next.
The fifth prisoner, BENZ. J. Guerra,
was also charged with violating the |
United States statutes in taking part |
in a military enterprise against the |
Kingdom of Spain. AS there was but |
one complaint against Guerra bail was
fixed at 81 500, and the examination |
adjourned until March 3rd