The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-23
THE oTERo MURDER.
Trial OF Francisco Gene salvador ~ii"'
Pellicer.

pafore udqe Gilbert and Justices Hoyt ana 'oonees
The trial of Francisco Gene Salvador aias recer ior
Aha murder of Jose Garcia otero on the nght Oh the z|a
:, No,,smher last was continued in the Kings county
r Of Over and Termner, In session in Brooklyn yes
tcrday
AS on the trial of Gonzales and the first day of this
trial. popular excitement remains undated and the
court room filled to its utmost capacity. The at
tendance the fair is rather the increase as
large number Of them occupied seats within the space
allotted TO members of the bar, where they remained
throughout the days session, and appeared 70 take
much interest in the proceedings
The prisoner was brought into court leed or twenty
minutes before the opening and was tho object ooser'a
ton by all present He retains the same composed de-
meanor exhibited on the previous day During the ex-
animation OF the witnesses he watched them very IN
tenty and particularly attracted when Mesrs Cuyas
and Vela examined through the interpreter, Mr.
John Samsony. 80 .
Previous to The commencement Of the proceedings the
Court announced that the Circuit Court calendar will not
he taken up until the conclusion of the
trial and then the calendar will be resumed at the num-
Der where last called To those cases will be added
Causes reserved from different days
the present time In the order in which they have been
reserved that the calendar will consist of causes put
thereon rom Monday llst, which will be added
reserved causes IN the order IN which they have oee re-
served.
OF rnropoFE YATES FOR AeEpER on MONDAY NEXT.
Tn, Court ordered panel OF one hundred and hity
Jurors be summoned tor Monday next, on which day
Theodore Yates will be aragned for the murder oil police
officer Curran.
GHoRGE INDICTED MURDER IN TUE FIRST DE-
GREE
poorly dressed young fellow, with straight brown
hair named George Schmidt was brought up to the bar
Of the court where he stood crying and sobbins bitterly
while the Clerk of the Court read over the indictment
found against HIM by the Grand Jury OF murder IN the
first degree for the shooting of Hugo Wechner in Will
Harrisburg on New Years morning
Prisoner demanded trial on the indictment, and IN
reply to the Court said he was not provided with coun
sel He was taken back to jail Tue Court assigned
john Hess, Esq as his counsel
THE TRIAL OF PELucER.
Wm. Mills testified to finding the body OF Otero In
the City Park the night of the 22d of November.
Senior Antonio Cuyas, examined through John N.
Bamsony, intepreter:Wtness testified that 0tero
20 the Hotel dc Barcelona In Great Jones street. on the
18th OF November last accompanied by Gonzales knows
Salvador the prisoner first saw him in the dining room
Of the hotel waiting on the table.
Cross 'examincd-Pecer was working at the hotel
about two months before Gonzales came Pei
llcer and Gonzales together
DR.. Andrew J. willets testified that he made pos.
morem examination OF the body of Otero on the oath
ana 2ote Of h November last there was wound on the
cutting of the spinal marrow the next
right eye half an inch; its direction backwards
and inwards, and slightly upwards to the base of the
instrument; there were penetrating wounds the
number of wounds on the body was twenty seven.
Witness testimony as TO the of the death of
Otero was the same given in the trial OF Gonzales
tMargaretta Flores, the next witness called on the
mony on this occasion, which pretty nearly the
as on that OCCASION we therefore give only such por
lions of her testimony yesterday as is new-ED
Witness stated she knew the prisoner by the name Of
Theodore Martinez has known Pecer since the 18th OF
November last; never worked at her place; Vela paid
for the occupied by Pe Ger and himself; did not
know whether the prisoner had any money or Means
never saw him have any money; knew nothing about
his occupation, except hearing that he had been
. waiter at the Barcelona Hotel; witness asked
Pecer why he did not work. when he replied he wanted
70 have resting spell; he told me he had previously
worked at the Barcelona HotsI he LETT witness hotel
on Wednesday evening, the 22d November about seven
o'clock prisoner never said anything to witness about
IN N I,vur En-
room No. "a on Wednesday evening, before prisoner
left the with three othersGonzaes, strange gen.
teman (0tcro) and Vela; the strange gentleman was
about Gonzales height possibly little tacr did not
look at him particularly he not very stoli did pQL
notice what Kind OF a hat he had on do not know
whether he had a mustache; the parties going
down stairs from the connection of the other house no
y, which is part or witness hotel; coming from
No "a, ON the third floor, Pelicer alongside of Con
zaes and the unknown gentleman on the right hand side
Of the three, vea, Pelcer and Gonzales previous TO
the night of the murder Pecer had asked witness she
had found a knife IN the room he had occupied
previously, and he told her he left snfe In the bed
ROOM he up stairs get IT, aud In short time she
saw him coming down stairs when he said (pointng to
his pocke that be had found his knife; prisoner did not
state wha, Kind OF knife u vas when witness asked
try you must always have something for your defence'
saw him Che next morning after the murder OF 0ero at
The deer OF her hotel noticed he dressed clean
especially his shirt; he had another hat did not
know whether his shirt was new; It quito cean do
not know what kind OF n shirt he had Wednesday
evening, I'D OF November; the next morning 1t was
raining he did not say anything to her about the room
when he went the sw nVe' aS0u no, twenty
whether prisoner left the hotel alone; be had
gloves on when she first saw him on the
morning after the murder spoke TO him and asked him
10 60 nto the Office and sit down and himself did
not entirely 90 into the Office; he finally went in with
veia; vela was not there when prisoner 0rst came; ;
about eght O'Clock that morning vea TO her and
asked she had seen Pecer replied that she had not
vela then said f you either Peicer or Gonzales
and they should come in before return, have them
arrested witness asked vela why, when he replied
II al tWD me
sent for an officer and one came; had Con-
.aies at the hotel on wednesday morning, the day of
trance OF room IL did not Pecer at the tme but
saw vea; Gonzales did not say anything to me about
Gonzales; Gonzales saw the room and engaged IL; he
vas TO occupy II Immediately afterwards never saw
Sonzae at her hotel previous TO chat he never occu
Gross eSamined-The witness then gave q description
ofhe interior OF the hotel and the situation OF the
Gus rooms mentioned In the the vela and
Pelcer occupied room "a the night previous 70 the
der; before that they occupied room H. the same
mat Gonzales had engaged they occupied room IL eight
days; Vela aud Pelicer were intimate terms; the
morning Of the murder ! Gonzales in the hall.
way when opened the door OF room IL Gonzales aud
vela followed me in next Gonzales In the evening
IN room IL; while there called Sarah Sullivan bring
mp some water; next morning met veia with Edward
Pau, and he asked Pellicer had been al home and
said ] did not know; he asked me to have Pecer or
Gonzales arrested If they should In when Peicer
came In sent for the officer and Pcllcer he knew
nothing OF the money Vcla In while the officer
shere but he did not have Pecer arrested did not see
what was done Afterwards vela was very pale when he
came In he was very uneasy and nervous; Pccer did
not appear excited after the officer was gone spoke to
vea about the murder, and he said he knew ali about
~ and he thought Gonzales that did IL nj last he
sAd There are things which can't be sad" and then
Re dircct-whcn Pcllicer went on, Of the hotel the
morning after the murder he kept the gloves his
DR. Daniel Ayres called for the prosecution witness
physician and surgeon visited the Forty fourth pre-
those gloves gloves exhibited; the gloves were lifted
upon Pelccrs hands and eorresponded perfectly with