The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-20
TEE crreo MURDER.


hal of Francisco Gene salvador, Aiias
PeIifeor--A Jury Empencfied.
rNGs COUNTY COURT or OYER AND TERMIFER.
bro Judge Gilbert and. Justices Hoyt and Voorhees,.
he trial or Francisco Gene Salvador, alias Pellicer
accomplish of Gonzales, already Convicted, was
amenced In the Kings county Court Of oyer and Ter
or yesterday The court met at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
Dn the prisoner was arraigned at tho bar for trh.
he interest in this not great as manifested
the trial Of Gonzales, judging from the diminished
ndance of outside spectators as on the opening Of
court the spectators gallery hardly full, and the
ltorium was principally occupied by tho panel OF FIVE
hdred jurors summoned to attend this trial Among
spectators in the seats usually occupied by members
he legal profession twenty-five thirty ladies'
ne of whom are witnesses In this case Mayor
VI was In court during the progress OF portion Of
n oceedngs.
[he prisoner brought into court, handcu fed in
|,ody OF six policemen Ia charge OF Mr. James waidron
principal police officer attached TO tho court He is
" young man. not being twenty four or
hnty-1ve years OF age. He Is about FIVE feet Ave
aes IL height, thick set, dark compiexon, short
Ok hair black eyes recedng narrow forehead, poorly
Anced head, the animal faculties predomlnaiing He
dressed in dark blue pilot cloth monkey Jacket,
ted cloth pants, no vest, and figured linen shirt
exhibited no marked manner la hts behavior, and.is
deuty one OF that class Of persons who take things
khey come without getting nervous at anything. He
English. ana Tor some tline DelOfa the COAFt
hned he conversed with sheriff McSanee, who will
POND doubt one of these days be called upon to
Ecnto The sentence Of the law upon the prisoner
Il ~ townsend and W. u hysiop Esqs,, appear ss
II Anderson, tho counsel orig naly retained In this
W. who IL absent at Albany attending TO some egisla-
{ business When the court opened the pris
pr was conducted to seat his counsel.
Ftrict Attorney s. D. Morris and James Troy, ESQ ,
assistant, appear as counsel In behalf OF the people
kter the opening Of the court Mr. Townsend, In be-
M fha oaiA hat h. ,nft t,,o
IN OF the court he made motion 10 postpone the
bl OF Pelieer and the motion had been ruled upon by
\ Court He now renewed the motion for tho post
nement OF the trial until the next term OF the
art, or until such limo unbiased Jury
the case could DO procured, also on. the
und Of the absence Of important witnesses, by whom
wished to prove the good character OF the prisoner.
other ground for the motion Is account Of the
n state OF feeling Ia the community In regard TO the
soner which led him 10 believe that fair and impartial
liz could not be readily procured. Such ord r as
s from the Court at the or enng OF tho trial of Con-
Is for the suppression OF the publication OF the Dis
ct Attorneys opening was eminently proper. The
tdence in that case was stll fresh in the minds Of
-rybody, especially In the IN nds OF the Jury who had
On empaneled TO try the prisoner would be like
sting man at night and trying him In the morning.
70 District Attorney stated in his summing up the
males rial that Pellicer tin rant gazer There
p no truth whatever In the assertion. When the
pcr time arrived counsel would dsprov the assertion,
trace tho prisoners good character back for the past
o years The witness Frank vela had also stated he
no acquaintance with Gonzales. Counsel could
cw II Pelllcers trial e ~! next term, that
nsprators in tho murder of o&erU He asked the
urt whether the prisoner had not some rights. He
good defence in tbs case n > reasonable time DO
Judge Gilbert replied thai be could not entertain the
,.ion of this KIND for the purpose of obtaining
smony Of the prisoners former good character There
. been atrocous murder committed. and IL Ia duo
the administration Of justice that this trial should 90
II it be found thar IN consequence Of the publicity
the newspapers, the public mind was vitiacd, and an
partial jury cannot be obtained then the case must be
II up to tho Supreme Court and motion made there
have the trial ordered in another county The motion
therefore denied, and the trial will procecd e1'
.ss clerk o. .se 22.T' spe9 Rroessded 2 draw The
Ned the person forward TO the jury boz and was
amined TO his qualifications 70 juror In this
One hundred and 1ve names were drawn, occupy ng
ne did not qasfy on account or having expressed an
'uion 70 the gull innocence Of the prisoner;
hers were Perempiorily challenged The following arr
: names Of the jury ~ empanellsd and sworn In "
'f Ssssr f .ss. aT s9 aa T Gn sess
Atlantic street; Sidney Green, merchant m w 80
,aros place; John Beam, cooprago lol State stscet;
well, Jr, iron works, $50 Adams street; Richard g.
