The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-20
DR.. zERTUCHA'S STORY
He Again Tells of How General Antonio
MaCeo Came 10 Die.
REITERATES THAT RE FELL IN BATTLE
zertueha VIII Go TO spain to Live
MeaEre News From the Field One
spanish Consmnnder Reports SIX
engagements with Rebels Span
fish Editors Are Indignant.

Havana, Dec. 19.-Dr. Zcrtucha.
through whose treachcry ii is claimed
Maceo met his death. is In Havana In
an interview to-day he explained his r.
lations with the rebel leader. He said
that great friendship existed between
them. and that Maceo had great conf
dence in him. Only three of Maceo's :
STAFF We're allowed To dine with HIN =
Dr. Zertucha. Hiro and t'rarcisco Go
nleH.. son of the insurgcnt Commander :
in-Chief. Dr. Iertucha dcnicd the
stories that Maceo had received in The
province of Pinar Del RIO \ coma is
sioner sent by Captain-Iicncrll Wcy;cr.
asking him to treat for peace. lie also
denied that he had any connection with
Chief of Police 1.nbarreaH. His friend
snip with Colonel Tort was old and pri-
Nate. Helrepudiatcd the charges made
against him by Serranos. adding that
he never saw Serrano's camp. and that
he knew him formerly as Il friend of tn.
bandit Garcia
T'SlHARDLY POSSIBLE.
DR.. Zertucha declared that Maceo fro
quently oppressed his admiration of the
Spanish soldiers and praised Generals
Bernai Arulas and E:chugue ANA Colorel:;
Retger ana Francis.
He repeated the story already cablni
about Maceo crossing around the end
OF the trdcha by the sen in front Of
Maiiel, and said the following officer;
accompanied him: '3rigadic's BiA: end
Jose Miro. COlonels Alberto .Noda.H and
Gordon. the last named being an Amori-
can; Majors Alfredo Justiz. piedra Pen
alver and Ramon Ahumada Captain
Sanvanei. Lieut.. Francisco Gomez and
himselr as surgeon. besides thrce negro
orderlies.
scE@B AT THE DEATH.
Maceo Was on horseback. Nitn his
machete unsheathcd. when he was
h,il llnt r,..N
As he fell. Dr. Zertucha rushed 10 his
assistance. but he dropped to the cround
dead. Another bullet struck him i'm the
stomach before he reached the ground.
All the members of the staff who were
around Maceo AT the time we're more or
less seriously wounded. Col. Nodarcz
and Maj. Justi2 died later from he cf-
fects Of their wounds. I.eut. Gomez
was also wounded in the arm. His
wound was attended to and his arm
placed in sling. He tried to assist Or.
Hcrtucha 10 carry Maceo's body. bur
was again struck by a bullet and knock
Ell down. He then wrote the note that
was afterwards found on his body and
committed suicide by staDbing himself
Win his own knife, not Macco's. as
some reports have stated
pr Zertucha declared that after the
rebels had carried Maccos body off the
field. statement was drawn up which
was signed by all the leaders who had
taken part in the engagement. explain
ing the manner in which he had mot his
death.
HERTUCHA WILL GO TO SPAIN.
DIR. Zertucha intends To go to Spaln
ana take up his residence in the town or
NiZcaya. He will print a pamphlet I'm
which he will attnck Souor Estrada
Iaima, the head OF the Cuban Iunta.
me 'iunta itself. ana Gen. Calixto Car
cia. for their actions in connection y.i,b
the insurrection.
lie thinks that Maceos body was
buried near Govcau
Pedro GonzaleZ Moya will be sho, TO-
morrow AT Matanzas for The crime Of
rebellion.