The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-19

So. But this did not prove TO be the
end
They bound me fast and left me 50
so for forty-eight hours, because 1 didn't
know the names Of those who must have
been my accomplices.
They then saw it necessary for me
to tell their names and pressed with my
face against the wall. while two OF them
whipped me.
LETTER FROM BRODJAGA.
Next in the pamphlet appears an ex-
tract from letter OF Brodjaga to the
Freidenker. in Milwaukee, Wis, dated
Christmas Eve.
"Seventy-five are anxiously awaiting
the confirmation Of the sentence which
will bring them death or Imprisonment,
and there are 40 of US here VINO have
unavailingly dream of our freedom.
We have been imprisoned seven months,
strictly srut out from all the world, with
out newspapers. tables, chairs, benches
or beds; our correspondence subjected 10
the most painful censures, and in all
this time We have not been able to either
see or speak with our children. parents.
| wives, friends and relatives. The most
blood stained murderer is only complete
ly isolated for three days.
In the solitude of the casemate,
Prone upon the barren ground,
Bravely, sadly we await our fate,
Here lay we all strewn around.
"Some are sobo.ng and crying. While
they are suffering in prison. without
their wives and children die of hunger.
The measures taken by the Spanish gov
eminent cause far more deaths and de-
struction, cost the sacrifice OF far more
innocents than was ever effected by all
the anarchistic bombs together
EVIDENCE FROM OFFICIALS
Mosts affidavitsalso contain letters
from prison officials. One writes from
Barcelona TO Rochefort. publisher Of the
of December 5. 1896.
Assuring you of the gratitude Of three
hundred unfortuates, accused Of COM
plicity in the crime of the Rue de Cam
bios Nuevos, I viii inform you of the
names of the men who have been sub
jeoted to torture. and of the crime which
they were forced to confess, although
they did not commit II.
Here they are: Thomas Ascher.. Of
French nationality, twenty eight years
old: forced to confess that he threw the
bomb into the procession; also COMPEL
ell TO denounce all others as his 4ccom-
plices and as participants Of secret meet
ingswhere was concocted the plot for the
throwing of explosive materials. Such
meetings existed only in the sombre
brains of Judge Enrique Mario and of
lieutenant of the public guard, Narcisso
Portas, on whom devolved the applica-
cation Of torture.
"Jose Molas, tl1irty-two years, Span
lard, accused by the former OF having
placed the other bomb in the Rue de
Fivaller; they tried to compel him to in
culpate the others, but did not succeed,
although he was subjected 10 torture.
sebastian Sunye. accused by the two
former of having with them buried three
bombs behind the university in the park.
and then again dug them up, which was
not at all possible, because behind the
university are streets and houses, and
many people pass there day and night.
Francisco Cana. Spaniard, thirty-fve
years Old; ne was accused of having
placed one of the two bombs in the Rue
de Fivaller. but ne was able TO with
stand the torture and did not sign the
affidavit
Luis Mas. itwenty-seven years old
completes in the plot. and compelled on
his part to denounce the others as par
Elephants az the meetings"
Many others have been subjected to
brutalities, but the above name could
show thier toes without nails, their
MANNED bodies and their flesh cut wrists.
II can assure you OF the truth OF what
is here told. for am the superintendent
over these people.
DEATH FOR TWENTY EIGHT.
Another letter to Most from a prison
keeper is also addressed 70 Rochefort pup
Usher Of the L'Intransigeant II is dated
Barcelona, December Is. 1886, and reads
in part.
THE sittings OF the council OF war
lasted five days and were kept strictly
secret.
The first day the Judge read the re-
port OF the event. which was full of dis
to-tions OF facts and unt-uths.
The second day the representative Or
The government read the Indictments
and called the accused wild beasts and
blood thirsty criminals At the end o.
the eading ne declared mat ne closed
The eyes Of justice and demanded the
death penalty for twenty-eigh: and life
long compulsory labor ;or the others
Here are the names % the officials
who carried out the orders Of Lieutenant
Ia-cisso Portas FOR The tcrturing: Jase
designated 70 apply ;he mouth gag and
the instruments f0- squeezing the head.
ana % cut the fiesh about the neck and
eyebrows. He ordered the appIica ton
% the whip. which other attendants rad
. do. 20 keep The prisoners in cont n
VA, trot. without allowing them food.
sleep or drink.
Manuel Carreras. who had 20 thrus;
hot irons in the flesh
II beg yop 70 make public the names y
these friends, and 20 receive ,ae ack-
OF al Ire unhappy prison
s-s"
Moss afiEavits also state ;Aat the
confessions which were made b. some
% the untortunatss have beer declared
false by them as having been forced from
them by torture
IRON On The Up GRADE
Greater Activity Noted tn the Market Dur