Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-05
The Capture and Execution Of walker.

WALKERS Trial BY CoURr MARITAL HIS
LGsI DYING SPKkcH-HIs FULL CONFUSION
FIEr WITH HIS SENrKScE-HR DIEs 'Goop
ROMAN CATHOLIC - .s II
Translated from the Diario de Ia Marina Sep e6 ]
BY tue steamer Oseeola which arrived yestsr.
day at Batsbano from Truxillo, we have received
Letters that give account Of the tragical end
of The great flibuster. We insert them below
aud Il Is big hy satisfactory to note the Christian
death Of the celebrated flibuster. tits great
pity that man capable of such sentiments
should have led life during which he caused so
many disasters TO humanity. 1t y not less salts
factory 10 us Co zee how mercifully disposed the
sathorities OF Honduras were to the grstuton die.
turbes Of the tranquility Of the country. The gift
OF life conceded TO the second in command Is an
eloquent demonstration OF the noble spirit which
prevailed mere as Is also The humane and genef-
GUS treatment shown TO the officers aud soldiers Of
the expedition TIE writers who daily insult
these eountries-for which they cannot find epi-
the;s sufficiently hard-may here learn all that
there is respectable and honorable In the senti-
ments Of which the authorities Of Honduras have
just given proof. Here are the letters
..t-.za.- -E TRuIILLo, Sept. IS, 1860
The capture of Walker and some seventy indi-
vidnals of his party having been effected by Gen
Alvarez, who with 100 men pursued them In con-
nectOn with the steamer Icarus | am about TO
narrate to you, crcumstantally the particulars of
the entrance aud execution Of the cheftain. On
the 5th inst at the moment that Gen g odoy with
the auxiliary troop of Guatemala set sail with two
vessels to join Gen. Alvarez, the schooner Correo
came to anchor in the fort bringing back the ey-
petition OF Gen. Alvarez himself The Icarus re-
mained behind from motives of convenience, -bst
she also came TO anchor during the night The
next day, at O'Clock in the afternoon three great
launehss 1.-THE very ones used by the invaders)
were brought alongside Of the steamer TO receive
the prisoners who came ashore under guard Of
the marines Of the Icarus- Upon disem6arking,
the marines marched nrst; the HondareRo troops
came next marc hing In hollow square with the
prisoners in the center. r.-- 20 '1 - 4r.F
With the exception Of few hIibusters, all the
party looked Ike corpses some Of them apparently
in the last agonles. With their sad and lanpuid
looks they appeared 10 curse the leader who had
brought them TO such dire extremities. The march
at the entrance was slow and solemn. Walker, at
the head Of bis people marched to the tap of the
drum and was the observed Of all observers
As soon Walker entered the prison he was
heavily ironed, and asked IL hs wanted anything
He only asked for water He then sent for the
chaplain of the port, and protesting his faith as
Roman Catholic, he was seen thereafter almost
constantly kneeling at the feet of ths priest I'm
front Of a small altar, on which by the dim light
of the taPers the image Of Jesus was distinguished.
Among other things he once said to the Captain n,
q. am resigned to dle-my political career is
cludsd" - .s-.
on the 18th inst, at O'Clock p m Walker was
notified Of his sentence of death To this startling
intelligence the only reply he made was to ask at
what hour IL would be executed, and whether he
had time to write. On the 18th, at o'clock m
the culPrit marched to the place Of execution: He
walked with a erueinx in his hand, upon which
he bent all his regards, looking neither to the
right hand TO the left but listening piously to
the psalms which the priest recited in his ear He
entered the hollow square formed by the soldiery
to the place Of execution, and there, fun Of resig
nation, he pronounced the following words sFI
am Roman Catholic. The war which l made
upon Honduras, In accordance with the sugges-
tions Of some Ruatanoes, was unjust. Those who
accompanied me are not TO blame. alone am
guilty. ask pardon Of the people 1 receive
death with resignation-would that 1t may be for
- Walker died with remarkable fortitude. His
nemsins were placed In tomb, and rest in peace
Or perpetual example.
One day after the execution of Walker the Anne
Tican schooner John f.. Taylor, with reinforce
men.s and arms for the hlibusters, anchored in the
port; but she soon disappeared, having recognized
the forces OF the republican power. The fmme-
diate arrival Of an American war steamer is an
nounced; aud II Is considered probable that other
vessels, with reinfOrcements for the unhappy ex-
petition Will arrive, az the promoters thereof in
the United States are ignorant Of the fate of
Walker. :
TRuILLo, Sept IS, 1880.
The band Of marauders which the b1ccaneer
Walker commanded with the title OF General
having been captured, the Commander Of the
port, ID. NofbertO Martinez, proceeded to try by
court martial Walker and his second F. A Rud-
. Ter. The case was referred To the chief of the
restoring force, General ID Mariana Aware, who
after having heard the criminals in their own be-
|. half, sentenced the first TO capital Punishment
rfnd the second to four years imprisonment, both
srbeing satisfied with the sentence. The defence
made bv the criminals themselves does not con.
1e1kn any attempt at excnlpation; and on the con-
uary, Col Rudler, the second In command, has
r banded to Commander Martinez, through the
nedi um Of the English Consul, a communication
manifesting his gratitude 10 the Republic for the
nsrcy in which he has been treated. The rest of
he eIPedition-some seventy odd - have been
Pardoned uader the condition and oath that they
would never enlist again for any similar vandai
expedition against any republic in Central Amer
lea. Walker was shot; and suffered the penalty
in the old Plaza de AfInas, which communicates
with the mole on which he dsembarked on the
morning Of August 9th. Those who have been
Pardoned Sill remain In Trujillo, while vessel
Is preparing 10 take them back TO the United
States- They are very well treated, and even
ladies' Of the highest rank forgetting the fatiynes
OF their recent Night, assist the sick and wound
ed The forces Of the Government compcrt them
selves with so much propriety, that even foreign