The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
COMMITTED NO OVERT ACT
STAINS FOUL TREATMENT OF SAN.
 GUILLT, THE AMERICAN.


 was Taken Without Arms-The Lawyor
 Who Defended Him Now in a Cell Ad-
 joining His Former Client-Gensral Leo
 Believes Spain Should be Asked to Re.
 lease sanguilly.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The president sent to the senate to-day the corre- spondence in the Sanguilly case MT. Olney says:
 Tt should be added that in view of all the circumstances in this case, and especially of the long imprisonment al- ready suffered by the accused, repre- sentations have been made to the Spanish government, which will not be without effect, that the case seems to be one In which executive clemency may be reasonably exercised"
 The last communication in the vol. luminous correspondence, consisting of olo numbers. is letter from Consul General Lee, dated December S1 last. in which he says that he visited the Cabanas fort and had talk with San- gully, an American oitizen and for merly general in the insurgent army. While a valiant officer in the previous war, he had taken no part in this re- bell1on. He had,' writes General Lee. 50 far as I am informed, committed no overt act in that direction (the pres- ent insurrection), and was taken with out arms in his hand, and while taking a bath in his house on February "A. 1895. His second trial commenced De- ce.nber q, 1896, and ended in his being again sentenced to perpetual imprison- I1ent.
 The lawyer who defended this pris- oned in his first trial now looks from. the bars of cell adjoining his in this Cabanas fort, and am informed that the lawyer who managed his appeal before the Madrid court has suffered in consequence so 1t may be difficult to procure in Madrid any person vers- ed in the law who will consent to man. age for Sanguilly the appeal proceed ings.
 "Only few days after the arrest of Sanguilly a proclamation was issued offering amnesty to all persons in arms who would give themselves up. It seems that this ought to apply to per- sons who had been arrested without arms in hand. Two other Cuban off, cers of distinguished character were arrested, I am told, at the same time and for the same reason, namely, be- cause it was thought that they would engage in war. After a short incar- ceration they were liberated. Tn view of these facts, and for the additional reason that Sanguilly has been in a cell twenty three months, is l not in good health and is suffering old | wounds, I respectfully suggest that the department bring these facts to the nos tice of the Madrid government and ask that instructions be wired that he be released from prison on condition that he leave the island and not return until l the present war has terminated" The letter of transfnittal signed by President Cleveland is entirely formal and expresses no opinion. It simply responds to the senate request by serv- | ing the correspondence.
 No News From Weyler. l Havana, Feb. 1.-There is no public news regarding Captain General Wey- | Ter, and if the officials at the palace have any information regarding his movements they. refuse to divulge 1t. In fact, his exact whereabouts are un9 known, and for some reason it seems