| Show ALBERS DEALT WITH UNJUSTLY american traveler says accused man Is in the right it has been decided that a warship shall be sent to one of the costa rican ports to convey american minister merry northward to the nearest point on the coast ot nicaragua or hon duras to the place where william S alters an american citizen and his brother are confined pending a trial on the charge of resisting legal process and ol 01 insulting the president ol 01 nicaragua the gunboat princeton now at panama is the nearest warship to ln the province of segovia alaers la imprisoned but the last named town Is seventy miles in land over a rough mountain range from the coast and the trail Is not passable by any vehicle amapola amapala on the gulf ot fonseca on the southern boundary ol 01 honduras appears to be the nearest port to ocoral ocotal the port elfmon company whose agent albers was has sent a lawyer from philadel phia to ocoral ocotal to assist in his defense cause of the trouble an american who has been travel ing in central america for the past few months engaged in scientific work has written a detailed account of the albert case to friends in baltimore which has reached here he reports as follows the limon company of which wll S albers Is the manager Is located at jalapa segovia near the border of honduras this corporation engaged in gold and sliver mining and in raising wheat and tobacco and has made investments in good faith in march 1905 a company ot armed men alleging that they were sent by the government tobacco syn cicat demanded of albers that he permit them to enter and carry away his stock of tobacco under seizure albers replied that he had no con tobacco that he obeyed the lawt that he paid the government in full that he held regular official re toi all tobacco in his stores he furthermore said that the first man who tried to enter his door would be shot but that he would permit the leaders to inspect the tobacco in order that his assertions might be proved this was done and no contraband to bacco was found permits are refused following the search of the limon company s premises the executive of managua the capital of nicaragua issued a decree ordering that any one holding tobacco in stock should obtain a permit and that should he fall to do this his tobacco would be confes bated whereupon several americana ho ding tobacco applied for the per and were refused them these american holders there upon arranged to sell their tobacco to the syndicate with the exception of albers but the treatment received from albers who had in his place american employs emp loes who could have enforced his threats it necessary caused be syndicate managers to mis represent and exaggerate the actions of albers when they reported it to the president file charges against them As a result charges of resistance to authority and violent abuse of the executive which Is a serious offense in many latin merican merl can countr lea were made at th court of the district situated at cotal judicial warrants for arrests were issued and both albers and his broth er were taken into custody |
