Show CUBAN assassination congressman had many friends in new york city now york sept 23 colonel enrique leader of the cuban liberal party who was killed yesterday in cienfuegos had many friends in this city where he resided for some time during the cuban revolutions the congress mans father and 14 acar old ajster esmeralda are staying at the home of juan fonesca in west sixty sixth street the elder das has been ill and the of his bons eons tragic death was withheld from him last night lie intended to leave this city today with his daughter for havana on the steamer morro castle but could not get accommodation at the time fonesca was informed of the killing of colonel whom ho had known since boyhood he was writing a letter to his brother francisco in which he bald alva my kindest regards to brother enrique then he added a postscript saying that he had just learned of the death col was 33 years old he fought with distinction in the last revolution against spain serving under gen maximo gomez he went to cuba at the time of tho insurrection in a filibustering bu expedition from the united states led by gen juan ruz A broth er of col was killed in the revolution another brother Is a member from santingo ngo province of th lower house of congress col all lik adas represented a havana district he waa described as an able lawyer and a forcible speaker and often addressed the cuban patriotic meetings held in ahls city at tho time of the revolution col formerly a friend of president palma later became one of the strongest advocates or the election of gen jose maguel goinicz the liberal candidate for the presidency and governor of santa clara the congressman was also a liberal and only a few weeks ago wrote to a friend in this city the sanguine prediction that gen gomez would be elected in 1904 col visited the st louis exposition |