The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CuBA.-We received, yes
terday, yer brig Adams Gray, from our attentive
Havana correspondent, some interesting details OF
affair Ol late occurrence IN Cuba, which, IN
atrocIty, unnatursl brutality, asd complicated ira
gedy, nearly equals the horrible story Of the Bor-
gas Condensed from the documents sent US by
our correspondent, the facts OF the case are as o
lows :-ln the district OF the Pima del ITO, there
resiced, come time ago, wealthy planter, whose
Christian name was Don Joe This man, or ra-
ther brute IN human form, had been for some time
living cfisnnaliy with his own daughter, to the
knowledge oi the wife and mother, VINO, however,
was afraid 10 excite the brutal vengeance Of the
monster, by dtEouncing and exposing his crime.
But as the daughter began Ia bloom into woman
hood, IN, sense Of shame end degradation begin
mug TO operate upon her mind, she determined TO
resist the approaches II the unnatural parent. She
threatened to proclaim hts lniamy, aud denouncc
hun before the tribunals n he persisted In hts afro
cities. Shortly after this the poor girl was found
IN her bed cruelty murdered. The father
rested, uied, found guilty, and sentenced TO be
executed by the garrote, kind Of gullotine which
extnguishes life by means OF a sharp wire, which
~ made by certain spring TO penetrate the splno
OF the victim, as he sits IN a char or stocks. To
execute this sentence, the public functionary, az
he styled IN legal parlance, or IN plain language,
the txecutoBer. was sent from Havana. Now, as
this individual is held great horror by the people,
who have lately been threatened with visitation
from him, account Ut their aspirations for hber
~, II was deemed prudent to lodge the execuuoner
in secure place. lie was therefore provided
with quarters in the district prison, IN the same
apartment with several telons, who were appre.
heDslve Of becoming better acquainted with him
In the morning Jack ketch was found dangling ~
the neck, iiom a rope attached to the gratings OF
the prison Hs fellow inmates Of the prison did
not appreciate his company, and had thus rid them
selves oi il. "A tacetIous prisoner, however, al
legged that the e1ccutioner had been seized with
umorse, and Disguised with his profession, had
[ resolved to retire from II BY suicide. But this
story did not imp,se upon the intelligent Governor
OF tie distinct, who went 10 work, in the old style
OF the Bqulsion, To ascertain the truth by the APP
plicafion OF torture 10 the prisoners. In the pro-
cess of his ingenious devices for the calculation Of
the ny siefy, une 81 the most murderous looking OF
the eccused was tied up SO tightly that by the
merest accident IN the world, he was quite unable
10 give the desired Information, although when
taken down he bowed his head afhrmatIvely. He
was dead Tue Captain General has sent down
especial officer To ascertain the facts IN this
cCmplicated tragedy Our correspondent suggests
that he should follow the example II the District
Governor, aud hang a few If the individuals con-
nect,d with this rigid application Of the torture.
There being no applicant for the office Of execu-
tiCntr, the abandoned murderer Of his own child
was taken out and shoi by file OF soldiers. These
are the simple facts OF this affair, Which are sufh-
GENTLY tragcal without the episodical addiuons Of
the horrot-ioving SpaDiafds OF Havana. They are
sufficient TO illustrate the benighted state OF morals
and OF the administration Of Justice IN this unhappy
and oppressed island N o. Delsa, oct rs.