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Show IHrtrtrNnl VM JIfllUEIt. Latest Iterrlallonst An Ije.wlt-Bfti Ije.wlt-Bfti ttliew IIU Version. New York, Sept. 12-Tho Pacific Paci-fic Mall steamship Colon, which reached here to-day, brought some of the passengers who were on board the steamer Acapulat at tl.e time of tho killing ot General Barrundia. One of the. eye-witnesses of the tragedy told the story to the Associated Asso-ciated Tress. Itapjtears that General Gen-eral Barrundia came on board at Acapulco, Mexico. He was understood under-stood to be on his way to San Salvador, Salva-dor, lie was alteuded by two men as a tody-guard. When the ship arrived at Cham-perico, Cham-perico, Guatemala, tho authorities there demauded that Barrundia be surrendered. Thecaptaln prceraptor-ilyrefused prceraptor-ilyrefused to do so. They w lthheJd Clearance )airs for twenty-four hours, but dually allowed hint to proceed. When the vessel arrived at San Jose two boat loads of soldiers were sent off from shore to see that no one without projicr credentials should leave tbe vessel. Within a pistol shot of her wire two United States gunboats. Captain Pitts had telegraphed their commanding officer from Champerico, requesting ossr-tauce, but the dls-atth had nut been delivered. de-livered. Now be made a ptn-ouai appeal for help. The re-pune was that they could do nothing without an order front tbe jwrt captain. On the next day the ship was again invaded by the commandant, with a special force, of men aud an-other an-other boat load of soldiers. The Guatemalan commandant produced an "order of arrest," signed by the Amerirau mtnUter, Mlzncr, and made a formal demand for the delivery of Barrundia. Then be directed that all cabin la'seuers be ordered bcluw. When this arder was executed tho entire force proceeded pro-ceeded to Barrundla's rooms, Cap-lain Cap-lain Pitta with them. When the loom was reached, Captain. Cap-tain. Pitts, after deprecating the necessity of surrendering his passenger, pas-senger, read tho order for Ills arrest. Barrundia had quietly met them at the door, liut at once, divining that all was over, reached into the room for his revolver, aud, making the remark, Very good." fired. The ball Just missed Captain Pitts, who, together with tlin Guatemalan commandant, ran to his room, locked the door, aud hid under the bed, leaving tlie man hunting to a -I-cial officer. Birrundia was a short-sighted man, and, being very nervous, was unable to do any damage, though he chased the men out of tho saloon, firing wIMly. At last they dropped hlni, ridditd with shot, on the hurricane hur-ricane deck. The brave commandant thereupon came from Ills hiding-place, walked upto the dead man aid fired a bullet bul-let iuto his ekulL The dead body was rolled up In a piece of canvas and conveyed on shore In one of the boats, the other boat conveying the gallant perpetrators of tho deed. With their revolvers openly displayed, dis-played, tliey made a detour around the bow of the UNITED STATES WARSHIP. As they left tlie Aeapuleo, some smilingly waved their hands and ono placed his thumb to his nose and extended bis Augers In a well known manner. "Still, the lncldsntwns not over," said tlie gentlemen who told the foregoing. "The Guatemalans desired de-sired to w-Ine their feet a little more on the suffering ship, and she was not allowed to proceed until the baggage belonging to Barrundia was searched, presumably for evidence evi-dence Incriminating him. This was submitted to. Tho American gun-bnats were still silent, iot a hundred yards away. Indeed, at the time of the tragedy an officer from ono of them was appealed to, but noue was on board. "The Americans on board were full of Indlganatlon and shame at thewhoIeatTulr. Captain Pitts,it was generally held, was partly excusable for his action, seeing that lie had applied In vain to the war ships fcr assistance, and was confronted with an order from the American Minister. The passengers condemned tbe tetion of the men-of-war, fir they maintained that In any event they might have taken charge of Barrundia until some definite expression of will had come from Washington. They also condemn the action of MlnisterMiz uer, who, they thought, had no right to sign a man's death warrant, war-rant, for they submit that at the time be did it he knew that it amounted to that, no matter what the character of the victim." |
