New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-20
THE OTERO MURDER.
Trial OF Francisco Gene Salvador, alias
PeIIicier - Impnnneiing the Jury
Opening Argument of the Districf-Af-

| Francisco Gene Salvador, alias Pellicier, the
alleged acc0mplce OF Gonzales In the murder Of Oero
was arragned yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, before
Judge Gilbert In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer in
the City Of Brooklyn.
District Attorney Morris appeared for the people and
Mes-rs. j. u. T0wrse and VIM Il. Hyslop OF New
York for the accused Mr.. Townsend renewed a
motion previously made and ruled upon, that the trial
be suspended until unbiased jury could be had and
until witnesses could be obtained 20 testify 20 the good
character OF the accused He alluded % the order Of
the Court directing hc suspension Of the reports Of the
District attorneys opening speech in the OF Con
/ mics and thought he order was eminently proper
There is truth whatever in the statement Of the Dis
tric At0rney. that Pelliccr had been an itineraut
glazier. II the trial was allowed 10 20 over they
should be able 20 show that Niea was one OF the con-
| sprat0rs IN This murder.
Judge Gilbert decided 20 20 on with the trial. and II
IN conseg gencc OF The newspaper reports an impartial
Jury could not DE found then he would send the 10
the Supreme Court. that IL may be tried in another
county.
THE INPASSELISG OF TIE JURY
| The first Juror was not obtained until about 10
o'clock. and II 55 o'clock before the full compile
ment found The names Of the jurors are AS fol-
lows: George c. Close. ioremani Charles W Bogert,
William H. Otis Sidney Green John Bean Zenis Nor.
ris, James Howell jr.. Richard :. Chappel, Abraham
Knox. Frederick Sherwood, Alexander Miller Daniel
5. Arnold
OPENING ARGUMENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
District Attorney Morris opened as follows;
May il please the Court and Gentlemen Of the jury
You have been sworn TO try this question as to the
guilt Of the prisoner AT the bar 1t Is not necessary 10
take up any Of your time in telling you the importance
of tho duties YOU have 20 perform In fact there is
duty that well can be called upon to perform i'm
portant that which casts you the grave RESPONSE
blity Of deciding upon the life Of human being The
prisoner az the bar Francisco Gene Salvador Pell
cier he is better known by that NAME is indicted for
the murder OF OterO under the statute which declares
generalization in taking the life and committing murder
In the first degree, and that will he the only question
far as that branch of the case is concernedif he is
guilty Of deliberate and wilfu murder. There will be
no question here 10 mansaughter question as 10
justfabe homicide; no question as TO murder in the
second degree. The only question IL whether the pris.
oner Is guilty Of murder in the first degree or not guilty
az all. This murder committed on the odd
Of November last in the City Of Brooklyn, at ~
o'clock ~ night rs near rs we can guess TO the time
IL Is alleged that the prisoner in connection with
Gonzales whose has been disposed Of as one Of
the parties who committed this MURDER shall briefly
state 10 you the evidence we propose TO os the facts
We expect 10 establish and the theory OF the prosee
ton. IL appears. viii appear, / think That the
prisoner had been acquainted with Gonzales short
time previous 10 the commission OF this ofense that be
made his acquaintance on the Friday preceding the
murder on Sunday night, at the Hotel de Barcelona in
the City OF NcwNork. AT this time the prisoner was
! boarding at the Hotel de Cuba, in Bleecker.st lie
rooined there with person named Frank Viea and on
the Sunday morning have spoken Of Viola visited the
! Hotel de Barcelona ana bIeakfasted there While
mere SO lar as the evidence shows the prisoner made
the acquaintance OF Gonzales shall atcmpt 10 estah
llsh III ihs case. by the eydence-and think tho evil
dence will establish the fact-that there was
formed between salvador and Gonzales FOR the murder
OF Otefo and that this murder committed in mr..
snance OF that conspiracy. Otero arrived in NeyYork
| IN company with Gonzales from Havana ON the I5lo
OF November and took ROOMS together at The Hotel de
barcelona, Gonzales, who appeared 10 have no means
OF hs own, having obtained tne7e ~ the rcon.
OF Oero In this case have not been able 20 dscoyr
any motiye or design tho part OF Gonzales IN com
ing 10 NeW-fork except the / have already sug
geStcd-that no know that Otcro had money and
wanted TO rob him oft We shall show that mat was
the motive by proving that Gonzales and Salyador-
ana they are Jointly fndlctedknew that Otero had fb
money and that they had no means and wero IN, nf
employment ut the time. After the prisoner LaI
formed the acquaintance Of Gonzales at the Uotel Js
barcelona he visited Salvador at his rooms soma three
or four times. and Sunday, the day of the
murder In the early part OF the morninS
OF Wednesday, Gonzales went IN the Uotc
dc Cuba, where he saw the prisoner enr1Ced
rooms there, and said he going TO send bs bo,,e
there and would occupy the room immeliatov Tfc
did not occupy that room immediately and has nat mn
10 tins time. lie was not seen at the hotel again un,
The evening when Gonzales. Otcro and the f
the hotel in company with Frank Viele who went Win
them short distance. as the evidence will show Tbey
TOOK the ears IN Bieeckerst. and all three arrived M
the ferry They came 10 Brooklyn and STONED M the
corner OF Myrtlcovc. and CantOn-st at the Shades
Kept by MIs. Evans. Whether they came In a convev
ance from Fulton Ferry TO this place or moi beye nat
been able To ascertain but that is the first nlace in
which they were seen in Brooklyn and that the last
place they here until their arrest attor tb
commission OF the crime. While at the Shades thc
prisoner LEFT the party short time and again returned
wbeD the three t9pi seats at Wv abs AMI lad drinks