The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-06-19
silliman stretched himself on the dirt.

until lafe in the afternoon.
That night tn of food, unfit to
eat, was thrust under the door Of the
cell. SO acute were the paies of hun
ger thu ne finally munched few
IS = c b.ssu,s.
Early the following morn ng-April
23-ne was awakened by sounds in
the cCrrdlCr below his cell lie saw
t.l,~ mJre Amrccais being thrown
,n,o cells. One Of them was Powell,
his personal secretary. Another Paul
Davis. t"o Boston newspaper corre-
spondent. The thn\l was newspaper
man whom Mr. Sillimn did not
know.
/ Sllliman tried to communicate with
these men. But the gui, d wouldn't
carry note. Then the American
Cohsul begged for news of his wife.
He asked tnat a message be lien 20
her. This was refusd.
Toward the evening card was Slip
ped under the cell iloor. Ii bore -a,e
name of the British Vice Consul. A
few m nutes after large tray Of fried
eggs were handed in by solder who
had ev elently been bribed to do 50.
Then followed u large can of coffee
aud Il neup.iLg tray of bread. Silliman
ae what he could but sent most If
the food TO the Americans in the oi.,h-
er cells.
Daily thereafter well-cooked and pal
a.a, ie meals were brought in Ill .11i-
v!dual baskets 50 each OF the Amer
can prisoners. They came with She
compliments Of the British V!ce-Con-
sui.
After Siil.man had been in prison
five days he h;yl the other American
prisoners We're permitted half hours
exercise IN the corridors. Although
they were cautioned not to talk.
Stilliman held one whispered CONVEX
sat-on with his secretary, Powell.
Powell told him how the consulate
had been ransacked by General Mas
men. ....
On learning this Sillman repeated
his dmeand that a note be taken to
General Mas. but was refused. About
April 20, however. Paul Davis, the
newspaper correspondent, had a note
spirited out Of the prison to Mas,
demanding the release of all the
Americans The following day Davis
md another newspaper man were
to leave.
On May the Consul succeeded in
'eaching General Maals by letter, re-
'iting the outrages practiced by his
'oldiers and insisting that he be re-
eased' Mas sent a BRET reply, the
ubstance of which was, Silliman
aid, that all would come out right
n the end
The same day Silliman was taken I
efore a military court convened by
Mas at military headquar-
ers. He was accused of being a Spy
nd was prosecuted by young 4
eutenant.
While the court was in progress Sill q
man was granted private inter
lew with General Mas. The general >,
spressed rgeret when told of the =
eatment accorded the American Con- :,
u ,assured him that he would here D
ter be provided with every COM h
rt adj expressed the opinion that o.
lliman would be RELEASED. =.
- n;
On returning to the court Silliman .,
w lying on the desk of the mill ~
ny judge letter signed by Cen
al Mas declaring his belief that Sill or
ian was a spy. q
The court reserved It's decision and j.,
Imam was Sent back TO the peni- 10
ntiary. The other Americans were r,
leased.
Five days passed. On May IL Mrs. "a
IlimaH called at ahe prison. That m
Is the first time she hail seen her IA,
sband since the night Of April 81. on
The Following day the PRISONER WAS r.,
ken before the coure again. He was M,
d that the papers in his case had va
Ell forwarded to Mexico CITY, and 81,
At he would be sent there to be pres RI
~ its final disposition. Gener,ll or
as ISSUED all order that Mrs. Sill ga
IAN he not permitted to accompany a
} Consul.
'illiman's Fl days in prison had O..
led In company with an attaohe %,
the British Consulate arr under b.,
lrd he started for Mexico City, Aft ,v
a few days in Mexico City Sill Po
n YVES informed that he might leave the
Urea Cruz. ~
illimaan learned alter his release no,
I Mrs. Silliman. accompanied by n,u
British vice-Consul. went 10 Gen as,I
Mass the day afler her husband tha
imprisoned and asked for his re- ~
20. Maae infnrnod A.. OHM.