Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-25
SUPPOSED SPY.
SPANISH ENGINEER ARRESTED AT
KEY WEST.
only Eight Persons Apparently Kill
ed by Our Fire-Two of These
Women and Three Children, in
the Town.

KEY WEST, FLA, May "a, $50 2. NJ
An important arrest Of a supposed Span.
ish spy was made this evening by United
States Marshal Hoar. The prisoner is
Romero Jiminez, who was among those
captured on the steamer Panama, anC
who has since been held aboardship as
prisoner of war. Jiminez is supposed
70 have obtained information concerning
New York harbor and its defences, with
charts Of the harbor, which he has been
attempting to get to Spanish authorities.
He is about 40 years old, a Spaniard, and
civil engineer.
Jiminez stoutly denied the accusation,
but his story was Of such a contradictory
nature that 1t confirmed the suspicious of
the Federal authorities. A thorough
search Of the Panama was made, in an
attempt to locate the charts. but no trace
OF them could be found. The examina-
ton will be resumed, and Jlminez will
be held under arrest, meanwhile.
The Panama case was before the United
States District Court to-day. The argu-
nent on both sides was largely on the
same lines as in the case OF the other
big prizes, and Judge Locke reserved his
decision.
1t has been decided that such ships as
are held to be legitimate prizes of war
shall be sent north for sale, so as 10
bring better prices. This will probably
not be done, however until all the cases
have been finally determined.
THE CARDENAS FIGHT.
A new aspect was given to-day TO the
engagement az Cardenas. where Ensign
Bagley and four men OF the torpedo
boat Winslow were killed by statement
from Insurgent-Colonel John iowa. Col |
onel iowa has been in Cardenas since the |
engagement, and he says the mortality |
on the Spanish side was by no means |
50 great as reported at the time in the |
United States. According to his informa- |
ton, which seems to be corroborated by |
that OF other Cubans taken off by vessels |
OF the blockading fleet, only eight per-
sons were killed on the Spanish side A |
shell fell in one Of the streets Of the town,
killing two women and three children,
while two sailors and one medical officer
on a Spanish gupboat fell under the fire |
OF the United States ships. The firing |
from the shore was not from a masked
but from the three Spanish gun
boats, TO attack which the Winslow was |
sent in. Two of them were disabled, but
not permanently damaged, and the third
ran away. According to Jova's informa-
ton, the shells from the Wilmington did
little execution, because she lay too Tar
OF shore.
no fewer than three Spanish flags were
brought down by stray shots from the
guns One shell struck the
lagpole on the Casino, in the heart of
DE town, crashed through the roof, and
EXPLODED in a china-shop below. The
llace was wrecked, but no one was hurt.
The second flag to come down was flying
rom the Spanish barracks. and the third {
rom a building formerly used by the +
american consulate. II
SPANIARDS SOUTH OF CUBA. :
The presence Of the Spanish squadron |
o South Cuban waters is confirmed by C
% incoming bulletins, although no in S
has been received from our o
hips The feeling that great naval
attle is imminent amounts almost TO
Seven hundred marines came ashore
'-day, and are camped near the bar b
-cks, pending the return OF their ships,
r OF some other vessels. r