, 1899-01-09
THE MAINE SINKING
MYSTERY MAY ALL BE CLEARED
up IN "A VERY SHORT
TIME.
Captain Sigsbee Working on the Matter
and Believes Authors VIII Be
Found Out-Charges of a Cuban
Editor-Suspicion Directed To-
ward a Gang in Havana.

tractlng much attention With his ar
ticles in reference 10 IL Maine disas-
ter.
Arnauto openly charges zacharias
Bresmes, the fugitive from Spanish
justice, with being largely responsible
for the destruction of the Maine. Senior
Arnauto has neglected no details in his
charge of criminality against Bresmes.
His allegations have caused great
distress to that element which last
winter rejoiced yer the death of the
Yankees, but the Cubans and the better
class of Spaniards have showered con-
gratulations upon him.
Senior Arnauto told the Hehald cor
respondent today that he should n
vict Bresmes in the mind of the public
and then request the American Off
cials to cause his eXtradition.
Il have made a careful study of the
~circumstantial evidence" said Senior
Arnauto today, and | am certain that
such a chain of evidence can be wound
about this Spanish monster as to make
it impossible for anyone to doubt his
guilt. His motive was, Of course, his
hatred of America and Americans. He
showed his malace when he openly
avowed his intentions of accomplishing
the destruction of the Maine. He DEM
onstrated his knowledge of the crime
when he sprang to his feet in the Tacon
theater as the explosion was heard and
drank a toast to THE Destruction of
the Maine and all Yankees
Il have named him because he lack
ed the cunning of the other conspira-
tors, though his associates during the
first two weeks of last February are
known. and they may be called upon
to prove an alibi.
Direct evidence can be obtained to
prove that conspiracy against the Yam
KEGS was Matched in a building at the
corner of Muralla and Habana streets.
Bresmus was a frequenter of that house
An these facts were laid before the
Spanish authorities last spring, but
they were willing to believe that Cap
tain Sigsbee destroyed his own ship"
Colonel Dudley, judge advocate gem
eral on General Brooke's staff, spoke
of the case today. He said: mo doubt
IL those criminals who destroyed the
Maine were known some way would be
discovered of furnishing them. How
ever it is not likely that Spain would
give up a man charged with such a
crime. While the Maine had ~ex-terri-
torial rights, the man who destroyed
the ship was on Spanish soil when the
crime was committed, hence the Span
ish law would have to punish him, I'M
less we caught him first"
Captain Sigsbee is intensely interest
ed in the charges against Bresmus. al
though he declares that he has abso-
lutely no knowledge of the nan The
former captain of the Maine talked
with me about the case at length this
evening, going over many details al
ready familiar to the public.
a am convinced, said he, that some
day the entire mystery surrounding the
destruction of the Maine will be clear
ed up. To me there are many evidences
that many shared in the knowledge OF
that crime.
1.-The attitude of certain persons be-
fore and after the explosion was Sc pc
culiar as to need explaining. General
Arolas made it a personal matter al
most IL anyone suggested that the
Maine was destroyed by other means
than an internal explosion. Senior Con-
gosto and certain editors, who are
known to be pro-American in outward
sentiment, insisted that l was not on
the Maine the might of the explosion,
although the Spanish court of inquiry
agreed fully with the American court
concerning my whereabouts All OF
these Things go to prove a deliberate
attempt ito conceal the truth.
Then, too, I see meaning in the
warming given ITO me previous to Feb
ruary 18th, which l did not see at the
time. Whether Bresmes is guilty or
innocent, it Is not for me to say, but
of this l am sure, Is was someone of
his ilk who conceived and executed that
CRIME"
New York, Jan. 8.-That the Cubans