New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
Man Taken Into Confidence
of Monarchists Adherent
of the Republic.
OVER TWO HUNDRED
CONSPIRATORS HELD
Chief of Cabal Escapes in Auto
Government Expected to
Reward Betrayer.

Lisbon, Nov. 1s.-Several interesting
phases of the monarchist uprising In
Portugal during the night of october 20
have il st become known through the con-
fession of a naval engineer. The investi-
CATION which followed resulted i'm the ar
rest of two hundred marines, eighteen
sergeants and many officers. The plot
had It's inception at the marine barracks.
Freitas Ribeiro Minister of the Navy.
received a note in the evening from
naval engineer who had been involved IN
the monarchist instruction last April and
who was confined in the prison OF the bar
racks The note informed Ribeiro that
a monarchist conspiracy would eliminate
by an uprising within a few hours.
Ribero went Immediately to the bar
racks, on the pretence of inspecting them.
As he passed through the prison wing lie
inquired whether there were any prison.
ers in the cells. The name Of the officer
who had written to him was mentioned.
The minister asked that the prisoner De
brought 10 him
Plotters Pick Wrong Man.
When they were alone the man told
Ribeiro that he believed in the republic
and that he desired the monarchist con-
spiracy to fail. He had had nothing
whatever to do with it, except that he
had been approached, supplied with
list of monarchists in the barracks ana
told to hold himself ready to take part
in the revolt, which would take place
that night 1t had been assumed by the
conspirators that the officer in question
was monarchist
The officer produced the memoranda
giving the names of the sergeants who
had sworn 10 betray the republic. The
minister ordered these sergeants to DE
brought before him. disarmed, and they
were arrested, together with Lieutenant
Teixeira, the officer OH duty who,
was afterward learned, had cut the tele-
phone wires upon the arrival Of Ribelro.
The marines were called under arms
in parade and inspected by the minister
who remained the rest of the night III
the barracks. The sentries were az
changed sure men being placed on duty
Detachments of marines were Kept uiluel
arms at the barracks and the government
was advised that rising Would TAKE
place at various points in the capital anu
in the country during the night.
Conspiracy Nipped in the Bud.
II was this information which enaoled
the government to be prepared tor the
outbreaks and disorders which began al
midnight.
.Joao de AZevedo Coutinho, the chlet OF
the present monarchist conspiracy anu
the confidential agent of former hihs
Manuel. arrived at the barracks, accom-
panied by a sergeant, who afterward shot
himself. Producing key, Coutlhho
calmly tried to pen the door. but the
lock would not yield, and at this moment
A sentry fired three shots Coutinho ana
his companion jumped into their autoiho-
bile. which drove away at full speed.
The plot, so far as the marines were
concerned. was an utter failure. II APP
pears that the regiment of marines was
TO have been the first to take arms
against the republic, and that other regi-
ments were 70 follow
The engineer who had such an I'M
portant part in this affair remains
prisoner for the present, but he receives
the homage of the whole barracks and II
&c understood will have the fullest recos-
milton from the government for his SER
vices.