The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-05-06
rug HAVANA NINE.
Capture Of a Wi,npss Who Will Prove
That Spain Murdered Oar Sailors.

That Spain Murdered oar Sailors
Charles \. Crandall. aliss Ep.anuel Is
cardaro. sho acting under the personal
orders Of Captain General Wcyler. plant
ed the mines and torpedoe- in the har-
Dor Of Havana. has been run to earth in
/ Chicago Last night he was in the Gus
iody OF three United States secret s-rvice
agents who are taking him 10 Washing
ton. where he is expected to give infor-
nation to prove be-, ,ond any possibly
doubt that the Maine WIS blown up by
mine and her 2C6 officers and crew mcs-
derrd dcsi snedly by agencies known to
the spanish officials. He was run down
bysa Cuban sny. Ever since thu Mainr
was blown up. Crandall or Escardaro has
been dodsing about the country. When
the Uuited States secret service agents
assured him he would be protected. be
volunteered To- accompany them. Gran
dalls statements are suhstantiaird by let
ters in his possession from Weyier's Off
GERS and from Wcyler hipself. His story
is as follows;
MY name IS Charles \. Crandan- !
am an American by birth. and formerly
lived in New York City. served in the
United States navy on the cruiser San
Francisco. under Capt. Sampson and Adj
miral Brown. 1t was viii ie in the United
States services that | made a study OF
mines and torpedo's.
Il left tie navy and went to Lima
Peru. wh ere entered the employ ul
Grace & Co. OF London. in their niir'
beds. While at Lima | met many Span
iards. One Of tn EN-. Emil J.. Castillo
? an agent Of the Spanish government. in
: ducrd me TO 60 to Cuba as an expert on
3 coast defense for General Weyler. wa
given free transportation to the Island
and when arrived there met AntOui
3 Marco Diaz. who assigned me to harbo
0 work and plotting for torpedo and min'
, anchorage
Il begin laying the miucs and torp'
U does early in the spring of 1886. an
finished "a year later
o MY work was prrs'rmed at liSr'
: was assisted by five Italian laborers an
two spanish b.atusen IN all Il min'
and ten iorpsso-s Were placed.
The mines were made in England
and :he torpedoes in i7aly. The work {
LAYING them was very slow. because
: was ordered that sksuld not work q
moonlight nights.
a when my work was completed
!, made u chart shaving the location Of a
the mines and torpedoes. aud sFbmiti'
a It to General Wevlcr was then dirvc
a ed TO place three mines and seven iorp
, does in tAe harbo, Of Matanzas. Tn
=. was complete d early in last July. Vine
,o had finished. General WeSlcr ORDER
: me to place an additional mine near bu'
N No !. which made complcte chain
, mines about the harbor. from side
-. side. from the mouth Of the harbor TO q
- last anchorage.
,or IN one occasion General Weyirr sel
ITS for me 70 visii him at She palace. vi
ia the dirsciinns that | should appear
N the uniform Of an officer of arlilleI
ed sent me Tor that purpose.
MS '.Whrr went To Lhe palace. Gcnei
NJ weyler asked me II it were possible
las ship to enter the harhor or leave
as with the chain Of tcrpedoes and min
ng there. showed him my rough ch'
IRE aud he especially directed seNel
81 changes. especially in She cham eisopi
IN site the navy yarS
"s When my work was done and his
iillery aide had approved the plans.
- handed me my passport to Key We
aud assured ne that would recei
pay until the FIRST mime or torpedo "
used.
Il renamed in Havana antil Feb.
or. when Iwent to Key West. Time Il
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