The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-12
REDRESS INSISTED UPON
FOR THE UNLAWFUL IMPRISON.
MENT OF HERR LUEDERS.
UNCLE SAM MAY PLAY PEACE MAKER
The Ironble All Grew Out of Difficulty Be-
tween Lueders and Policeman All Di-
pomatc Relations Between Germany
and Hayti Have Ceased.
and Hayti Have Ceased.

Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE German war
ship Gefon, is under orders to sail for
Port Au Prince, Hayti, this month, in
ORDER to insist upon redress for the ar
rest there of Herr Lueders, a German
subject, and his unlawful Imprisonment,
for which Count Schwerin, tie German
Minister at Port Au Prince has demand.
ed an indemnity. LeudeTs is now be.
Eeved to be in Germany, having been
released from prison in order 10 avoid
further complications, the natives Of
Port Au Prince having threatened to
move the German legation and lynch
Leuders. The fitting out Of the war-sh;p
is being FASTENED as much as possible.
The officials of the German foreign Of
flee do not believe the matter will be
adjusted for some tine to come, because
the Haytian government has assumed
a stubborn attitude. The German news
papers are blaming the government for
the delay in bringing Hayti to terms.
The German version of this affair Is
that Leuders was eentenced TO nav A
fine of S4S and TO undergo a months inn
prisonment for resisting a policeman,
which Leuders denies. Thereupon he
demanded second trial and obtained il.
Witnesses testified that they had not
seen him strike the policeman: but in
snite of this. Leuders was re-santenced
this time to pay Il fine of $500 and to
undergo a years Imprisonment. The
original trouble between Leudcrs and
the police, it is claimed. in his behalf,
was due to the latter forcing his way
to his residence. contrary TO the law, in
order to arrest one OF his servants.
After Lenders second tr;el. the Ger
man Minister took the matter i'm hand
o,, n,,s I /,
dent of Hayt;. AuguStin Simon Sam. and
demanded, in the name of the German
Emperor. that Lenders be set at liber.
ty. md also demanding fer every day the
latter ad spent in prison, twenty three
days in all. an indemnity of 81 900 in
gold. TIE Minister added that for every
other day Ieuders was kept prisoner.
after October II. Re the representative
Of Cermany. would demard an indemnity
Of $1,000 in gold. Pres'den Sam at
first refused to grant the Minister'S de-
mand and Leuders remained in prison
six days longer. Thereupon, the Ger
man Minister notified the Haytian gov.
ernment that he had hauled down his
flag and had sent the archives of the
German legation to the legation of the
United States, thus severing all dipio-
matte relations with the government Gf
y
lister caused great deal of excitement
ut Port An Prince. There were threats
tn lynch the rrisner and the life OF the
German Minister was threatened. Tt
was proposed TO attack the LEGATION and,
acting upon the advice of his COUNSEL.
ers who were not desirous of precipitat-
ing further trouble, leuders was released
and reached New York on October 3d.
and sailed for Europe the same day,
UNCLE SANS PART. =
London, Nov. 11.-A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Berlin, SAYS:
''The United States is credited here
with offering it's intervention in the diff.
fculty between German and Hayti. But
the German government is waiting for
the arrival of Herr Leuders and the re-
port of Count Schwerin, due by the next
mail packet"