The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1872, Page 11

Pe NO. 48--B 5. Dr. Houard Tells the Story of His ” Ibife to a Herald Correspond- ent in Cadiz. (AN AMERICAN BY BIRTH., How He Was Dragged from His House at Mid- ‘night and Thrown Into Prison. DENIED A TRIAL FOR MONTHS. Spanish Cruelty Exemplified in Their ‘Treatment of Prisoners. BRANDED AND IRONED. Bhipped Across the Atlantic Heavily * Jroned in the Hold of a Vessel. FRE JAIL AND JAILER OF CADIZ igo: Eighteen Months and Twenty-six Days of Cruel, Unjustifiable and Ills- gal Imprisonment, FREE BY ORDER OF THE KING How the United States Looked On While an American Citizen Was Thus Being Persecuted, Capi, July 18, 1872, In my last I detailed the mode in which Dr, Houard was discharged by the Spanish authorities, pnd now I have the pleasure to communicate the jult of an exceedingly long interview I had with im yesterday, and in which he imparted tomo uch a story of suffering and of wrong as will be ‘ead with interest by the millions for whom it is tended. THE INTERVIEW. Seated in @ quiet parlor of a Cadiz hotel, with Breen trees in front and the blue sea beyond, on poth of which the recent prisoner seemed to gaze ith inexpressible delight, we commenced our col- juy after this fashion :— CorREsPONDENT—Doctor Houard, permit me welcome you back to freedom’ in the je of the American people, who would have mn prepared to go to great extvemes to procure aa it had not happily been brought about by the lomatic action commenced in Washington and rete a in Madrid by General Sickles, I now~ We to ask you to favor me with some particulars your case, your history, your sufferings and your nm experiences. I do this on behalf of the jew YORK HERALD, which paper has taken a leading Fas in the agitation in America which has led to our release. {| Doorow HovaRp—I shail do so with extreme pleas- bre. Itis a duty lowe to myself, to my family and to py tountry to let my sufferings be Known as exten- wely as possible. Itis also a duty I owe to the anish Government that, in the cool contempla- lon of the wrongs they have inficted on me, they in future avoid inflicting them on others. NAME, BIRTH, PARENTAGE. CORRESTONDENT—What is your full name? Doctor—John Emilio Houard., . MORRESPONDENT—Where were you born ? Docror—In Philadelphin, on the 5th of Septem- per, 1815. My father was originally a Frenchman, emigrated to the States in 1795, twenty years fei my birth. In 1803 he took the oaths to the public and was duly admitted a citizen of the Puited States. , CORRESPONDENT—Did he not afterwards settic in Pubs? Doctor—Yes, In 1821, when I was six years old, he went to Cuba. The Spanish government were ten encouraging white emigration by grants of Jand under favorable conditions, and my father Qvailed himself of them and setticd at or near Cienfuegos. CORRESPONDENT—Did not the acceptance of those grants of land involve the obligation to become Spanish citizens? Docror—No. It involved the right to become Bpanish citizens if the settlers chose, but not the pbligation. My father had an unconquerable antl- pathy to becoming a Spanish subject, and he never #ook the least step in that direction. ' ConrEsronvENT—I have seen it stated somewhere it he acted as police commissioner of the district which he lived, and that he could not have so acted unless he were a Spaniard, Docror—tt is not true. He was at one time nomi- ated as Police Commissioner, or something of that Bort, but he refused to act on the ground that he "vas nota Spanish but an American subject. So little inclination had le to adopt the Spanish na- tionality that up to tho time of his death, after eight years’ residence in Cuba, he never spoke the Janguage pertectly, but conducted his business by means of interpreters. : COBRESPONDENT—I ask yon these qnestions be- Jeause I understand that it was at first alleged by the Cuban anthorities that your father was a Spanish subject, and consequently transmitted the ame nationality to you. { have no doubt repre- Bentations to this effect were made to the Spanish government at Madrid and have contributed, in some degree, to your long imprisonment, ' Pocror—Neither my father nor mys+lf ever per- Jormed any act which could be construed into the Jeast approach towards a surrender of our Ameri- ‘can citizenship; on the contrary, I was always recognized by the inhabitants of Cienfuegos, where Tresided nearly twenty-seven yeors, as an Ameri- can citizen. Iwas called “the American Doctor.” Ascrupulously complied with every form of regis- tration required by the authorities, both in the ‘Dooks of the corporation and in those of the Con- Bulate of my nation. In my cedula de residencia, dated January 10, 1870, the year of my arrest, as ‘well as in that of February 6, 1869,1 am described san American citizen, These documents, you are ware, are issued in the ofice of the Governor of ienfuegos, ConrEsronvEnt—Besides these oMclal documents recognizing your American nationality, do you Know of any others of an uuollicial character Jwhich set forth the aamo nationality? VocToOR—Yes, several. Of one in particular TI jean speak, Shortly after the breaking out of the Mnsurrection in Guba, toward the end of 1808, the ‘American residents of Cientuegos addressed a me- morial to Mr. Charles Fox, the Consul, urging the lnocessity of his taking steps with the government at Washington to procure the stationing of an American war vessel at Cienfuegos to protect ‘American interests in case of need. My signature ‘was one of the first appended to that document. and I gave it as the oldest United states ctuzen resident in the place. a Qornxsronpsnt—Besides this, cau you tell ime of any other acts by which yoo OPENLY DEMONSTRATED Cra AMERICAN OITIZEN- su Docron--Yes; it was always my custom to cele- Drate the Fourth of July, Previous to the death of my Wife, in 1868, I used to cive a format dinner party ‘on every return of that national anniversary. At these dinner partica } invited all my American friends within the ciclo of my acqnaintance, aud giao many of the Spanish residents of Clemiucyos ner parties, but never silowed the Fourth and my more immediate private friends around me, and commemorating the day in a quiet, but social manner, With toasts and sentiments appropriate to the ogcasion. CAREER AS A PHYSICIAN. CoRREsPONDENT—You Were educated for the med- ical profession? Docron—Yes. When I waa abont ten or eleven years old my mother (my father being dead) took me to Philadelphia for my education. I chose the medical profession. I graduated at the Jefferson ‘Medical Institute in that city, and received my diploma from it a8 a physic an in 18/3. In that dip.oma Iam set forth aga nat.ve of Philadelphia, Next year, 1844, I returned,to Cuba and set up in Practice there. CORRESPONDENT—Can you practise medicine in Cuba with an American diploma’ y: Docror—It is necessary first to obtain an authorization or permit irom the Spanish authori- ties. This I at once procured, ft is dated 10th March, 1844, and in itl am recognized as a