The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-24
WITNESSES DRAW PAY.
Members of the Cuban Junfa ON
Trial For Conspiracy.

Members of the Cuban Junfa ON
Trial For Conspiracy.
New York. Jan. 2S.-Gen. Carlos Roloff.
secretary of war Of the Cuban provisional
government; DR.. JOS d. Luis and Enrique
Trujillo, editor of the Cuban newspaper
Eel Porvenci. who have been accused by
the Spanish consul Of having aided i'm
sending flibustering expeditions to Cuba,
were before Commissioner Shields for pre-
liminary examination to-day.
Gen. Rolof and DIR. Luis are said to
have furthered an expedition which left
this country on June 2S 1895, on the steam
ship Woodal: Senior Trujillo's alleged Of
fense being connected with the Horsa ex-
pedition Nov 9. 1895.
Roloff waived examination and the case
of DR.. Luis was proceeded with.
John Cronin, who was a fireman on the
Woodal when she left Baltimore in June,
1895 said the vessel cleared for Progresso,
Yucatan, and ports in South America.
Gen Roloff was on board. The vessel first
stopped at one of the Florida keys, where
soldiers, with guns and machetes, were
taken on board. At Santa Clara, Cuba,
the men, boxes and ammunition were un-
loaded. Witness heard Gen. Roloff give
orders on the ship. Witness admitted he
and was to be paid that amount every
week the trial was on.
The testimony of Cronin was corrobora-
ted by John Lockney, another fireman,
who also shipped on the Woodal at Balti-
more.
Recess was then taken.
John NJ. Hudson, captain OF the Woodal,
testified that $1,000 was paid to him Cor
the steamship. OF that $4,000 was paid
actually and the rest was to be divided
between Palma. Guerra, the ship broker,
who found the vessel, and himself. He
said that Palma and Guerra received $500
each.
Gen. Roloff sailed on the woodal, the
witness said, from Baltimore for Progress
so, and arrived at the Florida key on
July 49, 1885, where $50 persons came on
board with a lot of rifles, machetes and
six tins containing dynamite There were
about 600 rifles and probably 100000 cart
ridges.
From the key the vessel sailed to Cuba,
stopping at Mujares Island. Gen. Roloff
gave orders on the trip. The men were
armed when they landed. The disem-
barkation was begun on the evening of
July "a and ended about 1:20 o'clock the
next morning. Gen. Roloff superintended
the landing.
on cross examination Capt Hudson said
that he did not know OF his own knowl-
edge that Senors Palma and Guerra had
received $500 each out of the $4,000, but
Mr. Smith had told him so.
Don't you know" asked Mr.. Rubens.
"that Mr.. Palma had no connection with
the Cuban junta at the time the Woodall
was purchased"
Il did not know anything about It. I
only know what Smith told me-"
do you believe that Gen. Palma receiv-
ed any Of that money!"
Il couldn't say. Smith told me he gave
him $500"
The witness acknowledged that he felt
aggrieved against the defendants and said
that he had a civil action for damages
pending against them growing out of the
WoodalPs expedition
The case was than adjourned until next
Saturday, in order to allow the prosecu-
ton to put in documentary evidence.
DR.. Luis furnished 5000 bail 10 answC
10 the second charge against him, haviH
been implicated in the Horsa filibusteriE
expedition