Evening journal., 1897-03-02
cuRAN coRREsPoNDENcE.
President Sends to tho senate Tniorma'
tion on Scott and scovei Cases.

President Sends to tho senate Insorma'
ton on scott and soovei Cases.
WAsutyGTOV. March .. - President
Cleveland has sent 10 the senate CORE
spondenee relating 10 American citizens
arrested in Cuba. Tho most important
are tho kilograms IN the case Of Charlie;
scott which arc rs follows, Icing kilograms
sent bv Consul General Fitz Hugh Lee tc
the state department. Noraplies from the
state department. are given in this case,
on Fob 20 Mr.. Leo telegraphed as fol
lows TO the state department.:
"Chariea Scott, = citizen of the United
States arrested at Rcglu no charge
given Been without communication in
iail. Hayana, 26l hours Cannot stand an
othee Ruiz murder ana have demanded
bis release. How many war vessels Key
West or within rcnch. and will they he or
dered here 40 once IL necessary to sustain
demnndY LEE.
ON Feb % 10 said in % cable message:
"Situation simple Experience at Qua
nahacoa made So my duty to demand he
fore TOO late that another american, who
has hocn incomunicado @tf hours, ce re-
loas,d from said incomunicado and did SC
IN courteous terms. n You support 1t aro
Scott Is SO released, tho trouble will ter
inmate. If you do not, must depart All
others arrested with Scott havo Icon put
I'm communication. Why should the only
American I'm the let not lie He has been
/ mclmuuicado now 53s hours. LEE.
Later on the same day, tho 23d ult, Mr
Leo wired
/ Demand complied with. Scott released
/ from incomunicado today on demand aft
or DAYS solitary confinement in Gel
. fcct hy II. damp. water en-Lottom o
cell. Not allowed anything TO sleep on o
chair Discharges of tho body removed
once in five days Was charged with hav
. ing Cuban postage stamps in the house
Scott says went always ~ hours withou
water; once two days. lie was employo
of American Gas company"
The voluminous correspondence is tha
ia the case OF Sylvester Scovel, correspond
ont of the New y ork World, who was al
rested on Feb. ,. The documents furnish
cd show that Mr. Lee promptly notiiie
the state department. and that Mr.. Olne
responded Immediately directing him
see that all of Scovels rights as an Amel
lean citilcn were protected Ino letter
and kilograms in this case run from ii
9th TO the 18th of February. when Mr.. L'
informed the department that a competei
lnwyer had heen secured 10 defend Scove
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ticipaie serious trouble In this case, h'
lator changed his opinion lit is suppos'
Scovol bore discriminating papers whi'
} gives tho case q more serious aspect
ON the l1th Of February General l.
said that Scovol was in well ventilat'
D cell and had good food and bed at Sane
Z Spiritus. TO which ho added:
I "Treaty rights have been respected.
I in hands civil jurisdiction. 1 have SCI
4 messenger to report case.
{ General Leo tried to have Scovel ]
= moved from Sancu Spiritus to Hayan
4 bus failed.
q Tho presence OF the message on t
3 clerks desk was noised about before
@ was formally laid before the senate. ai
d many gcnators called TO read ID prcvio
to its teing read by tho clerk. Ihcro W
especial interest in the case Of Mr.. SEQ
the tclegrams relating TO whose case -
,s ator Morgan had read for tho informati
r. of tho senate Ihcro was especial co
IS ment upon tho trivial character OF
le charge against Mr.. Scott, that of hnvi
10 Cuban postage stamps in his house, a
s. General I.ee's attitude was generally
s. marked upon by tho pro Cuhans in IN
of culoCistic terms.
el Evidently only the near approach of
@, ond OF tho session prevented the precipi
Of tion of another Cuban debate