The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-28
ENEMIES FEAR POWER
Suffers Name Mentioned i'm
Big International
Conspiracy.
MURDER CHARGERIDICULED
Executions in Course of Justice.
Asserts His American
Daughter-in-law.

0eA. Jose Santos Zelaya. for four terms
President OF Nicaragua and now wanted
in that country on the charge Of murder
'ne two fellow countrymen and also Of
stealing $i1.500. was remanded to the
rombs yesterday by United States COM
missioner John A. Shields for further
hearing Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
IN . warrant sworn to BY Chief Assist
ant United States Attorney Roger b.
Wood.
He was locked up in cell 11S on the
first tier. along with men accused Of MUIR
der, and other prisoners. including Will
lam J. Cummins Of the Carnegie Trust
Company. who is only few cells away
from him. There he ate the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner Of chicken. mashed potatoes
and apple pie. while outside his friends
and lawyers were planning the fight which
they hope will save him from returning
to Nicaragua, where they say he would be
going 60 his death At tho hands Of his
enemies and as the result Of what they
term political conspiracy"
Gen. Zelaya himself denied that no had
anything to do with the killing Of the two
Nicaraguans. His son. Alfonso Zelaya,
whose wife is the grandniece Of Gen.
Robert r. Lee. declared that his father
WAS IN this predicament because the pres
ent President OF Nicaragua, Adolfo Daz,
and Manuel Estrada Cabrera, President
Of Guatemala, feared that the one time
idol Of Nicaragua would return to his
country. be reelected to his former Office
and then make revelations graveiy re-
heeting on Dtas and Cabrera and upon
ArH&ffcan politicians who are said to be
IN league with them in vast schemes for
tho exploitation OF Central American prop
erty and Industries.
Ex-Gov. William Sulzer was mentioned
ss one man who was In league with the two
while he was chairman of the Committee
uf Foreign Affairs in Congress.
Has Brief Hearing.
The appearance Of Gen. Zelaya before
Commissioner Shields was brief. The
General spent the night in the Green
wich street station house. where he was
taken after his arrest on Wednesday
evening at the home Of his friend
Washington s. Valentine. West End
avenue and NInety-second street. w.
g. Duffy. assistant to United states
Marshal Henkel, brought the prisoner to
the Federal Building. and at IL 40 O'Clock
Commissioner Shields was telling him
that he was accused Of murder. Edwin
I, Johnson Of 40 Wall street appeared
~ his lawyer. and translated the afti-
.lavit Of Mr.. Wood. on which the warrant
of arrest was based.
Gen. Zelaya listened impassively as
the Commissioner said: Il am obliged
to remand you to the Tombs for further
hearing on Monday afternoon at {:
O'Clock" "Very WELL" ne replied. in
Spanish. and went back to Marsha!
Henkevs office. lie talked in broken
English with reporters for a while, and
then he and the Marsha! started their
walk to the Tombs, UP Park Row and
through Lafayette street to the prison.
Behind traiIed a crowd of curious per-
sons, attracted by the battery of photog-
raphers, to whose presence Gen. Zelaya
made no protest.
Just before the Tombs was reached
Alfonso Zelaya and his wife appeared on
the scene. While the son greeted his
father affectionately, Mrs Zelaya pointed
out a dark faced young man In the crowd
as spy from Guatemala. Denounced,
the Guatemalan skunk away and was
seen no more
At the Tombs the former President /,
pedigree was taken. "Jose Santos Zelaya.
60 years old, married. home Barcelona,
b,. nffiCia1 I
record has him. Then lie went inside. was
searched again and put in IA cell. HIS
son and daughter-in-law were halted a.
the gate but called out good-by and words
of encouragement AS he disappeared in
the passageway to the cells,
charges Political Plot.
Il want to correct the impression" said
Gen. Zelaya to reporters in the Federal
Building, that my good friend Valentine
had anything to do with this case because
he was interested in Nicaraguan conces-
sions. ] went to his house on Monday
because he has been my friend for many
years. His interests are in Honduras and
I met him there. l never gave him any
concessions.
'My arrest and these charges" he con-
tinued. "arc merely part OF political
. plot. Matters In Nicaragua arc in a
state Of unrest now and the President is
afraid ! will return and turn him out of
office. He thinks 1t safer to have ma
brought back in irons than for me to -
of my own accord. AS matter OF fact
he does not need to worry for ] have
surrendered practically all OF my inter-
ests In Nicaragua.
my home is In Barcelona. where my
family is at present. and after my wish
70 New York II was my intention to re-
turn there. ] had no intention Of going