No. 108.
Mr. Reinberg to Mr. Porter.
United
States Consulate-General,
Guayaquil,
Ecuador, May 20, 1885.
(Received June 16.)
No. 122.]
Sir: I have the honor to inclose you two copies of
affidavits relating to Mr. Santos’s case, forwarded to this office by
Consular Agent Goddard, of Bahia.
I am, sir, &c.,
MARTIN REINBERG,
United States
Vice-Consul-General.
[Inclosure 1 in No.
122.—Translation.]
At Bahia de Caráguez, the 9th of May, 1885, before Mr. E. T. Goddard,
United States consular agent at this port, appeared Mr. Elias Rivera,
who, making oath before God our Lord and making the sign of the cross,
declared that he would tell the truth concerning all that he knew with
respect to the intention of Mr. Julio Romano Santos to return to North
America to live. Mr. Elias Rivera said that he knew that during the
temporary residence of Mr. Julio R. Santos in this city of Bahia he had
refused to accept public offices from Ecuador; and also that he had at
all times refused to serve in the national guard, constantly declaring
to his friends and the authorities that he was a citizen of the United
States of North America, and that it had not been and was not his
intention to remain in Ecuador, much less to relinquish his rights as a
citizen of the United States of North America.
He declared the foregoing to be the truth, ratifying it and signing it in
the presence of the consular agent.
I hereby certify that the foregoing declaration was declared in my
presence under oath and that the signature is the true and genuine
signature of E. Rivera.
E. T. GODDARD
,
United
States Consular Agent.
[Inclosure 2 in No.
122.—Translation.]
At Bahia de Caráguez on the 7th day of May, 1885, before Mr. E. T.
Goddard, United States consular agent at this port, appeared Mr.
Augustin Vera, who, making oath before God our Lord, and making the sign
of the cross, declared that he would tell the truth concerning all that
he knew in respect to the intention of Mr. Julio Romano Santos to return
to North America to live, for which purpose he had been summoned by Mr.
E. T. Goddard.
Mr. A. Vera declared that he had lived in Bahia from the year 1865 until
the year 1884, and that lie knew from the relations which he had
sustained with the father of the said Mr. Santos that the latter was
sent to North America in the year 1885 in order that he might study to
be an engineer. Afterwards, in 1879, he returned to this place, having
passed his examination as an engineer, and, although deponent and other
friends constantly urged him to accept some public office in this
Republic, ho always said that as he had become a citizen of the United
States of North America he did not wish to lose his rights as such,
especially since he intended to return to his adopted country as soon as
possible. He told this to deponent several times, adding that it was his
intention to take all his family to New York. The foregoing is the
truth, and was ratified and signed by deponent in presence of the
consular agent.
I hereby certify that the above signature is the true and genuine
signature of A. J. Vera, and that the foregoing declaration was
declared under oath by him in my presence.
E. T. GODDARD,
United States
Consular Agent.