citizen of the Untted Statea. I continued in practice in Cienfuegos for twenty-six years and up to the time of my arrest. I married @ Spanish lady and had a family of one son and four aaughters, assed a come, fortune by the exercise of my pro- S810, * NO POLITICTAN, CQRRESPONDENT—During those twenty-six years did you ever manifest sentiments inimical to Spanish rue in the island of Cuba? Docror—No; neither directly nor Leretvecti. I took no part in politics, In fact, I was frequéntly an object of censure and animadversion on the part of some of my friends because I would take no side in politics and always shirked discussion on them. They used to upbraid me for my indifer- ence, CORRESPONDENT—Did any members of your family take part in the insurrection ? THREE NECHEWS WITH THE CUBANS, Doctor—If in mean my own immediate family Tanswer emphaticaliy no. I have but one son, and he is @ surgeon dentist in Philadeiphia since 1866; consequently he has had nothing to do with the in- surrection in any shape; but if you consider neph- ews as members of a man’s family then Iam bound to admit that three of my neplews did take the Cuban side in the insurrection; but with that I had nothing to do, CoRRESPONDENT—How were they your nephews ? Docror—They were the sons of two of my sis- ters. Both my sisters married residents of Cuba. One married a Spaniard, Don Isidoro Fer- nando Cabado, by whom she had two sons, named Federico and Adolphus. The other sister married a Frenchman named Hermann Barrio, by woom she had a son, who was also called Hermann. CORRESPONDENT—What became of the nephews ? Docror—The two Cabados, though Spaniards, en- tered the federal army of the United States during the war between the North and South, and ob- tained great distinction, They served in the Third army corps, under General Sickles, They joined the Cuban insurgents tn 1868, and both attained the rank ot General. Frederick was captured and shot Jast year and Adolphus died of fever early this year, Hermann Barrio, my third nephew, was at one time United States Consular Agent at Cienfuegos, but h too, joined the Cuban insurgents, became atde-d camp to one of his cousins, was captured and shot by court martial in Cuba, in 1870, CORRESPONDENT—These three nephews were never members of your household ? Docror—Never. ‘ihey had their own homes, CORRESPONDENT—They visited you before the war? Docror—Of course, CoxREsronDENg—Were they in any way depen- cat ieee you, or under your guardianship or con- rol Docror—Not in the slightest. On-the contrary, at the time of the breaking out of the insurrection they had all attatued man’s estate, each of them being over thirty years of age. Tuey never were under my protectorate or control in any way. CORRESPONDENT—After 7 joined the insurrec- tion were they in the habit of communicating with your I forbid it, as I did not wish-in Doctor—No. any yy to be mixed up with the insurgent move- ment. CORRESPONDENT—When do you think you BECAME INIMICAL TO THE ISLAND AUTHORITIES ? Docror—I do not know, CORRKSPONDENT—When did you receive the first Eeeanen that you Were an object of suspicion to em Docror—About two months before my arrest. A friend hinted to me that be had reason to believe the authorities were beginning to include me among the persons of whom they had suspicion, CORRESPONDENT—Did this friend give you any idea of the base on which their suspicions were founded ¢ Docror—He merely thought it was because of my relationship to the Cabados, and of the leading po- sition they had taken in the insurrection. CORRESPONDENT—Did these friendly hints alter your line of conduct ? Docror—Not in the least, Icould not nelp my relationship to these rebel chiefs, but I knew of no code in right or in justice, in any country, where an uncle could be responsible for the sins of bis nephews. I felt conscious I myself had never said or done anything to lay me open to suspicion. I had in no way expressed sympathy with the insur- eee nor aided or abetted it in the slightest degree. NEVER SOLD A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF MEDICINE TO THK REBELS. CorresronpENT—Had you not supplied or sold medicine to the rebels? Ducror—Never. Not @ dollar's worth. If I had chosen to do sol could have made an immense sum ; but I not only did not sell, | did not even give. Iwas most guarded. CORRESPONDENT—I have been told in Spain that it were the principal agent tor the supply of med- cines to the insurgents, and that hundreds of boxes bearing your name and residence had found from time to time in the rebel camps, Docror—I have littie doubt that the island an- thorities have so represented it to Madrid, in order to justify their harshness and cruelty to me, but it is a perfect untruth. In fact, they did not make such an allegation against me in the accusations for which | was tried by court martial, In those accu- sations they only referred to TWO LITTLE BOXES OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES. CORRESPONDEST—What was the history of those two? Docror—In 1863 I recelved from one of my brothers, 2 medical practitioner in Philadelphia, a complete box of homeceopathie medicine, inscribed with my name, It was a present. 1 had then taken to practising homeopathy. ‘This box was greatly admired by my friend, Don Felix Bouyon. He coveted it 80 much that I eventually sold it to him, This was in 1864, four years before the breaking-out of the insurrection. I believe thig box wag subse- quent found in a rebel carp, b1t Thad nothing to jo with that. Se®or Bouyon acquired it from me in 1864, and he left Cienfuegos the same year. CORKESPONDENT—W hat about the other box ? Docror—Amongst my friends in Cienfuegos was one Francisco Ayala, @ government oficial. He was greatly enamored ofthe homeopathic system. In 1569 he asked me to procure him a box of medi- cines. Instead of writing to Philadelphia for one, which I might have doge, and so Rape any Interven- tion secret, I proceeded to a well known carpenter im Cienfuegos and ordeced him to construct a cedar box to dimensions I gave bim, He did so aud I stocked it. I then delivered it to Ayala, char ing him, as a friend, merely the actual outlay, $10, didi’t make a cent on it, What became of it aiter- wards I know not, or whether it was found in a rebel camp or not. I was asked about this box by the fiscal, and I explained my connection with it, and 60 satisfied him that I had sold it to @ loyal subject anda Grant oficial that he struck all accusation about it out oi my case. I think he sent to Ayala’s house, in Cienfuegos, and found the said box still there. At all events it Was not found in arebelcamp. It was completely struck Out of my accusations, HOW THE ARREST WAS EFFECTED, CoRRESPONDENT—Tell me now something about at ee Had you any intimation belore- pau DocroR—Not the least; not an idea it was con- templated. ifi bad I should at once have sent my young and motheriess danghtera to my relatives in America, aud perhaps have gone myself there, as-1 bad sufficient to live upon witiout continuing my