, 1866-09-26
THE OTERO MURDER.
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Gonzales and Pellicer, who azc under sen.
tence OF death for the murder of Scnor Otcro
In the City Park in November last, have
made confession.
sion, to let the public know that he is not so
bad ns they think he is. Tic said that Vic1c
"Put up tho job to Kill Otero, and Was the
principal murderer that Ffcle said in Court
that hc never knew him, but Vicle had been
In the same regiment for two years with him
in Havana that Viele owned the daegcrs and
razors used in tAe murder, and gave i razor to
himself and Pellicer on the night of the mur-
der; that the one the hitter had belonged to
bin; that Viele brought hin, and Pellicer
brought them over to show them glass fac
tory; that he (Gonzales) wanted his own
life spared until he could sec the result Of
Fiele's trial; that in his .{Gonzales9 trial
some Of the witnesses against him. sWore
Us he had never visited her house or drank
anything there, and that therefore she could
not Identity them; that all he understood he
had to do was to take the money from Otero,
which be wanted to do without killing the
man, for be himself could have got the
money from him at any time without killing
him that he wanted the public to know
that he was not innocent himself, but guilty,
a!thoogh not go bad as the public supposed
Gonzales stated on the night of tic MUIR
der he did not want to 60 to Brooklyn, or to
go anyWhere Tiele had sworn that l1e never
came over 10 Brooklyn with Pelllccr and
himself; he stated also that they had never
been 10 any place to drink except asaloon
near the ferry after landing from New York,
and TINT all Of them jumped In the cars
then-some cars, he did not know which
and went as far rs sone street around the
corner not far from the Jail, which he could
not identify, and that there they left the Ger
and went into the Park.
Gonzales relates rs q curious circnm-
stance, if taken In connection with tho
theory Of Viele's Innocence, the fact that
ticle accompanied the detectives on the
night Of the murder, ostcnsibly insisting
them TO find himself and Pcllicer, and set
they were to be found, although the pris~
oncr alleges he we'll knew where they, were.
He remarked that by circumstances like
these, which lie could explain. the public
would become satisfied that Vlele Was the
principal murderer, and that, therefore, he
would like to live until be could sec Justice
dealt out to that person.
lie further stated that man who was to
be hung On the leth Of next month, and who,
therefore. stood, US II were, with one foot in
that he had mado his peace with God and
was ready and willing to die; but these
| facts be thought ought to be known aud in
| 4uircd into, as he would swear to them on
the day of his execution.
Pclliccr had heard the remarks of Con
| zalcs, and said that they were correct; that
J le, too, could swear that vic1c was the
| principal murderer, and TINT hc had, put
| UP the job" that 1t was Fiele who had cut
| him IN the hand-on the five fingers, with d
| razor; that 1t was chiefly on his evidence
| that he had been convicted and sentenced.
lie snid that he had never gone to Mrs.
Phillips, In Myrtle avenue. If he was on
the gnllows he would swear that he had
| never been in that house. The conductor
| who drove them down to Fulton Ferry from
Blcccker street, Ind identified himself and
Gonzales, but did not say anything about
Eielc; lie had paid the fare for them all !;
they came right over to Brooklyn; when
they went Into the cars they never
came ont OF them till they went on
board the boat and went to Brooklyn. That
was Us true as there was God Almighty.
and that he would swear to II to the last
minute Of his life. He remarked that his
time would be up the twelfth Of next month,
and that before he died he wanted the public
to know Of Vicle'E crime. lie stated nlso
that Eiele had all his clothes and IVES wear.
Ing them and would not lot him have apy oj
them. "
The minds Of the two prisoners appeared
to be somewhat unsettled In their anxiety r.
have the above assertions given to the world
They spoke With evident carDestutas and dc
liberation while alludlug to Vielt, and reit
Grated the wish over and over again that thcf
lives might DO spared until Vielc's ALLEGED
guilt might be Eroved.