Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-26
LOOKS BAD FOR JIMINEz.
strong Evidence Against the Panama
Passenger Suspected Of BE.
ing q Spy.

Ing Spy.
KEY WEST, FLA, May 25.-The inves-
tigation Of the case Of the suspected Span
ish spy, Remigro Zapatero Jin1inex, a pas
senger on the prize steamer Panama, was
continued to-day by the federal authori-
ties and brought out some new facts.
While the suspicion involving this whole
affair has Increased, positive evidence suf-
ficient to warrant a conviction is still lack
ing. A search of Jiminez effects revealed
a cipher letter, which turned out to be the
key to flfty-nine charts Of the Atlantic
coast from Maine to Florida, particular
minuteness being shown as to the vicinity
Of Norfolk, New York, Boston and Provi-
dence harbors. and the inlets around Tam
pa. All the Florida keys and the Tortu-
gas are also explained in detail. The bill
for these charts is made out in the name
of M. Rapurta. Under examination, Jlminez
at first asserted that he had shipped them
to Rapurta at some South American port
on April Is, but later he contradicted this
and eventually declared that he had made
them for the United States naval commits
sion at New York.
Other papers found on him apparently
verified this showing that he had bought
the charts from New York firm on April
10 for $3.50, and sold them to the naval
commission for $50.
A vigorous search failed to locate the
charts. =.
Jifninez swears that he was an engineer
in the Spanish navy In Cuban waters, but
ran away in 1880, since which time he has
lived in New York at No. n Fourth avenue.
An old sword and pair of new epaulettes
found In his trunk, he said, were part Of
his equipment.
Passengers on. the Panama say they
recognize Jiminez as lieutenant Of the
Spanish navy. Letters from nephew and
other relatives seem to fix his name as
given. The officials are inclined to the be-
lief that others on the Panama are asso-
ciated with Jiminez in whatever scheme
he may be engineering and for this reason
the prisoner was taken OF the steamer to-
day and placed under guard on little fish
ing smack as a war prisoner.
Several persons claimed to recognize in
the suspect Lieutenant Sobral, former naval
attache Of the Spanish legation in Wash
ington, but there is nothing to warrant such
a theory.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Romigro Zapatoro
Jiminez, the man who was arrested at Key
West to-day as Spanish spy. and who
was reported to be Lieutenant Sobral, gave
No. q Fourth avenue. New York, as his
address. That is four-story building.
Living on the top floor is B. Bafart. 1t was
with this man that the supposed spy lived
Bafart said tonight that he knew Jiminez
and that the latter had lived in one OF his
rooms for eight months Bafart said Jim
inez was not q spy: that his occupation was
that of q consulting engineer. He says
Jiminez came to this country as an agent
OF the Spanish government to examine the
Sealin Zalinsk gun. and that he reported
favorably to his government on tho inven-
ton. For some reason or other he did not
return home and not long after fell into
disfavor with his government. Bafart says
Jiminez had at one time been an ofncer in
the Spanish navy. He says he left for Cuba
on the Panama as a citizen ON ordinary
business.