The herald., 1897-02-27
JULIO SAEGU|LLY'S AFFAIR
Relegated to the Limbo of Incl
dents Closed
THE MAN NOW AT LIBERTY
Expresses Surprise and Gratitude for
Ills Good Luck
He VIII Leave for New York Today, to
Return to Cuba When the Cruel
War Is Over
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Span
ish minister, Dupuy de LONE, has just
received a cablegram from General
Ahumada, saying that notice of San
guilly's pardon has been received at
Havana by cable from Spain and that
Sanguilly will start for the United
States by steamer tonight.
The preamble Of the queens decree Of
pardon of Sanguilly says the United
States demanded the pardon Of San
gully in a friendly manner and that
Sanguilly has undertaken In the future,
neither directly or indirectly. to assist
in the rebellion. The incident is consid-
cred closed.
SURPRISED AND GRATEFUL.
HAVANA, Feb. 26.-Julio Sanguilly,
having been set at liberty, spent the
evening at his home with a large num-
ber of friends. sanguilly leaves tomor-
row for Key West.
The Associated Press representative
called tonight on Sanguilly. His hand
some residence is a villa in the outskirts
OF Havana, In the quarter called the
Cerro the aristocratic resort of the city.
Sanguilly expressed his gratitude to the
queen for the grace Of pardon, which
greatly surprised him. He said he never
thought he would be pardoned. San
gully said the first news of the pardon
reached him through a cable received
from Secretary Olney which read:
Advise Sanguilly's defender to with
draw his appeal and facilitate pardon"
Sanguflly believes the pardon was due
to desire on the part of her majesty to
demonstrate her good will toward Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary of State
Olney for services rendered. On this
account the preliminaries to the pardon
were probably fastened. so that the an
nouncement might be made during the
terms of office Of Cleveland and Olney.
Sanguilly is we'll preserved in spite of
MS two years imprisonment He seem
ed very grateful to all of the officers of
Cabanas fortress for many courtesies
shown him. He had no complaint to
make on the matter of the Imprisonment
itself He will be accompanied to the
United States by his wife and family.
york, as his wife IS obliged to live In a
hot climate. Sanguilly hopes that
when the island Of Cuba is pacified he
will be allowed to return
Although no hostile acts on the part
of the populace towards Sanguilly have
been reported as expected, nevertheless
precautions to protect him have been
adopted. Sarguilly asked the Associ-
ated Press to make public his gratitude
to the state department, to the Ameri-
can consul-general. and to all those con-
tributing to his liberty. He expresses
satisfaction with the American press
for the great interest shown in his case
LEES DISPATCH.
NEW YORK, Feb 26-The Herald this
morning publishes what it asserts is
copy of the famous dispatch cabed by
Consul-General Lee to Secretary of
State Olney The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
"Olney, Washington: Have demanded
release of Scott, American citizen, who
has been kept In prison and inccm-
municado without due process of law
eleven days. Trust you appreciate
gravity of situation and are prepared to
sustain me. Must have warship imme-
diately. How many ships have you at
Tampa. Key West and in southern wa
ters, and are you prepared to send them
here should it become necessary?
II cannot and will not stand another
Ruiz murder"