The evening times., 1897-06-18
EVADED WEYLER'S SPIES.
Surgeon Winn, of the Cuban Army
Tricked the Spaniards.

|
| Another American volunteer surgeon in
the Cuban army, DR.. Foster K. Winn, has
escaped Wevler's clutches and reached New
| York in safety, arriving by the Ward Line
] steamer SeeuraiCa from Havana Wednes-
| day morning
Or. W'nn adopted simpler but bolder
| plan than DR. Banforth, the Cuban presi-
dents favorite physician, who left the
island in an open boat and succeeded in
his perilous undertaking after terrible hard
ships, reaching New York last Saturday.
Dr. Winn's method consisted in stealing
into Havana from the field, hiding in the
capital until the day of the departure OF the
Seguranca, and then boarding the steamer
in disguise under the very ewes Of Weyler's
numerous soldiers, secret agents and po-
licemen.
Bronzed by his campaign in the field with
theinsurgents, and trusting to his borrowed
clothes to further deceive the unsuspecting
and even those who may have known him
when he was n Havana before. he believed
that there would BE- safetyin the very bold
ness Of his scheme, and that hc would run
the gantlet successfully.
Or. Winn said yesterday that, while he
ldu VldiS dUNlOus lllOllltnlSs vet nc fOtS
not think that he was in real danger Of
recognition, or even suspicion, and capture
at any time. He was not molested in the
least, and had all his not unnatural fears
for nothing DR. winn was well known by
reputation to Weyler, having been attached
TO the Cuban army that was operating IN
Havana province. He had several times
narrowly escaped capture, but little over
"A week agoth Spaniards thought they had
at last disposed of him, and the palace Il
Havana was notified in official dispatches
of his death. Papers found on the tody
of the man whom they supposed to be DIR.
Vim, the official dispatches added, left no
doubt Of his identity.
The rerort was printed in the Havana
papers. and il also reached New York and
was published a few days ago.
Meanwhile, Dr. Winn mad been granted
two months leaveof absence. and was plan
ming how he could get hack 10 the United
States. He learned that the Spaniards be
lieved he was dead, and he Immediately
boarded a train for Havana The Spanish
officer, Col! Miro, who had hecu de-
tailed to take Or. Wmn's papers TO Ha-
vaua To remove all doubt in the palace Off
Cals minds as TO the identity OF the man
upon whose body they had been found, was
on the same train with him. Col Miro
sat only two seats ahead Of Dr. Winn. and
DR.. Winu heard hum during the trip tell the
circumstance Of hls having the papers with
him
Il was, Of course, disguised said Dr.
VIM yesterday. land the additional fact
that they thought me dead led me 20 con
cludc that | was in no danger OF detection,
except 10y an accident, since they would |
not hc on the lookout for a dead man They |
probably thought | was a 'pacificD' or a |
'rcconccntrado,' as they call the country |
people who have been forced into or con
ccntrated in the towns So went through |
safely into Havana
Arrived in Havana went to n friends |
house and was hidden by him untn the
steamers sailing day, when l walked out |
and boarded the steamer"
DT. Winn was born i'm Sherman. Tex, |
and is only twenty-seven years OF age He
lived eight years in st Louis. where he at
tended school and studied medicine, being
graduated from Marion Sims Medical Col
lege, in That city, in the class of 1896.
He went back 10 Sherman, where his /
parents live. and prac,iced his profession
NfiAii' 'ialte.Nb Will tlllHuStdNtS
in the Cuban cause in that ci.y. and de
cided to Join the patriots With this OF ject
in view he wCat to Tampa. Fla but faiE
ing again and again to get off To Cuhe he
came to New York. ana sailed direct for
Havana 4 year ago last Mdrcn in a regular
passenger steamer.
he did not know how he would get out
OF Havana into the field 10 Jon tie in
surgents. but he is a young man Of won
derfm pluck ana resources and he said
yesterday he had perfect Coriidente II his
native ingenuity t. f'nd way ror him once
ie was on the ground. ans could study the
situation.
When he got TO Havana, posing as tour
list. he simply walked cut OF the city and
succeeded in passing tie sentry / mes, ami
was Congratulating himself on b S success,
when he was pounced upon and arrested
This was in Cujenur, SIX miles from Ha-
,ana- He was put in the local iail, where
he was visited later IN tie day by the
military commander OF the place and
questioned Dir. Winn told h m lie was 4
omist travelling through the country
why die you take this load?" he was
lsked.
Because the scenery on either side Of /
was SO inviting ne answered.
The Ccumandant was satisfied that the !
nnoccnt-looking and frank young man had
10 other motive than that Of viewing n |
pretty tropical landscape, hut he told Dr. {
Vim he would have to send him TO Ha-
ana under arrest. However. he invited
lim TO dinner, giving him, DR.. Winn said, !
umptuous repaSt, and he had him sleep ,
hat night iii his house.
The next day he was taken to Havana ,
Ind conducted before Government SeCrt- ,
-ary Palmerola in the palace in VIEWERS ,
lbScnCe. The Coicmur commandments in q
7estigations were reported TO PaImerola, 7
Ind he said to DR.. Winn: ,
Did you not know there is a war in
Cuba, and that you, therefore, could not go :
wherever you pleased?'' 4,
Il understood the island had been pacj
led DIR. Winn answered.
"Oh! it is pacified, OF course" Pal
nerola hastened to reply, but westil have