The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-25
THE orERo MURDER.
Conclusion Of the Trial Of Sal.
vad0r, alias Pellicer.
STATEMENT OF TRR PRISONER.
INGENIOUS DEFENCE or COUNSEL.
vzRDxo1 or auxxxx.
The Prisoners to be Sentenced
To-day.

Tine Prisoners to he Sentenced
To-day.
The trial OF Francisco Gene Salvador sas psIoer
continued yesterday In the Kings County cour, OF
Oyer aud Terminer before Judge Gilbert and Justoes
Hoyt and Voorhees, Az the proceeding days Of th,
important trial, tho court crowded. Amcns
the spectators who occupied seats within the bar wer
twenty thirty fashionaby dressed ladies, Who ap
peared 20 have nterstsA themselves In watching thu
proceedings In this Tho prisoner attended By hi
counsel Messrs Townsend and Hyslop, appeared sarly
Waidron kept the Ingress aud css Of the court room
10 a. 10 be accessible 10 the members u the bar snt
press.
Margaretta Flores was called for the defence
recolieced having Ind at her house Hoto
have been person reading In room No ~ and after
waris stated that II the OF two persons talking
supposed tho girl was disturbed In her mind persons
had conyersed with her the subject and told her tn
not witness told her to compose her mind wh
she said possibly u was two persons conversng In the
room.
Cross xamined-Mlss Sand. told witness that Sarah
Sullivan did not have 90 her the night OF
the I'D Of November last the key Of No. 10 ITS Miss
Sands room, and presumed Sarah sullivan got in by
means Of that key her business 10 60 into the
chambers TO carry water and perform the duties VI
Mrs sarah Parsons called for defencswtness stat
that on the night ~ the murder she waiting In
ut the Hotel de Cuba expecting call
her and frequently went into the hall anticipating their
coming but person go into Vels. between
nine and eleven O'Clock until Vola came would have
heard any person coming up stairs unless hey crp up
very easy
Mr. b. townsend Zone OF the counsel for the prsoner)
called for the defenseWltness testified that he had
conversation with John Phillips Nhe man who saw the
foreigners al the "Shades," in Myrtle avenue the
night Of the muider) in regard TO the parties who
seen IN Mr.. Evans Shades - the conversation hold
the nlgh OF the 2d January, when he nccompa-
MED by the District Attorney 70 saloon (he shsdes'
for the purpose Of seeing Philips reference 10 the ap
pessnce Of the parties who there the night or
the 72d Of Noyambcr In regard To Oero Phillips said he
hat and mus,ache, and that the other had high
hat and smooth face.
Cross-oxsmned- he FRS, saw rolIcer At ID. ss.
ton house he had whskers, Pecer told him thai he
had; Phillips did not tell him, To his recollection that
hecoud not say exactly as 20 the hat ocro had on but
that II dark hat Phillips told witness At the
Coronsrs inquest that he identified Gonzales but that
when he Jaw him in The station house ne looked care.
worn and detected.
Patrick Murray, called by tho defence Witness recoI
lects seeing fore gners sitting 1t the table in Mrs Evans
"shAdes," ah the night Of I'D oil Noyebsf they
against The window another right opposite on tho
ssde Of the room nesre, the door, 70 The best OF Ls
opinion one Of No men had Considerably moro beard
than the other thought he saw party sl men after
wards whom be suppcOed TO be the same party.
Crossexamined--When examined before said two Of
the party had musaches ADD the other mus,achc and
imperial; did no. stay bat few minutes 10 he
that occasion
1eved Oero carried watch, but would not he had
II on that evening
This closed tho Testimony TOR thu defence when j. H.
Townsend, ESQ, the senior counsel for The prisoner
corstasnced summing uP ,Hs said he felt deeply thu
u ~ ghed uron him uosf terribly. phs that had
beeA presented 70 the Jury ~hh the las, few days
one that bias attrs:,sd great public interest, and
tune. A few months since worthy snd respectable
foreigner In this country found dad In the
sy rsr 1G SYIs, %oa sas and ees
cuus'ancss surrounding the case ily aprsed the In
dgnaslea OF the community. yde counsel then com.
