The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-12
IN HAYTIAN PRISON.
Three GeR Are the Victims of Plot
Against White Race.
THEY MAY BE PUT TO DEATH
Unless the United States Govern
ment Incerferes and Saves
Them. Prisoners Were
Formerly Bankers.

Merchants Of New York having
dealing, with the Haytian govern
ment have received a written appea
for help from three white men who
have been confined for nearly a year
in dungeon in Port au Prince, In
which they charge that they are vic,
tims of political schemes and probably
will be put to death soon unless,
through publicity: the United States
is moved to take action in their be-
half.
They are J. de la Myre Mory, Jean
Baptiste de Puy baudet and G. Ohlrich
r. Tippenhauer, the first two Frech-
men and the third German. Under
the preceding administration Of the
island they had been directors OF the
National Bank Of Hayti, and as such
had been authorized by the then min
ister of finance, ?. Feine, to bond a
government debt, for which they
were to have received 'gratihca
ton" or commission.
Before the transaction had been
completed, the present government,
head ID by President Alexus Nold,
came into power, and it is declared
that he had the three bankers arrest
ed last November on . charge OF hav-
ing issued $500, 900 more OF the bonds
than was stipulated In the budget ia
order to increase the amount OF their
qualification"
According to the writer OF the ap
peal, all their actions had been sane
toned by the Baytian senate under
the former administration, but this
had no weight with President Nord,
who, it is alleged, instructed the
judges Of the court Of appeals to dis
regard the document and act solely
upon patriotic motives, which means,
the letter says, the extinction OF the
whites on the island.
Both the French and German minis,
ters to Hayti made an anicable de-
mand in January last upon that gov
eminent that the bank officials be re-
leased Professionally if tor no othc.
reason than the unSanitary condition
Of their prison, but the government
refused to take action on the ground
that the laws Of Hayti prevented any
interference in the case.
I'VE are the victims OF Haytiau
politics." continues the writer; In
fact, the hatred is so great against
the white people and against all who
have had anything to do with the
former government that life has be-
come almost impossible for the for.
eigner in Hayti.
''The few good Haytian elements
have been suppressed by the reign OF
terror OF the old president, Nord.
Enemies Of his government are con-
demned to death wholesale. The
newspapers do not dare say word lest
they be Immediately condemned to
trial by military court martial. In
the streets the people are in terror,
remembering the massacre OF the
whites in 1904, and his public au
diences the president speaks openly
against the foreigners, who he de-
clares are responsible for all the mis-
fortunes Ct Hayti.
"Our prison, like all those for the
whites, has no water for bathing pur-
poses; the roof let's in the rain; there
is no hospital; the prisoner must pro-
vide his own bedding, furniture and
meals, and must clean his dungeon.
Even foreigners who are detained
pending trial are treated in this man
ner. Please act quickly because in a
month the criminal court will be
ready to hear our case, and the Hay
tians are in a hurry to condemn US
before intervention is possible.
American interests are imperilled
because American merchants and the
railroad interests are in danger. Com
merce Is at the lowest ebb and all
foreign interests are trampled upon. ="