The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-04
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WIS hsas SERVED nis Tiuse IN the Array.
Dr.. Richard z. Yahr. a German physician, who
arrived here recently from Haytl, is an init.
mate friend OF Herr Luoders. who was I'M
prisonod by the Haytinn Government. DIR. Yahr
was In Port au Prince when tho trouble which
led to Lucders's Imprisonment and expulsion
from Hayti occurred. lie said yesterday that
many OF the ~articles which had appeared IN the
American newspapers in reference to this mat
ter were Inaccurate.
Among other things" said he. lit was stated
in these articles that Luedcrs had married q
native woman. Lucders has never been mar
ried and Is n bachelor. Furthermore, It was said
that Lueders was n citizen of Hnytln and changed
his nationality only because no had become in
volved In n number of duels. Luedcrs never
was u citizen of Hayti. His father was n Cor
man merchant, who lived for many years at
Port MI Prince and married n native Haytian
woman. When young Lueders was ls months
old he was taken to Germany to be educated.
At 20 he entered tho army to perform his mill
tnry duties. Two years later he returned 10
Hnyti and entered his fathers business. From
1893 10 1897 he lived at Port au Prince. but
ncvcr became n citizen.
" Lueders was arrested ana sentenced to one
months Imprisonment ON Sept. 81 by the police
OF Port au Prince for an alleged assault on q
expected that in the meantime he. would be nj.
lowed to leave the prison. The Haytian Gov
quest Tor liberation. and be therefore appealed
to the German Minister. Count Sch for
Minister Of TpF% oreisn Affairs, s s Msnr ~S.e den,and.
Ing Lucderss immediate release. Tho Haytian
Government declined to comply with the Ger
man Minister'S request, and Lueders was COM
ION Sept. % Luedcrs was brought up for trial.
tho courtroom and followed the proceedings
with, intense interest. Luedcrs was defended
Haytian, although q Frenchman by birth, tho
ableet, and most brilliant lawyer in the Haytian
republiS. and at one time the Minister Of Jus.
on Sept. 81 they had been, attracted BY, loud
noise which came from the stables belonging
Of policemen on the scene endeavoring to arrest
Lucders's coachman, who was clinginG TO a car
rage. Near by stood Lueders, who was greatly
excited and was Res,icnlnting wildly. Luedcrs
commanded tho policemen TO leave his premises,
Which Vii s III sh ;go r pIs.iSirs to J DO, Ey .nid witness witt sss Was ,Ss
testified positively that Lueders did not put his
The States attorney. in asking for Lueders's
conviction, said that the defendant, was an OK;
officers Of the republic, but had also created
open rebellion against the State. He therefore
naked as the iSSri, to ID,P9s1i o upon 3w ag rsaf.' a M hShys
Lespinasso. Lueders's lawyer, said, in reply. that
the most reputable and respectable witnesses
mitted no overt net and, that the police
had entered the house OF the defendant with.
| out authority and contrary to the Haytian law.
On Oct. IA the Court finally rendered its de-
| cision. To the surprise Of tho foreign residents.
| Lueoers was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment and to pay a 1ne OF $500 and costs. Soon
| after the German Minister made his demand for
| Lueders's release and obtained IT,"
DIR. Yahr also said that the treatment received
! by Lueders was merely nm outburst of the bitter
hatred which tho HaytiRns feel for all the for
eiRn residents Of the island of evcry nationality.
A Haytian high in the confidence OF the Hay
tian Government, when he read this statement
yesterday, reiterated what hud been printed In
THE Sun relating to tho Lueders case. Luedcrs's
mother. he said. was a Hnytinn, and he himself
was born in HHyti. If he had spent twenty years
! in Germany, and considered himself q German
| citizen. IL was not generally known. and Luedcrs
was considered a Haytian by all his ncighbors.
But | do not think" said this gentleman,
that DR.. Hahr IL 80 well informed as he pro-
fesses to be. Everybody who lives in Hayti
knows that Maitre Edward Lespinasse, the man
who defended Lueders. Is II native-born Hay.
tian. Lesplnasse has a brother who Is n natu.
rallied Frenchman. People who know Hayti
do not confound them. Further. ! can say that
! myself have read an interview Lueders
granted to the most famous newspaper man In
the republic, and in that interview Lueders adj
mittcd that he had heen very harsh indeed with
the police. So far as the last statement OF DIR.
| Sahr Is concerned. any one who has been in
Hayti knows that there Is no feeling there
against any foreign resident. Foreign residents
are welcome. and when they settle in tho coun-
try and engage earnestly in business they arc
usually successful" =.