practice, About eleven o'clock of the night of the 13th December, 1570, my daughters had re- tired to bed, and I myself was beginning to un- dress, J beard a tap at my window, {| opened it, and found there the Commissary of Police and an omcer, The Commissary toid me he had an order from the Governor to arrest me and conduct me to prison. I asked him what for? He said he did not know; but is orders were imperative, and I must come. CORRESPONDENT—Did you refuse to go or resist ? Docror—No. 1 felt 80 conscions of imnoceance that [ looked upon itasamere trifing matter. £ was sure five minutes’ conversation with the Gov- ernor in the morning would set me free. 1t was no uncommon thing jor citizens to be arrested in this way and set free immediately, My daughters were much alarmed, as was natural, but! felt 60 convinced it was & mistake that iustead of sending word to the Consul of my nution, Mr, Morria, that night, { merely loft orders with my daughters todo it the next morning if 1 had not returned by then. I went quietly to the earcel, or prison. 1 was put into a tiny, dark room, called & bartotino, board hoor, tearfully dirty, over- run with cockroaches and otver vermin, One chair and atin mug with water were all the furniture it coptained, Of bed it was tynocent. There I ssed the first night, YOu may imagine my feel- ins. My wie sleeping in the dreary cemetery, My motherie-s daughters iet alone in pe house, My ~~ protessi one ia which the lives of others were dependent on the regularity of my visits, Yet hope kept me up, 0% I waa consetous of my innocence, Liully expected to be discharged next day, Next dey, however, | Was taken belore the fiscal and culed on to make deciaracion, 1 Was examined ut great length, questioned as to my havits, my conuection with the insurrection, &C., &e, Ali my answer We'e written down, Lreyu- diated any cowpiicity aud demanded to kuow who my accusers Were. ‘The tiscai, however, could not, OF Would not, tell me, Instead of being discharged | was tuken back to piison. ma get put mto @ smull private parlor, rese Uutiied prisoners who choose w pay for the priv- iege. I paid the jailer $9 # month for its rent, my family sept me bed and bedding and my meals every day. BIGHT MONTHS WITHOUT THR FORM OF TRIAL PVEN, CORKASPONDENT—How ioog did you remain there been before 5 ipy ares nthe next dav, at , at once die, the United States Aggot tp vana, and the latter lost not a momen’ Mares | ppea Count Valinaseda and case im, The follow: writtel CaS was also addressed by Mr. Biddle to His Excellency, who seen he would order the oeameges a taritieg investigate my case forthwith, to harge me if innocent. ACTION OF CONSUL BIDDLE. ConsuLaTe GuxeRaL Ey rp BeATEs,} Your Excrutency—I have the honor to invite the atten- ‘Heney to inet. On the ‘evening of ‘he i ‘mat, D, Juan Emilio Houara was arrested’ hers and placed in the public pel: son, He is’ a native of Philadelphia, but las practised owe medicine here for many years. widew: has Noung family. 1 vislied him yesterday at thé prison. hie cause of his ‘arrest appears to be this:—Some four or 0 a perren here nained Felix Pouyon re- more By eel re Spanish government ay intment at Las Belore leaving tor that plac hetpurehiase ‘at Dr. Houard “er medicine. On this home e doctor was engraved. Time passed, and Dr. Bouyon leit his employment and returned here, When the insurrection broke ont he Joined it. The box referred to was tound a short time since in one of the rebel encampments, and it Is inferred that Dr. Houard supplicd medicines to the rebels. That he did this no one ot friends here will believe. He wishes, naturally, that his case settled with all despatch, In ordcr to return to his practice and his youn, gaughters, who have now no mother to take charge em,” Aa Dr. Houard isa citizen of the United States, and is thus vouched for, both as to lo: ally and regnectability, I shail esteem it favor if Your Wecellency will eause catty fess iesne changes abner tae or ocent 1° written. ee, one eT Bee we TOMAS BIDDLE.” Hils Excellency the Superior Palitical Governor. HOW VALMASEDA PUT OFF BIDDLE. . Three months passed aways still remained in jail. On the 1st of Ap 1871, Mr. Biddle again sought an interview with Count Valmaseda and urged my case on his attention, protesting against my continued incarceration without trial, The Count replied that the crowded stave of the calen- dar and the “complications of the case” had pre- vented attention, but it should at once be looked into, Time passed; May, June and July came and went. In August (just cight months alter my ar- rest) Twas taken to another fiscal, He informed me of the cargos, or charges, under which I was arrested, I denied them all categorically and im- jored to be confronted with my accusers, ly business, m the meantime, had been ruined, as you may imagine. CONFRONTED WITH MY ACCUSERS, Two more weary months passed over me eral was “confronted,” as they say in Spanish law, with my ac- cusers, In October, 1871, they (or rather some oi them only) were brought face to face with me. I met all box of a box the name of their charges. One La Parga had said I had told him T hi resented the box of medicine to my nephew, € da. La Barga, in my presence, with- drew this statement. I proved by two witnesses that the box in question had been sold by me in 1864 to Sefor Bouyon, four years beiore the break- ing out of the insurrection. 1 proved that some trifle of furniture in my possession, which had once belonged to my nephew Ca- bada, I had taken in part Perens of a horse I had sold him for $325. This I proved by two witnesses. I was accused of having spent some days away from my house and in & rebel camp, This I disproved by nine credible witnesses, all loyal Spaniards, ONE CAPOTE HAD TESTIFIED I had sent money, clothing and medicine to the rebels. I denied it in toto, and demanded to be confronted with the said Capote. He was not preeeuy neither was he sent for, I explained to he fiscal that Capote owed me money, and as he was a man of no character he had doubtless trumped up this charge against me with the view of getting me out of the way, as I had threatened to sue him. Two months afterwards this same Capote bg oath beiore a notary public in New York that TESTIMONY WAS ALL FALSE, given by him under compulsion of the Volunteers and under fear of his life at their hands, In fact, I have reason to believe that his testimony was drawn up for him by a captain in the Volunteer forces named José Cassanova, very notorious m Cienfuegos. I have here a copy of his statement made in New York. CAPOTE'S AFFIDAVIT, T, Mannel Capote J, Bapinosa. do awcar that the dectara- tion made by me in the town of Cientuegos against Dr. Kmtilo Houard, on the occasion of his trial for the crime of treason, was made owing both to the pressure brought fo Bear upon me hy various persons and to the panic ter- ror with which they inspired me, I supposing that it I did not declare in’ a ccriain sense I should be mal- treated by the Volunteers of the town; therefore, for the sake of truth, I must declare, as I formally do declare, that the sald declaration ts entirely without fountation, and, Giger A at variance with \he tacts; that I only know the said Mt. Howard as having been’ my family physician, and that Ihave no knowledge of the acts of which I was induced to accuse him, ~ "New Youk, Feb. 8, 1872. ANURL CAPOTE. T hereby certify that on this 8th day of Bebruary, A. D. 1872, before me, a Notary Public of the Siare of New York. duly commissioned and sworn, personally aj peare Manuel Capote, tome personal: wn, and known to me to be the individaa! who prépa'ed and subscribed the foregoing instrument, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and swear that the matters therein suited are true of his own knowledge. In witness whereot I have hereunto set my hand and afMfixe:! my oficial seal the day and year above written.