The Washington herald., 1906-10-23
LOOTING DENIED BY SILVIERA
Havana Banker Claims He Took But
100000 with Him.
Declares Hc Left Firm Solvent. and
EKtradItiOn in Venezuela.

Havana, Oct. Manuel Silyierd. the
banker who disappeared from Havana and
was supposed 10 have carried away nearly
$L000.Go3 with him. causing the failure 81
the firm Of Ceballos & Co. Of New York.
took only $4,000 when he went 10 Ven
ezuela. This is the statement made BY
Capt. Anderson, Of the cattle steame.
Carmelina, on which Silviera fed.
The Carmelina arrived ia Havana har-
Dor last night, and was passed to-day by
the authorities. Capt. Anderson says he
landed Silviera and his family at Puerto
Cabello on October IS. They left for
Caracas. where Silviera has established
himself, and intends 10 remain for an
indefinite period to lock after his cattle
interests
Although the Carmelina cleared for New,
York, Silviera directed that she be headed
for Venezuela, with which country Cuba
has no eXtradition treaty. as soon as tho
vessel vas out of the harbor. She touched
at Curacao. and then steamed to Puerto
Cabell0. Capt. Anderson told the port
officers he had been driven into the port
by stress of weather, 10 explain his land
ing there. when his papers showed the
vessel had cleared for New York.
At Curacao he was fined a large sum
by the Dutch authorities because the yes
sells papers were irregular.
Suyitra gave no intimation Of when he
intends 20 leave Venezuela. His cattle in
terests, he told Captain Anderson. would
require his presence in Caracas for some
time.
Willemstad, Curacao. oct. Posing
as "a man VINO has done nothing wrong.
and claiming that he has only absented
himself from Cuba for his health's sake.
Manuel Silviera. who IS being held re-
sponsible for the failure OF J. NJ. CebaI-
los & Co. Of New York, is living at Ca
Tacas with his family.
Silviera, according TO dispatches re-
Ceived here. arrived al Caracas on Oc-
tober 10 from Puerto Cabello. and then
dispatched the steamer Carmelina back
10 Cuba. He has rented a house in a
fashionable neighb0rhood and is living
in excellent style
Silviera declared he left his firm sol
vent. with H.500n00 assets TO cover 500
019 liabilities 10 CebaIlos & Co. He ex-
pressed surprise al the news Of Ceballos'
failure and his own reported defalcation
with nearly S1000 90 Of creditors funds
Silviera IS well-known in Caracas. be-
cause OF his connection with the cattle
industry Few people there know OF
his reported absconding from Cuba. and
he has been gwen a warm reception in
the Venezuelan capital
In the opinion Of the officials at the
State Department Senior Suviera is safe
from capture. unless he is seized in
Venezuela. kidnapped and hustled out
of the country by Cuban authorities. So
far as extradition is concerned. there f.
no hope, as Cuba has no extraditior
treaty with Venezuela. The United
States authorities do not feel that the
present somewhat strained relations be-
tween this country and Castro's govern
ment would warrant their interference.
or give them opportunity for arranging the
amiCable return Of the fugitive. as was
done in the case OF Theodore StensIand
the Chicago banker. in TanEiers
Any request Of that nature coming from
Cuba at the present time. JCo. would
probably be disreEarded, as the provision
al government established in the island
by America puts it practically in the same
status. with regards Venezuela. as this
country.