No. 306.
Mr. Phelps
to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
[Extract.]
Legation of
the United States,
Lima,
Peru, November 17, 1884. (Received
December 16.)
No. 175.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose a copy of a letter
to the minister of foreign affairs, relating to the murderer of Owen
Young.
No apparent effort has been made to apprehend him after a lapse of seven
weeks, the man being in the ranks of the army in the north, and within the
reach of the authorities at any moment.
A reminder indicative of a purpose to insist upon the apprehension of the
guilty party has seemed to me necessary under the circumstances.
* * * * * * *
I have, &c.,
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[Inclosure in No. 175.]
Mr. Phelps to Mr.
Urrutia.
Legation of the United States,
Lima, Peru, November 14,
1884.
Sir: On the 6th ultimo I had the honor to
address your excellency respecting the murder, at the hacienda of
Tecapa, of Owen Young, a citizen of the United States, “by a soldier of
the Government of Peru.
It would have given great satisfaction to my Government could I have
reported that a prompt apprehension and conviction of the murderer had
been secured by the Government of Peru, and I have been anxiously
anticipating intelligence of that character from your excellency.
There can be no difficulty whatever in the case.
There are soldiers, and probably officers, who saw the deed done, while
the sub-prefect at Pacasmayo was informed by our consular agent of a
person who knew the culprit.
It is a painful but imperative duty to press this matter upon your
excellency’s attention, and I now do so in the hope that prompt
intelligence may be given me that the murderer has been apprehended,
tried, convicted, and executed. I beg, &c.,
