The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-25
THE BRooklYn TRAGEDY.


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Large-Post Norton Examination OF
the Body, 30. MMn
The late tragedy in the City Park the topic Of
versaton in Brooklyn yesterday. The circumstances
surrounding 1t and the daring desperation exhibited
by the murderers caused many citizens TO seriously
inquire If such an act be permitted In thickly
populated part of the city in the early part Of the night
who safefrom the hand Of the assassin It would be
superuous make any suggestions as to the cause OF
this and other similar acts have pointed out from
time time the inadequate protection Of life, limb and
property in the boosted City Of Churches
THEORY OF THE MURDER.
From all the facts adduced there be doubt
there and perhaps three men engaged in tho
murder The murder deliberately planned and de-
termnedly carried out What induced Otaro 70 Cross
the ferry from New York Is not known, as his friends
that he had acquaintance business in Brook
lyn The murdered man and his companions no doubt
crossed the ferry in carriage, and he was not really
at the time that he crossing river He then
NO doubt taken to some place whore he partook
Of refreshments either solids liquids which were
secretly drugged and in partially insensble con-
dition whom the decd done. That one or two men
could attack man Of such muscular strength as Otero
is preposterous he able 70 handle one or two
ordinary with case. The deceased was the victim
Of well planned and deliberate MURDER and this by
the murdere to possess the money Of the deceased,
which he carried on his person.
coRoNER's INQUEST.
Coroner Lynch yesterday morning empanelled the
following gentlemen urymen the inquest which he
has commenced Joseph G. Ward, zoo Gold street;
Henry J. Murray, is Fulton street; J. = Simmons, es
Clermont Daniel Brown, 286 Fulton street; j.
Haviland 22S Washington street; A. W. Hart 24l Fulton
street; J. d. Chase 2Os Fulton street; G. A. Price, 1856
Fulton street; Solomon Oakley, 20 High street.
After the jury qualified by taking the usual oath
the Coroner conducted them to the dead house attached
TO the county jail in Raymond street There the dead
had been picked up by the police on the night OF the
murder The jury viewed the body after s which they
new Court House, on Tuesday next at one T. NJ
DISPOSAL OF THE BODY.
The body of 0tero will be handed over to his friends
after the postmortem examination, which is now going
on, shall have been concluded The body will DO en-
bamed and sent in the next steam packet for Havana
THEODORE MARTINEZ PELLECER
This individual, arrested on suspicion Of being one
OF the murdeers of Otero was once waiter at the BARGE
Iona Hotel The statements made by the prisoner before
the Spanish Consul given in yesterdays HERALD wers
false Two days before the murder he applied at the
No. a. and the night before the murder he slept at the
hotel in with another boarder but brought no
baggage with him. The prisoner Is still closely confined
in the Forty fourth precinct station house Myrtle
avenue His keepers vigant to prevent self destruc
TON ne Detrays great nervousness issserasy after
permitted to visit the prisoner as he said he could den
y the gloves belonging to Peecer he having purchased
lccer but was not allowed to speak to him When the
prisoner him (vie he burst into tears There Is
confession Of the deed and all the parties implicated
therein
JOSE GARCIA OTERO.
Jose Garcia Otero q native Of Spain but for some
years past has resided in Cardenas Cuba and came TO
this city business connected with establishing thea
tire in Havana 1t is alleged that he had but intimate
In In IN wofGa .tatw
Peterson of the bark Thomas now lying at pier No ~
North river On the day Of the murder Otcro and
with the Captain in the course Of which Mr. Oteros
business alluded to- After brief stay board the
vessel Otero, Gonzales and Captain Peterson visited
made, and at Eve o'clock p NJ Captain Peterson left
Otero and Gonzales at the corner Of Broadway and Ann
street and went to his vessel
The murdered man was Of immense strength and pos
sessed fine muscular development, which Is not gene
rally characteristic of Spanlards.
PosT-MoRTEM EXAMINATION OF THE BODY.
The pDst-morem examination Of deceased COM
menced yesterday under the charge OF Dr. J. Wetts,
the house physician and surgeon 10 the county Jail Il
took place In the dead house adjoining that institution
Several physicians were also present. but merely as
spectators. The public were not admitted
On examining the coat deceased, tho left lapel
was found cut and half inch In length and three
the upper portion Of the right side Another cut three
s Of su inch 4 sss y.
the coat at distance Of two inches from the collar On
the Ief sleeve at point beginning three inches from
the shoulder II another cut inch In length passing
through the cloth In obquc direction On the back OF
the loft side OF the coat, at point commencing four
oo @s nsss c ONE n
from the middle line another cut nine inches In
length, extending TO within one and half inches Of the
right sleeve. The first Of these last mentioned cuts
went through the cloth and the lining the
q point two and half inches from the right sleeve,
ooa os IN s ony II TN:
the third layer On the left side below tho last
toned was another cut passing transverssy across tho
body, simply cutting the cloth OF the coat. gt
On the right lapel OF the vest at point two inches
above the commencement Of the fold cut inch
m sn the the lining ou this
On the left lapel Of the vest At point CON-
mencing five inches from the fold, was cut
Of the fabric OF the lining In the lining, the right
side Of the vest inch below the collar another
cut one and inches passing 0Dqus
joining each other at obuse angle, entirely dividing
the material On the left side Of the linen shirt, at
point beginning and half inch from the free ex-
tremy, was cut three inches In length On exposure
Of the body the face hands and hair were thckly
cred with blood There are two ugly cuts under the left
shoulder OF the body On the back Of the head
eral deep and long gashes On the right hand two
cuts from one TO two inches in length sinking deep into
the flesh. The examination OF the body will be con-
tinued this morning at half past nine o'clock.
POLICE ON THE ALERT.
The police the alert for Gonzales, who at
large up to late hour last night There seems to be
and this fact may possibly lead 70 his arrest. The
authorities assisted In the matter by numerous Span
isb gentlemen, who feel national pride In bringing the
offenders to justice. Il Ia but proper 10 add In this place
that the movements Of the police are prompt and efi
Gent and success will yet crown their search for the
offender.
The police ocers who made the first entrance into the
City Park after the alarm had been given by Mr. Mills
(who Ia xmember OF the police force) ON wednesday
night were James A. Eden and r. Corr, OF the Forty
fourth precinct They also entitled 10 tho credit OF
transporting the body Of tho murdered man to tho station
house.
HOb0ken City News.
DARrSG ArrExrr 10 Ron HoBoxU BASK.--About
O'Clock yesterday morning was discovered TINT
the First National Bank Of Hoboken formerly Hoboken
City Bank at u Washington street. had been entered by
burglars and all the necessary arrangements had been
perfected for blowing open the SAFE but before the fuse
had been lighted the thieves became alarmed and fed