The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29

hourn. and the Judge who keepe his .p~riscncrs
illegal detehtion, and csn be punished severely.
In the military code there = no limit to the time
yIdE. can keep Phi bis Rsi, %1iI.,r Io1 "Sssosisss
In Spain who framed the cole Invested the
Judges with such power Intentionally, but would
or that they never WS' imagined il would lead to SO
many oruolties us have been committed oy un.
In this same rear part OF tho Jail there is an
enormous kitchen. with about a dozen immense
tfSI k esrt 81 h' .ss s Sy ToSd w dtS' ::m m6sSn h na ~
Kitchen, and giving 9 burnt taste 70 the fo9d;
The political prisoners in the forts Of Hnvune-
ried out OF the jail In large covered tin cans, so
greasy and dirty that they are regnlsive. AZ
MORO, on the other side Of the bay, aud II takes
sone time to cross II with the clumsy sowboats
t HsSI pr iS Q sgsq Il /. Is c thf' T TSyths saS e%Sd t fSsE 70 q
y hDomtnable, consisting OF a single dish. which
has TO be eaton from u tin plate with a spoon.
beans, potatoes, a little rito. 4 few chunks Of
meat, bones and all, the whole heavily spired
refusal OF prisoners to eat this food has led to
many mutinios In the spanish jails. In which the
has cost the lives Of many unfortunates.
Several kinds oil. work are done In the Jail.
and shoes, with the product Of which The priS.'
oners can buy other meals. which are sold IN the
jail at very low prices.
In the jail, there lie no distinction between q
political and q common prisoner. They are all
piIed up in the came, cells. This promiscuity
10 immoral and degrading, for many an honest
man has boon forced to sleep side by side with
2 common Jail bird and to hear with srnme his
boasts Of robberies or murders committed. Tho
prisoners, with tho exception OF those In tho
privileged quarters, are allowed no personal
S Win no;hi nso{ but na " few sIoo rss Sn or the Sla SSFs floor to
soiten the hardness Of tho soil. Only the chief
70 allowed u folding cot on which to sleep. At
XXI Ia lnnra NJ ha aAtla 80 DtN.pAl aAA
the prisoners are allowed the liberty Of the jail
for an hour and a hall and another hour in tho
lishnent.
on by a corps of twenty four keepers under the
orders Of a warden. with three assistants. All
are uniformed, and carry with them stout
cudRels two feet long by two inches thick. which
effect for the least offence, Despite the fact
miller nowadays than formerly. l have seen
many men dubbed, and one, particularly. to such
an extent hat he had to be sent at once to the hos.
pital. where. It is said. he died from the results OF
the wounds he received. OF course, no up-to-
No electric bells. no speaking tubes, no tele-
phones. nothing OF the kind. When a prisoner
10 called for q messenger shouts out the name
OF tho DELL In a voice which can be heard two
blocks away, and a runner comes to receive the
order. which is transmitted to the prisoner
wanted. The signals for recreation and other
orders to tho prisoners are transmitted by strik-
inK the iron bars OF tho passagoway with a piece
vi lTOn,p TO.utl nk n peculiar bOunO. RTGatlY All
The prisoners are allowed to see their families
and friends twice a week for a couple of hours.
out cannot come in contact with them. and have
to content themselves with speaking through a
heavily barred window covered with a pcrfo-
rated plate. Those in the privileged quarters
nay receive their families and friends Ia a small
room near the door and may rem ain with them
nearly the whole day. In the privileged quarters
l met sever Il frien is, and in their society life
was bearable enough under the circumstances.
These gentlemen had formed n small coterie to
WDlt0 only hOnOTn,ra nprR0na were Hlmi1Rh
and as the prison authorities granted US many
dariiitics for our personal comfort l cannot
complain OF my prison lie. which. barring the
derivation OF liberty. wts pleas mt TO a certain
degree. We ~enioyoh the freedom OF the prison
were locked up in our rooms. We rsce, r we'd oHs
meals from home, our rooms, were furnished
allowed to have my typewriter in the room. We
TOOK our shower baths daily, ana had BARRIERS 10
shave us whenever we wished.
From these gentlemen have heard the stories
OF their woes and suferings. which ! will Getail
here 90 that 1t may be known how the political
prisoner is treated in Cuba
Miguel Niondi, the eminent lawyer and jurist,
q MAGISTRATE and a men,ter OF the Provincial
Assembly. a prominent member OF the Autono-
mist party and an orator OF great power, who
1eiended S1nguily. was arrested on. July II.
1926. on a charge OF aiding and abetting the re.
bellion and Of being a delegate Of the Cuban
Junta In New York. Nothing has been found.
Ca afs q fo 5qstsss a .ne Gh seiSe ten ne DAVIS was sent 10 the
cddo at Police Headquarters. and remained ten
days moro in that, condition in the fortress be-
lore he WAS placed in contact with his family,
Alter suffering eight months of untold hardships
in the fortress he was transferred TO the jan,
OF a prompt release, and the fact that MS II .Ira
appeared In the list printed in Ell PAS, The organ
Of The Autonomist party. on the 4th instant, as
already paruoned.
Antonio Fernandez de Castro. an engineer and
rested on the same day as Mr.. Vionii. He is
accused OF being Mr.. Viondi's secretary, and is
m tho.s n sP in ss9 b. '1 Wsy,S case e., He i,i,, i - also So one of
Jose p. Alacan. a teacher OF pharmacy in the
university. was arrested on july Is. 1896. He
WIS KEEP, ineo,nunieado ninsloen days, ami
was transferred TO the Jail after ter months
Imprisonment in the Cahaha, and ho is still in
Is accused OF sending goods to the Cubans in
ne Ne. d, but no proofs have been addpcSd.
.in RSmG" f f"miis Of 4 H nsmnsr w o, a s1Pcs,ss dis ds
Sept: %, 1896. on a charge of completely in
placing the dynamite which ,e~HpIodet in, tho
forty-one days incomunicddo in the Jail, undi
stu waiting VIEWERS promised pardon.
francisco Massama, q weil-known notary
public Of Havana. was arrested on Sept. 30,
1896; ON the same charge as Mr.. Ruenes. He
1aii; Nothing has been proven ag insf him.
Ricardo Barona. EDITOR, OF FL BJuculeho.
Havana, was arrested on july -, iss6, and was
sent next day TO the MORO Castle. where he 70.
mtinct nine months until he was transferred 10
the inii, where ne Is still awaiting his deliver
cuscd OF helping tho rebels to enter the town
when it was captured by Maxine Gomez, but
the truth OF the case Is that h. is held responsi.
BILE for an article printed four years ago In his
paper. bitterly Attacking Weyler, when il was
expected he would be appointed Captain General
OF the island. lie has the manuscript, signed
by another man. as proof Of his Innocence, but
this has been OF no effect.
Juan Antonio &c Pima. q physician of La Fs,
Pinar del RIO. and his wife were arrested
on April ID. 1886. and held incomunicadg for
nine days. He was sent to The Cibaha and his
wife TO the Recogidds. Four months af;erwnrd
he WAS transferred 10 the jail. They are both
charged with being aiders and abettors of the
rebellion. EDUARDO GARCIA.
IT BEATS TRANSFORMING.