The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-24
CUBAN DEMANDS
HUGE DAMAGES
Senator Frias Charges Con-
spiracy OF Americans, and
Asks $75O,OOO.
CONTRACT CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Island Legislator Claims to Have
Been Denied Share of
Money.

Hartford Conn, July 23--Echocs
of the assault in Havana last August
on Hugh Gibson, secretary and charge
of the American legation there, and of
| other international relations, are being
heard here. Charges of conspiracy in
suit for S150.00o yimages have been
/ filed in the Superior Court of Hart
| ford by Jose Antonio Erias. represent
cd by Representative Loncrgan. of Con
! necticut. as counsel against Bishop
Bonavcnture BroGcrick, Of Saugerties
y. Y: former Representative James i
sullivan. Of Boston Hugh J. Reilly
and Hugh j. Reilly, Jr.. of New York.
and David Brodcrick and wife OF Hart
ford.
| Bishop Broderick was auxiliary
bishop of Havana at one time. Hugh
J. Reilly held ii $3S0O.0oo contract for
sewer and water system built in
Cicnfucgos, Cuba, for which the Cuban
COVER nm"nt paid. after representations
made by Hugh Gibson. wher he Was
charge at Havana Il year ago
Attacked Havana.
out OF those representations, made
At the instance OF Secretary OF state
Knox. which consisted OF demands for
cash instead OF checks in payment for
carrying out the contract, grew the
assault on Mr.. Gibson by Havana
newspaper man, in restaurant the
night OF August -. The newspaper
I man considered that MIR. Gibson had
.
Of Cuba in refusing to take checks in
payment
/ Mr. Frias, who brings the suit. is :.
member OF the Cuban Senate and is
+ known III political circles in New York
Washington. Cuba and Guatemala At
the commencement of the negotiations
/ for the Cienfuegos contract Reilly is
alleged TO have associated himself with
Frias under certain conditions, and
. Frias alleges that ii was through him
that Reilly hrst secured the contract.
Reilly claims that Il signature TO a CON
tract Frias is said to have had with
him Is a forgery, and that he attemptcc
% start criminal proceedings In New
York. but that the district attorney
would not take up the case.
I The construction OF the Cicufuegos
sewer and water system Was a mann
moth contract Hugh J. Reilly. OF New
York. was the general contractor. and
during the progress on the contract
there were several subcon;ractOrs IN
Guiding Bethel X Thompson. tho Cuban
/ Contract and supply Company. Dono-
van q Phillips OF Boston. Mass and
Bishop Byodericl< and former Repre-
sentative sullivan. who bought up the
Donovan X Phillips Interests
Alleged Stipulation.
II il now the claim OF i'riss that he
and Hugh j. Reilly were partners in
the CIcnfuegos contract, and that the
result OF their relations was that Reilly
assigned 10 Frius 20 per cent OF all
moneys payable by the republic OF Cuba
to Hugh j. Reilly under the contract.
There has been an intermediate as
signment Of Frias to one Antonio Al;e-
mira. who. in turn, assigned the claim
to the Latin American Contracting and
I Improvement Company. organized as
Erias's company.
Allegations are that there is slip
Ulation in the Reilly assignment that
~ case 20 per cent is not paid 10 Frias
or his assignces out OF the monthly
/ payments as the work progressed. as
. much Of il as possible would bc paid
by the 10 per cent rctcnt OF the Cuban
government The contract called for n
retent Of this amount by the govern
ment until the work was accepted by
the Office Of public works The pro-
ortions OF the contract were 80 per
cent TO Reilly and 60 per cent to the
/ subcontractors
The complaint in the suit alleges
that the assignment from Reilly TO
F'rias was duly recorded and acknowl-
edged by the Cuban government and
nat its translation from spanish into
English vas accepted and signed bv
Reilly Reilly claims tina, this sigma
turc is a forgery.
Bv reason OF the recorded assign
ment from Reilly to Frias. the gov
eminent OF Cuba held up payments o..
inc rctcnt, frIdS alleges, and then. he
further says. Bishop Brodc!ick. former
Representative sullivan, David ERODE
rick Hugh !. Reilly and his son. Hugh.
conspir"d together 10 get the money
. from the Cuban government, and FOR
that purpose made false rerres-nta-
lions TO the American state DEPART
ment and TO the United States repre-
sentativcs in cuba to the effect that
the entire amount OF the retent. 1857.
66i.7S, was due 10 tho subcontractors
for materials and labor. and for that
reason the subcontractors had prior
claim TO the money.
The complaint also alleges:
''3y reason OF said false and fraudu-
lent representations tho United states
Of America. or its Department OF
state. and its representatives in cuba.
or some Of them. was induced py said
defendants to, and did, improperly
compel said republic OF Cuba by cocr-
cion and under threat Of armed force
and Intervention. TO pay over said sun,
of s557.eGl7S 10 the said defendants.
or some Of them