The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-16
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE.
Much Light Thrown Upon the
Wreck Of the Maine.
AN ARREST REVEALS ALL
Crandalt Admits Mining Havana Har-
Dor and says special Mine Was
Placed at buoy t-Lsttsrs "i
Instruetion FROM weylsr.

Chicago, April 10. The lliies- h'Iaiu
says;
Charles A. Cnndall, alias Ernanue
Escadaro, who, acting under the,ycner'
nj orders of Captain General Weyler'
planted the mines and torpedocs In the
harbor Of Havana, has been run 10 earth
in Chicago. Last night he was in the
custody Of three United States secret
service agents, who are taking him to
Washington, where he Is expected 70
give information TO prove beyond any
possible doubt that the Maine was blown
up BY mine and her 266 officers and
crew murdered designedly by agencies
known 10 the Spanish officials. He was
run down by Cuban spy.
Ever since the Maine vas blown mp
Crandall, or Escadaro, has been doigng
about the country. When the United
States secret service agents assured him
he would b. protected he volunteered to
accompany them.
Cmndall's statements aU substantial
ed by letters In his possession from Wcy-
lers officers and from weyler himself.
His story is as follows:
"My name Is Charles A. Cnndall |
am an American by birth and formerly
lived In New York City. served IN the
| United States navy ON the cruiser San
Francisco under Captain simpson and
Admiral Brown II was while IN the
United States service that | made d
study Of mines and torpcdoos.
IL left the navy and went to Lima
Peru, where I entered the service o.
Grace a. Co. Of London in their nitr
beds. While at Lima met many Span
iards One Of them, Emil l.. Castillo
induced me to 90 TO Cuba rs an exper
on coast defense for General Weylcr
was giyon free transportation 10 the Is
land, and when / arrived there me
Antonio Marco Diaz, who assigned m
harbor work and plotting FOR torpcd
mine anchorages.
81 began laying the mines and torp'
does early In the spring Of 1896 and FIJI
ished about year later My work wa
performed At night | was assisted b
Ave Italian laborcrs and two SPANS
boatmen. In all, II mines and 10 10
pedoes were placed. The mines wei
made In England and the torpedos
Italy. The work OF laying them WI
3 very slow, because II was ordered that
should not work ON moonlight nights.
"whon my work was completed
Q made a chart showing the location Of a
d the mines and torpedocs and submitt'
Il to General Weyler
= II was then directed 10 place thr
p mines aud seven torpodocs in the harb
al Matanzas. This was completed ear
R In last July. When / had finished, Ge
(. weyler ordered me 10 place an additIo
al mino near buoy No. I, which made
y complete chain Of mines about the hn
u Dor from side TO side, from the mouth
the harbor TO the last anchorage.
|. "On one occasion General Weyler SO
4 for me to visit him at the palace, wi
, the directions that | should appear
the uniform Of an officer Of artilleI
"A sent me for that purpose.
a "whcn went to the palace Gene
Weyler asked me Il n wen possible
4, a ship to enter the harbor or leave
!, with the chain Of ,orpcdoes and mil
there. showed him my rough CHI
and he personally directed several char
y es, especially in the channels oppos
the nayyyard.
. "When my work was done and his
tillory aid had approved the plans
h' handed me my passport 70 Key W
IN and assured me that would receive |
IL until the first mine or torpedo was ny
81 remained in Havana until Feb
rs when went 10 Key West, where
r. stayed until March y, on which dat,
n received my last Spanish gold from
yana from Spanish messenger.