The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
HUDSON ACCUSES PALMA.
sAYs HE cor Part or THE
WOODALL's PURCHlsE MOyEY.

Adr,its That m. Hsa .sse." the sps.ish
Consul sna Was Testfyinr TO Save
Hipsetf@Oth,r. " is.sss.s Paid 70 Tell
About Fiissu-teriss Trips 60 Gaia
Gem Carlos Rolor. Secretary Of War OF the
Cuban. Provisional Government; DR.. Joseph
J. Luis, and Enrique Trujillo. editor Of the
Cuban newspaper Ell Porpenfr. who have
been accused by the Spanish Consul Of hav-
ing aided. IN sending flibustsrin. exhibitions
to Cutn. wero before Commissioner Shields
for preliminary examination yesterday. Gen.
Roloff and In. B,ds arc said 10 have furthered
an expedition which lsft this country on juno
2s. 1895, on the steamship woodall. Senior
Trujillo's alleged offence being connected with
tho Horsa expedition on Nov. o. 1895. Hora-
ton 8. Rubons and Leon J. Bendit represent
cd the accused, Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Human appearing for the Gov
eminent. Jnst before the hearing began DR..
Luis was placed under arrest in court uLon an
other chsras TO the effect that he had also hcon
active In aiding the expedition on the steam.
shin HorsS. He Ravc 81. 500 cash bail.
Mr. Rnlens waived examination In the
case of Cen: Roloff, and then the examination
in:the case of DR.. Luis began. John Cronin,
who was sfreman on tho woodall whom she
left Baitin6rs In June or July. 1895. said that
tho vessel cleared for Progreso, Yucstan. aud
ports in sonth, America. Gen. Rolof was on
board. Ths vessel Arsr stop ped at ono Of tho
Florida keyS, whcrs soldiers armed with guns
and machpto were tAkon on board. Tho YES
sol proceeded to Santa Clara, Cuba. whore tho
men and boxcs Of arms and ammunition were
unloaded. Witness had hoard Rolor give
orders on tho ship.
You arepaid 70 Give testimony In this
case, are ron nott.' 10 luired Mr.. Rubons.
Yes" said Cronin. II have received $40,
and have been told that shall receive that
amount every week until the tr ial is over"
John fockney, the next witness. also told Of
tho taking board Of armed men and am
munition at the Florida key and OF landing
them in Cuba. Witness was q frema An on the
woonslk and told about cartridges getting
mixed In tho coal.
1T was kinder dangerous firing" he said.
Both of these witnesses said they had been
deceived as to their destination by Capt. Hud-
son. and crouin was quito bitter against the
Captain. who. he said. "shanghaied" him.
Lockncy failed to recognize DIR. Luis as one
Of the M embers OF the OK pedition.
Jronin testified that he had heard tho mon
on tie ship say they were going to fight for
Cuba but Lockney had not heard anything Of
John N. Hudson. who was Captain of tho
w9odS told about the purchase s q the shin
that Seiors Palma and Guerra were to get
$500 each Of the purchase money. He said
that Gen. Rolon sailed on the Woodall from
Florida key on July IL. sos. About $50 per
sons came on board there. and lot OF rifles.
machetes. and six tins containing dynamite
were shipped. There were about 900 rifles and
the vessel sailed to Cuba. stopping at Mujarcs |
Island an roup~. Gen. Roor gave orders on
the trip. Col. Sanchez gave the orders to
were a. med when they landed. The disem-
barkatfon was begun on July "a at i. VI. |
and ended about half past o'clock tho next |
morning: Gen; Roloff superntended the land.
ing. Witness bad heard Roloff say he would |
fight to the end for Cuban Independence. |
The Woodall subsequently went to New Or |
leans. where DR.. Luis gave him orders
Cadcr eross-examinntion Capt. Hudson said |
truth about tho 'divvy" of the purchase |
money or not.
Many months ago." he said my crew gave |
Irs away and 10 Cuban party threw me over.
was in danger Of arrest u, u, moment. and |
no one would have furnished bail for me. so !
told my sorry to my counsel. drought suit |
for damages against these defendants In Oc-
tober last They cast me overheard. and to |
.ions 8 VIA ths Spanish Consul before brought
Then. the oharves against DIR. Luis and Edi.
petition, were taken. up. Capt. Hudson said
he met Trujillo In November. 1896. and at his |
request hired. the tugboat Charm and the |
liRhter Stranahan to put men and arms aboard |
was in charge of the men ana arms .aken on !
board tbs lug and Fighter at the foot OF Beck |
man strest,-this city: King street. Brooklyn.
and atG9mmunipaw. n; j.
tion that no had informed the Spanish Consul |
about the Horsa expedition.
The hearing was adjourned until 10 30 |
o'clock next Saturday morning.