— Hu&nay K. Coppineton, Notary Public, New York comity. ANOTHER AUSENT WITNESS. Another witness named Federico Carratala had testiNed that I was disatfected to the Spanish Roxorament and se pre in my sentiments, ‘nis I denied, and asked to have him brought face to face with me, but he was not. Ido not even Know the man and am sure J never had any conver- sation with him. MY PRINCIPAL ACCUBER before the fiscal appears to have been one José Joaquin Verdaguer, and he was a commissioner of embargoed property and consequently had a direct interest in the sequestration of mine. He bore a very bad repute. He was an escribano, and some time previously had Looe me for not put- ting certain fees in his way connected with my property and threatened me he would be revenged. After this “‘contronting” in October L returned to my prison and there remained till one Saturday in December, 1871, just twelvemonths after my arrest, I was then taken to the Government House be- tween a file of soldiers and told I was to BE TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL, T understand the court was composed of two volu teer officers and six army officers. By law in Cuva a prisoner has the right of objecting to any of the members of @ court martial about to try him. I was not perinirted to avail myself of this right. T was not afforded any opportunity to challenge my judges. 1 was kept ina Rivets room allthe time they deliberated, but at the close of the proceedings was called in and merely asked one question, namely, “Was it my annual custom to take my fambly out of Cientnegos to the country?” I replied that it was, I was then taken back to prison, Durt the hasty glance T could cust round the court T saw some on the tribunal whom I should de- cidedly have objected to if 1 had been permitted the right, THE COMPOSITION OF THE cover. CORRESPONDENT. 10 Were these? Docror—One was Francisco Yrutagoyena, & cap. tain of Volunteers, of very bloodthirsty disposition, known to be rash and frrefective and very much incensed against all supposed sympathizers with the imsurrcetion, He had shot some prisoners. The other was named Juan Garriga. He was once iny friend, but in 1869 we had a falling out and ceased to speak to each other. Naturally he was not a suitabie person to try me for my life, nor was Francisco Yrutagoyena. The other membeis of the court martial were strangers to me. CORRESPONDENT—Do you know anything of THE PROCREDINGS OF THE COURT MARTIAL? Docror—I had a very able defender named Valle, who urged everything he could in paewtid my inno- cence, and with such force that I understood the tribunal were at first of opinion that there was notimg in me to condemn. In fact, some iriends came to me in the prison aud told me | was honor. ably acquitted. Later in the evening | was informed that, seeing the inclination of his companions to acquit me, the said Yrutagoyena said something to the effect that |, being an American, would rao olf to the States if set at liverty and putin a claim for damages. He woulda't take the ee a ef of that. Count Valinaseda might do it if he liked, but he (Yrutagoyena), a3 a member of the court martial, was ior a conviction, His re- marks the a the rest, and though the‘ fiscal had only asked six years’ imprisonment against me I was sentenced by the tribunal to eight years and contiscation of my property, I learned this from parties who came to the piison the same evening, though I was not officially notified. My senience had to go to Havana to be approved by the Auditor de la Guerra and by tue Captain General, which was done in due course; In fact, I understand that the Captain General, Count Valmaseda, added two years to my sentence, muking it ten, instead of eight, in order to send me to Ceuta, on the coast of Atrica, @ Spanish penal settlement for convicts of ten years’ sentence and upwards, CORRESPONDENT—May not the Count have done that a8 ap act o: kindness to you ? Docrok—it may have bgea so, for most assuredly my life was not sale in Cuba, THE DOCIOR CONTINUES HIS STORY, After remaining in prison sixteen days I was waited upon by the fiscal and my sentence read over tome, Atthe end of another month I was taken by sea trom Clen!uegos to Havana with sev Fal other prisoners, some of them criminal conv! Aud the rest political, We wentin charge of four Civil Guards. ‘this was on the 16th of February, 1872 }had now been fourteen months tn jail in Cieoiuegos—the piace where I had lived a8 an hon- ored resdent twenty-six yeara, where | had married end brought w nly, and was known to every en, Wo! Hohild in the juvisdiction., Durin tit those iourteen months none of my chidren ha been permitted to enter my apartment, save tie youugest of ten years of age, and she only through juterest with the jailer. The others were pe mit- ted to see and speak to me, but only through o rating in the door with iron bare, Ub my arrival fi Havana I was taken to the Presidio o: common penitentiary, the same building as that in whi We students were Coufined, My batr was cut clos my beurd and Whiskers shaved olf; my own clotues were removed and | was DLESSED IN CONVICT GARR, which consists o1 wiite duck pantaloons and frock shirt, £ was assigned to the Ftith brigade or Work- ing Gang. On ay back I wore a tablet stamped on the shirt ia biack letters, of two to three inches leugth each, thug:— ee a0 B. 6. The pantaloons wore sadly too long and too large a See vo! soon as I entered ti a all the money I had about me was was $11 in gold. { never saw: it aguine “Sty gold Ww SEARS E ATE wy tne 0 ENT—Were labor in the Presidio ? ey a be Docror—I was sent to the tailor’s shop, but I escaped actual work through paying the chief of the brigade. Pa an NDENT—How did you get the money to Docrok—From my friends outside, who also fur- nished me with the means of purchasing my food from the cantine in the prison yard, and Fnus saved me from eating the miserable rations of the other prisoners, CoRRESPONDENT—How long did you remain IN THE HAVANA PRESIDIO? Docror—About a fortnight, At the end of that time the oiicers of the jail told me I was to be shifted to the Cabafia fortress, on the other side of the