The sun., 1897-04-25
OUR FLOUTED RIGHTS IN CUBA.
Tho Cases or Richciien ana Bolton. which the
Duke OF Tetunn Rega rds ms Closed.


The percmptory refusal of the Duke OF Tetuan
TO consider further the demand made by tho
State Department for compensation in the cases
of August Bolton and Gusave Richclieu. nat.
uralized American citizens. who were uniustly
arrested and imprisoned in Cuba in 1895, is not
to be allowed. The correspondence which has
passed between the State Department and the
Spanish Government was delivered to the SEN
ate on Tuesday. in response to demand made
for 1t, and the Senate now has the whole matter
in its hands.
Davis s. Gordon OF this city, who represent
August Bolton, declare that half dozen Con-
gressmen are deeply interested in the case. and
they will urge upon the Senators the necessity
for passing resolution calling upon the Prcsi-
dent to make an absolute demand upon Spain.
Bolton and Richeieu each ask for 81 o 900 dam
ages for i'll treatment. They declare under oath
thnt they were never in any way associated with
any tliDustcring expedition or revolutionary
movement against the Spanish or any other
Government.
According to their memorials. they were
BaiOr who, having given up their business for
a time, had turned fishermen. They loft Port
au-Prince, Hayt on Fob. 3, 1895, in tiftcen-
foot open boat TO fish for green turtles about
Cape Hayticn.
Three DAYS out, a gale struck them and tore
est land. They reached The coast at Cape de la
Bay In Hayti. There they We're arrested, but
haying shoTn their papers from the Ameriean
liberty. After reiltting their boat they
proceeded on their fishing voyage. They
landed at st. Nicholas Mole, Hayti,
on Feb. IL, and after getting provi.
sions proceeded the next day for Cape Haytien.
The wind and currents were against them, and
so strong that they were carried TO sea- and for
three days they drifted. They had no food after
Under these circumstances they made for the
nearest land, and arrived at Alligator Bay.
Cuba, on Feb. H.
The Captain OF the port directed them TO the
United States Consul at Guantanamo. where
they got some money and were advised to go to
Santiago de Cuba TO find work. They arrived at
that place on Feb. 23 and asked the Captain of
the port to direct them to the United States
Consul. Instead no took thcm to prison. after
searching them and their boat and baggage.
pr. Pulaski L. Hyatt, the United States Con
sui, had them released that night and took them
home to supper, but after supper they were ar
rested again and thrown into prison. Tho next
day they were examined before a military court
and told that they would have TO remain in Jail
until March !. They declare that they could get
no word TO the United States Consul, They were
then sent back 10 prison and confined in separate
rooms with thieves, murdcrcrs, and rufiians.
Bolton Was taken ill and passed ten days in
the prison hospital; then, VIII lie barely able 10
walk, he was marched back TO jail with his
arms tied behind his back and under the guard
OF two soldiers with drawn swords. On A pril
20 the Two men were recnsed on parole. and on
May were told that they might 20.
TO escape responsibility for this outrageous
treatment of men driven 10 the Cuban coast by
the stress OF circumstances tho Duke OF Tctuan
merely affirmed that there was some reason to
suspect that they might be tlibusters and that
in any event they were tried and released as
soon ~ was possible.