Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-27 | Page 3 | Spaniards Torture a Prisoner

Hpaalards Torture a Prisoner. rinrceloim, Nov. 26. C.rent Interest Is felt In the trial now In progress here of Ihe two men. Callls and Enrique, licensed by As, het-l. the instlgnlor of the bomb -throwing during the procession proces-sion of Corpus Chrlsll In the spring of last year, of throwing bombs at a strike meeting In ISKii. when Boverul perrons were killed and many uthers Injured. Cnllts was lately condemned to twenty twen-ty years' Imprisonment ns nn iiccom-plleo iiccom-plleo of Ascherl In the Corpus Chrlstl procession. lmrlug Ills trial on that charge he confessed himself guilty of the bombthro ,lng or 1.111. Itrought now to trial on Hint confession, he alleges al-leges Hint It was extorted from him by tori un- al Mont Jules foil less, and hlB statement that he was ubjo. lc.1 to tor. lute Is conllrmeil by the testimony of other convicts called a witnesses. Enrique, En-rique, arraigned with him on the charge of bomb-throwing In last), wus nc'lilllted lodav. With regard lo the assertion of Callls that ho was tortured, Ueiil. I'ortusalid others called for Hie prosecution, deny that there Is uny truth In Ihe story, and the weight of evidence Is against Callls. The public prosecutor demands 11 sentence of Imprisonment for life ln hla case.