Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Hay to Mr. Squiers.

Department of State,
Washington, October 10, 1904.

No. 438.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 1083, of the 1st instant, inclosing copies of further correspondence regarding the case of the murder of Edward A. Murray.

It appears therefrom that the policeman, from whose negligence of duty and criminal carelessness in placing Murray in a cell with an insane armed negro the murder of Murray resulted, was sentenced to five days’ arrest in the police barracks.

The Department concurs in your view that this punishment was entirely inadequate, and desires you to so inform the Cuban Government, and to ask that a punishment commensurate with the offense be imposed in the case.

I am, etc.,

John Hay.