New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-14
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washington. June u-A...,
kle,ohn to-day directed Br,rsd,n. secretary v.
commanding tho Department Of ~. 'sneral Pr,ns
10TH 10 release Eduardo Mon," East at Me-
""o was arrested on the steamsh,n r ne spsna,s
y" SATURDAY evening. and In who's. ''ar Prinr.
io""d many letters addressed 10 Dassase ws.
~ was developed on investie ,,,or . ,hs In spsh
was not spy. and the papers co,. ..a' the n,,
discriminating or damaging At the .neo no,hlss
omc'ais think he violated the nos,,, a.ns Tine "a.
personally carrying letters to person. ;. snadons
we circumstances were not Of such . .pHh. BIT
ac'er AZ to justify prosecution. grave char
The order for the release a. v
at Governors Island early in IN. .,.. way receivsd
"hen II was communicated 10 hin, h. moon as4
pany with his wife and his friend = - coz.
lano' OF No. Second Place. Brooke. Caste.
neen to the Federal Building early IN ~. .ney he'd
nad convinced the Secret Service :. nay An
there was no proper ground for IN. 80" tr
examination Of the papers taken fro, Us. '1 Ias
also served TO bear out the Statement. =" pscnsr
Under escort OF the sergeant Of tho vn.', madt
tesi walked to the ferryboat and cam. - Not.
very ABOUT o'clock He consented TO saw n ns'
Tribune Tor n,
BILE show OF feeling. and I believe II Wa.
o. an Austrian spy whom have b4fr,...'.1
nave known him for a long time AND 80 |
quently helped him. He has special ,au' ne
GERS badge, but he never did any wo,x - W.
know OF think he sent letters 10 W.,,.A1
and made charges against me which hat sna
in fact must refuse 10 give his name a. ~ @i
not be able to prove all say *'
Now, as to these ridiculous charges ~.
IA
OF the Brooklyn Bridge and a dozen Of ~. vs
OF Liberty. some handkerch.efs with N. rNas
States and Cuban fags-three dozen o, cal
some United States flags. Then, had sorr. 49,
which was taking for a member 0. my Ioss. Na
ID a Spaniard and who wrote to his relative. "a
letters gave no information about the Covs-r@
or war plans. but contained some exn,..
which an enthusiastic spaniard would use !, 80.
ing to his cousins and other relatives and 49,"
on the other side.
Now. as to my having 8, go in gold h,s ..,-
letter OF credit TO Venice and Ancons to,s
drawn on the Rothschilds. The fact IA ina,
friend Castellano and have been talking A, a..
trip for six months. We talked OF hiring ~. w..
and Of going to the Klondike. but tod s- :,
wanted TO go to Italy first and see my r.,r,..
and friends there before went anywher. ~.
arranged with him TO go on this trip some Tina a..
and now the Government has !nterfered With ~
All OF Montesfs property was returned IA -,
save two OF the Spanish letters ne carried tn.
were retained by the Secret Service officers ~.
prisoner said he had been well treated a, ca t.'
ernor's Island and that the prison and fars w..
excellent. An Army officer said in regard IA =.
case that the natural inference from the rsss.. ~.
was that insufficient evidence had been found =.
holding the prisoner He had a remedy In A w.,
OF habeas corpus II the arrest could not BE- ts.'
fed. The writ Of habeas corpus had no, beer ss
pended by the President II prisoner succesi.s
In destroying evidence that connected him WITH =
crime he could not be held merely on ths su
picion Of being spy. There must be GOOD caas
As 20 this particular case. 1t was In the hands
Secret Service men at Washington. The 'Achr,,i
charge Of carrying unstamped letters addressed a
foreigners was drawn up against Montesl bu, i
served only TO enable the officials TO retain Ia
letters which were found in his possession -
Just before the release Of Montesi rumor spr,,A
abroad on Governors Island that the prisoner ia
escaped. There was much excitement and H.
corporal Of the guard hurried TO the terryboat nd
asked II the prisoner had been He received
negative answer, and then FASTENED esewhs.y
The report spread that brother Of Monies! hdt
swift launch. and proposed TO steam up TO hs
proposed of doubling the guards and putting u
new garrison on picket DUTY
But all the excitement ended when the prHrs
was released and was escorted TO the ferryboat %
which he came 10 Manhattan on his way 70 lis
home in Brooklyn. He proposes 70 resume his n
terrupted journey as soon as possible