The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
THE SHOOTINGOFC COL. RUIZ.
0OHsUL-GENERAL LER,s EFFOBTs
TO SAVE ms LIFE.

he Sent = vote 60 eau. AvanGuFen ReauestinE
That Cst. Ruin Ne Reieasee, but Nc was
Net Delivered Untti AFTER ne mae Been ehot.
WAsHINoToNsF Feb. 7.-Pursuant to the reso-
luton Of inquiry adopted Jan. %. the President
to-day transmitted to the House OF Representa-
tives the information In possession OF tho State
Department regarding the death Of Lieut.Col.
Joaquin Ruiz. This comprised two dispatches
from Consul General Leo to Assistant Secretary
Day. dated Dec. 81 and Dec. 30. 1897, respec-
lively. The first one reads:
"on Monday. tho 18th inst, Lieut.. Col. Don
Joaquin Ruiz of the Spanish corps Of engineers
and aide-de-camp to tho Captain.G General, an
officer we'll and favorably known in this city,
visited Col. A~ranguren, an active and enter
prising insurgent chief, with whom he had
formerly boon we'll acquainted. Col. Ruiz
alighted from the MatanEas train at q station
called Campo Florido, twenty-ono miles from
this city, where he breakfasted with tho Span
fish commander. In company with two practices
l%guidesl, q white man and q negro, he rode on
camp. After he had proceeded six miles he was
met by Aranguren. who was mounted and had
' n O: ssSs. of fC ~ ss'n esEislTy. s Col; Ruiz sn ssss5
sStonomy. and. q T am advised, made
SeSs' for 0 The surrender sn9 SSsrt Of S St o saS aS;n %hero.
" SPosni H. AFGs onsrsI;n seslIns n Maaim the e instsuetSi Ss
Col. Ruiz and bis TWO men executed. It will be
remembered that In November last Gomez 10.
sued q proclamation ordering. his officers to put
with the effort to mako them traitors to their
comrades and cause. or to induce them to &C
p prev s%s1d to fhe S" %sr, i ifSod IN f Havana naH With irS Ii:
mother. but has since been q bold and active
'' MN accordance ord mser With q a" reGaest made to mo by
the, Russian. Consul and other friends Of Col.
Ruiz land with the knowledge, consent. and APP
save tho life OF the Spanish officer by sending
to him Mr.. Ernest Tosca, as my representation,
with the following note:
N Nestor Arangnren.
DEAR SIN; I am informed that a Spanish
oficer named Col. Joaquin Ruiz 10 your prisoner.
l wish to say that the said oflcer is a personal friend
S al %i ms a snS has a, a shSSn me it h,eeasss i reds Se%r ySS.
allow him to return to this capital. FrTzHuoH LEE.
not reach the insurgent camp in time to deliver
had taken pisse on the day Of Ruiz's arrival.
In the second despatch Gen. Lee says the note
to Aranguren, contained in the first despatch,
tive reached camp Aranguren was temporarily
absent. The next ranking officer gave to Mr..
Tosca, Lees representative, the following state
ment:
.Details Of the death OF the Lieut. Col. Joaquin Ruiz:
This gentleman came to these nelda dressed in the
Cuban forces made to Col. Ssstor hranruren propo.
sittons Of autonomy for Cuba. Then Col. Aranguren,
respecting the orders of our army. made Ruiz q pris-
oner, and he was executed later, after q court-mar-
tfal had been held. In the name Of the law OF organi-
cation OF our army.
And that it may be known. I furnish this informa-
ton to Mr.. Ernest Tosca. who came commissioned by
the American Consul at Habana.
-P. Y:Il Country and Liberty)
Army OF Cuba, Dec. 10. 1897.
Major ALFREDo LIMA.
Gen. Lee adds: 1T now appears that Col. Ruiz
visited the insurgent camp in his private or I'M |
official capacity, and that with the exception of
or two of the AnfhOfttiAa 0f the nalnNa and
a few others, no one knew Of his errand |
Or Of his departure. 1t would seem, therefore, |
that he went into tho insurgent camp in an un-
official or private character. and not under q
flag Of truce or other official protection, in war |
d procedure always hazardous to tho life of any |
one who attempts it."