Show WAS NOT HOT TO BE BLUFFED weyler recognized the trap he was wag springing r t to the wishes evl of 0 th the 0 11 allow ow tile the plans of the bloody butcher batcher were cleverly balked new york may is 18 A special pedal to the herald from havana says aye the action of consul general williams liams in protesting against the methods of the trial of the prisoners of the schooner competitor adopted by t the e spanish authorities Is worth more than a passing mention before tile the court martial consul general wit williams liams letter of protest was read the representative of the united states slates quoted the real ties existing between the united states and spain aril ard doubt 1 ed the right ut of the latter to try american citizens and others sailing under the american flag by other than civil laws adding in the letter that thai they must be judged by ordinary and not by military and naval courts and be permitted to employ legal counsel and present witnesses in evidence A note b by y the judge advocate general genera which had also been endors endorsed ed by admiral navarro the highest naval officer of spain in cuba ruling consul general williams protest as without good ground and out of order wan wa also read and noted within four hours after the court martial closed its session at a special pedal meeting in the afternoon its members sent to admiral navarro a sealed verdict which was immediately approved by the naval chief the sentences of all five prisoners to death in accordance with the verdict were signed at once and preparations were made to have the men shot receiving no satisha satisfactory tory response from the admiral nor even an invitation to attend the proceedings neither consul general williams nor any of his office was present at the court martial nor war wa lie he allowed to see the prisoners until after the trial had closed naturally he laid the whole case before the state department at washington by wire early and received instructions as prompt as energetic when these there arrived he went immediately to the palace where a stormy interview with cap tain gentral general weyler occurred the general told the ike con consul ul general that it if the men kad had been con isted they would be shot in the morning despite any protest the united states might make if you shoot them saia it mr wit wil Ilar kimii rif my government instructs me to close its consulate herband here and demand my passports and I 1 shall most certainly hold you and your government responsible giblet should these prisoners be executed before our pro pretest test it fit given due consid considered weyler v as tob bli durate and only gave in on oil advises advices from ti madrid adrid |