Note 66. Antonio Salazar (fols. 1,008-1,013) testified that "The
year previous he met Timoteo Paez in Calle Echague, and enquired of
him if he had moved his residence to Quiapo; Paez replied that he had
transferred the members of his family to a house of strong materials,
not wishing to leave them in a nipa [49] house in Tondo, as he was
going to Singapore, and after encharging the witness to preserve
secrecy, told him that he was going there to engage a steamer which
was to make a trip to Dapitan to steal away Rizal from that place;
moreover that the date upon which Paez went to Singapore might be
known by enquiring at the house of Echeita and Co., where the said
Paez was engaged, and which conceded him permission to go."
On another occasion this same individual testified (fols. 1,118-1,129)
that "the Compromisarios agreed to employ the sum (of money gathered
for another purpose) for the purpose of aiding the stealing away of
the person of Rizal from Dapitan, for which purpose they sent it
(the money) to Timoteo Paez, at Singapore that he might engage a
steamer which should go to Dapitan; and as they could not realize the
undertaking, they sent the money to José Baza who lived in Hong-Kong,
and Baza sent the money to Sandakan (in Borneo) so that a ship might
be engaged there for the purpose.
On the 13th of January 1895, the Gr. Pres. of the Gr. Cons. Reg.,
bro. Musa, gr. 18, wrote to the lodge Modestia, as follows:
"A. L. G. D. G. A. D. U.
A la Resp. Log. Modestia No. 199.
S. F. U.
Ven. Maes. Pres.
"Our very beloved bro. Dimas-Alang (José Rizal, see foot-note,
page 47), who for some time has been, as you know, expiating
in Dapitan, faults he has not committed [50], is authorized to
change his residence, under the condition that it be in some part
of Spain and not in the Archipelago."
"Together with this notice we have received another that the
said bro. lacks absolutely the resources for such a long voyage
... etc."
................................................................
"In virtue of this, I write to you that, bearing in mind what I
have explained, you may arrange to be collected from the members,
the pecuniary aid they wish and are able to contribute for the
meritorious work in question."
The Gr. Pres., Muza.
José Dison Matanza testified (fols. 1,132-1,138) that "the Secret
Camara of the Katipunan gathered together and decided upon another
plan, which was, as Bonifacio told the witness, to embark a large
number of people as passengers on a ship which was to go to Dapitan;
and these when they were upon the high seas, were to surprise the
crew and take possession of the ship; they should then steal away
Rizal from Dapitan and take him wherever they could."
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