The evening world., 1910-12-22
Man Calling Himself Revolu-
;ionary Agent Awaiting SEN
tence for Forgery.
ASSERTS HE IS G
Commission VIII investigate,
as Havana Police Produce
Long Crime Record.

Manuel Alvarez. a prisoner In TIE
rombs awaiting sentence for forgery In
hae second degree. declares he II a
Victim Of President Jose Miguel Gomez
bf Cuba. because sc Is n representative
IN this country of the Cuban rc,olu-
tionary committee. on the request OF
alvarez Judge Rosnlsky to-day agreed
10 appoint a commission 10 20 TO lIa-
lana to Investigate Alvarez's claims.
In a long communication TO Judge
RosalsHy Alvarez states hat his right
name Is Baldomero Mencdcz and says
DO is n prominent merchant OF Havana.
pIe was sent to this country by the rev.
pulmonary committee for the purchase
Of arms and ammunition for an linz
bending revolution. Alvarez has fled
with Judge Rosalsky letters from prom
lnent persons In Havana certifying that
he II OF very good character and a
property owner In Havana.
The Havana police. on the 0ther hand.
declare that Alvarez Is a notorious
brook. having been arrested In Havana
many times for various crimes. IN. IN J.
Ing murder v. II. Blrraaco. SPECIAL
hgent OF the Cuban Government In IN =
tity and connected with the Cuban So
bret Service. has informed judge Ro-
kalsky that Alvarez ~ NOW wanted in
Havana to stand tr,ai on the charge
bf fraud.
Film Broker Complainant.
Menedez. or Alzaru r. as he In named
=
WAS convicted n month ago OF the com
blaint OF james &. Coghlan. "A hln
broker OF No. II Union square Mr..
ccghlan said that Alvarez purchased
$4,000 In films. giving n check on the
kayoy Trust Company at No. t2, Broad
way. The check was not honored. al
though Alvarez Informed Coghlan that
b draft for f2j.0co had been deposited
with the Union Discount Company In
London to his crocr by the span sh
Bank OF Havana. \ cablcgram from tn
Spanish Bank stated that no such de
post had beer made.
Among the stgncrs OF this petition TO
Judge RosalsKy are Lucio Soils. editor
h chief OF III Diario del Marina, one OF
the most important newspapers In Ha-
vsEa: +. Martinez. Deputy Chief OF the
boilce force OF Havana; W. A. Mer-
Chant, Vice-Prcsldgnt OF the National
Bank OF Cuba. and lsadora CIrzo y
Principe, Secretary Of the Havana Bar
Association.
Among the papers on file with Judge
Rosalsky are letters written to Alvarez
from Havana by Pedro Landa. who
slgns himself treasurer OF the Revolu-
tionary Committee. Some of these let
tiers have, been received by Alvarez
Since his conviction. Throughout the
letters are references to the draft foi
e25.c0 and the purposes for which The
money was to be expended. Under dat,
Of Oct. 10 Landa writes Alvarez that h,
sss beer informed OF what had hap
bened TO the draft which was glveI
Alvarez to buy arms and ammunition
With for the rccolutionists. The draf
bad not been sent to the London bank
according to this letter because a Ger
tain Mr.. s. WIS afraid that the Gu
ban Government would hear about |
and would fix the responsibility upol
those that are concerned In the pro
posed revolution.
AlvareZ's attorneys. Isaac u. Rein
hardt and X. Henry Rosenberg. hav,
hled with Judge Rosalsky a recor,
Showing hat their client. who is thirty
eight years old. served with d~istinctloi
throughout the Cuban lnsurrectlol
which preceded the American INVASION
a. a captain OF Infantry.
The Other Side.
Against that is a letter from the Burn