The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04
WOMEN IN PRISON
Many Are Held Upon Slim Charges
at Havana.
REPORTER VISITS A PRISON
Ne Sees EvanEslina cossio clsnsres. bat
she Dseiissd 10 Talk Of Her Case
for PubIloation-soms Of the
Charges Against others.

New York. Sept. IA special TO the
World from Havana. says:
The World correspondent went 10
So Eyangellna Cossio Y Cisneros In
her prison. Tuesdays. Thursday and
Saturdays are visiting days AZ the
women's jail and the reception room
on those days Is full Of people from y
10 D. m. who have come TO condole
with and bear tidings from their rela-
tive and friends,
The World correspondent
state paper because her friends
lowed 20 ,.,.ss through the outside iron
gate into a small room with a stone
floor. on one Of the walls which was
painted In large letters: "salnda Dc IL
iustlcta"
Evangellna was sent for and while
waiting the correspondent had the op-
portunity 10 notice some Of the other
women who we're receiving visitors.
One was a well dressed woman who
had murdered her husband. Next 10
her wan a good looking woman who
had been confned for delivering am
munitlon and supplies 20 the insur-
gents. She was a political prisoner
Next 10 her was q woman who kept a
lodging house in Havana and had rent
ed a room o two men whom she did
not know While their baggage was
being moved into the room the police
selred two Of the trunks and found
arms and explosives.
The men escaped but the landlady
was arrested. She knew nothing Of
the case. but was held responsible. and
ls now waiting for the results Of the
fullest investigation.
A few minutes after the arrival Of
the correspondent. Esange.ina came
tripping down the stairs and walked
gracefully across the end % the court
yard and out through the gate into the
reception room. She IL pretty beyond
question She Is petite and graceful In
her movement. Her manners are per
feet and her self-possession wonderful
She said she ooald not make any
statement on paer because her friends
had told her not 70. but she talked
quite freely OF her hopes and fears and
answered questions seemingly without
reserve. She said she did not receive
her meals from outside because she
was afraid Of trachery and preferred q
be content with the rations Of the jail
There are about eight or ten othel
women In this same big room. Al
looked clean aud respectable and werl
all white women. One Of them was I
distinguished looking lady Of about 50
with gray hair. Some alleged politica
offense is the cause Of her imprison
ment.
Evangellna is the most animated q
all. She is the star boarder and re
eeives more attention and has NOR
visits
she said that the letters which shl
received from Colonel Berris on tn
Isle OF Pines and which contain evl
dence Of his guilty Intentions towar,
her, were all sent by her friends q
Austria and from there direct to spaii
10 the queen regent She says n the,
could be presented before a fair eour
~ 1vietion would be certain.
.- lnel says that he wrote he
but 4 r. and IN that granted IN
permit to her father to travel as a ped
dlcr. She would not describe n
events of the night of July 20. iSsl
further than TO say that she knew Col
onei nerrls was coming TO her hous
that night because his secretary hal
told her 30. She opened the door whel
he knocked. A. to how he was selEei
or by whom, she would not say. sh
escaped from the house aud wa
oaugh, and arrested the followlnl
morning and brought % Havana.
She says the greatest favor any on
could do for her would be to secure 10
her an Interview with General Weyler
She said. II could convince him n b,
would only hear me"
In government circles nothing hai
been heard from Madrid Ia regard {,
transferring Evangellna % n convent
Opinion differs a. 90 whether such
change would BE- OF benefit. n hei
case Is let alone ior a while sho will b,
released and perhaps ordered 10 leav,
the island.