Mr. Williams to Mr. Uhl.
Habana, October 9, 1895.
Sir: I beg to inform you that I have continued my visits to the Governor-General when here, and when absent to the Acting Governor-General, to solicit the speedy presentation by the lower to the upper court of the case of Mr. Julio Sanguily, in which he is charged with having been an accomplice in the kidnaping last year of the sugar planter Mr. Fernandez de Castro by the bandit Manuel Garcia and released on a ransom, as publicly reported, of $15,000, obtaining on each visit the assurance that they would use their endeavors with the judiciary for bringing the case to a speedy trial.
I understand that Mr. Viondi, the lawyer appointed by Mr. Sanguily, is giving constant attention to the defense.
I am, etc.,