New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
THE BRAZILIAN STATE TRIAL.
PARTICULARS OF THE INDICTMENT AGAINST THE
yICE-PREsIDENT AND OTHER ALLEGED Ac-
COMPLETES IN THE ATTEMPTED AS
sAssINArIoN OF PREsI-
DENT MORAES.

DENT MORAEs
The cable dispatch from Rio Janeiro published
three davs ago stating that Vice President Pereta
had issued long address protesting that he Is IN
nocent of any completely In the attempt TO assassi-
nate President Moraes November 4. 1891 gives
a timely interest to the particulars OF that crime
ou,te recently published In lie Bresil," South
American paper OF Paris. II is said that the judi
ciaI report on the affair In which the President
was saved but which cost the life of Senior Bet
tancourt. the Secretary Of War, who tried 10 pro-
tect Dr. Moraes has been made public at the
brazilian capital That report, or Indictment, con-
tains the depositions Of witnesses and Of some OF
the conspirators
II would appear that the plot had been revealed
nv its authors to divers members Of the Opposition
among them to Deputy Torquato Morera Senator
Joao Cordero Senior Francisco Gycerio and 10
Deputies Parbosa Lima and Alclndo Guanabara
The latter had gone recently to Europe decorating
himself with the pompous title of Special Envoy
Extraordinary. thanks TO which he is said TO nave
engaged with his friend Santa Anna Merry in dongs
that brought on him considerable criticism. santa
Anna Merry has been recently sentenced to deporta-
ton to a penal island Of the Brazilian Government
IT Is alleged in the report that the VicePresiden.
Manoal Vctorino Pereira, received also the conn-
dences of the consprators Far from disappearing
the pIans of these conspirators. the personages
mentioned seem TO have given to the scheme their
moral and silent not TO say formal. adhesion
Glycerio exchanged letters with Dlocletiano, one
OF the principal movers in the conspiracy. 1t is
added that the ce-Presdent himself, meeting one
day In the Senate this individual exclaimed TO him.
well. Dlocletiano how is the affair proceeding?
No wonder that Pereira-who was In turn reported
as having been imprisoned. then as having escaped
from jail-shoud have undertaken, In the face or
such accusations. to issue public protest against
his alleged completely in the attempt 70 assassinate
the President while maintaining his attacks
against him. from a purely political standpoint
This great political trial will be emb!ttered by
that growing out Of the assassination OF Colonel
Genti1 de Castro editor Of the papers "Liberdade"
and "Gazeta da Garde." The supposed criminals
have iust been arrested, nine months after the
perpetration Of the murder. and among them are
some men Of high stua ton. including the son or
Peniamin Constant the real founder Of the Brazil
ian Republic Major Campos, Lieutenant Rillo Fer
reira and others belonging TO influential families
These men had assumed the name Of the Death
club and are said TO have made up list OF fifteen
nersons former Ministers. editors Of important
newspa pers etc. The assassination OF President
Prudene de Moraes is alleged TO have been part
~ the play OF the Death Club whose members are
now In jail awaiting trial