harbor, at the entrance, preparatory to my transportation to Ceuta. Iron fetters, or travas, were then put on me. These consisted of A BING OF IRON ROUND EACH ANKLE, with two bars of iron running up to the waist, where they were secured by another tron ring. The weight of the whole would be about eight pounds, 1 wore these irons from that moment until two days after my arrival at Cadiz, when they were struck off by the intervention of Consul Duffie. Ce long did you remain in the as Docror—Fourteen days, ‘ ee PONDENT—Did you do any manual labor re SWEEPING THE STREETS. Docror—-For the first four days I swept tne streets, which you may think was pretty hard for a man of education to submit to. I couldn’t stand it, and bribed the overseer to relleve me from it. For the rest of the time I did no work. On the 15th of March I was put on board the Spanish mail steamer Antonio Lopez, bound for Cadiz, Six other olitical prisoners were put on board with me, ne was Domingo Gulrald, @ distinguished lawyer of Havana. He has been sent to Ceuta; 800 soldiers were also on board the steamer, return- ing to Spain, These were far more comfortably lodged than us poor political prisoners; for while they were on the first ‘tween decks, we were on the second, one deck below them, My bed was a , bare board, my only covering a blanket. A TERRISLE VOYAGE TO CADIZ, ConRRsroNDENT—How did you fare on board?. Doctor—Our passage was a rough one; bat, though I had never crossed the ocean before, I was not seasick, I was, however, afflicted with fearful dysentery the whole way over, s0 much s0 that during the seventeen days of the yorsge from Ha- vana to Cadiz I was only once on deck, and that once I fainted from exhaustion. oo amp test al attended to your neces- sities . Docror—A little black boy took pity'‘on me and was the only one who attended to me. 1 paid him a trife for his trouble. and I troubled him much, CORRS On ema not the ship’s doctor visit you /OCTOR—Never, ConrEsPoNDENT—Or the captain? - Doctor—Friends of wine, of infuence in Havana, had spoken to the captain on my behulf before we sailed, but he never once caine to see me during the passage. I do not even know his name, CORRESPONDENT—Were there any officers in charge of you prisoners? DocroR—None whatever. When we were put on board at Havana the captain gare arecelpt for us to the prison authorities, and when we were de- livered by him to the prison authorities at Cadiz he took their receipt (or us to deliver to those of Ha- vana in proof that he had fulfilled his contract. CORRESPONDENS—In other words, you were con- sidered as so many head of cattle, to. be conveyed from point to point, like pigs from Dublin to Liver- oe of like cattle from Texas to other parts of the Union Docror—Precisely so, with possibly the clause of As FH “not accountable for mortality” also in the bill of lading or receipt. CORRKSPONDENT—Ha‘l you any deaths on board ? OR—Yes; but not among the prisoners, Providence was not kind enough for that; they were among the cabln passengers, of whom there were over forty. CORRESPONDENT—When did you arrive in Cadiz ? Docror—On the first day of April, this year. IRONED THE WHOLE VOYAGE. CoRRESPONDENT—I understood you to say you wore your irons ull the voyage? Was that neces- sary? You conid'nt run away? Doctor—Not only unnecessary but uncustomary, I understand that in other ships the irons of polift- cal prisoners were taken off during the voyage; mine were not. I wore them night and day. ‘They cut me very much, and EAT INTO MY FLESH. The Captain might have taken the trons off me during the voyage, but he did not, not even for five minutes, CorResronDENT—What food did you have on board ship? CONVICT RATIONS—ROBBED AGAIN. Docror—Convicts’ rations were provided for the prisoners; but | could not eat them. I therefore id the stewards ior something a little better. Be- fore L left Havana my friends supplied me with money, but it was my own money, received from my familv, When [ landed at Cadiz I had some 384 left. This was instantly taken from me by the jomandante of the Prison at Cadiz, Don Juan Cas- tillo, alter I was delivered into his charge, on the day atter my arrival. On that day two officers of the prison and tour soldiers came on board the Antonio Lopez and removed all of us prisoners to the jail. We went on shore ion a boat, and then were marched on foot through the streets to the prison, the populace looking on. CoRKESPONDENT—When were your irons taken offf AT CADIZ. Dooron—The day.General Dufie, the United States Consul at Cadiz, came to see me in the prison. It ‘Was the day I was taken there. He was most kind, As soon as he saw I was ironed he went to the civil Governor and procured an order for the removal of my fetters, by undertaking himself to be responst- ble for my making no attempt to escape. He also advised the Governor that my case was the subject of communications between Mr. Adee, the United States Chi d’Affaires at Madrid, and the Spanisn government, and that therefore i orght not to be sent to Ceuta without special instructions from Madrid. Thanks to the energetic remonstrances of Mr. Adee, who had the conduct of the Legation at Madrid a8 Charge d'Affaires, in the absence of Min- ister Sickles, an o.der arrived to suspend my em- barkation for Centa, ‘A DISGRACE TO ANY NATION, CORRESPON! ‘What sort of a prison is the Presidio, of Cadiz, in which you were contined ? Docror—A disgrace to any nation, Visit it and you will see, Itis yo beyond degree. My re a ing quarters were fullof bugs, lice, fleas, cock- roaches ang other vermin. In fact, alr, Libby waa nothing to this Spanish prison. ConrrksronpeNt—I have been jn Libby, and I thought nothing could be worse than that. Docror—t would rather have had Libby any day, with all its horora, than the Cadiz Presidio. At Libby if you wanted a mouthful of fresh air you had only to show your nose at a window and a kind reb, sentry oh the opposite ride of the strect would give you the coup de grace in a@ jiitey, and 80 put you out of your misery. But here in Cadiz, while everybody, from the jailor downwards, tiled to put you into your misery, no one was kind enongh to put you outof your misery. The jatior was rough, unieeling, brutal, low of speech, un- conth in manner, and like him were all bis subor- dinates. JUAN COSTELLA, THE JAILER OF CADIZ. Connxsronpent—What was the name of this jailer ? 