New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-19
CRIMES.
THE OTERO MURDER

THAT OF VILLA FOR COMPLETELY III TEE sUEDtB
Yesterday, at 10 o'clock a. M, the Court opened
and the Jury being complete troAtomcy Morris optned
the Gaze for tho prosecution retrieving all Of the cIeumsnees
connected with the murder AID the subsequent trial and con
ycon Of Gonzales end Pelcer TIE indictment contained
three counts the first being MURDER the second Conspiracy 70
murder az the tld icing that Via Gonzales and felct
committed the mner in either Of which cases the so
being found guilty, he mast be found ganty on " $40 ot
deBco which L0 INTENDED ~ adduec was "hJ w
MoTg1st Flores propie,rcs Of The Hotel dc Cana was
sworn ord said TIA, she vac acquainted with the prisoner also
with peccI ttcY having lOome1 together 81 h'f h"e
whGe hoy ia! 1''n >altns 10 ga s n o 10Y .iierad
a. met they LeG Cteled No a. s.iii h1i loo "a yor'
removing TO No - looln on TIC Uoxt story on te nOlnb
Of I'D Via inquired Of me whether Room 80 !. vas
oocnr.ed because he shed 10 engage fo friend at ie
sane introducing Gonzales WHO Engaged tue RON Ga it
strange gentleman gosh downstairs from ny house on cAt
morning via came 10 my house atout O'Clock ~ Sominy
a. te and 6rste me In ,ase he como 10 mo house 10
cause him be arrested IN about tuccquaers OF an hof
after this rcc.c came IA, and sent of Policeman aS"
Should arrive when Via entered the policeman came ana
introduced VIA to him; Via cn asked by Tie police
acting as interpreter Whether be- wtAed 70 g'sV
lko to Lafc sensation with him and they retired ~ VIZ
said be did not wish TO have Pccier arrested on ihe
morning Of the Previous day fe'ier l'd sp,"e' 70 U M
garding knle Wnth he ,ald h ~ 'os. "u b"'1 IL
key Of his room telling HIM TO ok o u hG soon eao VIZ
and said had The Affair between Icer ana VIA
regarding the stolsn gold and when VIA ha 6oe or, l'
officer John Kelly told me OF the mu1T ~ b'I Ii
I
Of lis los Of money which supposed Ganzales aud Pe
cer lad stolen and he said They've done worse Lan
him how they could take far enough away TO do THIS
without any being able 20 save hni he got very hB"te
and impatient aid said There some things hat
eaSno Z tod rcc to under the control Of ne
prisoner WHO ao Ed 'S ~, lg t ~, ie 6pb not 10
carry knife bur be said &c say in foreign country
SELF defense when the prisoner paid io e room he l9d
me $50 rrccHbock and told that could have gold n
preferred H. and took handful nom ms pockct gr lue
prisoner was arrested Edward Fan told that BE- had lost no
money aud dat he Na knew more about The OieIo murder
MoTv Pllison sworn said la she resided on oist he.
Concord and Hillary and that on the day before toe
murcr Via with Pccicr called az The house three times TO
Lucy PeIc,er resident Of NO % EigatAs testified that
VIA was IN her employ from Inc l, Slsnuf u ~ ~
pay friends board, and That size At inst refused bot alter
ward gave 20 lin when he let Sic gave him either 80 or
go; the sd November beard Of nc murder ahu on u"l
DAY Via came my house oad asked f1r Pclc" whom be
said had stolen bis V money fad had murdered no ron
toman in brooklyn IL was then about O'Clock 70 We
evening .., ~, NJ. i.to.,,, ro,c- .lecl,r,5 that
would swear 10 convict Villa nor did ever tell Madame
Met hat he dangerous il be sot o1t
Rc.drcot-Aiadaiue Met is an unmarried lady. ,,
John SamsOui sW0n-ksirs The barcelona Hotel nnd
in Nov OF G was hcrc book keeper OtcTo arrived he
W. m ~ decided mot 10 give ,orze. p room but ON
Otoros i1c4ccson be accepted The saturday previous
the nuuor OtcIo TO PHILADELPHIA returning 0l Tie
ensuing Tuesday. during ms absence presented Gonzales
with liz bin bal he did not pay b. saving that would
dcfIny his The sunday before the murder ia
and Peicer beakfusfcl together 90 the Barcelona
Hrel villa plyiug for both. Gonzales seemed 20 have
business on he Sunday asked three times Why Nj
OterO had returned Tuesday night Oteu ad SOnlnlrs
came The office and Mr. Oieo paid his bin n a. ; gold
coin denomination - and tU Gon1es was Standing
benl him asked Ar OioT0 would not boz better that he
shoud leave the safe hn lc M not p Con aes
was asked 10 pas and bee replied that De would That nigh.
saw prisoner Broadway the night of the murder aiolt
eleven clock GONZALES did not occupy ls room thar night
Josiah Partridge chair manufacturer PCnIlsi destined
that Otcro Gozi sud Capt Peterson came ia Dis store Boo No
ycnber lsj and Oto gave an oncr for chairs and sofas
Odec John Kelly testified 10 fact. stated by Margaret
Flores.
Henry Briamc ninc boy testified 70 having seen villa
his fathers boarding ions, No 30. tcnucst md nl,o
having seen Villa 90 tLc jaiL
William Blomme atGc. Che last witness testified 20 Pei
ccr and ia having been 40 biz house. IecoT boiided
there in August 1860
Louis LOPEZ Aric1 the Spanish Consul Noa-York was
called for tho defense in order avoid unnecessary delay
hc had kuoFu ic prisoner for about ttFce weeks por 20 Che
also knew m from s lips wen nom document ni
his Office 90 De q dcscTteg from the spanish army
David Dunlap testified having heard Couycra'ion b.
tween Pocr and Vita aiter tic formers arrest the qufpaf
was that pclcer complained ct hs arrest Ug imprisonment
and nHHinH Liii f'a ,-i- go - iirf
III y0uYc got yoaf tHPcr cui Do hglt q" l.h w is'H
drunk wly don yon tel them spi a nlso slu i hc ~
been coming out GoHzl and lolhgcr an4 th'y LA
him back for something ana ..innne he could not h
hem - 49, ~. q. -'. f.-.-..
Augustus Newman keeper 81 clothing si"rc 90 the eoi
OF the Hovery and Hfooucst testified % having lui si
and neck c ou Pclcicr thr morning aier The muuT i"
cicrs hands were gloNcd
The Court lcu 1douIucd until DO O'Clock ibis morning