New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-04


not little increased by the coneiyting testimony
a. to the facts of the occurrence.
The person killed was young man Of twenty
two or twenty three ye,rs Of age BY name, Oscar
de Cranvsl, q resident Of HOboken. The person on
trial is stiu youpger-ittle moro Than seventeen,
Cubap, by name Cueva. It appears that Cueva,
who is the son Of family Of sespectabiity and
position, arrived in this country year ego Last Au-
gust, having been sent here for his education. He
was first placed a. Q boarder ct school in Hobo.
ken, Kept BY an elder brother OF Oscar 1e Granva,
aid where Oscar himsef was then residing, as he
continued to dot the time Of bis death About JAN
usry Cueya lefs this school and went 10 the Bloom
field Academy, another school near BY. AZ to the
cause Of bis leaving there was some conflict Of eV-
dercs. One witness, teacher IN De Grsuval's
school, testified that he left on account Of some
difficulty but it does not appear what. Another wit
nees who also had been teacher at the time, states
that he left Of biz own accord, and his father,
whose statement wss put into the case insists that
he left by his direction.
But, whatever might have been the case at the
time of bis leaving in January il does appear that
previous TO The homicide which occurred on the 9Th
of July last, difficulty had arisen between the
De Granvals and Cueva in consequence Of which the
pupils attached to De Grsnvvs school were for
hidden to have any intercourse with him.
About o'clock on the afternoon of that day, -
Cueva was passing, % be frequently did, tho
house Of De Granval he Addressed some word Of
recognition to enc Of his old fsllow.pupils, who
was ut that time in the court yard in front Of the
house, a. were the two De Gsanvals and several
other persons. This drew out reminder from the
cider De Granval to the pupil Addressed, that no
intercourse was allowed with Cueva-a remark
which he seems b have overheard. At al events,
be passed the house backward and forward several
times, throwing sideloUs glsnces at those within.
He then went off to the Bloomfield Academy, whore
he resided, and which wss only 8 few blocks dis
tsnt, but soon returned again with cane in his
hand. A laugh from within the fence drew ques-
ton from him and led to an alteration, in the
course Of which he challenged one or the other Of
the De Granvals to come out and fight him. Pre-
ci,ely what passed on this occasion does not dis
tinctly appear but there seems to be no doubt that
Oscar de Grsnval INDUCED Ia some very provoking
language, particularly in calling Cuevas attention
to some swine then passing, and speaking of tAem
as bis (Cueva's) brothers. At this time, however,
there was only an interchange Of words, and Cueva
soon went away.
The two young men, as it unfortunately hap.
pened passed the evening next door to each other
De Granya at the house Of Mr.. Charles, No. Is
Washington terrace, Hoboken; Cueva at the next
adjoining house north, that Of Mr. Tompkius. The
Al han efaI md NJ
back from the street with court yards in front Of
depth Of thirty or forty feet planted with trees and
shrubbery. There were number Of other visitors
at both houses. When De Granyal came to take
bis leave about II o'clock, he was accompanied to
the gate by the two Misses Charles, with whom he
,,ood taking for some minutes. These young
ladis, testify that during this conversation Cueva
came down from tho stOop Of Mr.. Tompkinss
house, stopped moment under the trees By the
dividing fence, passed out Of the gste
and took his station BY the gate next south
De Granval soon took bis leave and passed out the
cate and down the street, when he was struck with
cane and seized by Cueva, and scuftio ensued
Thereupon one Of the ssters ran back to the house
for assistance The other testi6es that she sp-
preached the sombatants and laid her hands on one
of them, at tho isme time calling for aid; that
about this time they fell together On the pavement
but instantly rose asain that Immediately after,
Mr. PsryIaid (snOther young Cuban who was Wis
ting at the Tonpkins hOuse) came out OF that
house and made some attempt to separate them;
that che raw Cueya, then having hold Of Do Gran.
walls collar fire pistol, when De Granvsl fell, and
Immediately after Cueva and Paryuaid went of
together to the Tompkins house. The wound
wa. in the left temple, ard produced insensibifty
at once.
Paryllaid swears, on the contrary, that Just a.
he reached the gate Of Mr. Tompkins, the parties
{. Il and the pistol went OF; after which, without
Going out of the GATE he turned back to the house
he testi6es to seeing the naah of the pistol on
level with tho sidewalk. According to the testi-
mopy Of Miss SaIlie Tompkins, Cueva was with
her on the stoOp when Oscar de Granval and tho
Misses Charles came to the gate. Having learned
from her that Oscar wss one of the party, he sx.
cu,eS himsel, sayipg that 10 wished to speak with
him. She observed the ARRAY from the stoo2, And
te,tfes that the pistol went of - the parties fell
together On the sidewalk. Another Miss Tompkins
ts.t;6es that abe and Mr.. PsryIaid were standing
BY the piano when the noise Of acufiug was heard,
which caused him to 60 out. She at the same time
went upon the stoop. Mr.. Paynaid, she says,
went no further than the gate. That Mr.. Paryllald
went no further than the gate is also sworn to by
a third Mis- Tompkins, who observed the ARRAY
from her chamber window. She, too, 'wear' that
the flash Of the pistol was on the sidewalk,
f,n