The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-02-15

ozago was suddenly taken I'll one morn
lng after breakfast. He soon expi ed
IN violent pain aud convulsion, aud hi-
medical attendants entertained no douO
that his death had been caused by polsI
son.
Meanwhile, every secret intrigue TIA
could tend TO ensure The acquItlsl OF Ys.
nez was actively sci on foot. Seducedl
by the offer Of FIVE hundred ounces Of
gold, the escrb'enle (cIerk) Of The un.
fortunate Fiscal consented 10 Withdraw
he documents which incuIpated Yanez.
But he had no souner succeeded in
etectlng their abstraction, than feeling
lOf remorse took possession Cf hIm, snul
Inc made disclosure of the whole af.ii
to his cooiessor. the priest refused /,
grant him sbsoution unless he restored
he papers to The place from whence b,
mad removed them. lie could nol,
however, restore the FIVE hundred oun-
+ ces Of gold 10 ,he myst, rous donor, oil
whose name and lace OF abode he wa.
J Ilngnorant.
Q Colonel DON Jose Calvo, who succeeded
D Capt Olozago in The Post of military FIs
cal, was man of high courage and lnlegri
IIy. He was by birth SpsuIsrd, and had
served honorabIy IN the wars Of the Pen
lnsuar. tie was not blind tU the difficult
I lies which attended an honorable discharge
OF his duty in The affair Of Y .nez. Though
Saula AEna, with his habilusl duplicny !,
T. Affected an utter indifference 10 The result of
!, the trial, yet Colonel Calvo well knew the
II feeling Of close friendship which subsis,ed
l. between The Preslden, & his Aid De camp
' The fate OF Olozago, who, there was little
}, reason TO doubt, had been poisoned by a
:. cup Of coffee, was certainly calculated TO
lnumldaie him There was peril but lie
resolved 10 face il,
l. As to Yanez, he enjoyed in prison all the
comforts which could have attended him III
' his own house. Secret friends were con
:" unualy transmitting 10 hlm proofs Of ,bel
T. sympathy and interest One day his jallo
> delivered 10 him liWle note, IN whici
b were written 10 female hand the words
.4nimo, amor, eSperunzG' and he learne'
c. lhIeugh this secret chanel tina! the accusa
u, ,ory papers had been abstacled, and doub1
II. less destroyed. In the absence of thes
~ proofs, there Has nothing, 70 convict MI
3ul the evidence of Antonio. Ianez doub
g., ed no, that when brought face 10 lace VIII
. MIN, on the day Of trial, the drsgoon "oui
relract his statements. He certainly coul
nave no wish that two victims should b
h. ,acrlhced instead Of one. \ anez was born
i, 40 by this confidence, aud on The day VINE
y 10 was arragned before his Judges he msl
tested IN his whole bearing, and IN nj
rrples TO the questions put 10 INN, VI
. almost GOODNESS and presence OF mind
IL No sooner was he conducted into cour
"l ,han Antonio appeared, followed by iouI I
o lis aCcompllces, who had been successive
Ct = put under arrest As If by an invounlt
OF ry impulse, Yanez started back with seen
a, Ing disgust, aud fixed his eyes on AnIonI
m with look expressing more forcibly Ma
O, words, his indignation aud contempt OF lh
al dIculprit who had betrayed his accomplce'
W. " The bandit shrunk under the glance Of hi
~ ~ leader. He appeared sluplhed, and coui
~ lonly stamlner out a few lndlsuncl answer
!" TO lhe questions addressed 10 him. The
turning pale and red by turns, he struck h
al, hands violently on The bar, and said
h' can disclose nothing. know nothing.
care no, Tor nv lGe You may take NJ
IN Yauez thought he was saved lie ll''I
10 knew that The letters a5slrscled by The cler
"a. nad been replaced in the Fiscal's portfolio
m lie therefore conenled himself with SCOT
A Ilu denia of The charges brought again
lnim. and when Colonel CalVO dwels ON Il
- enormuy Of the crime OF devIsing Plunde
y" and murder, and tempting others 10 perp
"R rate the deeds, YaneE replied by smile
Nv eoo indifference.
,. Don Jose Calvo then drew forth III erin
&c. inatory letters. This wac Ihundsrbolf
'"S III present. The transient d)ubt whi'
&C. had risen up in The minds OF the Jndg
Is row gave place to inqnls''lve conVicho
md after a pause OF awful silence and su
49,. ,ense, sentence Of death was pronounc'
u, IN Yanez and his seven accomPIlces.
~ piercing female shrek rang through Il
"a court on the delivery Of the sen,sno
a. Ysnez, however. maintained his hrmne
-" Man condemns, and God sbsol es.' sa
'"' he as he rose and bowed 10 the judges
al Three days after the termination OF Il
I'VE !fist, vast crowd collected at early dau
1ez on the plain which stretches ou, before q
GU Cordsa and The Paseo Nanevo On h
ro- PLAZA several scsffolds we're erected and
en-. the right of the sosffolds there was an sls
ers In the streets leading 10 the place ol exec
ted tion the balconies were occupied by elega'
iceI ly dressed ladies', aud among Them Do
al, Dolores was conspicuous, alike iuI her hea