The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-13
DEATH PENALTY.
Execution Gf sae GierO
MursIerers.
vpL1 HISTORY OF TEE CASE.
prlLicEs's CONFESSION.
G0q7AlES' ACCOUNT OF TIE CRIME
lAsT HOURS CT TEE AssAssgss.
SrETES III KINGS COUNTY JAIL.
Al lNdENsE CROWD ATTRACTED.
WAxgTMGa I'M THU KAIM.
Final Disposition OF the Remains Of
the Criminals.
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Az aas peecr alias Martinez, he Drrderers 81 jose
Garc Cloro yesterday suffered The extreme penalty OF
tIe ~ ID ne courtyard Of the Kings county Jail
TIE KrKpEB
i, atro meI for which the two gen offered mp their
hyes though committed nearly tweivemonth since, 10
nesD with lis many details in the memory Of all AZ
o'closk the evening Of November a ex-ofhcer
the Brooklyn force discovered the bcdy Of lying
tic ty Park. Convinced at first that the unknown
lao committed suicide and without previously examn-
ina he corpse, the informed officer wondcrIey and
scrf>nt Waugh, IF the Forty ninth precinct police, Of
the matter, and they, having called upon Captain
Whddy and two Of his men, proceeded 10 the spot and
lock rhargc o the remains. superficial examination
Of he body made apparent wound the right eye
inflicted by blunt instrument; five or six neised
the ossifc part OF the head, three large
wonds the back Of the neck, and several abrasons
o ne skin near the Cloths there being also wounds
Spon tho breast which had evidently been inflicted with
sunted dagger From the discoveries subsequently
nade appeared positive that fearful struggle had
sasc place between the unfortunate and his mudelers
A so elt bat belonging to the deceased found
by the remains and in three different places If
with sharp knife A broken razor picked up
sred with blood, and with the blade snapped of,
sboah the unknown had bsen using it for purposes Of
sell defence. within hundred feet razor case
pair OF Light kid gloves, which last had apparently
been thrown away having been turned inside out and slit
open with razor, recovered while small dagger
ahont inches in nsth with its sheath and belt,
were found at daylight, at distance Of some two
hundred Feet from the spot where the corpse dis
cosercd The remains were removed TO the station
house. and tbs detectives at set to work to discover
the perpetrators OF the crime which had evidently been
committed IL ascerlained that The murdered
was Jose Garcia oerc Cuban theatrical manager
-. hal. tt unv
previous, intending to engage dramatic company and
purchase machinery and properties for the opening Of
thc winter The deceased had been putting up
At the Barcelona Hotel In this city and had been
enticed from his abode to Brooklyn where person
persons unknown had assaulted and murdered
hun, and subsequently despoiled the body Of eight
or thousand dollars which known to have been
IN tho possession OF tho deceased when he started for
his evening walk On the night OF the murder Otero
had been leaving the hotel in company with
Gonzales whose singular intimacy with the theatrical
manager had been somewhat nnfatorsbly commented
upon Acting upon the advice of his supposed friend,
who urged him no, accept the advice Of the of
the hotel, who hal Suggested 10 otero that he should
place the money he had about his person in the Once
safe the Cben retained tho funs ia his possess and
sil Ell forth IN with Gonzss little snspectng
Tho late IN fof HIM. Immediately after the dis
Of The murder suspicion aIlghted on the
who had associated with Otero aud had been last
seen with him snd ore many DAYS elapsed
che guilty parties, aih via, under indictment
p1fcT crfnfHls, IN custody and held 20 await
their trial The examination OF wi nesses and the over
whsniiug evidence against Gem and Gonzales resulted
IN The death sentence being passed upon both The
de1ned 60 have been executed the 9th day Of
March asf, but having made application Tor new n al
snd Their demand beng rejected hoy were resentenced
ycneriav beins q apart for the carrying ont Of the
letter % tnc law.
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