New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-29
THE OTERO MURDER.
sesteuce Of she Murderers-Their Execn'
tisn Ordered ON the 9th sf March.

Senteuce Of she murderers-Thetr Exec"'
item Ordered ON the 9th sf March.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock was the time
fixed for the sentence Of jose Gonzales Fernandez and
Francisco Gene Salvador alias PeIicer 10 the King
County Court Of Oyer and Terminer. who were tried
and convicted Of the murder OF Jose Garcia Otero
the City Park on the evening Of the I'D OF November
1866.
Long before the doors Of the Court were opened
the corridor and passages leading thereto were tnrongo
BY persons anxious to be present when sentence DC
passed The doors were unboted on the arrival oil
Judge Gilbert and in short space Of timeevery avaia
bic space was densely filed. Tho most perfect order
prevailed and the drop Of pin could have been heard
In any part Of the room.
After the Judge took bis seat the prisoners were al
rected TO stand up 10 nt Of the bar when sentence
was passed. the latter portion becg translated by MI
John f. Samsony, the book.keeper OF the Barcelona
Hotel in New.York. Judge Gilbert calling the pris
oners by name. saidi
"You have been convicted OF the murder Of Sdnor
Otero. You foreigners. Having sought the bosp
tally OF this county you abused It. anh Dy the com
mission Of this crime you shocked the sense OF security
0f large portion of it's people. Your victim was one
OF your own countrymen-a companion aud friend You
deliberately formed q conspiracy 10 assassinate MN;
and then ured him TO secluded part OF this city, and
executed your wicked purpose In manner showing
the most revolving and atrocous cruelty. Notw WIZ.
standing all this each OF you has had separate ra
With the same forms and soemBties and under all the
adopted to insure fairness and Importantly
which the State aceords to any Q, us own as
siduously In your defense-but In ysin lie proofs OIL
your guilt we're clear and Overwhelming. -
The result 10 each case was verdict OF g1ilty OF
ours. While We depore the ruin you have DroogIt
upon yourselves. can offer you no consolation. we
reflected upon the evidence but are unable u ma
single circumstance which can paate the enormity
of your guilt We hope, however that the lessons I'M
parted by these trials may not be lost upon those VINO
have crowded this hall during their progress, and wno
are now here in such large numbers TO Witness tnls
closing scene. The example Of swift detection auu
cure condemnation which your situation now anords Is
terrific warning OF the extreme danger OF violating
the law This country Is free and open TO the people
of all lands Its institutions rest upon the principle OF
universal liberty; yet IL Is Government of laws whe
shield the innocent by erretng ana bunting tne edn5
II invites oil Of every and touene TO pertake Of
the privileges and blessings which Providence mere
besows; and while 1t protects all alike III the enjoy
ment of them it demands from all alike obedience 70
il laws and honest aid In uphoding the arm OF lawful
authority and in preserving the puone peace anu Sc
curiiy. ..,.s =,
kord crime Of which you have been convicted death
Such will be your DOOM This is certain For 1t would
Il the s'p punsSmsnt assd by law to guilt like yours
could be otherwise than certain. Be not deceived
y Sops o. BE- henc
to the place whence You came and Do there connne'
until Friday the 9th day Of March next, and on tina
day between the honrs Of In the forenoon and u
the afternoon you be hanged by the neck until you b
dead"
The prisoners exhibited no emotion whatever having
evidently prepared themselves for the trying occasion
Both looked the Judge steadily in the face during thu
delivery Of the sentence.
Immediately thereafter, Gonzales shook hands Will
MI Samsory. the prisoners counsel. and converse'
with him. smiling II 1t were no more than IN ordi
nary affair Samsony gave the prisoners some cigars
for which they thanked him. and as soon thereafter a.
could be made through the dense crowd. the
were conducted to carriage In front OF tho
Court. House and driven to jail
Pelicier expressed the belief to friend that hi'
counsel would procure him new trial. on which DC
could furnish evidence as to his innocence.