The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-02

off palm leaves. and other leafy emblems,
which are in all countries given that day to at
| tendants at Catholic services. Many of the
| infuriated men still bore these palm leaves and
eaty emhems t IN their hands ana az t.
barracks and he City Governors Palace soon
became immense, and flied also in part the
Plaza de Armas. General pr puloe repaired
as Generals palace dessshea '1s part 'd 81 the
guard there to clear the plaza OF the crowd.
bloodshed. One of the men in tho plaza, who
was not participating in the riotous demon
strations. was rather slow in leaving, 30 one of
lion! struck him side blow with his gun TO
accelerate his pace but this had contrary
effect, the man getting angry and remonstra-
ting With the volunteer. This one thereupon
gun, which was at once snatched. A lieutenant
of volunteers seeing this, ran up, and without
saying word, shot the man with his pistol in
the head, killing him instantly.
The killing of the man in the plaza immed.
ntely drew most Of the mob there, aud it feast.
ed its sight with the bloodshed, and lauded the
numbering lieutenant, who took good care to
claim the credit OF the killing, very much un-
der the false impr esslon that the victim was q
Cuban. TIE viewing OF the lifeless body, all
covered with gore, was but an appetizer to the
mob for more blood, and soon the surging.
shouting. yelling mass was again in front Of
the barracks. About this time courageous
deputy commissioner Romero appeared on the
street, and was hooted at. which led him to ad-
knew not what they were about that they did
not understand the cases of the two prisone "a
and had better go home. This caused con-
siderable disorder for short while, during
to belong to the fifth Battalion, but this
is not positive, shooting him through the
head, and declaring at the same time he
n nat IN rdor
created visible commOtiOn, and General
Dulce was led by it to appear, and announce
that the volunteers should have Justice. This,
however, did not satisfy the mob and their
clamor for blood continued as violently as ever,
at least dozen cries .; Mueya Ia Dulce! as
cending from the crowd, and one of the loud
est-voioed individuals shouted to the Captain
General 80 as to be extensively heard Decide
at on g whose head we are to have, yours or
that Of the man." In the face of this very
untiattering reception General Dulce retired,
oulated among the mob and told all hands that
General Dulce had ordered q military commits
sion OF volunteers to try one OF the men, who
was to be condemned and shot in less than an
hour.
The prospect of more blood and of the sight
OF an execution. delighted the mob, and at
once the shouting and yelling ceased; and adj
d,tional tro 9ps coming up, including Genera!
off from in front of the barracks and the plaza,
and anxiously awaited the feast OF blood prom
ised it: Thiswas indsed to take place. Gene
demands OF the mob. and human being was
to be sacrificed as the price Of quietu6e. A
com mission composed as promised entirely of
volunteer officers. some Of whom had been also
camorin2 for blood, was told to try the pick
pocket for treason. This commission com
menced its proceedings in the peculiar Span
ish style of first ordering priest to confess
the grave, aud then called the plckpocket be-
fore it, together with half dozen witnesses.
These last were not sworn, but were
simply naa asked What What they knew about the
thought they had heard the accused
shout ,ssMuera Espana," and the other
half we're positive he did use the words, pro-
baby confounding him with Noy, who was not
to be half-witted. Not question was the poor
Iiokpooket allowed to ask the witnesses, norto
say word In his own behnif. Without Writing
clared b.. the fscai, or judge-advocate, to be
sentenced to death, and was at once turned
over to the preordered cares of a priest for
confession and preparation for death. Whether
the pickpocket's sins were few. or whether the
priest, being spanlard, did not deem the poor
fellow worthy Of much attention, the confes-
sion business did not take up much time, but
was over in few minutes. Afterwards the
condemned man was given up to those detailed
to shoot him.
The chosen place Of execution was on the
ground facing the Office OF the captain of tho
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from where the man was supposed to have
committed the tremendous crime OF shouting
''Muera Espana |" With wonderful calmness
and fortitude he marched from the barracks
to the fatal spot, and met death fearlessly
and bravely. The discharge that terminated
his existence was the signal for prolonged
cheers f.om the thousands of Spanlards
that witnessed the execution. The shouts
were 30 great and numerous and exultations
so loud, that one ignorant Of their char
acters or of the events transpiring, would
have been deceived into supposing they were
being occupied in disgracing themselves by
unmanly, Notwithstanding. and brutal rejoicings
over the killing, after farclcal trial, Of poor,
execution, the mob dispersed, satisfied for the
time being, and with the exception OF the kill
ing Of anegro man on Sunday night on Oficios
the pretence that he had shouted VIuo Ues-
pedes. no further disturbances have occurred
here.
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