4 Docror—Jnan Costilla. I give you his name fear- lessly a8 a brate—a devil incarnate. There are those whose names I will not give you, who showed me kindness, 80 far as it was in their humble power; for I know that they would suder if the; wtre suspected of favoring me. When Spain shall have a government bold enough, strong enough, to stand up for right and justice, then I will give the names of these men, leantime I content myself with immortalizing my cruel and rapacious Jailer, Juan Costella. This fellow allowed ine no exercise in the prison yard, and the only time I could get it was on Sundays, by pretending to be a Catholic, though I was in reality a Protestant, T used then to be let out into the a and take my stand outside the door of the capilla, apparently to listen to the service, but in reality to get the air, COKRESPONDENT—Were you put to any work in the Cadiz prison ? REMOVAL TO THE KING'S HOSPITAY. Docror—No; I was too: til, In fact, had Ire- muted there mach longer than I did { should have ded. General Duitie, the United States Consul, tn- terested himself v much on my belalf, and, finally, on the éth of May, procured my removal to the King’s Hospital. CORKESPONDENT—YoU were free, then ? Docror—Oh, dear no, 1 was 48 much a prisoner as ever. tu fact, I omc ak into the convict depart- mentand considered still in custody of the Com- andante ofthe prison. The janitor gave a receipt for me to this prison governor, just a3 the Captain of the Autonio Lopez did to the Havana prison goy- ernor, ConREsPoNDENT—Were you well treated in hospl- tal? Docror—Exceedingly. The doctors were very atientive and the janitor very considerate. Iwas allowed considerable liberty; but, of course, I could not get out, L was visited eet by General Bailie, the Consul, and by Mr. Charles Mar- rison Younger, the Vice Const, who did ail in their power to alleviate my condition. ‘fo the excellent wife of the latter gentleman and other kind iadies (Spanish ladtes, let me say) Lam indebted tor many little comforts and atventions which could only be appreciated by a man in wy condition, COULD HAVE BsCAPED. ConneeronDeNé-—Were you ever inclined to run No. Iknew my innocence and I knew wning away | should stump mysel/ as guilty and at the same time forfeit my right to redress jor my wrongs, Jt would have been mad- o83 In ne to attempt to escape HaPONDENT—Do you taink you could have escaped If yon had set about it? Dector—1 don't doubt it. CORRESPONDENT—What was done with the money or a you when you landed from the Antonio JATLER'R PRES, Docror—It had to be given upto the jailer, Ho supplied me with the littie exeras I took it the way of asl could not eat the prison Doapital When 1 went w the he handed what was lh of my money to tay Cons, ‘Who since then has dlabursements Docror—Seventy-two dollars in thirty-six gESrONDENT--DId you kuow ‘of the efforts which were being made by t! rican Ministe: for your release! bid beanie j Dooron—Yes; and Lfelt very grateful to him for them, i ae cia a you expect he would suc- Docror—Yes, for I knew the American people and government had taken the matter up so warmly that there would have been a war if not been given up, CORRESPONDENT—Did you ever get down-hearted at the snes Docror—Yes. CORRESPONDENT—When did you first learn you were to bo RELEASED, Boctror—On the 24th June General DuMe came to me at the hospital and informed me that he had a despatch from Mr. Adee, the Secretary of the United States Legation at Madrid, to the effect that the Spanish government had devided my release and that orders would doubtless be quickly trans- mitted to‘the authorities at Cadiz. have since learned that telegrams to the same effect appeared in the London and New York papers under date of une 22, the date of Mr. Adee’s communication to General Dume, CORRESPONDENT—You Were not released? Doctor—No. 1 waited a week, and hearing Rothing of my release, while at the same time I read in the bey papers something about my being included in some indulto or pardon the Kin; was about to grant, I wrote this note to Gener ue on the Ist July :— DE. HOUARD’S PROTEST, Kino’s Hosriran, Capiz, July 1, General A. N, Dovrin, United States Consaley Y ™ Sin—On the 24th ulfimo you did me the honor to visit and communicate to me that Fou had received a de- spatch from the secretary of the United States Legation at jadrid, dated the 2d June, Informing you Spanish government had decided my release, orders in harmony with that decision would less be transmitted In course of the ensuing week to the Proper authority at Cadiz, That week has elapsed without causing change in my condition, but I would Bot have trespassed on your valuable time, as I do at prevent had not my attention been called to the statement in the Madrid papers to the effect that my release conditional on the application for a pardon on my bel Such statements were made at the time you honore: with your above mentioned visit. to my sick bed, an now Again repeated and are not contradicted. 14 releaxo thus qualified may be Interoreted asa proo! of guilt, & doubt on the sufness of my right to be considered a eitl- zen of the United Staies and exclude reparation for my sufferings and losses. My case is in the hands of my gov- ernment and my countrymen, and I must abide by what- ever decision the government may have judged fit to tak but pray you to Inform me for my future guidance, an Af consisterit with your instructions, of the terms of m: promised release, should these have come to your knowl edge. Lam, sir, very respecttully yours, EMILIO HOUARD, MORE CORRESPONDENCE, CoRRESPONDENT—What happened next ? Docror—Last Saturday. the 6th inst., I recelyed a very Kind letter from the American Minister. Of course, without his consent, I cannot give yon a copy of that letter, but you willgather its purport from my reply, which was as follows :— [Copy] Cunmat Wako, Hosrirar, per, Rev, Gani, July 6, 1872, } \d ad e had forwarded to you my, letter to him of July 1, in relation to the circumstances of my expected release from imprisonment at the hands ot the Spanish authorities. and iniorming me that no application whatever has been made tor my pardon; that my release by the executive act of the King, sponta prety performed, does not in a way prejud on Auetons oF | my | citizenship | or nn co or bar my right for reparation, and that inany event my property will be restored. gratetul, sir, tor the kindness with which you have relteved the anxicty produced by my absolute ignorance of the the terms of iny expected rélease, falsely attributed by the Spanish Press both here and’ abroad to a compromise, through Which my pardon would be solicited axa preliminary step tomy refease. Permit me to repeat what I stated in m letter to General Dufle—that my case boing in the han of my government and my countrymen, I would abide b: any decision the Fovernment may take, and to add that am sincerely confident such decision, ‘through your in- strumentality, will honorably close a protracted’ torm of imprisonment, rendered less endurable by failing health, T am, with sentiments of great regar(|, sir, your obedient servant, MILIO HOUARD, FREE AT LAST—BY ORDER OF THE KING. CORRESPONDENT—What occurred next after you sent that letter to General Sickles ? Docror—I remained a prisoner still in the con- vict ward of the King’s Hospital! until last Tuesday, the 9th inst., when you and General Dufle brought ine the first intimation that I was reaily to be set free, the civil government of Cadiz having received a telegram from Madrid directing my immediate release, as the King had granted me indulto, with restoration of my property and liberty to proceed to any place I