The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23
CUBAN PERSECUTION, he SAYS
~ DGE ROSALSkI TO INQUIRE
INTO 4 PRISONERS STORY.
\H are,. Convicted Of Forgery. says u
Was because the RrN olutionists.
Whom He Represented. Didn't De-
posit Money in London, rs Agreed.

Judge Ros;,lsky Of the Court of General
Sessions has been 80 much impressed
hv a story told to him by Cuban who
il "A prisoner in the Tombs awaiting SEN
tence upon a conviction 81 forgery that
he will appoint a commission TO go TO
Cuba TO learn II the story il true.
Under the name OF Manuel Alvarez the
Cuban was convicted before Judge
Rosalsky several weeks ago. He now
asserts that because he ia the secret rep
r,-sen'ative II a revolutionary party in
Cuba he is being prosecuted by the agents
of President Gomez
The prisoner submitted his story 90
Judge Rosalsky in writing He saws
that his real name is B.,idornero Mendez
and that he was born in spain thirty
eight wears ago. removing 10 Cuba when
about thirteen. He came 20 New York
on July 20 last. he says. tn buy arms and
ammunition for the revolutionists. bring
inE with him a larg. number of drafts.
He bought he says good many arms.
and IN standardization gives the names
II IN. firms with which he dealt. In al
dition Alvarez submitted letters bearing
the name Of Pedro I.anda. who. Alvarez
says. IL the treasurer Of the COMMITTEES
that sent him to this country. These
letters refer to the sum Of SIPS OOO a. the
amount that the agent was To expcnd.
One. ~ IN. letters informs the recipient
that the draft had not been sent 20 Lon
don becaus. a certain man had advised
against IT, believing that the Cuban Gov
eminent WAS aware Of the presence Of
the revolutionary agent in the United
states All Of the letters bear dates
subsequent to the arrest II Alvarez and
inform him that everything possible Is
being done for him. Also he is told that
had h. kept the COMMITTEE. informed he
would not now Ice IN trouble In one let
ter the writer asks why the jury was not
informed pf the facts through the letters
Alvarez wa- living az tn" Hotel Mar
Unique when he was rested last July
Ha had given 20 James { toghlan III pay
ment for moving picture apparatus u
check for $1,000 drawn On the Savoy
Tr,is; Company. $50 Broadway. in which
institution he had deposited the draft
for SIPS DO. The Union Discount Com
pany of London. upon which the draft
was drawn. informed the savoy Trust
Company that there We're no funds 60
Offset the sii.OOO draft and Alvarez was
arrested
The police authorities here were in
formed by the Havana police that Alvarez
was well known there by reason Of cer>a ain
transactions. and V II Barromeo. who
- the special agent Of the Cuban Govern
meut. has told Judge Ru-al-ky that Al
var"z IL a fugitive from justice
On the otha' hand Judge Rosasky has
received nearly con letters from persons
in Cuba in which Alvarez l. described
a. n we'll 20 do real estate owner ~ Havana
and that they believe that Alvarez IL being
prosecuted,
Among the let .rS is one signed r
Mart in.Z. second chief of the Havana
lawyers and editors.
To Offset the-.. there IL letter from "A
detective agency written 10 Assistant
District Attorney a-servogel IN which
II - said thai Alvarez wa arrested in
lssa for the murder ~ a man and his wife
hut was released for lark ~ evidence.
and that in 1894 he served short term
for larceny. az he did again IN 1904.