| Show BLEW UP THE MAINE I SPANISH ELECTRICIAN SAID TC HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK OF SHIP Members of Committee Who Investigated InvestIgated gated Explosion Declares Evidence Showing Spaniard Was Ws Guilty Was Submitted to President President President dent McKinley Kansas City That That Jose a I Spanish electrician working in More Marc castle and probably a fanatic was re 10 responsible for the destruction of at the battleship Maine was the statement made here bere Wednesday night by Col Colonel Colonel onel Jasper E. E Brady retired Colonel Colon l Brady says he was one ofa ol of ola a committee of four who investigated Investigate the explosion and reported their findings findings findings find find- ings to President McKinley Of Ot course I did not see this man turn on the switch which set free the power of the mines which h caused the disaster said the colonel but the evidence in the case pointed directly to his guilt Three other army officials of whose names I do not care tc give and myself reported to the president president pres presS ident that in our belief was wae responsible He was later executed upon the command of at General Blanci None however was ever able to learn for what reason reason Colonel Br Brady dy in an address at St St. StGeorge's Georges George's Episcopal church here discussed dis cussed the Maine disaster and attributed attributed attrib it to a submarine mine explosion His statement brought forth denials from tram Washington among other things being that no military ry board had been appointed to investigate the c case se Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel Brady explains ns that the board never convened to make its report but reported Individually to the president dent |
