The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-12
CONSUL REFUSES
TO AID AMERICAN
United States Citizen Turns
TO British Official.
HOLLIS REFUSES
TO INTERFERE
Lets COuntryman Be Imprisoned
by Portuguese.

Atlanta, Ca. Jan. u.-Dr.
Herbert H McAuley of Chi
cago. who recently returned to
the United States from South Africa.
where ne was engaged in the Red Cross
service, has written the Associated
Press from Marietta, Ca. regarding
his claim for 100000 indemnity against
the Portuguese government for alleged
false imprisonment The doctor saws
the report that the secretary of state
at Washington cabled him at Paris not
TO talk about the matter. is untrue.
did go to Washington. writes DR..
AcAuley, before 1 agreed to talk about
my case ana was cordially received
Dy the state department. 7 received
instructions how to proceed in the mat
Ter and am now having the proper affi-
daNits made out and in a few days my
demand for 100000 indemnity will be
made"
The Atlanta Journal this afternoon
printed an amplified statement from
Or. McAuley regarding the affair The
doctor SAYS in part:
On reaching Lorenzo MARQUES.
where L was expected to take ship for
Europe on my way home I was arrest
led by an officer and marched TO iaiI.
] demanded to know for what I was
detained, but no satisfaction was given
re.
Consul Turns Deaf Ear.
The same evening [ sent word to
MT. Hollis, the American consul. to
come to the prison to see me and then
to forthwith demand my release as 1
mad violated neither the laws Of Portu-
gal nor the obligation which 1 had
taken.
The consul refused to come or in
any way to interfere or intercede in my
behalf.
After having remained in prison for
two days, 1 was informed that L would
be released, provided / would remain
IN the company Of an officer until the
time Tor the next transport to sail for
Europe. This conditional offer I de-
cllned to accept and was ordered to Jail
at the police barracks. a prison for pO-
Htlcai offenders. From here / was or
dered in the presence of the governor
OF LourenzO Marques, who again offered
my release cOndltiOnaliy as stated. This
/ again declined and was returned to
prison.
After having demanded all that an
American citizen could under the cir
cumstances, ! again applied to the gov
eInor to allow me one OF three things,
as an American citizen:
First, TO be released unCOndftiOnally.
second, to be given a fair trial, third
to be allowed to cable our minister at
Lisbon. all of which was denied. and
the guards was ordered to carry me
aboard the transport.
Aided by British Consul
4 then asked TO be allowed 10 appeal
to the British consul. This was also
denied, but while on my way to the
vessel my friend and ] determined to
appeal to the British consul and despite
the protests of the guard we went to
the consul who first refused to inter
fere, saying that il would be discourte-
Dus TO the American consul After
showing him a letter. which General
Roberts had given me which convinced
him of ms. services to the sick and dy-
ing of his country, he made a request of
the governor general and his request
was granted. / was returned to the
prison again until the first vessel for
Europe sailed when I was furnished a
first class ticket and a sum of money,
the money having been sent to me by
the BoeT commander. General Botha.
when ordered from the prison to the
ship on which I sailed, I gas not per
mitted to get any Of my personal eff
fects or property
DR.. McAuley expects to go to Wash
ingtOn in few days.