Show SAY IV DEMENTED SPANIARD F i CAUSED AWFUL D I Former Signal Service Officer Off Tells H Story Regarding the Battle Battleship BattleshIp ship p Maine t tIT K KW IT CITY Nov 2 That Jose a Spanish work wor r ing in Morro castle and probably a fanatic was responsible for tho the destruction of the battleship Maine was the statement made mide here tonight by Col Jasper E Brady retired Colonel Brady says he was one of a committee e of four who investigated the explosion si sion n and reported their findings to President McKinley Of Ot course I did not see this man turn on the switch witch which set lIet free tree the power jower of ot the mines which l li caused the disaster said the tho colonel but the evidence in the case pointed directly to his hi guilt Three other ather army anny officers officers cers whose names I dc tic not care to gi give gle giveand e and myself reported to ty the Pre dent that hat in our belief bellet was responsible responsible sible He was later executed upon upen the command of General Blanco None however was ever able to learn for tor what reason Colonel Brady In an address last night at St Georges Episcopal church h here discussed the Maine disaster and attributed it to a II submarine mine ex IX explosion His IUs statement brought forth denials from Washington among ether things being that no military board had Iad ad been een appointed to the case Colonel Brady explains that the board never neer convened to make its U report but reported individually to the th President Colonel Brady Brad was quoted as saying in n his hi address eire re last night that Cu Cubans bans tans were responsible for tor the time disaster lie He denied today toda that he had made such sucha a statement Colonel Brady Brad is a brother broth r of the Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady Brad rector of ot St Georges church ard author Attempts to learn anything about the history bistor of till the electrician proved futile said eald Colonel Brady I All that we know U is that he be was wu ia in charge of the wires which operated th the thit mines miles 8 If It the government la had i desired to blow up p the battleship he be would have been beell ordered Jo to o turn on the current and Y release the tb explosives As All A nearl is II we could learn be ho acted on an pulse while near electrical at aid lud d turned tamed the switch that killed the J Jl 7 T men menThe menThe The harbor barbor was wa full tull of ot mines and it is not surprising that the Maine an aD aDI I near one oe We had much trouble In A I evidence Our cas Cs WaS waa made mad up large iare largely II ly by b putting twi tw Lw and 1 ad two together |