The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-08
IN CASE OF DR.. RUIZ
Commissioner Calhoun, One Of the In
vsstigators, Returns from Cuba.
RETlCENT AS TO FACTS
He Says Cuba Is In a Pretty Bad
shape. Taken as a Whole
He'll Say More Ina
Few Days.

New York. June William J. Cal
houn, who was sent To Cuba as special
commissioner TO investigate the cause
OF the death In prison OF DIR. Ruiz. an
American citizen, reached this city on
his return to-day. Calhoun said that
the commission held three slttings be-
tween May 20 and June / at Havana,
Regulus and Guanabacoa The papers
examined in the case were chiefly mill
itary records. The final report will be
made To Washington by General Lee.
AT the session of the commission, ="
Mr.. Calhoun said I'm response TO a re-
porters question, we examined several
witnesses. but when you ask me II they
were plentiful | can only say that they
did not run after us and We had to use
no force TO keep them away. They were
composed OF Spaniards and Cuhans.
The spanish witnesses. and In fact all
OF those who testified, were SO sur
rounded with safeguards that Il was
impossible to get at the naked truth.
one person whom we would have liked
10 hear could not he found This was
Fonsdeviela, who commanded the Span
ish In the Guanabacoa territory. He
disappeared and II was impossible 10
find him. Captain General weyler did
NOT appear AT the investigation. We
Inspected the jan at Guanabacoa and
~hen we were there u was suspiciously
clean
we learned that huiz was arrested
rep. y charged WIN having some con-
nection In the assault which took place
on the railroad train between Guiana
bacoa and Havana. He was placed In
solitary confinement Thirteen days
'aler ne was 'aken OUT oi ms cell on ac-
count OF MS mental ana physical con-
ditlon; IL was then found that he was
sunering from severe wound on the
head ana ne died TWO hours after being
released from the cell IN which the Sc
oret OF ms injury Is buried. The de-
ceased DOCTORS American citizenship
was never denied:
Inc autopsy shoWed that ne died oil
congestion OF the brain, His remains
are inferred az mount uuanabacoa. We
mad no positive proof of any assault
Whatever. ana the conclusion arrived
nj must be based on the detailed evil
aence IN the report OF Consul General
Lee, which Is now ON us way to Wash
ington. L. myself. VIII make no report
ana ! prefer not To say awning as l,
my idea OF the ahair untii the report
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.,es az washington shaii go t'
washington to-norrow morning
talhoun said that ne had been treated
courteously whiie IN cuba by all those
WIN whom ne came IN contact His
visit was PHEASANT one. nut owing u
tne pad weather Which prevailed dur
ing ms stay ne was unable To Visit ths
interior.
VI. W. fishpack. VINO ~ Calnoun
secretary' was reticent When spoken u
IN reference 10 ms TRIP, nut ne nad'
one sighincant statement; we dic
not go within the insurgent lines, bu'
tne Insurgents, however are not al
w,thih the lines.
IN iatei interview tnls AFTERNOON
caihouh sald' The island of Cuba u
rapiuiy neihg devastated by reieht
iess' cruei ana pitter civil war, so ina
IN snort time II would not be wortl
ahything to anyone. " Is diihcuit u
ge' AT ihe exact SITUATION there' III tn'
nrst pace there - severe censorship
OF the papers ana tnose VINO are natu
express their views and opinions. Fur
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