, 1901-01-12
PORTUGAL'S INSULT
AMERICAN PHYSICIAN FALSELY
IMPRISONED AND CONSUL
REFUSES AID.
Or. McAuley Will Claim $1oo,0 10000
Damages for the Treatment He
Received at the Hands of Foreign
Officials-Not Allowed to Get Any
of His Personal Effects.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. II. DIR. Herbert
II. McAuley of Chicago. who recently
returned from South Africa,
where he was engaged in
the Red Cross service, has written
the Associated Press from Marietta,
Ga, regarding the claim for 500, 900
indemnity against the Portuguese gov
eminent for alleged false imprison-
ment. The doctor says the report, that
the secretary of state at Washington
cabled him at Paris not to talk about
the matter, is untrue.
Il did go to Washington" writes DIR.
McAuley, before | agreed to talk
about my case and was cordially re-
ceived by the state department. | re-
ceived instructions how to proceed in
the matter and am now having the
proper afidavits made out and in a
few days my demand for 800, 600 in
demnity will be made.
The Doctors Story.
The Atlantic Journal this afternoon
printed an ampliied statement from
DR.. MCAuley regarding the affair. The
doctor says in part: ION reaching
Lourenzo Marques, where | expected
to take ship for Europe on my way
home. | was arrested by an officer and
marched to Jail. | demanded to know
for what I was detained, but no sat
isfaction was given me. The same ev-
ening | sent word to Mr.. Hollis, the
American consul, to come to the pris-
on to see me, and then to forthwith de-
mand my release, as | had violated
neither the laws of Portugal nor the OBJ
legation which | had taken.
American Consul Refused Aid.
The consul refused to come or in
any way to interfere or intercede in
my behalf.
after remaining in prison for two
days l was informed that l would be
released, provided l would remain in
the company of an officer until the time
for the next transport to sail for Eu-
rope. This conditional offer | declined
to accept and was ordered to Jail at the
police barracks, a prison for political
IL, the presence of the governor of Lou
renzo Marquee, who again offered my
release conditionally, as stated. This
I again declined and was returned to
prison.
Appeals to Governor.
After having demanded all that an
American citizen could demand under
the circumstances, l again appealed to
the governor to allow me n of three
things, as an American citizen. First,
to be released Internationally; second,
to be given a fair trial; third, to be al
lowed to cable our minister at Lisbon,
all of which was denied and the guard
was ordered to carry me aboard the
transport.
Il then asked to be allowed to ap-
peal to the British consul. This was
also denied, and while on my way to
the vessel my friend and I determined
tc appeal to the British consul, and de-
spite the protests of the guard we went
to the consul, who first refused to in
terfere, saying that it would be dis
courteous to the American consul. AT,
ter showing him a letter which Gen
eral Roberts had given me, which con-
WINGED him of my services to the sick
and dying of his country, he made a
request of the governor general, and
his request was granted.
Returned to Prison.
Il was returned to the prison again
until the first vessel for Europe sailed.
when l was furnished a first-class tick
ct and a sun of money, the money hav-
ing been sent to me by the Boer COM
mander, General Botha.
when ordered from the prison to
the ship on which | sailed l was not
permitted to get any of my personal
effects or property"
Mr.. McAuley expects to 60 to Wash
ington in a few days.