The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-19

From ExcruciatIng Pain-Story Of q
Frenchman Who was Beaten Black and
Biue-Cries from the Darkness of Dun
Eeons by Zealots of an IsnobIe Cause.
New York, Aug. 1S.-John Most says
he mas received affidavi.s proving that
tortures are practiced in Spain. The
dispatch from Madrid, that the murdeh
of Prime Minister Canovas was deed
of revenge. The italian anarchist CALI
confessed that he assassinated Senior
| Cenovas to avenge the execution Of the
| Barcelona anarchists and the insurgent
leader, Don Jose Rial, who was exc
cuted in Manila, Philippine Islands, on
December 80 las, as the inst,gator of the
| Philippine rebellion.
| The pamphlet sent to Herr Most con-
tains letters from some prisoners Of
| Spain, who tell of cruelties inflicted up
on them.
The title page Of the document reads:
Judicial Outrages in Barcelona.
| Documentary Evidences Of fortunes
| Practiced in Spain Of Today
| Second Edition, Augmented by Newly
Secured Documents. April, 1897 Pub
| lished by Wilhelm Spohy. Frankforter
lie, los, Berlin.
DESCRIBES HIS TORTURE.
The first Letter published in Herr Most's
| pamphlet is from Joseph Thioulouze, tor
tured because. being a Frenchman, ne
| asked for an interpreter. Il reods in
| part.
Hear what happened to me the day
I made my declaration, after I was call
| ed before the judge, 10 whom I made
| known that I could not Speak the Cata-
| lonian dialect, and whom l begged to let
me have an interpreter, that might not
! make mistake in the use of words, for
my personal security, and, more sill,
| tina. the judge might be enabled to 90
| justice.
Twas brought back to my former
| sleeping room, left there for bare quar-
| ter OF an hour, an dthen the attendant
| called me out. I was accompanied by
TWO municipal policemen who caused my
modest baggage to be placed in a corner
of the corridor leading to the grand
staircase bp means OF which one reaches
Zero. Having let me wait in the middle
Of the steps, at landing place which
correc:s with the little calabooses, We
then took our upward march to the des-
tination which is known by the name Of
Zero.
In going down to this place ] was
given a heavy blow in the ribs. Imag-
inc the terrifying appearance of such q
big place at midnight, two policemen
following you, and preceded by some one
| with lighted candle IN his hand, a stair
case smelling Of disinfectants. Arriving
at the entrance 10 Zero was handled
like oarcas. A door was opened to act
out another unfortunate of sacrifice, who
uttered not sound and gIided like a
gnost. The poor unfortunate, whose face
and features l had no time TO recognize
must have already learned the purpose
for which this most miserable corner was
| used, as It was we'll suited for the things
that transpired there,
BOUND AND dashed WITH WHIP.
Il was given the order to undress N.Y.
self-rather, they undresed me them
and under waist cOatwere put all in one
corner anG 1 in another. My hands were
carefully and tightly bound ar the wrists
on my back, the height of my shoulders.
with a strong cord several time wound
about and cutting deep into the flesh.
The municipal policeman, with a sort
OF whip or a clt-o'-nine-ta,ls in his
hand. said TO me. You will not speak
Spanish? / will make you talk IL before
you leave here His devilish purpose
ssoon manifested itself Rapid blows of
the whip were showered upon my calves.
under the knee joints, in fact on all
sides: in the course of five minutes / did
not know which side panied me most
They asked me again whether I had de-
cided to do without an interpreter
whether / would testify in German. /
made sign that could not. because did
not know how 70 speak. Thereupon they
renewed the beatings on all sides. over
the legs, a. each blow a new grimace
Of the policeman. another five minutes.
APPLIED MOUTH GAG.
when they saw l did not speak they
they fsoplied the 'Mordaza' (nouth gsg;
after L was overpowered began the tor
tUre ANEW, in the one hand the whip, in
the other the string connected with the
gag: II that was not enough there we're
other unfailing means. so that / knew
not what 10 do nor what was coming
next After 4 number Of blows. over and
under my arms. they tok out the gag and
asked me If would obey-if not, Their
was something else 20 be done.
''Taereupon 1 said there were a few
words l could speak. though with much
difficulty. but I would use them as well
as / was able; one Of them said that was
sufficient.
When got before Judge Mario was
received with the woris:-'Now are you
all az once able 70 speak?'. A number
o: qUes:oions were asked me that hard
" understood.
The judge said 20 me. 'Sois una banda
de pillos.' you are a band OF good for
no;hinss) HIS secretary laughed at this.
a. pleased a. the name he called US.
ION the day OF the reading OF proofs
% guilt. the judge. in the presence Of
fourteen or fifteen attorneys for the de-
fence. had the cynicism 10 ask me II
remembered that they possessed means
70 make me speak. I knew that fully.
Is greater cyn:cism desired? ?"
NOQCES DEPRIVED OF FOOD.
The next letter sen: 70 John Most Is
by Antonio Noques. condemned 70 death.
Immediately upon my arrest" he
writes. Il was denied food and drink for
an entire week. n which l was forced
under The flashing q a whip 20 keep con-
:!nuaily OF the march. Ana. as Il taat
Was noc sufficient. according - what had
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