Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-25
ARRESTED ASASPY
ONE OF THE PANAMA's PASSENGERS
UNDER GRAVE SUSPICION.
TELLS. CONFLICTING STORIES.
PRIZES AT KEY WEST TO BE SENT
NORTH FOR SALE.
our Loss At Cardenas Heavier Than
That of the Spnniards-Only Four
Spanish Were killed-Ex- =
~ ceedingly Quiet at
Key West.

Key West.
KEY WEST, FLA, May 24.-An import
ant arrest of a supposed Spanish spy was
made this evening by United States Mar
shall Hoar. The prisoner Is Romigno sa-
petero Jimenez. who was among those on
the steamer Panama and has since been
held aboard ship as prisoner OF war
Jimenez is supposed to have obtained in
formation concerning New York harbor and
its defenses, with charts of the harbor,
which he is attempting to get to the Span
ish authorities. He Is about 40 years OF
age. 6paniard and civil engineer.
Late this afternoon Marshal Hoar. with
several deputies. and United States Com 4
missioner Otto received Information from
the North, in consequence of which they
slipped quietly out to the Panama, arrested
Jimenez and brought him ashore. He was
taken to the Key. West hotel and put
through vigorous examination in private.
So perfectly was the AFFAIR managed, how
ever, that only one or two persons knew
of 1t. "s
Jimenez stoutly denied the accusation
that he was a SPY. but his story was of
such q contradictory nature that It con-
frmed the Suspicious of the federal au-
thorities. He said he had left Cuba in 1871.
date which he subsequently, corrected to
1880 and later set back few years.. He
had lived, he admitted, In New York since
that time, but he had decided to return to
Cuba to engage in mercantile business. and
was on his way there when the Panama
was captured. He asserted also that he
had spent considerable time in Venezuela,
and other South American ports. Is story,
though. was SO conflicting on the whole
as to be meaningless.
A thorough search of the Panama. was
made In the attempt to locate the charts.
but no trace of them could be found. The
examination will be continued. and the
prisoner will be held under arrest mean
while.
The Panama case was before the United
States district court to-day. The argu-
ment on both sides was largely on the
same lines as in the case OF the other big
prizes. and Judge Locke reserved decision.
1t has been decided that such ships as are
held to be legitimate prizes of war shall
be sent north for sale, 80 as to bring bet
ter prices. This will probably not be done.
however. until all the cases have been
finally determined.
A new aspect was given to-day to the en-
gagement ct Cardenas, where Ensign Bag
ley and four men Of the United States tor
pedo boat Winslow were killed, by q state
ment OF insurgent Colonel John ]. iowa,
who has been fighting under General MAXI
mo Gomez. General Jova has been In Car
denas since the engagement and he says
the mortality on the Spanish side ives by
no means so great as reported at that
time In the United States. According to his
information, which seems to be corrobo-
rated by the testimony Of other ,Cubans
takeh aboard from CaEdenss !by the ves-
seis of the blOckading heet, only nine per-
Sons were killed on the Spanish side. A
she'll from one of the American ships fell
on one Of the streets Of the town, killing
two women and three children, while three
sailors and one medical officer. on z Span
ish gunboat fell under the fire OF the
United States ships. 81
The firing from the shore was not from .
masked battery, but from the thres Span
ish gunboats. to attack which the Winslow
was sent In. Two OF them were.d disabled,
but not permanently injured, and the third
ran away According to Jova's informa-
tion hetshells from the gunboat Whining
| ston did little execution Because she lay too
| far OF shore. No fewer than three Span
ish flags were brought down, by the stray
shots from the Wilmington's guns. One
| shell struck the nag pole on the Casino,
| in the heart Of the town, crashing through
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| cept toE tue customary auota o, war lu-
mors all lacking conh1matioh. Inc pres
| ence OF the spanish squadron IN Soutn
Cuban waters Is confirmed by all incoming
bulletins, although no dnformauon has
been received from our ships. The feeling
that a Great naval battle is imminent
amounts almost to conviction. Seven hun
eampea near the barracks pending the re-
The United states AUXILIARY tug Wampa-