Evening star., 1933-08-21
MANHUNT RESUMED
f OR MACHAD|STAS
Cuban Mob MutAates and
Burns Body of Suiside
Police Chief.
BY the Associated Press.

HAVANA. August 2l.-Punishment
for leaders of a hate-craZed mob which
took from It's new grave the body of
Gerardo Machados police chief and
burned and mutilated 1t was demanded
today by several departments of the
week old Cuban government.
As the cabinet of Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes tried to solve the hard prob
lens Of economic peace. there were
other evidences of continuing hatred Of
the previous regime.
IA manhunt for the few remaining
Machadists went on; leaders of the
opposition who had been forced into
exile were coming back, and soldiers
and members of the A B C Secret So
ciety began digging again in Atares
Castle for bodies of those who died
because of opposition to the Machado
regime.
Antonio B. Ainciart, villified as the
director Of bloody and repressive meas
ures under the deposed President, COM
mitted suicide Saturday night while
soldiers and A B c men closed in on
his hiding place.
Body Mutilated.
As soon as soldiers left his place of
burial 1000 shouting persons opened the
fresh grave. took the body in a truck
to Havana University, mutilated it. and
| hoisted it to the cross bar of an electric
! light pole
Thousand watched the mob pour
gasoline over it and apply q match.
| Finally the crew of an ambulance scat
tered the crowd and took the remains
to a morgue.
Dump it into the seal" shouted the
| mob Dump it into the sea! He is
not fit to be buried in, a cemetery with
other human beings"
Shortly before the mob began form.
ing Juan Sampol. nephew and body
guard OF Ainciart. shot and killed him.
self after being recognized by a boy
| on street corner First, however
! Sampol had killed Jose Aquirre Leon
! Al. B. c. member.
Thousands Attend Rites.
over the regime against which they re-
belled week ago was the funeral yes
| terday of four men whose bodies were
| found Friday in stable at Atares
| Castle. Tens of thousands attended
| the impressive ceremony.
A. B. c. members and others whose
| bitterness fingered have only one OF
two of Machato's alleged gunner to
| account for. among them Police Officer
| Rafael Castro and Juan Penate. who
| were said to have been with Ainciart
/ just before his death.
All others of the Strong Arm Porra
| Squad are dead, imprisoned or out Of
| the country.
1t was expected that this week would
| bring the beginning Of investigations
into the sources of the wealth Of Ma
chado and his followers, their conduct
| dite them from their places of exile
| The Justice Department was scheduled
to start naming special judges today
| for the Investigations, while the army
made preparations for courtmartials.
Strike Solution Seems Near.
In Provisional President De Cespedes
| hands were the designations Of large
number Of Representatives and Senators
who quit in body to facllltate soiu-
| tion Of Cuban problems"
The acceptance of only a part ol
| the designations was expected so that
Congress would be enabled quickly tc
ratify emergency economic and con-
| gressional legislation. diplomatic ap-
pointments, financial operations ano
| treaties.
A three-week harbor strike appeared
near solution as strikers and shipping
| operators showed disposition to con-
cede certain points. the chief Of which
involves recognition of unions.
Among the exiles home again Il
former President Mario G. Menocal
who lived in Miami. Col. Carlos
Mendieta, who opposed Machado's
nomination in 1924, was expected te
arrive from the United States today
! President de Cespedes has ordered
| the release of 81 prisoners held In
| Principe Prison on charges of Com
munistic activities during the Machadc
regime
| Reports reached here that Com.
munist meetings were held at Santiago
again yesterday afternoon. The speakers
assailed the new government and de-
manded recognition of their party.
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