The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26
CUBA'S CHARLOTTE C0RDAY.
THE SPANISH STORY OF MISS CIs-
NEROs' ARREST.

The Queen Regent of Spain Replies
Through Minister De LONE to Mrs.
Jefferson Davis Letter in Behalf
of the Fair Cuban Prisoner.
Claims That She Lured the Govern
or of the Isle of Pines to His Death.
Sensational American Papers
scored.
New York, Aug. 25.-In response to an
appeal cabled to the Queen of Spain by
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and other notable American wo-
men, urging clemency for the young girl,
Evangeline Cisneros, incarcerated at Ha-
vana by the Spanish military authorities,
and who. it was reported, was to be sent
to the penal colony in Africa, the resident
Spanish minister, Dupuy de LONE, has ad-
dressed the following letter to Mrs. Davis,
giving the official Spanish version OF the
arrest of the young Cuban and the alleged
reasons for her detention and proposed
trial:
''Lenox. Mass, Aug. 25-To Mrs. Verina
Jefferson Davis, Narragansett Pier. R. l.:
Dear Madam-Don Juan du Boso first
secretary of the royal Spanish legation,
who went to see you in my name. has re-
ported to me the conversation he has had
the honor of having with you Saturday
last. I have not failed to convey 10 her
majesty, the queen, through her minister
of state the Duke of Tetuan, that you
had really telegraphed 70 her majesty, and
have also supported the noble words you
have expressed in your conversation.
Mr.. du Bose told you that when your
cablegram was received the queen and
Spanish government had no knowledge of
the arrest Of Miss Cisneros, and also that
her majesty had given orders, as soon
as 1t was received, to report to her the
merits Of the case and had been pleased
to command me to inform you, if your
message was true. that she had received
it favorably and with all the regard due
to a lady so worthy of respect as you are.
"The information received from Cuba
by the Spanish government and laid be-
fore her majesty and that has been trans
nnitted 10 me by cable shows in my opin-
ion that shameless conspiracy TO pro-
mote the Interests of one or more sensa-
tlonal papers is al the bottom of the ro-
,
THE facts show that Miss Evangeline
Cossio Cisneros lured 10 her house the
military commander of the Isle OF Pines,
and had men concealed in 1t who tried to
assassinate him in connection with an
uprising of the prisoners in the island.
For that offense, far from being con-
demned aud being ready to be transport,
ed to a penal settlement In Africa, she has
not vet been tried the public prosecutor
has not yet presented the case for the
government; he has not yet, as a requisite
of our law, asked a sentence TO be imposed
on her. and the case is not yet ready to
be fully disposed Of.
"These facts are very easy 10 prove. The
American consul general, any of the gen.
eral consuls in cuba, willing TO get in
formation, can convince Themselves of the
truth. and could have been applied to by
the papers which have started this sensa-
ton if they had really been prompted by
a sentiment Of humanity instead of having
been prompted by the desire of increasing
their circulation by their usual slanderous
me thods.
'sThe absolute falsehood of the press
publications in relation to concrete facts
relating to the case is not favorable GER
tainly to the exactitude of the considera-
tions with which the innocence Of the
accused persons pretends to be proved.
Il have the honor of giving you the
above information Dy order OF her maJes-
ty, and to inform you, by her special
command that she is well and favorably
disposed to correspond to your earnest
plea, and l am instructed to add that
as the case stands, and before the trial
has been completed, and a sentence inn
posed, she is not allowed by the law to
Interfere but that instructions have been
communicated to the governor geriSral of
Cuba 10 bring a speedy trial. ana to grant
TO Miss Cossio all possible consideration.
l am, madam, very respectfully yours,
Enrique Dupuy de Lone"
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