Francisco Ferrer; his life, work and martyrdom, with message written ...

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50 Francisco Ferrer,
WHAT FERRER ACTUALLY DID IN MASNOU AND PREMIA.
Ferrer wrote to Malato the following detailed account
of his movements in Masnou and Premia:
"On Wednesday, the 28th of July, I went to Masnou, a village
two kilometers distant from Mas Germinal [his home] to get
shaved, as I was in the habit of doing twice a week. As soon
as I reached the barber's, the shop tilled up with people to see
me, as the rumor was current that I was directing the movement
at Barcelona—a circumstance of which I was not aware. I
quickly made those people understand that I had nothing to do
with it at all,—but, on the contrary, was wanting to get news
from Barcelona, to learn if the shops were open, as I wanted
to go see my book shop as soon as the strike was over. Just
then a towboat passed, with some people belonging in Masnou
who were coming from Barcelona and who were to land at
Premia, a village two kilometers beyond Masnou, they not being
allowed to land at Masnou. Then I asked a certain Puig Llarch,
—who had just stated that he had succeeded in calming a crowd
that had wanted to go to excess in its demonstration, on which
account he had been congratulated by the mayor of Masnou,
if he cared to go to Premia with me to learn something about
the state of things in Barcelona from some of the people just
arriving from there. This Llarch is the president of the Republican
Committee of Masnou. He accepted, and we went to
Premia ; but the people had not yet landed, and we returned, he
to Masnou, and I to Mongat. Naturally, during the five or ten
minutes that we remained in Premia, we were surrounded by a
good many persons who asked us for news, and we them, as
one does in such circumstances, anywhere. Very well ! They
want to make a big thing out of this visit, because this Puig of
Masnou declared to the authorities that I had proposed to him
to further the Barcelona movement and to burn the convent
and the church at Masnou—which is not at all true. Afterward,
the Republican mayor of Premia, one Casas, who appears to
have been among the people that came around us, comes and
declares that I had proposed to him to proclaim the republic at
Premia and to burn the convent and the church—which is also
false. The judge confronted me with these two scoundrels, who
persisted in what they had said despite my protests in which I
reminded them that we had simply exchanged the usual words
of the day: 'What is going on What do you know about, here
or there What are the people saying'"
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AGAINST
FERRER.
Ferrer was questioned concernino; two violent incendiary
circulars alleged to have been found during a search
of his house. He disclaimed knowledge of these. The
circulars were in fact "found" by the police during a
.search when competent witnesses—witnesses required
by law—were not present, and the documents were not