Rock Island daily Argus

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soldiers, snllio 1 out on their tour of seizure

on Dec. 'J7. Tbe most prominent people tbey

arrested were M. Ijivnud. editor of The

L'Oeil; T. Auguste, advocate; C. J. Gentil,

merchant: J. l.eger and Alexander Ferrand.

advocates, and M. Courtois, editor of Tbe

Plaidoyer National. Some of tbe others

arrested were clerks in the custom house and

other departments of the government. A

good many of the Haytinns under tbe ban

heard of what was going on and fled to the

foreign consulates for protection. The

American legation harbored M. Leon Fran

cis, J. Acale, and Bernard L'Espinasse, and

these men joined there two other refugees,

woo nave ieen in liming at the legation for a

month, M. Berlbolomver and Leeer Cou-

vien', advocates.

"Tbe Haytians arrested were taken to the

city prison, than which there is probably no

more abominably vile place on tbe face of

the earth. Tbey were placed three apiece in

small dungeons about ten feet square under

ground, only lighted and ventilated by

narrow window on tbe ground level. The

dungeon floors are covered with j-eeking

Mi.l i i i i .1 i

this the prisoners are compelled to sit

They were chained down, great irons bind

ing their legs closely together at tbe knees

and ankles. Tbe following day, Dec. 23,

other arrests were made. Among those

seize;! was M. Mallebrauche, a big coffee

broker and speculator, wbo is said co lie

worth $1,000,000. He was released this

morning on the tearful intercession of bis

ife with President Legitime. The arrested

Haytians will have no trial, and will be kept

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Rock Island daily Argus. (1889). Rock Island, Ill., 1889-01-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn92053945/1889-01-09/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Rock Island daily Argus, 1889-01-09.