New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13
THE SCAFFOLD.

,,scrr1oy on GONZALES AND rELLichE-lHLT DO
NOT TiyCH. But DIE BRAvELy-coNFSSioN OF
TIE rYrva MELVILLE Denounced TO TIE LAST
IN xoMzST-pETAus OF INCIDENTS, LTc'
= 11e,e could scarcely have been more unpleasant
s,orn gloomy Gsy ban yesterday, or an execution ana ~
odd sem anything could reconcile man 70 premature
s,,rre f-o, .te Earth 10 would be the dark sad deary
,cI a. 20 ee ,aco vloh door Nature presented toihe
us.oula,es VITO then 70 lcok their last on all The
,,,ses oycs world thlcaer.rg morning nshered in
roll AID a.y day. sId by The tine the appointed Lolf arrived
fr te elimination q the mlrdcsous drama which has Tor many
months occd mech q the attention cf the public ai
fings 81 doors saturated with ho penetrating chhy
ssin O. 20 lai loT hosss been slowly drizzlne down.
Astasle,n repeatedly announced in oh nc city journals
,tseriay I.lay iie 18th day Of October. i,"' as tie
death warrant read e Gay 80 apart ty he Judge Of thc
maj Cont f tc execution Of the Slanards VLo ore best
Known y Che 4am,s o. Gonzales and Pcicu re.th'r Of
which however :teF f4A names Al the ERNEST apPca-
fn - tle coa.fc fr prisoners and other interested FT
sons f1 iltIclcc q the Governor q tie sstc Who
alone lad c legal power reverse rather 20 rui ue
verdict tie he sentence Of Che Jdtc bad iaie
Tie ri.orcs ll never uL within very eW days given
rpue expectation Of pardon rrTreye and their confident
Auos' instances defiant dcnean0 had been Kept sp
90 he sst roucl: Loic only the receipt Of The
Subo,lel letter from Gov. Tcuon, that DE two criminals felt
IRA; hope gone and that they could enpoy their
~! ,. t,.be ana NJ ~ ~. .o, y, conc iar IN y.
ing ~ stt deia ald invetns further devices n the hope
s1ATr o. SrvioSz Executive Dry.fsTars7}
prIE sR es,faly eon.aef'd yoef sspie,taa for
, yolI - ia b. icit set Fl r,ye@ ef he vloe
ssse have lse &C, & Te win Tie ss.sa,s ' S9
Jonz o TovSsEsD. &c. counsel
a., ,bc- to @ doac and That DO cGoTt Of ther> could
Tosst aya aa hing ia tohaf Of ther MORN ceHts
The ml-i, - Mr Oero vas deliberately Planned Oy men
whom b. bad tccnded a Tie most generous mala'I-@ nom
he had 9rld A strange land iceigae5, lse L,s, nlo
coud scarcely Ic4k tte angGage-w1oe pelnay roi'e,
lad ten reduced very owet cuD and one d" Non az
,sssl l ged 20 s TIE 500 Object Of the crime was
orec soc motive was 20 obtain Le gold q, once in DA'
IA W." Jr ~, filrse.f 10 be- one Of tie most
generous men, had manifested bis pfoiuse nDlahiy
specially che very Who ai'uWmd nude ban lLef
victH Had hc murdered man enemy 20 Che othe
isd he becn cyea sne,r-tlcn the crime would not have
SEEMED l0ihc Bat ..r two men 10 take man VINO ha9
leiIede them IN strange band WHO had mad ed mem ana
repayment provided A0n with money almost "lao" tint
ti non 90 deliberately plan and atIOci0uy carry ont the
Go,dy nincit murder u such friend 10 develop depth
Of quy Tat lames ne original Cam and makes ms crime
Seno. Ot,ro was q wealthy vel known wenconnecod and
highly med gentleman from Cuua where io many ears
he bad thoroughly successful business man ana
popular and pleasant gentleman he had determined to open
fashionable tAeaiu 40 Havana, scale Of elegance ana
ComJleeIess before attempted hcIe HAVING com
Teted hs preliminary Grangemens or pu iLem IN ,ue c
Of immediate completion far the edhee be proposed 10
and certain OF It's appointments were concerned ne MN
ard musical artists. lis mission also contemplated the pul
extensive and costly wardrobe and fun end mag
stage and mechanical effects m case ne
Should not to fret class scenic artist toretuno
Havana In tm He Lad been busy employed for many 5s
IN purchase Of stage paI hera and the OF ile
Yaous people dsed 10 add to his dramatic and operate
JoItsg in New YORK Being Of very fee and genial dis
positon be frequently il tLoughtless manner displayed MS
nGIaged 10 make themselves lis The fact soon be
that TIE reh Cuban stranger who was 20 nee WIN
lie cash had with lin OF from <eVD TO slOVO ID god
