The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-20

brothers. On the strength Of this de-
nunciation the two brothers we're At
once placed under arrest by the Span.
ish authorities. while the half-breed
was held as a witness. and the nrst
time that a French cruiser came into
port. all three were turned over to the
commander. who after communicating
with the home authorities brought
them back to Brest for trial by the
maritime court. the crime having been
| committed on the high seas.
When placed on trial at Brest tho
two brothers preserved the most mys-
terious and reserved demeanor. which
went far to prejudice the judges
against them. They admitted that the
name Of Rorique did not belong to
them: that the papers and documents
bearin~ that name had been purchased
by them in an Australian port. But
they absolutely declined to reveal their
/ identity, or to give any explanation OF
their antecedents. or to tell how they
came to abandon their own name. and
to be cruising about In the Pacific
Ocean. They. however, strenuously
denied the charges OF piracy and OF
against them by the half-breed Mirey.
pointing out that II his charges ha
been true they would certainly not
have spared his life to denounce their
crime and to testify against them.
This very sensible argument did not
appeal to the judGes. who likewise
made the mistake Of conceding to the
to- sSon,d he granted TO native or.
80. .tiII hafhreed Testimony. ON
,,,San.. - M,rev the r.yusa, OF
the brothers to explain their use of
false name and the disappearance OF
the crew Of the N'nirahitia the judges
Declined 70 gram anS a'enon ~ .ne
.hnuse,va. ana sentenceS them TO
Sas1h
The exclamation which the brothers
gave OF the disappearance OF the cap
t.,n ana the crew was to the effect
thaf tn captain and the proprietor
while 6ehtine with one another had
trvh,.6 overboard. and that as the
Grew va. composed Of full blooded
south Sea islanders. with the excep-
ton OF the haif-breed. the brothers
were only able to maintain any sem
nnlbaance OF discipline at the pistols
coint. most of the crew jumping over
s..ssh,n~ tha IsIan6 Of Tetiaroa. to
xyhJch thev halon1ed.
The sentsnce Of death passed upon
tia brothers excited much criticism by
rcason of the doubtful character Of
the Testimony. and It was committed
by the President to penal sefv1tude for
life.
Before the RoriQue brothers had
b..n incarcerated q year az life pris-
oners on the .sIsland Of safety"-fan-
ous a. DEVILS Island, French Guiana.
where Dreyfas was imprisoned-their
identity with the Barons Eugene and
Leonce de Graeve of Brussels was dis-
covered. and movement was started
In favor OF tneir retf,al OF Ieleaye.
II being pointed OUT .,,, as q,
had ielt sucn W -
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courage ana cn!vy " nv
ciseiy the cisss Ir"m NOM ss.,s.aS
y pirates ana mulcsaes Sal1s,,rc
Inc kings OF o"een NJ y. S.sni'
q large nunl U o esssN
tar'es IN :. th.ir ravor
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1890 c.se however. the very
.-...,e. th.f foreign rulers and
Sa..o.. n. .honl6 have taken so active
80 IN favor OF the two prisoners,
- .,0;c,.nf To prejudice the French
swthorities vho looked upon the mat
tar r. . reflection upon French justice.
In the meantime. Lsonce. the elder
| OF the two brothers. died from the ef-
| fects Of Q plunge. while suffering nom
fever, into the sharp-infested sea, IN
| order to save q boAtload OF conv1ctS
| ana three wardons from drowning, AZ
| ter the oapsixing Of their craft He