The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-25

few minutcs he msde nxxcuse 10 20 70 tho prvy m e
started COZ the Cuba Hotel before rsacins ,ness y.
stopped at house la Lispcnard street kep BY Q Mrs
which houses he and vsa had BEEN sslors NJ. 'on o.
Ia going 20 these houses at this time ind VIOLA
He then went 70 che cuhA Hotel While he ,.fsins
W Mrs. Flores . policeman came in He supposed no
Edward came in iossiSst vcia imnsasisy s..a s aa
had any gold with him He said he had not Ven: ss
told him that he had asked Mrs Flores 10 have hun
that was arrested aud any gold Wa found
upon him, lac could save him by claiming the gold
cause he did no, home the night prsy,o and did
not know how else 10 act Hs then oppressed Roget
that be should have cut his hand and said he gos
20 XIII hun because he afraid he might tell VI him.
That he inquired where Gonzales and wherr they
slept the night previous and told him that he would
manage the affair with the police officer hs baud
was 70 cut he had better 60 back TO Centre street for
awhile and that he would meet him there lac
got away from the hotel That after leaving the hotel
velA called him back and said IN tho "Cslsllnn Ian
gnage, Be sure and remain therc until rhs, he
came That ves then wanted Gonzales 20 give him tho
gold "A his share and retain the watch aud other pro-
perry hi mss That Gonzales refused accoaD, Of his
being stranger, aud finally voa took the wstrh and
cham. That Gonxsies then accompanied Vets and him
ser TO tbs iron, door where Ls and yeia es him That
standing ,hore he WAS arrested That when he was Az
rcr,ed Vea was not more than twenty thirty feet
coansei eon,,n,sa thai VIA, Was prsc sol, ,ls ss.s
mont which n,d eecn told 10 ham, and argued from the
Witnesses including vela himself that Tho abatement
been couhiined by them IN all the main particular
Prisoner lands IN much better position than vss, Who.
shortly Alter he landed In this conutry uu for gen
emsD Mt the Cuba Hoci without any o.,en.,bt msaps
OF Subsistence yes aud Gonzales ola consedera,es
both desertsrs from Havana regiments both nat,
uraily associate and act together while here. Yea.
aud Gonzales were going TO take otero TO Brooklyn,
nothing natural than that they should Pell-
Ger 20 with the would he have gone there but
the request OF Senior Oero when they to Brooklyn,
ves said 20 Pellcer:--'sYou 20 to Mas Pel.r's-aud
u
peltcrs IN Gold street. within full view Of tho PARK tr
dNher two men going on Counaol her. referred ~ the
testimony OF the conductor Leigh who noticed the
-four mon, which included Veia, coming down In the
Bleecker street ~ lar as Grand street Then look AZ
Neas own account oil his conduct the night OF ths
murder He says he very much concerned at tho
non-appearsnce OF reicer at the Hotel de Cuba, and
wanted 10 know II he had any gold with him What
that forf vcla went into the house bat
that night, and takes not Ia hear of This murder on
the next morning until the gold story comes out.
He goes TO the Barcelona Hotel and tells ar sam
sony that he knew OF tho loss Of his gold when he met
him the night before but he never told him about at
the time they The whole OF velas oonduo, subse
qneut TO the night Of the murder here reviewed,
counsel ooniendng that the whole OF II was OF tho
most 81 spicous character. The ves's,
doubleday; who tss'hes that the dagger belonged TO
peDcen Nobody. Again, Gonzales struck the blow with
the dagger; on that both sdeH agreed Tue only
question, then, IS to the Two pcrsobs only
were engaged Ia this erme-Gon1alss and V-ls A. To
the the gloves what natural than that Ney
should have been Indicted with while feiccr
was supplicnting for mercy. such Is his statement
Tue statement ~ TO these men drinking al Mrs EeanB
rcss entirely the testimony OF tho witness Philip
Why should Pellcer kill Oterof II was not for money,
for ne had money and could have had more " neces
sary when arrested, what did he hsveY -Four dollars
and fifteen cents from "a. fifteen dollars given HIN By
NJ Mora. 80 Tar a aght IA concerned, that is out
places where yon known On the morning sliet the
murder he seeks the very place where he had bern
murder and goes the Centre street house sferwsrd
at the express solicitation OF Gonzales With regard 10
the conversation IN Jail counsel condemned the co6dno,
OF tho District AucrD~y In placing sy over the prscn
err rs an ousrrse II no portion Of his dn, u act AZ
sp upon criminals bccsrs- what he does by o.
