San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-03
SAYS SHE IS SATISFIED THAT
SHE COULD CONVINCE HIM
OF HER INNOCENCE.
Declares That She Can Prove That
Col, Barris Had Evil Intentions
Toward Her And Says Let
tiers Proving 1t WereSent
To The Queen.

New York, Sept. IA special to the
World from Havana says:
The World correspondent went to
see Evangelina Cosslo Cisneros in her
prison.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
are visiting days at the womens' jail,
and the reception room on those days
is full of people from II to 4 p. M,
who have come to condole and bear
|tidings from their relatives and
friends.
When the World correspondent ask
ed to see Miss Cisneros he was allow
ed to pass through the outside gate
into a small room with a stone floor,
on one of the walls of which was
painted in large letters: "Salada de
Ia justica."
Evangilina was sent for, and while
waiting, the correspondent had the OPP
portunity to notice some of the other
women who were receiving visitors.
One was a well-dressed woman who
had murdered her husband. Next to
her was a good looking woman who
had been confined for delivering anu
milton and supplies to the insurgents.
She was a political prisoner. Next to
her was a woman who kept a lodging
house in Havana and had rented
room TO two men whom she did not
know. While their baggage was be-
ing moved into the room the police
seized two of the trunks and found
arms and explosives.
The men escaped, but the landlady
was arrested. She knew nothing Of
the case, but was held responsible
and is now waiting for the results Of
the fullest investigation
A few minutes after the arrival of
the correspondent Evangelina came
tripping in down the stairs and walked
gracefully across the end of the court
yard and out through the gate into
the reception room. She is pretty be-
yOnd question. She is petite and
graceful in her movements. Her man.
ners are perfect and her self-posses-
sion wonderful.
She said she could not make any
statement on paper because her
friends had told her not to. but she
talked quite freely of her hopes and
fears and answered questions SEEM
lHSis MlluOul IGStINts out Sdlu sue
did not receive her meals from out
side because she was afraid of treaeh-
cry and preferred to be content with
the rations-of the Jail.
There are about eight or ten other
women in this same big room. All
looked clean and respectable and were
all white women. One of them was a
distinguished looking lady of about
fifty years of age with gray hair.
An alleged political Offense is the
cause of her Imprisonment.
Evangelina is the most animated of
ALL She is the star boarder and re-
ceives more attention and has more
visitors.
She says that the letters which she |
received from Col. Barris on the Isle
Of Pines and which contained evidence |
of his guilty intentions toward her,
were all sent by her friends to Aus |
tria and from there direct to Spain to |
the Queen Regent She says if they |
could be presented before a fair court |
his conviction would be certain.
The colonel says that he wrote her |
but one letter, and in that granted the |
permit to her father to travel as
DeuulPF. Sne NOulu uOI ueSCIlDS luS
events of the night of July 26, 1896,
further than to say that she knew Col.
Barris was coming ito her house that
night because his secretary had told
her so. She opened the door when he
knocked. As to how he was seized,
Or by whom, she would not say. She
escaped from the house and was
caught and arrested the following
morning and was brought to Havana.
She says the greatest favor anyone
,ould do forher would be forto secure
IN interview with Gen. Weyler. She
aid: II could convince him if he
would only hear me-"
In government circles nothing has
,een heard from Madrid in regard TO
Eyangelina to convent
Opinion differs as to whether such a
,bonoo rx-o,,Id no of hanafit If her |