Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-26
sANGUiLY PARDONBD.
An Appeal to tho senate in Behalf Of
tiIe General

An Appeal To tho senate in Behalf Of
the General.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 26,-Senor DE
LONE. the Spanish minister, tonight
received a cablegram from the Duke OF
Tetuau stating that the queen has
sigued the pardon of Julio Sangui ly.
1t is statedIat the legation that this
action was agreed upon come days ago
at cabinet meeting, but the an
nouncement was, according to ulplO-
matte usage, withheld until the queen
has formally signed II.
1t is understood, and thei fact may
have au important bearing on the
treatment OF the Ssnguily case, II
well established, that the withdrawal
Of his appeal today WAS without prelu-
dice; in other words, that IL does not
stop MIN from taking action In the
future, II he feels that he mas reason to
secure indemnity TOR his imprlson.
meat. 1t appears that tue only legal
method OF securing the prisoners
discharge speedily was that adopted,
namely, Withdrawing the appeal that
had been taken from the sentence of
the lower court in Cuba. Perhaps the
same result could have been obtained
the court at Madrid, but this involved
u long wait, and so long as the appeal
was pending the Spanish law did not
admit OF a pardon.
81, for tue bsntfi. OF the prisoner,
his counsel were made aware OF tho
state of law. They readily agreed 10
withdraw their appeal in this state OF
the Gaze, and now they are awaiting
with anxiety tue possible Interruption
OF their plan by the action OF tho
| Ssnate. This is indicated by the fol-
lowing letter which Senator sherman
has received, and which appears to
have been regarded In the Senate
debate today as letter from Secretary
| Olney:
Hou. John Sherman, chairman OF
the Senate committee on foreign Iela-
tions.--SlI:-Bhall | be permitted, in
| my capacity OF counsel AMI represent
| tntive OF MIR. Julio Sanguily, impris.
oned in Havana, to request In all
eatnestness In the name OF my
| client aud for his benefit, to pre-.
| vent, II possible, the passage OF the
resolution directing demand to be
made upon the Spanish government
for the release OF my client. Said re-
lease having already been granted by
| the 6paulen RONtTuueut upon nu Otntr
| condition than the iulfllment Of Ger
tain technical requirement OF the
| Spanish law a condition which here
and Sanguilly's lawyer In Havana do
| r,aiily assent. Would 4. not be in.
furious to the prisoner TO afford the
| Spanish government plausible OPP
portunity to Withdraw from It's engage.
ment in this respect?
cannot but zee and recognize thai
the movement in the Senate Is inspired
by the same generous feeling which
from the beginning has inspired the
honorable secretary OF state. But
am afraid the resolution, II passed, will
necessarily produce In the government
circles OF Spain, and perhaps among
the masses, such resentment us will
result In the defeat Of the efforts both
OF the state department anu the Senate
l make, therefore, to you an earnest
appeal, In the name OF Mr.. Sanguilly,
to submit this letter, II proper, TO the
consi Grafton OF the Senate, which IN
It's " isdom will no doubt pay atten
ton to the statements therein con
tanned. Your obedient servant,
]. i. RoDRIGUEz,
Counsel for julio Ssnguilly,