pei retired merchant, 80 First place. Abraham Knox,
mel dealer corner Of Bond and Bergen strccts Fred
pAAnder Miier 10 South Fourth street; Daniel g. Ar
- fancy goods dealer, - Monroe place. o
Denusl D, Norris Esq, District Attorney, then pro-
J Jury he sspisissd che statute under which ihs pr
he'd been indicted declared that the promeditated
ring OF human tfe was murder In the nrst degree,
a Il was NOT case Of murder In the second degree,
o. jussinabls homicide but cool oalcu
Cd deliberate brutal murder The prisoner ~ the bar
lads changed with tho murder Of jose Garc.a
sso, in tho CITY Parf, BROOKLYN, on tho night
ne 22d lee Novsmber, lse5, Me-. Norris thea
NAMED the motive 1Gs s IN 81 .ns
80 and arrived In this country Inc 18th Of Novc.
e enc week before the commission OF the murder and
ossSsr Is ths u sho murder
then explained the theory q the murder and said he
Md show that the prisoner was the principal conspir
and 70 .su : s Siss s:
> Park, a. he had frequently Visited persons in
u vicinity. On the morning Of the murder Con
.ss vent 10 the Hotel de cuba, where the pr-
aer lodged, and engaged . room there, 70 which
never wens. In the evening Gonzales, 0tero
feGcerIet the hotel and vent To the Fulton ferry
- the last known Of The party In New York. The
ri place they are Brooklyn, at Evans
Ades corner OF Myrtle avenue and Canton street. At
snty minutes 70 ten O'Clock the body Of a murdered
N was found In tho Ciy Park There were a
saer, two razors, a razor case aud dagger sheath
and in the vicinity Of the murder. The District
torney narrated the circumstances coppecied
M the murder, which have already boon pub.
he'd in the Gonzales case, pointing out on a
sgram OF the City Park where q pair OF kid
eves belonging 70 the prisoner hal been found.
70 attempt he sad, was rst made 10 cut 0eros throat
q he thought no would DO able TO show from the tes
that will be offered in tho that Peloer used
;.Io; found seras :si dead ssdv 81 ".. 90 a. N:
usgls o.cr6 attempted 10 take Il from the hand Of
iicep as evident from twist In the handle Of the
ROB- The razors found were the property Of Frank
"a room mate VI The prisoner az the Hotel de Cuba
a Peilcer was seen TO take them from the trunk OF
a ON ghe evening Of the commission Of this enme j
:, 70 Jake s,mething from under the bed msIsrcss,
hNh Wa supposed by wtusss 10 DO da ger.
Ulcer acted as guide while in Brooklyn. for the
asou that there proof that Gonzales or Otcro had
- visited the city prior 10 the murder Pelcer was
rested on the morning after this Occurrences At pier No.
North river, New York, a. about three o'clock In the
A. What led 10 his detection vas one OF the mean.
aeed 20 conceal his crime, namely he wore pair Of
s.ry voolen Gloves and the officers In search Of The
rty partins cognixabt OF the fat Of and ng In the
nv park OF pair Of lid gloves cut aero the fingers
N sstisaed that one Of the guilty parties had bis
Myers cut Seeing this man with an unsea-onsols
~ Of gloves ON they suspected the prisoner
nm requested 10 remove the gloves he objected ~hen
= vas Immediately arrested. when tho cut kic
Soxes were shown him IN the station house he denied al
OF them and refused 70 have them put upor
n hands and Il was only after great difculty and ~,
,rre eorts on the part OF the officers 70 90 20 ths
I. .nbni,ted Dr. Ayrrs made an exam nation OF IN
~ IA tho prisoners hands and the cuts on The gloves
- -n..l, M wbich n poffcct correspondence. VI