The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-12-08

Some Of the Spanish journals contain de-
tails of acts of natural atrociety committed
in that country, which are more worthy OF
Southern Africa than Southern Europe. 4
Granada journal states that the public exc
cutioner was about to visit Vii acarrillo in
the discharge of his duty. The criminals
who had been sentenced to die by his hand,
and had confessed their crime, had seized OH
person ofsome property in the expectation
Of getting good ransom from his family.
They bound him hand and foot, and left him
to the suns rays, without food o. drink, for
three days; at the end of that time they gave
him some bread and water; but at the end of
two days more, finding that the money did
act come, they unbound him, and put spade
in his hand, compelling him to dig his own
grave, and when completed, ordered him to
step into it. The unfortunate victim in
vain begged them to kill him. They hound
him again, threw him into the grave, and
poin ing gun at his head, killed him, and
filled up the grave with earth and stones,
which he had renewed. Another case is be-
fore the court martial sitting ut Barcelona,
20 try four persons -one oil them. Mauricio
Beltran, the SON o. the murdered man. Jose
Beltrap, and three men, who are part of a
gang emploJe by him TO commit the crime;
they entered the house Of the victim by the
window aud seizing him, bound him and Sc
Cared him by cords to hooks in the chimney,
over the fire, and burnt him to death. The
court martial met on the 18th, and was
still sitting on this case.
The third and most extraordinary case OF
all is that which occurred lately in Galicis,
| in which the criminal, Manual Blanco, con-
fessed to long series Of the most horrid
crimes. 1t would appear that havin. pre-
viously committed several murders in the
province OF Leon, and being pursued BY the
courts there, he took refuge in the out Of
the-way village of Rebordechao, in Galicia,
a village enclosed by mountains and with
very little communication with any other
part; there he practiced great austerity, and
by daily attendance at mass, and constant
reading of devout books, &c, he acquired
reputation for great piety, and all the houses
we've open to him.
Affecting 10 have property at SoDtander,
be awaited, himself of he influence he had
acquired over the minds of ne less han nine
poor persons-widows and children in most
cases-to induce them one after another to
set out with HIM from the village across the
sierra, promising them good positions and en-
pleymcnt at Ssntander but numbering them,
as it would appear, when involved in the in
tricacies of the mountains. His first victims
at Rebordecbao were one Manuela Garcia
and az infant child, whom he promised to
provide for at Santander. He returned three
days after setting Out, and said that he had
left them on the way very happy and in COM
pany with carrier; and in short time pre-.
tended to have received letter, in which
they described their good fortune at San
lander, and the result of which was that a
sister of Manuelo Garcia, named Benita, who
lived at Laza with he son, desired also to
60 there, and he set out with them aed
disposed of them in the same way; and
SO on TIL the number of victims rescued to
nine. He also con iessed to many other
murde at different places. The skull Of
one Of his victims was found and produced
before him, but it made no impression en- him
and his pulse remained firm and quiet. All
his victims being of the poorest class, pi1nder
could hardly be the incentive to these crimes.
His own statement is that his nature is
changed from time to time into that of
wolf, and I would really appear that the
savage pleasure of tearing his victims to
pieces was the sole motive Of his actions.