Year: 1869




At nine O'Clock last night Colonel w. A. G. Ryan,
tall, youthful-looking individual dressed in suit
OF light colored, fashionable clothes, and wearing
long hair which falls to his shoulders and gives
him very much the appearance OF Southerner,
was about as comfortable physically as most per-
sons outside OF Ludlow street JAIL Notwithstanding
the TACT that he inside. he stated that he was
arrested about six O'Clock last evening. just
as he had stepped into q carriage, corner
Of. Broadway and Houston street, to 90
to Brooklyn. cat the time was inside
the carriage and was parting with friend, when
Official from the Marshal's ONCE stepped up TO me
and said that was his prisoner. then asked the
deputy If he could take me and he said he guessed
So At the time was arrested there were some
three or four hundred men near, and the Official
said, s'We, / have got eight men here and there
are seven more around the corner" The man
who arrested me and acted as a deputy marshal Is
Spanish spy at least understand him to be such;
he was in employ Of the Spanish Consul formerly,
but ON this occasion was deputized by the United
States Marshal I, OF course, expressed my readi-
to 20 with the deputy and turned TO my friend
and said, captain Peters, want you to attend to
certain matter for me-" upon which another ofncer
turned to Peters. saying, eve want you, too," and
arrested him. We we're shortly afterwards quartered
where we now are II the authorities wanted us
they could have had Us at any hour during the day,
but they chose to cause our arrest late at night,
when they knew bail would not be accepted,
although friends here this evening and offered
bail TO any amount for release until morning.
Their oners however, refused, and. Of course,
we lie here until tomorrow. Our friends have 60 t
q letter from District Attorney Perrepont,
asking for our release until tomorrow but
that letter could not be recognized here. There
orders out now, as have learned from undoubted
outho horttv for fho In fha nin0 nf0
single member OF the Junta. Five OF the six persons
now here are American citizens. The person who
arrested me I believe to be q Spanish spy for the
reason that the occasion OF the previous arrest
he wore q rose In his coat, and merely pointed out
those whom he thought advisable to arrest; whereas
on the present occasion this same individual &C.
tually put his hand on my shoulder and pronounced
me his prisoner. That Is why believe he has been
deputzed as deputy United States Marshal From
what we have overheard and been told IN converse
ton between various oficlais we are led to under
stand that information had been received by the
Spanish Minister at washington, to the efiect that
an expedition was about to leave here tonight,
ana that that information was the basis for
our arrest. think. and We ali think,
that the United states authorities are
outraging us, and that money, Spanish money Is at
the bottom OF It. Is done In the interests OF the
Spanish authorities In Cuba, 70 produce depressing
effect on the minds OF the revoutionists, and
responding elation among tne Spaniards. But It will
fail of ns intended result. do not expect to
make anything out OF It, although I came
to this city with the intention Of assisting
the Junta, and the United States government cannot
prove anything against me, that is ALL One Of the
deputies told they had particular Instructions to
arrest Alfaro and myself Alfaro IL native Cuban.
He is secretary Of War OF the Junta in New York.
and ID wealthy planter. He has contributed some
thing like 100000 at various times to the cause Of
the revolution Another thing you ought TO know Is
tnis:we ebster ana Gregg. the counsel Of the Spanish
government In the employ OF the Spanish Consul
IN New York, and webster Is the son-in-law Of Sec
retary Fish. This same webster and Gregg were the
counsel Of the Spanish In the seizure Of
the Quaker City, and their influence also got the
vessel OF. consider the whole matter
very inconsistent on the part Of the
United states government and I do not
think It Is popular-in fact, know the
people OF the United states sympaihIze with the
revolution and do not accord with these proceed
ings. II the government Is 30 scrupulous about
breaches of the neutrality laws, why did they never
interfere with the Fenians who paraded In the
streets OF city IN the country, held mass meet
ings, uniforms and carried arms openly,
avowed their intention OF invading Ireland, making
war against England and gobbling up Canauar


STATEMENT OF SENIOR ALFARo.


Senior Ignato Afaro Is a tall and rather prepoa-
scssing gentleman both In manners and appear
ance, with dark complexion. luxuriant Jet black
whiskers, q la Dundreary. and mustache: lie
a. he was leaving the headquarters, NO. III Broad
war. lie could not tell OF any motive IN making the