mcntcd further tho atroc,y ef tho murder ana tbsu
explained tue law points upon which tbs glt Qr limo
csncs Of the pnsonsr INNS, rest .5nnHe tfen pro
ceeded TO read The follc~x sssfnsni Which The :s,
ou' msrs 20 him In reference 70 bic connection
WITH ves, Gouya,es and otsro'-
On the day OF the murder the prisoner had been yf'h
Edward all day down town. ana returned 10 tho Hotel Dc
Cuba about halfp SIX o'clock Gu hl reaching the
horvs he ves Gonzales and Ofero standing NJ tho
front door; Edward immediately into the house lie
spoke 20 Gonzales and ycs bat not introducsd n
Otsro. Ho hrd Gouxals two three oocsv'ona
before and introduced 10 him by YES shoai week
before The murder, thc room they occupying At
the Cuba Hotel He saw him again In tho BARGE
ons Hotel When hs brcakfllas With gcla; BIT on
thst occasion ,hcy had almost anshcd their breakfast
fore Dir O,oru and Gonzales iuto the dining
He merely bowed 10 Gonzales, and in few mon onis
both he and Yela went 20 lhs Office, who're Yela pld
FOR the breakfast and then they both eftthe h1re THIS
tho only TINS he breakfsstsf there, ana hr I'D not
exchange single word with Gonzales al the time II
upon leaving the houre that be first heard from vcia
nho Oero was We met Co1,ales ngain While n rnfnra
ny With vels and Edward IN Broadway the dr. before
the murder, but exchanged oIy few -o,ds eiih him
Ne next saw Gonzales a. Vel's ROOM on the morning
Of The uusder when veis and Gonzales he'd An inter
vcs IN tiiA hail. but he did nothing than pas
Tow words will Gonzales al that time when be ssln
sac .cnsfies " YES when be returned With Hdw,ri
the day ~ the murder Aft-r standings few norssnis
the soop veis proposed that al should 20 10 10 his
room They did 2, bg. on rcaehag Tie door found
locked aud be ard NJ rcfuraed a. the funi door
They len vsia aud Gonzales standing tie landing
Of the second noor when they came deen. Ves ioii
him when he vent iOHn stair. 70 call Edward aud tsh
him 20 get his key Ne fld and Edward sent
80 ne f-mafr-s taking with Mr. 0iorp Tor snurai
minutes when Gonzales. Yea snd kdw,rd l"insa thsm
"thsi they should a. 20 B-ookyn" aging ha' he knew
nice place over there" Nj 0tero said he would 40
snyvhcre yela did not ask him tpeccr1 N accompany
them hut Mr. osoro said fCotns, boy, you 80 wiih "a
vea then said Tome you can g and zee Mrs Pesr
, rs' wi ne g rSoy cro ssn he sen, no
saloon opposite the ferry, shere they drank twice. bat
both hs and Mr. oero drank soda wsor ouiy md Con.
sbou, aftsen or twenty minutes and then walked
Gold street On the corner loading 10 Tie PARK Vale
sald, ifYou 40 ard zoe Mr. Psiper, and vii
atop for YOU wnsn We rr,urn ", srs Just golnr scrUss
tho prk and VIII be hack In lie Wills II uas upon
saving them be pat on the gioyes aud looked Tor hr
and s-sing thai he could not Ind A. he started sod ran
down the stree, towards the park The nghi Wa lars
and dssgreesbic when nearing the centfu d to park
he heard yes voice be sdvsncod iosards the sound
and NJ the same time called him 10 moment AFTER
v1rr he vss thrown violently on ,ha ground, and on
xaies aud veis threatened an him souzsies aid,
Kin him. he knows oil about n" Re Peliicsrl then
begssd them % save his life and tod them that be had
nothing; yes Then struck AZ him with hs raxor,
and cut his hands, shils be holding thcm W ~
supplicsilon vea then made him swear ~ We ssco
virgin that be would reveal What be knew Nea
then said hs thought he heard htfps ana inDeisiey
started on ne uclocrl va about 10 run, sben Con
xales STOPPED him ard tod him he should not 90 a. he
did not the way back GonnsAs then Seni IN CON.
pany Nth pelllce, 70 The body ~ Oisro, shlch be
searched In fsw moments they stared " eavc W "a
confused tbs, he did knyw vnich say ~ 30 fhey
wandered sboat some time before hnfns the sutsnfe
Of tho rsrk whIs IN the psts he ouiptsnsd 70 Con.
xslrs that his inserz very sarigA bcnEAL, 90
HIN " take OF hts rlovr- ard IL. him ,ber " "a
81 ana "a then that he usru~ lhein svsy While
puti ng rHr suna Lis GuSsf txf Csnrsie- sre ffUn
hn sbtfs osnzzlcs doppef hs taxger. nc buneo iot
FOE tiu,e b-t wy dsrk he nnsf NJ hnd
a wien getting inio tbs stssst bs frescrr sgrssr'sd
that tteT floasa tske snd 60 hone bat Gob1ale-
~if, NO there n TOO mach blood "a" OOt,1Aies
thor tol1 HIN n would be q n~ccusry for BIN 70 h.
~sscisfu 81 for ves sss hirnAei 10 o.. siAs sen
9Th Otero and lad MAS upos bin W s. hsn
fnghisbcd ard ss<ef GonId,s yia ~ aoorh