The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-17
Exec utlon or Throe Moxacans ~ Browns
Vile, Texas-A Horrible scene at the

brownsville lTexas) correspondence June 81 OF the
New Orleans Crescent
ms afternoon saw the execution OF three Mexlcans,
convicted OF numbering persons In this city during Cor
tnas raid on this side, tho year 1850 Az il was
different style OF execution from bad hitherto seen
viii give you brief account Of IL.
From early morning dense crowd assembled as near
as possible to the prison. The mob composed chiefly
Of Mexicans. Of both SEXES and all colors and sizes
This was an execution ander the civil or criminal law
OF the state-the military had nothing TO do with IT,
hut the sheriff, after summoDing together about one
ned that that band could resist attack OF the
Mexican mob, II they should make H. THE great MACS
oil the population Western Texas native Mcxcnns
and believe they are IN the majority in and around
Brownsville. They mornily hate 20 see any OF their
coontrymcn, no matter what the crime, strung up by
The Sheriff. being well satisfied that a rescue was In
tended applied TO General Getty for military assistance
which was promptly rendered
The prisoners left the prison. accompanied by priest,
seated their cofns In cart after the usual fashion
escorted by sheriff Dye city Marshal John Price tof
New Oricsnsi and his hundred citizens all well re-
vovcrcd aud coored troops all round with ggers and
bayoncts ready
dangling stood in the prairie OF the city and was
surrounded by the military thus-A hollow square about
qgaror ., mile wide four pieces Of artillery planted
and regiment Of colorcd infantry on each of the other
sides all equipped and ready for instantaneous action
on thigh and thumb ON hammer
I never cypcc, TO sec thing than this exccu.
ton was The photographer who had been Fostering
and taking the doomed men In prison for several days
wcrc yet on HAND in carts. Win their apparatus TO
"take' them time more, In the centre or the final
coup d'01 Talk about the Jonknses Of the press The
photographers beat theu BY about thousand degrees
The prisoners showed the full share Of Mexican or
Indian cooiness and bravndo They mounted the scat
fold nimbly, aud not being pnioned bowed and waved
their hats TO the multitude which consisted q all the
military and ell the population Of Brownsville
One OF the prisoners, his the calows shout
cd out that II was all right, he knew he 20 die but
that Cortina would have the blood Of every individual
concerned IN his death. The said, when
the ernTOd, that when Americans thew
cried and behaved Ike babies but that Mexcans could
die like men and he intended 10 show IL This alluded
TO Rogers the Ohio soldier. who was recently hung
crying and sobbing like chnd
After the usual legal and pflesty forms were gone
through with the white caps wcN drawn the
doomed mems heads, and the drop fell The fall was
about SIX feet Two Of them swung dead quietly with
broken necks. Tho third Forencia Cara struck the
edge OF the platform be fell aud after sustaining
weakened jerk OF the rope, raised band and then
the other TO the rope above his heal and lifted himself
up little. The eyctutoncr lay down on his belly on
the platform aud reached down and after severe
struggle wrenched the dying hands from hc rope
wasNed him MP enough 70 readjust the moose. Then
The scene Wa A1sin, and in minute or two Cara
| ,tude AZ the galiows vn~'rs
three men we're hung unpinoned -aus frOnl ~ null.
| The thing had been over1one, for TIE aWA"- no
| smith I'M chopping of their manaccs WIN coia S4ise
| cruelty laceraicd their ankle - - ,,.....s.
Hooked upon this whole spectacle ss an interes'ih
.rsence OF the state Of society this border Their
we've Tinted states troops and ammunition enough aroun
that rallows 20 annihate all the hesloahs 'n leAa
The Mexican mob not 70 be trusted any more on
side OF the river than the other The arse nSor.
| Of Ne xlcans are Ind OF very low
| Moons kanakars, &c, ar they are called py we WI
! people-snd hardly ever dis'insvsh tnemssN~ 0hs