1870, 81 aveirv srd Taiusbe god watch and chain These
TicLes fecke.sy hOugtsy exposed soon drew about
hun number those easily made acqnaiuanees who are ever
ready attach themselves to any man who Ia. plenty OF
and who VIII tolerate their presence rs ana lore
IN TINS number Of newiound friends we're Observed Se
oouutymen Of Shor Oiero They were ener Spanus
ar Creoes-at any rate they spoke ms language
d therefore naturally pleasant men TO meet in anse
An intimate friendship had sprung up between Gonzales and
the steamer from New Orleans. The many stories told by
Gonzales been contradictory that II has never yet been
determined whether ne acgnalepce tet%een he ] T
;ore nor enl@rkafion Gonzales told story
had been GieIds ID spain but no one ever knew the
Or Pecc 0ielo certainly had any knowledge until
he arrived n America did he ever know Nlee u aOI
in very few DAYS this unfortunate acquaintance was
made tie murder doubtless planned and carried INTO exc
sehcr Otcro was tall fnelookug, welpoportoned man
Of great personal strength and could mover have oen Over
powered IN the had he not been taken com
pietey by surprise The crime was committed during me
night Of the I'D November ls6j in lonely park n bOok
yn II has been enormously stated IN The lkM hat lIe
scene OF TIE murder was IN one ol Le ip' % pm 4 not
only seldom visited after dark by policemen but owing to
lie peculiar policy OF street lighting IN use IN our sister % OF
Byooklyn the lamps not lighted on this particular night
Iav be- A. well omeuton paTeuthecy that there can be no
that The life OF this respected citizen was sacrLced 70 tha
Iwopeuny economy pacced IN Brooklyn"ch mas deceed
that and parks shall not be lighted on those nights
when I'M Tie almanac the moon advertised shine Clouds
which obscure The moon and storms which make certain OF 'He
streets impossible ia the darkness are not regarded IN
The emneuy petty penuous system brooklyn but men are
len 70 eope way through the darkness only too often to
meet with scous accident 10 their sudden
death by violence as did the unfortunate Otero.
the fatal night the trusting generous stranger was ie
From IN tie hotel by his neWound friends VINO al
Nised him Join them in proposed visit TO oOklh Oeo
they crossed the rver took certain drinks
aterWaTd low house IN BfOok-
tyn party consisted OF OteO Gonzalez Nee ana
Pelcer their arrival Brooklyn they took mp their way
10 The Civ Park where murder committed Though
moment their ascyeration that Niee was WIN
then Of the crime that he struck the blow which
the fatal proof elected on the ta TO posi-
tiyey and unmsakably connect him Immediately WIN the
crime and the trial he the leading witness without
whose testimony no conviction could have been had
The weapons used long, slim dagger or dirk knife
with keen blade least inches long and TWO al0s de
construction and appearance and which were atewad
identified being the property OF the man fehce was
died yesterday that tie dagger
used hy Niele the fatal blow and that each Con
Pecer razor with which they hacked and
away al doomed with what effect they might IN the
intense darkness The murder done the murdeTers fed They
arrested and the dirk and certain other
things belonging them having been found the spot OF the
nurder trial Allowed and when Niele forward to
ofsI his testimony, conviction was soon obtained
CELLS
While the prisoners have been confined in their cells since
the have been visited by many persons who have
been attracted simply by curiosity but who all have been
ceyed with kindness aud courtesy The constant companions
DE Ia Huyn Of Roman Catholic Church who have
with them almost all the time and Influenced their
MINDS that both criminals declared themselves reeoneled TO
has only been however few days two men
have gwen Up All hope and since they have felt that they
Gle the demeanor OF both has entirely changed The light
hearted careless Of both has entirely left them
they have given themselves entirely TO the preparations for tina,
oestb which both felt
THY n