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January, of the event, and gave them up to the Provis

ional authorities.

Salpave arrived at Port-au-Prince on the 15th, and was

jmmediately put on his trial by the revolutiovary trib

unal, composed of Gen. P. Lorquet, President; M. de

Nazere, Vice-President; M. Prézean, M. Louis Aime,

M. Darius Adaw, and M. Cawille Nau, Public Prosecutor.

The trial commenced at 3 o'clock, in the presence of a

large number of the civil autnorities, and attended by

the National Guard. Tbe accused was introduced by the

President as “Sylvan Salnave, President of Hayt, aged

43, born at Cape Haytien and living at Port-au-Prince.”

M. Lavand declined to defend the accused, although

Salnave requested it. The President of the Council then

designated M. Jair of Jacmel to act with M. Valein., Sal

nave had an ivterview with his connselors, afterfwhich

the Deputy-Marshai read the charges to the prisoner, the

most important being that he annulled the Constita

tion,” and named himself “Protector of the Republic;”

that he associated himself with depraved characters, and

held on to the Government by fraud and force. There

fore, Sylvan Salpave is accused of Ligh treason, devasta

tion, pillage with arms, committing assassinations, aud 1s

now amenable for these crimes.”

Salnave said he was not capable of the acts of which

ne stood accused. His counsel made a strong appeal,

and every effort to destroy the accusation, quoting fie

quently the position of Jefferson Davis in the late re

pellion in the United States. After ashort address trom

the prosecutor, one more appeal was made by Salnave's

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New-York tribune. (1870). New York [N.Y.], 1870-01-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1870-01-28/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1870-01-28.