liked, including all the Spanish col- onies. You know the rest of the story—how that late the same evening Sefior Castello, the commandant of the prison, came and told mel was to go out, as Twas free; how that I told him I was about to make further tommunications to the Minister of iny nation, General Sickles, in Madrid, hag sens d the objectionable form of my release, the induito, and thatl would ot ee out till I received my re- ply; how that he said his orders were to put mo out by force, if I would not 7° out quietly; and how that he proceeded there and then to bundle my bed- ding and clothing out of the Convict Department of the Hospital into the Free Civil Department, and in this manner put an end to what bad been to me eighteen months and twenty-six days of CRUEL, UNJUSTIFIABLE AND ILLEGAL IMPRISONMENT. CORRESPONDENT—Why do you use those words ? Docror—It was cruel and ‘unjustifiable, becaude I had done nothing whatever to incur punishment, and Ihave been subjected to crueities and taal nities of most unnecessary description. My trea ment has been barbarous. My Incarceration has been illegal, because J was tried and sentenced by a military tribunal, mstead of acivilone. The Treaty of 1795 between Spain and the United States has been violated in my case, I being an American citi- xen. CoRRESPONDENT—I believe the present Spanish government (for you must know there have been nine or ten different scree since you were arrested) is composed of men who are anxious to do right. They lost no time in looking into your case, and at once came the conclusion that you were an American citizen, That conclusion involved an adinission that the Treaty of 1795 had been violated. On this, if they had chosen, they might have claimed to send you back to Cuba and have you retried by civil court, R—What! after nineteen months’ suffering and Ilegality, add to it by two or three years’ more delay and more cruelty? CoRRESPONDENT—Of course, they would not do that. Iam oniy speaking of their strict right in in- ternational law. Docror—Don't yon think they would have stood better with the world and with hamanity if they had said, “Dr, Houard, a mistake has been made, Take your liberty; It 1s freely granted. We cannot undo your sutterings; we cannot give back your broken health or your ruined business; but name the sum of money you consider yourself as entitled to a redress and you shall have it. Depart in peace?” CORRESPONDENT—Yes; but governments don't act in that way, Docror—But is it not adding ineult to Injury to ret out of the dificnity by talking avout pardon? ardon for what, I would like to Know. Was it not lowering me and my government, to spread it all or ae world that we had agreed to accept in- sults CORRESPONDENT—Your government left ft entire- ly to the pleasure of the Spanish government to hit upon the precise form under which they wouid grant your release? . Docion—Yes; and I was not consulted in an: way. If they had asked me, I would have sai “No! I wont stoop toa pardon. I am en innocent man, and innocence needs no pardon! 1 have no objections to come out of prison by a spontaneous act of King Amadeus; but It must not be an act of pardon.” CoxresronpEst—Oh, I think all this about in- Ido not think it ress, “iy this protest, at the Con the city of Cadiz, this Consul of my na COURTS. ‘SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. ‘The Newspaper Ciaims for Avertising. Before Judge Pratt, Application was yesterday made for three writs of mandamus against the Board of Audit to compel it to allow the claims of the Irish Democrat, thé Sunday Democrat, and Suint Peter's for vusping city and county advertisements. On the state! ent of Mr. Strahan, counsel for the Board, that he de- sired in one case to obtain the affidavits of Mei Peter B. Sweeney, Richard B, Connolly, William Tweed and James O’Brien, the hearing in the cases Was postponed till Friday. One of the Erle Railway Suits. It will be remembered that a few days since g temporary injunction was granted, on application of the present management of the Erie Railroad Company, restraming the Jefferson Railroad Com- pany, Jay Gould and Justin G, White from parting with certain stock and bonds in their possession, amounting, it is alleged, to $2,500,000. The case came up to-day on & motion to show cause wag the injunction should not be made permanent; bul the hearing of the argument was postponed till September 10, ‘The McDonald Homicide. On behalf of James Lamb, committed for the alleged ‘homicide of Mark McDonald, on the 24th inst., the particulars of which were fully published in the HERALp at the time, a motion was made toe day by Mr. William F, Kintzing for his admission to bail. The motion was made on the ground con- ceded by the prosecution that @ conviction for a higher grade of offence than manslaughter In th third degree could not bo obtained from the fact the case, Judge Pratt stated that though it was unusual in such cases to admit to bafl until after the finding of the Grand Jury, he would neverthe- less examine the papers and see whether the facta warranted a deviation from the ordinary course, The Case of Marla Kane. In this case, the facts of which will be rement> bered from the full account recently published in the Heratp, Jndge Pratt to-day rendered a de cision discharging the writ. Decisions, By Judge Pratt.* Bowne vs. Bowne.—Decree of divorce granted, a ea homage Sieg! ii Cgc * in the Matter of Maria Kane.—Wri ‘without costs to either party, ay Mahukea vs. Willlams.—Motion denied, Wingate vs. Sulka,—Order granted Fricke vs, Wilson.—Motion denied; no costs, Stokes et al. vs. Redmond et al.—Refused. Landsdemn vs, Benjamin.—Refused. SUPERIO COURT—SPECIAL TELM. Decisions. By Judge Monell. Smith vs, Tighe et al.—Order disvharged, Osborn et al. vs. Gratz et al.—Order granted, Blake vs. Pond.—The same. The Board of Commissioners of Pilots vs, The Norwich and New York Transportation Company.—+ The same. The Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturi dutio w mere matter of form. meant that the present Spanish government be- lieved you ay Docror—Yes, but it does not look as if they be- Neved me innocent, However, I am out and I am glad of it. . Pe aurea eats do you embark for New ‘ork? Docror—If I had means enongh I should go this very day to England and take steamer from South- ampton or Liverpool, but my resources are nearly exhausted. Ihave funds expected from my rela- tives in Philadelphia next week, and I shall leave Cadiz direct for New York in tne Anchor line gtcamer Alexandria, on the 28th Instant, Here ends the story of Doctor Houard, and with it your Correspoudent’s mission to Cadiz, Houard’s Protest Regarding the King’s Pardon. The following is a copy of the protest Dr. Houard uttered here the day ho was Hoerated:— I, John Emilio Houard, citizen of the United States, practising as a doctor of medicine in the island of Capa, and lately a prisoner in the hands of the Spanish government for alleged complicity with the Cuban insurrection, which complicity, T