The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-08
EXECUTION


,Gdshipman Strobe, and four other sat
,,rs on he Isie of Pines and Of those ,ehd
-, a",,rJ,red Capi. UhiHaker, Of The stooT
rnJ,aror.and pttsndered The Martha Jdnc
aid Rdfon. -, T.. Nj.
J.. los Santos and EsieTan MARTINEZ, con
I'D of the murder OF Lieut. lhyton's
~ the two former as principals, aud
other as an accessory before the fact
~ ,l,;zar Frayel, Raymon Areia, Francisco
I',ii Morales aud Francisco Tamarez
'a,;ctrd of variens acts Of piracy ON
eon .d tbe Martha Jane, the Endca'our,
p'I patn6) were yesterday morning guard
. =, thp place of execution, in the same
aanrr# as those executed the previous
day. A. H. or,,,;,,od ,hoY
,,,,artIed by detachment OF the 9tst.
Tbe nrisoners, after praying with much
n,,,,t devotion, assembled the scaiguld.
Tlifa,, 1assel was the first who assembled.
.,ei'' llressed the spectators, saying Hear
,,h,i say, for am telling the truth
- ~ God aud his Saints. The sen.
- hv which that poor man lEstevan
aac,i,cz1 is about to be hung, Is most un-
-. Gar me had no concern With u.s. who
l" the pirates he murdered no one, 4
.ohhed no Que it is most wicked 10
i Ie an innocent man. He is not guilty ;
''"' 10 is not by God he is not am
,,,,, and So are the others, but not Este
Van MARTINEZ, who is untustiy judged
'.,,,,1,red the oilicer,f for killed him after
&C.,. tnoll him aud had tied him 10 tree,
and am suffering justly; but poor Mar
,inpz is undergoing this death for the
.r;o,as of us. Now aud ever III declare
l;s innocence and again he invocated the
nam. of the Almighty III atiestln6 the
,rnth of this statement of the innocence OF
NIaainez.f hoping that some good person
,,onld let his friends in Cuba know, that
he was not guilty.
lose Maria de los Santos also confessed
his guilt bat sIrenuouSIy asserted the 'n-
oocence of Martinez.
Estevan Martinez was decent looking
man, and of rather preposseSsnS appear
ance. He several tunes declared that he
was innocent and when the cap was
drawn over his eyes, he begged IT should
he withdrawn aud as if fearing that death
would prevent the expression of his fee
linra. with rapid niterance, aud sh'Neflns
basvcI,iurd, " An innocent man dies Tor
what he never did-my last wofds-oh
God ~
The drop then fell
Caisfo Morales also said he was limo
cent.
Another said he wasa thief murderer,
but no pirate.
The other culprits COME 'sed the'r ghllt,
hut acknowledged tue justice oI thelf sen
tence.
Estevan Martinez died lnatantahe"usly,
but several Of the others were much con-
Sulsed. One oil them, very Old man. seem
ed to be long in pain, for ms hands were
cenched, Till the nails euteied the Hesil.-
Just before the drop fell the general trem
hing Of all the prisoners and Their shr'll
ciacuations to their patron Saints, mani
tested the horror with which they anflcl.
mated the death, 10 which they were so
Justly doomed.
Previous to their execution, one of these
criminals stated, that there we're several
hundred pirates on the Coast al Cuba, and
this would always be the case whiic the
merchants and storeketpers OF that Island
purchased from the pirates their plumber ;
and various authorities permitted, and Sc
crety encouraged them in their netarioua
acts This was stated IN the presence of u
Spanish priest.
The Rev. Isaac Mann, was most assidu.
Gus in attending on, aud oarring spiritual
consolation to these wrctehed outcdsts.
We were in error in stating that the
Wherfy, on board winch were the p is'"'-
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