an sgent Is the sanc Is Ir he had done himssf Fake
The evidence 10 . want a motive stupidity OF char
Aeer on the pfsoner1 psr-tske all Me surrounding
oh ns'anoss into consideration. and ~ there not
sonsic dorbt In the prsoners having bad anything
70 do with nus crime Tho prsoncr stood by tho dead
body VI Otsro while 6cn,1ss robbed u, to, he did n
tbro1s h fear Take into cona detzton every Incident
that has been brought 70 vis~ and cannot be bni that
the conclusion Of Mr. Tosnsrads address half pas,
one eelock The court t2oh recess Of hall an hour
The summing up ;of Tie prosecution oonmsncsd y.
ssmrei d S6rris ySq.. The District Mserncg, eaid:
On ,hs incoming Of .hs ssd OF Nogemss, l., -. rnre
murder that PROBABLY ha. ever been eommr
ted IN this community. Al about twenty minutes past
o'clock the body Of Jose Gsrra Oisfo found IN
the city Park OF ,hs city Upon examination Of that
lrncs at the hands q sssas,ins ~ 4 ga evident from
the marks the BODY tina, more 'han one person had
we're found near thu scshs a this saar Assossa the
ffct that ,,sn engAssa .. The commits.
son OF this strocous crmA The community were
70 the seulS 81 on, Of the public parks. sci
.D' p .i ,g'as E'S e. ,S o. vs sSs,aa
within the city send their oh0drcn, and where each
citizen " s supposed may 20 With perfect sssur,iy 30
far .ny offence Is concerned " VA oom'oi'ed |" 81
q early hour IN the evening ess, by hs'f pat
nine O'Clock Ne then alluded 10 tho ischnsihs, ss,od
Ia On. community DuIns his connection y Va IN, csse
he had foo~ I'd eo.eiy from che b-s0ning unl IN
al The various places where Tie pTon.r hs- be-a the
station house, Che dead house the court Lpu~at on
single occsso has there been an attempt u siale
citizen ci Brooklyn, ths slightest manifestation, ~
taks ,lr- csse out OF the Ordinary channels Of such
oaA.s He sssuved he counsel the c,iief .it~ thai
there j. feeling 10 this community, a. he would have
them bellows by Mis- argument, Of eensare upon b'm
becanse he appears " defend biz oieni ms %
community 81 mob law where Lynch Ia "a known
and puctcfd iho excitement the s1AF ciested saA
natural aud BE- hoped tbs time xould never when
the . ope 0uld not he aroused the commission ~
such crime A. ths n stranger had enirrrd the
co.ft r,, Al The coam enc.snut of the .be Argument
is bhaif ~ the puHcnsr ssd had na heard ss sss't
sny but had Hicocd 70 ac argufssni from bsrinnnT
70 end and asked ts question sso -ss sJ~~ rsi ,h"
prisoner the siinr Ve.a tbs s0sld BE- Fels
and Pelloer IL ~ouls sho~ the Jay, answer "a
the council Nc other nde THAI -hsi hes b-cn aid
rnccfIxed ts aftak the witness s~s nfs0soug
one aud there not scints Of evidence sustaining
tie theory Feis VITO oonspired sith Sosnsie
murder o,sro and not ,ne prirpu.r at The ar fsr-
be theory unless founded 9pon sns fsci IONS
,ssi lad ben .si By tis d~rsse. sss'na vss mas,
b. regs rded ltnsg nDn the lan u tse cJnnsel
the other SIDE he ssked No jury W iook q We \
unouy Of Ffanx Ncz and be would venture 20 1fr
without fear u contradiction thai there never raa "a
Their experience, o. in VA, q b Honor upon uls
bench wiiusss that made q better spp~sfancs ufo1
TIE witness sand Than Frank Fcs That sitness he'd
sustained . -eKsDnsion seldom e9"dl~d .Sd ~
his story plain. AHf frank Tho Dairct A.
then reviewed 10, story Of tbs rass 10 On abs
Argument establishing b- theofy by ebsin ~ ~ ~"
stances uncOntroscrtbl-, that The prisoner 60
oolapra.or With GONZALES In Ihs murder 81 oisrO. "
there than Engaged In TIE oosnisson q
The oren,. "A IL lmnat.r.l which Of them inrci-d The
dee lily O0~ Dosh eng presept aud sding IN 10
preparation boh arr sgusly gully "a az sol = pa~
lux aDyu The al he sci sggsi aus etac
las,es Mr. Morris spoke too hours and ball. During
ibs tlms q hs address the a-sfrsi siiesi4on 81 gwen
~ oil present
rHs svDan's cHarsr.
rgd.s Gilbert s1mnssf ~ the cAss Ia an sb.s sad ss
truneiy lucid sdd-es H sid tho4zh good iszl u
time had been Consumed 10 ths healing. NE sssss.s.