Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-06
SAN0ulLlY'S CASE.
Tho United States Goverpment Asks Exec.
utive Clemsncy Whore 1t should De mand
Justice-Does Not Even Expect Com phi .
ance with Its Requcst-Presideut CIeve-
land Expresses No Opinion In His Lette r
OF Trnnsmittal

| tho unltcd states 6overpment Asks Exec.
| utive Clemsncy Where 1t should Demand
| Justice-Does Not Even Expect CompIi-
ance with Its Requost-President CIeve-
land Expresses No Opinion In His Letter
OF Trsnsmittal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The president
yesterday sent to the senate the cor
respondence in the Sanguilly case.
Mr.. Olney says in his report to the
president:
ut should be added that In view of
all the circumstances in this case and
especially of the long Imprisonment
already suffered by the accused, rep
reservations have been made to the
Spanish government, which It Is be-
lieved will be without effect, that the
case seems to be one in which execu-
tive clemency may be reasonably ex-
| ercised"
The last communication in the volu-
| minous correspondence consisting of
3l6 numbers, is letter from Consul
General Lee dated December 81 last In
which he said he visited the Cabanas
fort and had talk with Sanguilly, an
American citizen and formerly gen.
eral In the insurgent army. While
valiant officer in the previous war he
had taken no part In this rebellion.
He had" writes Mr.. Lee, 80 far
as | am informed, committed no overt
act in that direction (the present in
surrection), and was taken without
arms In his hand, and while taking
bath in his house, February "a, 1895.
His second trial commenced Decem-
ber 21, 1895, and ended by his being
again sentenced to perpetual impris-
onment. From this second sen tence
an appeal has been taken, which,
whether successful or not, will greatly
lengthen the time he has already
passed in his CELL The lawyer who
defended this prisoner in his first
trial now looks from the bars of
cell adjoining his in the Cabanas fort,
and am informed that the lawyer
who managed his appeal before the
Madrid court has suffered in conse-
quence thereof, so that it may be diff
cult to procure in Madrid another per-
son versed In law who will consent to
manage for Sanguilly the appeal pro-
ceedings.
"Only few days after the arrest of
Sanguilly proclamation was issued
offering amnesty to all persons in
arms who would give themselves up
seems that this ought to apply to
persons who had been arrested with
out arms in hand. Two other Cuban
officers of distinction, Roman Perez
Trujillc and Jose Maria Timoeto
Aguirre, were arrested, | am told. at
the same time as Sanguilly and for
the same reason, namely, because it
was thought that they would engage
in war. After short incarceration
they were liberated.
"In view of these facts and for the
additional reason that Sanguilly has
been in cell % months, is not in good
health and is suffering from old
wounds, l respectfully suggest that
the department bring these facts to
the notice of the Madrid government
and ask that instructions be wired that
he be released from prison on the con.
dition that he will leave the island and
not return until the present war has
terminated"
The letter of transmittal signed by
President Cleveland is entirely infor-
NAL and expresses no opinion. 1t
simply responds to the senate resolu-
tion by sending the correspondence.