Mariano Baptista to To His Excellency the Honorable, March 11, 1875

Dr. Baptista to Mr. Reynolds.

Sir: I have the honor to respond to your dispatch of date on yesterday.

The classes of the mutinous [persons] of the month of December are fully described by legal tribunal in the “Rejemen Legal,” No. 62, law page, and first column, they are registered.

Mr. Daniel Poso is not found embraced in any class of those enumerated, and he is safe against all proceedings or judgments which may emanate from his antecedents. Neither should he fear any interposition whatever on the part of the government authorities by reason of his present conduct, nor from henceforth, or in the future, should it be, as heretofore, free from revolutionary agency politically.

The employment of the police that searched the house of Mr. Poso had no other motive than to ascertain if, according to notice received by them, they could find hidden in said house a mutinous agent who was sent from Puno. The deputy of police did wrong in not stating to Mr. Poso the object of his mission, [search.]

This ministry has no official knowledge of what Mr. Adolfo Criales is charged, as embraced in any of those heads of recorded classifications; but the press of this city point him out as subject to liabilities of classes No. 1 and No. 3.

If the common courts of justice of the county proceed against him in consequence, the government will not intervene or interrupt the proceedings.

These explanations conclude or embrace those I have the honor to give to your excellency; and, in conclusion I repeat, with all consideration, your polite and constant servant,