The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-07
CHARLES GOVIH Was
CHOPPED TO PIECES.
Confirmation of Brutal Work by the
SpaniardS.
FROM ~ PROMINENT REPUBLI-
CAN, RECENTLY RETURNED
FROM CUBA, IN WHICH IS
GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED THE
CONDITION or PRISONERS IN
TIE CABANAS FORTRESS.

served as the medium for making pub
lie letter giving II graphic description
of the Cabanns fortress at Havana and
the surroundings Of the American citizens
imprisoned there
The circumstances surrounding the
letter attracted marked interest to it, as
Mr.. Call said it came from public man
Of high standing in the United States,
who would shortly occupy il place in the
executive branch OF The Government.
This led to the impression that the letter
was from Scnntorelect Money, whose re.
cent visit To Havana has attracted atten.
ton, but later Mr. Cali removed this i'm.
preston by saying that the writer was II
prominent man from Il Northern State
and Il Republican, This exempted Nj.
Money, who is II Democrat from Missis-
sippi.
The character Of the writer was indi-
Gated from his frequent references TO Wis
is in company with Consul General zee.
The letter described Il visit made Nv the
writer and General Lee to Cabnnas fort
rcss only seven days ago, and told of the
pitlful condition of the prisoners some
OF them Americans, including Julio SAN
gully ANA II young man who WAS the
companion OF Charles Gown, the Amcri-
can newspaper correspondent killed in
"
cral Lees Office on the Monday previous
he saw II son of DR.. Bctancourt, an Amer.
lean citizen, who had been piacticing
dentistry ut Havana for the last year.
The son, also an American citizen, stated
that his father had mysteriously tlisap-
peared on Saturday night. He was traced
10 the Cabanns fortress, where the son on
paying fifty cents to II Spanish official
was allowed to send in food and later on
paying 81 30 to the official he was allowed
to send II cot To his father.
The joint resolution requesting the
British government to pmdon Florence
Maybricll was Indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Call was then recognized for Il
speech OH his Cuban resolutions, inuro-
duced yesterday, concerning the condem.
nation of Julio Sangilly Mt Havana
Mr. Call referred to the report from the
State Department yesterday rs to the
killing of Charles GOWN and said the re-
port omitted many important features,
which would have disclosed that Consul
General Lee believed Gown had been tied
to IL tree and chopped 10 pieces. As show.
ing the facts in the case, Mr. Call read
the letter mentioned above 1t gave a
description of visit to Cnbanas fortress
ut Havana, in company with Consul Gen
eral Lee. Access TO the fortress was Sc.
cured with difficulty. it being open to
outsiders only OIL Wednesdays and then
after twenty fours' notice. The writer
said that he and General Lee were escort.
ed within the prison, where eight or ten
prisoners, scme of them Americans, were
brought out.
In IL circle about them was ranged 100
Spanish soldiers heavily armed. One of
the prisoners was Il man who had been
ChDrlns nt of l.
capture. The prisoner stated that the
Spaniards tied him and Gown together.
GOWN attempted to show his United
States citizenship papers and his creden--
tials rs an American newspaper CORE
spondent; but the Spanish commander
struck these from his hand and turned
Gown over to the cavalry. while the other
prisoner was sent to the Cabanas fort
ress.
The writer stated also that from other
reliable sources it was established that
Gown subsequently had been tied to n
tree and chopped to pieces
Julio Snngnilly was another of the
prisoners seenduring this visit to the fort
ress. The writer described him rs an old
man whose hair had turned gray and who
appeared TO lie over SO years old. san
guilty told Il pathetic story To the visitors
ton, and begged that the United States
investigate the case with IL view of estab-
fishing that he was prosecuted Tor what
he might have done and not what he had
done.
Mr.. Call spoke of the reports that the
powers of Europe would coercc the Uni
ted States. What effect, he asked would
Stich concert OF European nations have,
when the sympathy OF mankind and the
sentiment of the Christian world was
with the struggling patriots OF Cuba? 1t
would be futile intervention, even If at
tempted, for no Statesman of Europe
could successfully appeal to the masses
of his people to strike at those engaged
in struggle for independence and lib
erty.
If the United States remained passive
while such outrages rs those on GOWN
and Sanguilly proceeded, there could be
no prosperity for this country and no re-
spect for it, declared Mr.. Call. 1t was II
spectacle that beittled the United States
i'll the eyes of the world
The Senator spoke bitterly against the
delay in the Senate, the idle assertions
that trade and commerce would be ieop-
ardized by action and the concerted move.
ments emanating from some central
source, to have chambers OF commerce
aud hoar,s OF trade urge delay. Mr.. Call
declared that the whole force Of the Uni
ted States WAS being used to protect AMI
continue that condition
The Senator closed with an appeal that
the American dag he made the symbol of
power and of protection TO American cit.
liens throughout the world.
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