The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-20
THE oTRRo MURDER.

and TermineF the prisoner being present - on We
vious days Richard y. Purdy, ofacsr o. Smith, ~
Ayres and Nn Evans and her husband. witnesses op ~
trials Of Gonzales and Pellicer were upon The saed
without giving any new evidsnce.
Jane Post, sworn:-was passing through the payt
the night In question, and saw two mon and hssrd
noise and mot another going towards them, about
ten feet from them; myself and my mother visited We
prisoner in the Jail; had conversation with him end
no very pleasant TO US but on his being told 80
the woman who had seen the men in the park no apA
peared to DO nervous and shivered
Cross examined for defence-The day refer 10 In the
jail very cold, and gentleman asked the prisoner
was he cold and offered to bring him clothes; tKb
prisoner seemed be cold; have had CON- creations
Wsddy and detective was sitting BY in silence SUP,
posed the men in the park saw when heard the
noise were committing an assault was only ten feet
that the body saw may have been tree or post but
that moving and tree could scarcely be moving;
have told you counsel for deence) that agis
tated that everything seemed 70 be moving.
BY prosecuton-I am sure the third person saw wae
going towards the other two men, This lady was also
Richard Lee, the conductor OF Of Of the
wora nostysc Sat the in VIII
Langley Pecer and others rode down Bleecser street
to the Fulton ferry the night OF the I'D OF November
1885.
Caroline Bromme next examined, and after giving
evidence which has already appeared stated that she
oAS~t
Cross examined by dsfence-viele came my heuss
they we're looking for Gonzales; the next time saw
Viele was on the trial Of Gonzales
James NJ. Ashton sworn-I belong TO the Metropolitan
police force and a. the house In Centre street whsb
Gonzales arrested.
George A. waddy, sworn-Am . captain in the Metro
politan Police and remember hearing of the murder d
Otero on the night Of the 22d of November those ar.
ces dagger sheath, razor, 80, handed to himl wore
found in the park at the station house the had
conversation with PeDicer; asked him II he knew
any Of the parties and he sad he knew Peilcer; We
said that he was al The Hotel de Cuba the night Of IS
murder, and that Gonzales Pellicer and strange man
had been there also but went away. and he foiSw@
told the interpreter Mr. Dunlap that II be to hide
he (vice) would talk to Pelcer, and they might get
oaces %iImot and waddy testified to The finding os
the body the dagger and the razor in the City park on
Captain waddy recalled by defense--Mr Brompe
oa MOT not 10 se nor there any
he then said there had been Spaniard there few days
ago but had gone away; while was talking three men
Sergeant Ashton recalled for defense-Partly corTobQ
rated last witnesses testimony as regards the CONDUCT
stood by motions that they pointed out Gonzaee.
Edward Eau sworn-In November 1865, was STOP
soner; when first saw Gonzales il was on Monday
morning. in room No. H. which was occupied by the
ana followed me ou Of he and
asked If could get him three passports one for Pei
licer for himself and ono for friend OF his; saw
Gonzales next Tuesday in tho hall; dressed IN
coat pants and hat which belonged 10 the prisoner;
Monday night went to their ROOM Pelliccr was dress
to sell me the coat; he SAID it did not beIong 70
him; / then asked the prisoner for u, and h9
saw the prisoner in broadway on Tuesday, and hs
wanted Gonzales to go 10 the ST. Nicholas Hotd,
ne sna sa =" to =
and afterwards they eel afated from me- tho prisoner
saying they were going u tho Barcelona TO see irend
met Pelcer the morning Of The 22d and asked TOT
the prisoner and he said he was up stairs 10 his room;
Gonzales soon down and remarked II was cold;
some time after Vlele down stairs and said he
wanted No. IL for his friend; after that he came
down stairs in his shirt sleeves; between nine and ten
the prisoner came down me and desired me 70 70
down and SEQ about tho that sail for
Brazil could not find the steamer, returned TO the
hotel between four and FIVE O'Clock and cav The prisoner
standing at the door; Pellcer asked him II they bad
yet, and vieo replied mo, God damn t6eml they
hay kept me waiting the prisoner asked me then 70
went up and rang the bell and gave letter 70
Ellen and she came out and commenced speaking 70
prisoner l soon after left them and returned the
hotel they following very soon going up 70 Their rooms
up after them and saw the prisoner sharpening
hind him and said something, which asked The pris-
about and he said II thai they eypeclsd SONG
friends very soon and wanea inc ,Ss room =, 70 nee
and gave II to the chambcrmaid but after vel6
called her and made her and get the key and give
up 10 sass and M him 10 Jake &c wis. o
up and gave the message 70 Psiicer and he than
took the veles trunk took the dagger and
q note that the table, he then down, and
vee asked him did hc have everything with him At this
time there q standing down stairs dresaed 10
black but don't know he was the prisoner stopped
the. FIRST car coming down and jnmred IN,
and 0ero would not 80 IN, as was crowded and - 20
would not do they all got OF the and walked 70
Broadway following them; that was the lae saw OF
Them slept In the room up staiu that night. the pris
oner with me; he came In about half past nlne near
ten o'clock and be asked did see Peicer and did
like TO 20 Mexico he remained only nve minutes and
don't know what time it was; he looked as 4 he had
been run and tired; thought he was going 10 get in
clothes he got up very early in the morning awoks
saying "Get up, God damn u, get up;" got up ana
wen! e Greene street ~; all ,ns places there were
remained there about ten minutes; asked
him when in Greene street cha. was
after leaving the hotel be said they killed that that
was hotel last night; 70 remarked 70 him Mat
saw Pelcsr taking out the and that he desrsd
70 tell him 70 DO SOL be said, "For God's sake, ny
nothing about IT," at Madame Florcs was present
when asked him why he did nos DO 20, he said Nc9
fhen told Madame Flores they had murdered man -
well ~ stolen the money and then he became very angry
time between nne and ten O'Clock We went back 70 The
Hotel de Barcelona, where Mr. sarnson told him they
the '4Cuba" and cav The Madame talking Policeman,
and they spoke about the robbery, but the
prisoner, after . consultation with PellBcer would
not have him arrested, he denied knowing Gonzales,
and Pellcer also denied having any knowledge Of him
., s M vsni ns % n
again Canal and Broadway and went back 10 No %
Lspenard street. and returned 20 the Hotel de Cuba about
four O'Clock, and about O'Clock Mr. DeArtez and
some officers 70 the hotel, and the prisoner and
myself went with the ocers TO nnd Gonzales; the on
desired 70 come 10 the police ofce N Brooklyn
the morning; did So aud the fcrryboat ths
prisoner said you can't fool me, saw spcAh 70
those ofncersn said sNo, I did not say anythng;'
and he said .'You can't fool me;n We vent 70 The
station house and Afterwards had breakfast, during
which he said "God knows when ] ever will
nat ont q Il
! would not have come TO Brooklyn and have two
officers following ali the way 10 tho prison vIsIe
told me " any one asked me anything about him TO
deny that said he cut 0tero's throat the Jail
PeIlicer used 70 ask him where tho watch and he
would make signs 10 him TO stop, and told him say
nothing opposite me, that writing their
versation was put in the cell between them order