The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
wEYLER's 0 M VICTIMS
1T rs SAID THAT ANA S0T0JONGo ID
NOV BEING TORTURED.
Her Only Crime IL That she Has Refused 70
answer the Questions or spanish nnauis''
torn-FslHn Accusations Against Her-WeS-
ler's ReNenEn rnr the Hanging Of . epy.

Her Only Crime Is That she Has Refused 70
answer the Questions or spanish nnauis''
tors-Fsi"" Accusations Against Her-WeS-
icrs Revenge for the Hanging or y spy
HAVANA, Aug. 1s.-when, three weeks ago.
the CUBAN General Adolfo del Castillo hanged y
rev miles from Havana, the Spanish spy Miguci
beato be'ancourt, he did not realize to "hHU
ieartul revenge from Gen. Weyler he exposoo
several dcfensclcss persons in tho capital, anu
among thcm a haplcss Cuban woman.
Inc news OF Bcato's fate. which was cableo 10
THE SUN, was received here with great Joy oy
all CUBAN sympathizcrs. Beato, feigning 70 DO
an agent in Havana OF the New York Juhta'
inspired the confidence Of the enemies OF spain
IN havana, and he discovered the secrets OF
those Cubans who we're helping the revolution
In the very stronghold OF Spain. He denounced
10 Weyler many prominent men OF HAVANA
VINO are now suffering in the dungeons OF Ceuta
ana Chafarinas, and also the heroic CUBAN
woman, Ana Sotolongo. and that bravo young
man. Armando do los Rios, who had suffered
with unbonnded courage the most barbarous
fortunes ever invented by the Spaniards.
Beato's punishment was therefore deserved.
He tried once more to deceive the Cubans, and
went to the camp OF Gen. Acosta to propose to
him a plan for the escape OF Ana Syotolongo, now
held a prisoner in the house OF "Hoecogidas."
On two previous occasions Beato had pro-
posed the same plan, and the last time, In
evident connivance with tho Spanish no.
lice. he secured tho escape OF Ana Sotolongo
and concealed her in a house In Aguila street,
were her Cuban friends called to offer her some
help, That was all what Beato desired. In a
Few days he knew the persons who sympathized
win WIZ ana. The Spanish police arrested them.
woman in the lone house she was rearrested and
sent again to the Recogidas.
This was enough for Gen. Acosta. As his only
AnSwNr In - ma nntN rnYnQn for tl.R narnn mn
bring a rope and hanged Beato to the nearest
iarly called the sarrote Of the insurgents
pM3w ana Sotolongo Is expiating the death OF
Fiscal. or 5n' s peof w0m miII,a rs q@ atsoTnsy' D S;nd 5es
threats that the ~tortures inflicted upon Rios will
be repeated upon herself. Rios; who was impris.
Of dynamite in a house on San Rsfael street.
known as 81 componte. A soldier. armed with a
long rnanati, beat him until he tainted. When
s &c Gd%e a to hi. ns senses %srd he H., was ssccaasmkSeIhlcIs by the he
wered the heroic Rios, "snd 1 had that St" dyam 1T,
tyrants, as / could Then the torture Was re-
nswed, but not a word more was obtained from
The report is now circulating that the threats
against Ana Sotolongo OF inficting on her the
game punishment have been carried into effect.
II Is certain that the Spanish agent. since tho
death OF Beato. has been very active in the pro
Seedings against Ana Sotoiongo, and that he
had been for hours together closeted in a cell OF
the House OF Recogidas with the unfortunate
woman patriot. She is accused now. besides, OF
an anarchical plan to blow up with dynamite
the whole city of Havana, Of carrying on from
her prison a correspondence with the Cuban
Junta OF New York and with the Cuban patriot
women, Sehorita Clemencia Arrange and seho-
Cuba by Gen. Weyler, and now reside in the
United States.
Mrs. Ana Sotolongo is a woman about 80
years old. Ten years ago she married q Cuban
much older than herself, from whom she is now
separated. They have two children, n boy and
n girl. Upon Mrs. SotoionRo's Imprisonment
she had the children sent to relatives ct Key
West. She is a Cuban by birth, and has always
been an ardent patriot.