The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-19
TIE OTERO MURDER.


Trial Of Frnncisce visie-Appcnrance Of the
Prfsoner-Testimony Of Witnesses, &c.
Yesterday tho second day Of this trial. the Brooklyn
Court Of Oyer snd Terminer again densey crowded
by avery attentive and intelligent auditory, who watched
very closely the proceedings and listened with the deep
the address Of the District Attorney and
the evidence Of the different witnesses.
PRISONER
was seated the day BEFORE by the side OF his inter
prefer and dressed in exactly the
with equal caro- The smile which and again fitted
his countenance on Monday was not apparent yes
tcrday his looks rather downcas and he appeared
listen attsnsvey to the rcmsrks Of the prosecuting
counsel he understood Thorn all his face wore more
serious and sober aspect The silence OF the court
tho soemniy Of tho proceedings the awful position in
which he placed and the fearful stake that was at
issue had impressed him with their tremendous
ness; and thus during the entire day, he continued
silent and attentive, wthou, bersying signs Of
The first business In ordcr-the selection OF Juror
having been satisfactorily arranged every person the
court having been seated by order OF the Judge and tho
doors closed, District Attorney Morris proceeded ad-
dress the jury, after which the rss witness was called
xvDRscg.
VIM. G. Mills was the first witness examined relative
10 his discovery of the body Of 0ero the centre Of the
park in Brooklyn the night Of the cath OF November
is65 This gentleman was wilmer, on the trial Of Con.
only repetition OF the same.
Antonio Cuyer, also . witness on the former trial.
mony.
DR.. willotts who made the post norton examination,
Marguerite Flores Of the Hotel de Cuba was next
and stated that Salvador and the prisoner had
room at her house. the Hotel de Cuba 10 Leroy place. in
trodncod Gonzales to me and asked to let him have
room II II wore not engaged, and Gonzales 70
occupy II immediately; Gonzales never occupied II,
although he engaged II the prisoner came next morning
alter the murder and said that either Pccer or Con
zaes had s,olen six ounces Of gold from his room and
q AM lff-rr
In after and sent for policeman, and while TALKING
the policeman the prisoner came In aud introduced him
t. the policeman he asked mo 20 let him into my ONCE
10 speak with Pe,icar and seked him afterwards what
occurred and he said he would not have pecer arrested
II would the arrest Of several others officer
Kelly first Informed Of the murder after he came 10
place. In the afternoon tho prisoner and were talk
ss than Ss u dens
cut him Ia peces;i asked him more, but he got i'm.
patient and left the house. saying there things
that could not BIO told Pciccr was cleaner than usual
cross-exsmincd-The morning refer to viele looked
him Edward Pau was with him each time; the police.
asked did he want 70 make charre against Pelli-
GER and he replied, 'Let mo speak TO him hrst" Ed
ward was present while we were speaking OF the
der; he said Is II not too bad 70 have that muir
dercd, but he did not seem sstonished he told me
the prisoner paid for tho room think prisoner told me
he was paying for Peccr; when he rst was paying for
would pay me with gold; he and PeIlicer were in
tmate ne rather seemed to command Pellicer; wednes
day was Tho day Of the murar and Friday he lc and
think II Edward who told that vice had lost no
gold and that he knew more about tho murder than he
Mary PhIcsion exaunlned--The prisoner came 10 INV
house about three weeks before the murder house 10
about one BLOCK and half or two blocks from the City
Cross-exsmned by defence-Psllicer was with him;
Pelicer introduced viels TO uR
employ during part Of 1885; he had money while
At my house; don't know whether T. was SIS or $50
paid him when he LEFT; know that be had no means
asked me for the loan OF e3 and gave him; saw
him In the house the day after the murder and be said
thought that Pelicer murdered 0tero no said he
looking for Pellicev THIS lady
very closely for tho defence, but nothing new was
John Pale swom--saw vicle the morning after the
murder. but had conversation with him.
John y Samsoni, bookkseper Of the Hotel do BARGE
Iona, swornI saw tho prisoner In Broadway, on the
night OF the 22d between Great Jones street aud Bond
he asked me y had sssn any Of his friends said mo-
stole y from HIM saw him At the hotel morning
with Edward and he commenced talking to me, but
told him too busy, that Of boarders had
been murdered days before the murder the prsc
denied TO me that he knew anything about Gon.aes
vas speaking 70 him about Gonzales not paying his
Cross-cxsmined by defsncs-He denied IL, rnovcSss
Of Gonzales: this was previous TO the murder; Tho
porning after the murder viele, accompanied by Pan
came into the hotel but being too busy had no time
to speak to him, and he left in about ave mnu,ss sfsr
O'Clock Broadway to the best u my Impression ,ha
pants he had on we're black the morning be
Al the hotel got letter for him and answered IL for
him the night Of the murder saw nothing IN his man
ner 70 attract my attention. and the morning AFTER he
appeared The same way.
FERNANDO Roderguee and O1ccr Kelly were also an.
smined, hut their testimony was on no impoyssnca
Henry biomms T. boy) sworn, sad:-l nved IN No
vemoer 1883 IN Centre street, recollect Pslcsr and
GDuzalea coming TO house in November; Gonzales
took room and leiicer wont on; thsy went 70 tnes
roor ~ : and vent up Nth candle and some sugar;