persistently and solemnly deny, declare Yast vening ejected from the convict King’s Hoapital, in the city of Cadiz, where 1 have been for some time confined as an invalid prisoner hy order of the Comandante of the presidio, who isformed me verbally that he did so by orders from the Civil Governor, under instructions from Madrid, He exbibited tome no document, nor dtd he give me any idea of the form under which he had orders to discharge me, Hav- ing previoaaly learnt from the Consul of my nation that my release was in the shape of an indwto from His Majesty the King of Spain, I demurred to accept it tu that form, lest it stould be construed into an admission of my guilt, or any waver of my claims for redress for my Hlegal conviction at the hands of the Cuban authosities and my sugerings Dr. im consequence thereo!., I intimated to the sald comandante or jafior my intention to remain til I could communicate with the United States Minister at Madrid, but he refused to allow me to do #0, stating his orders were imperative, and if I did not go out quietly he would put me out by force. Ho then caused my bedding and clothing to be removed from the convict ward ta tuken ot my déscuarge, Whereupon I desire to pro- test and do Lh 8 a inst all tinpatation T it ‘What may hercaive Taised (0 the efiect that 1 have contributed to my. release from imphiaghment accopting tmaduito or pardon from ag oF nacious co of each and every one Sea cence ah Ciniee of which I was sentenced Company vs. Benedict, Jr.—Motion denied, wi $10 costs, COURT OF COWMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM, Decisions. By Judge Larremoré. ze Lehman vs. Hank.—Afidavit insum™cten: Beman vs. Samelson.—Motion denied, “ Husted vs. Cunar.—Judgment ordered, Depersmens of Buildings vs. Dye.—Motion granted. In the Matter of the Petition of J. A, Kamping.— Motion granted. 3 Crow vs. Meehan.—Reference ordered. Arango vs. Lopez.—Motion granted, with leave to amend, : MURDER MADE EASY. Two Murderers to be Brought from Lunatic Asylum at Utica on Writs . Hab Corpus—Thetr Cascs to be Are guecd Bef Judge Pratt, of th |preme Court—The Absurdity of Insanity De= fences. An application was made yesterday before Judge Pratt, holding Supreme Court Chambers, by Mr. William F. Howe, for writs of habeas corpus in the cases of William Chambers and James Burns, both convicted murderers, and at present confined tp. the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, The ASC OF CHAMBERS - + is still fresh in the public memory. 1B will be remembered that he deliberately shot dead in the spring of 1871 Cornelius Voorhees, # prominent master builder of Brooklyn, Great ex citement was manifested at the time, and tho threats to lynch him after his arrest were s0 numerous that Raymond streeé Jail was guarded by a platoon of police, and company of militia. The po pularicty of Voorhees, who, at the time of his death, had over a thousand workmen in his employ, was further attested by the large attendance at his funeral, it hare} KF far the largest funeral that ever took place in Kin, County: On the trial the prisoner was ably defend- ed by Mr. Howe, who had VIA 80 ingenious an insanity defence for his ‘client, that he completely bewildered and dumbfounded the physicians who were summoned by the prosecution to prove Cham-' bers’ sanity, and the upshot was, that Mr. Howe sneceeded in acquitting his client, on the ground that Chambers was insane at the time of the shoot- ing. In order to prevent so nvtorions and danger- ous ® criminal to go free upon the respectable community, Judge Joseph F. Barnard com- mitted him at once to the Lunatic Asylui where he is now confined, ‘The case THE MURDERER RURNS is one of more recent date. Burns was tried for wilfully shooting Patrick Halloran in the Gotham saloon. The trial took place at the last term of the Court of General Sessions, The defence of insanity ‘was ably sustained by Mr. Howe, and a verdict was rendered of not guilty, on the ground that the pri- soner was insaue at the time of the shooting. CLAIMS OF COUNSEL. It is now claimed by Mr. Howe that the verdict of not guilty, rendered in both of the above casce, acquitted the prisoners of the charges of murder, upon which they were tried, and thac the addition to the verdict of “insane at the time of the shooting" is Insuficient to hold them in the lunatic asylum He further claims that they are perfectly sane, an that their detention in the Innatic asylum ts who! iilegal, This inveresting question wiil be solved op, the return of the writs of habeas corpus, whieh Were granted. “ POLICE TRIALS, Clubbing a Colored Citizen—A Polices man who Swallows Combaustibles. A large number of complaints agatnst policemen: were presented yesterday morning to Commis. sioner Barr for trial, and ull the minor cases were disposed of with the usual despatch, A.charge was preferred against Officer O'Brien, of the Highth precinct, for having clubbed a colored man on last Sunday night week, in Thompson street. A good deal of evidence was taken in the case on both sides, bat O'Brien failed to make @ good defence, and it {is probable the Board will dismiss him. There seemed to be an impression tn the President's room, where the trial was held, that O’Brien was not quite sober while he was on trial. Roundsman Doran, of tho Eighteenth precinct, was complained of for clubbing @ young man named Kingsley on Sunday, the 21s¢ inst, He brought another oficer to show that @ number of boys had been sparring om the street during the afternoon, and Doran was obiiged to u his club to drive them away, The policeman sald, im answer to a question from Judge Bosworth why he did not remain there and drive taea od, “] have thirteen blocks of post.” “Well, that’s bad.’” “One of tuat party who ta now here, sir, 18 @ thief, { arrested him myself; but Judge Lowling suspended sentence on him.” “Mr, Commissioner,” said Doran, pulling out & baton, “this little stick was all Shad, 1 coulda’s ch with that! mp arnape 1 ph hand it tohim and let him try te shange your mind.’ vetne case wie reierred to the Board, The Fourteenth preciuct, a8 usual, sent up & number oi complainta. They seem to have a c of roundsmen ib thut locality who are not only a clog upon the heels of the men, but a nuisance to the Commissioners, They fasten & dislike upon a varticulur man acd follow him up until something can be trumped up against him, A man pamed Murphy, who holds the o.lice of roundsman mm t! precinct, presented himself yesterday Latino | with two complaluts against an oiticer nam Loitus, The charges were so conmpictety, without foundation that tie Commissioner disposed of theus summarily. Complaints are bows he mene gt 3 made) of the dinieuity oi living in the precisot, The mci! are pot only Merassed by the Capiain imdwrs while off duty, ‘but they are hounded tu duality these roundsmen, who are simply bey to make’ Of the men to promotion for then, selves, A Little more humanity would give tho, duties and Tasure mare pfotsoton ior tho ves nud property 06 the peanis.