The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-21
WILL Be SHOT
If DEP0RTED.
Young Spanlard Reaches New
York as 4 SiaSaSay.
WANTS TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA
Confined al Ellis IsIani, Says He win Be
tHscsted ss a 0sssfsr II He Is
Sent Back 10 Spain.
WANTS TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA

New York, May PA deserter from the
Spanish army to avoid lighting the Amer
leans In an unjust cause, and "A wanderer
for three years I'm consequence, Juan Val
din Maya. yesterday found himself a pris
oner on Ellis Island, I'm peril OF being
] deported by the laws of the country for
whose sake he had suffered so much. IL
| he is returned 10 Spain he may be shot
! Maya came here on the French liner L.
Aquitaine from Havre yesterday, but he
came as stowaway. ana II is under this
charge that he is held on Ellis Island
II is hoped by the authorities there that
some way may be found TO permit his
landing in free America
Maya is a rosy checked. dark haired.
dark eyed chap ana twenty-seven lie
was born IN San Andres de Palomar
Spain. OF poor parents.
lie Joined the army and was attached
TO the First Company of the first battal-
ION OF Aragon. garrisoned at Barcelona
lie hdd served three years almost when
In 1885 he heard that his battalion was TO
be sent TO Cuba 10 fight the Americans.
Through an interpreter he told of his de-
sertion soon after and of his subsequent
sufferings
SPAIN WAS UNJUST.
II did not wish TO fight against the
Americans he said II did not think
the cause OF Spain against the Cubans a
Just one and ! believed the Americans
were right in interfering I had n fur
Tough soon after the news OF our going
To Cuba came and | took advantage OF
II to desert
II had card containing the description
UH
this ala not dare use. likewise did not
dare cast II away. and 80 kept IT, | had
made up my mind TO work my way
through the passes OF the Pyrenees. rath-
er than seek my sister, who lives i'm San
Andres de PalOmar
II have sweetheart there too hut 7
heard that she had married lust as 7
received my furough. and this clinched
my determination to get out OF the coun-
try.
II had go pesetas. and paid a smuggler
twenty-five OF them 10 help me to evade
the civil guards who were stationed at
every mountain pass. lie put wood
mans blouse on me and an axe in my
hand. We met guards n every pass. and
passed sixteen Of them all told but my
disguise served we'll
once in France. ! went To Marseilles. |
"here stayed eight months working in a !
restaurant. Then ! went To Zurich where \
worked for eighteen months as a SER \
vidor' or drink server. in cafe. From /
there l Travelled on foot. 10 Basel Swift
zerland. where ] secured another Job as
servidor for eight months
From there | wandered TO Ianares n,
France. where / had TO make "A declara-
lion Of residence. signed bv Mayor Bari
Dande. Here IL Is. | sold oranges i'm
I.angres and made bare living
MONEY DWTNDLED AWAY.
II grew tired wanted to get To Amer
ca and last January | went to Paris on
ootsunering much privation on the way.
had saved 325 francs, which would have
AIKEN me TO New York IL | had come
hen. but ! wanted TO earn more and
'ome IN good shane. could not get work
md my money dwindled
When reached Havre finally I had
MY ffteen francs left. But | had heard
much or the war in the PHILIPPINES and
houEht To enlist in the American army
slowed away or LAquitaine hut was
ound last Thursday In the round up OF
he steerage passengers
"Thc officers were kind TO me Tho
antalu ordered that 7 be allow, Ia re-
main with the passengers hut be not al
owed the escape I'm New York 7 had
vine with the others every dav.
81 hone oh. 7 hope thew will not ssnd
ne back ! came here to fight for Ameri-
a. Surely America will not send me 10
eath-thc death OF deserter."