The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-28
RArHsoNE BITTER.
Accuses Governor General Wood in
Harsh Terms.

Ne WORK, June 2s.-Maior Estes G.
Rathbone. former director general Of
Cuban postoffices. freed from a ten
years sentence in prison and the pay
ment Of $4,000 fine under the Cuban
amnesty act. arrived on the Ward lin
er Niagara and made bitter denun-
citation Of Governor General Leonard
Wood. He accuses Che general OF
manipulating the papers in his case
so as to shut him out from vindication
in Cuba, and ne now announces HIS in
tention Of demanding vindication from
the congress Of the United States,
Il have no complaint to make of the
Cuban courts. said he. They were
perfectly fair and impartial, but Gen
erai Wood was behind it all. The or
der granting me a new trial was re-
ceived on May II. but was held by
General Wood 1ntil May 10. when, at
a. O'Clock in the morning, it was pub
lished That was just too late TO per
init the supreme court to issue the or
der for the detention Of certain postal
witnesses advantageous to my cause.
"Tbis was intentional on the part
OF Gen. Wood
What want is thorough inyesti-
cation. Turn the light on from Gil
sides and know that nothing wrong
will be found / firmly believe that the
Cuban court was influenced by Gener-
al Wood can assign no other rea-
son for his bitter antagonism against
me than | was candidate for The Of
hce OF governor of Cuba He did ey-
erything in his power to obtain my
conviction. The Cubans and l we're
in perfect accora; have only to com.
plain of the fact that the court was
influenced.
Il was not responsible for Neelys
actions. Certain men set out to con-
meet me with Neelys affairs.
Il can not say absolutely that
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow tried 70 make case out
against me because Of his animosity
to Perry Heath. | know there was
some trouble between them. | was
Heath's friend and had been appointed
through his influence.
u shall try 10 obtain trial in this
country, II is improbable that | shall
succeed II fail to secure one, shall
ask for congressional inquiry to be
held as soon as possible My treat
ment in Cuba was not fair; a congress
slonal inquiry viii put everything in
tie true light
1T is peculiar. to say the least, that
officials of lesser rank than mine
we're permitted to have carriages and
horses while / was not 10 a layman
this is funny and it would take an ex-
pert to explain It.
Il shall 20 to Washington and shall
make no official statement until after
/ have been there. intend to ask for
a complete yindication"
Major Rathbone did not seem to rel,
ish liberay Snjoyed as the result of
pardon. When first approached he re-
fused absolutely to talk When ne
learned that morning paper had
printed an interview with him he said
Il gave that paper an interview a
month ago Part OF the matter was
published then-the rest this morning.
You can understand that statement,
no matter how faithful to the words
of the interview, may lead to an en-
tirely different construction when pub
Iished piecemeal"
Major Rathbone walked the deck OF
the ship as he came up from duarau-
tine and scanned the city eagerly
through his gold bowed glasses. He
wore a white yachting cap and a light
colored suit He walked with a limp
and carried a cane