New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25

id oorlr in the resent wear while engaged in an
examination of the Spanish state papers tor ;t
English Master of the Rolls ana w9se Nc ~ p fb;s
heen written by Mr. w. G. Cartwright, M; =. ln,S
was detailed account of the arrest lprsoIniG;Iv
and death of Don Carlos the unfortunate SOU u d
H. written by the Princes COMPRESSOR rIay Jn,iI n
hviIa In was formerly believed that Don Carlos Was
Lili"d NV his fathers order; but Mr. Presc0tG anu
other modern historians arrived at the CONVENE
that the Prince was insane, lhaI no w died
notnraIIy nf fever, The narrative of Fray JUAN
however shows the older theory 10 oe me lio i Imu
The first oense If Don Carlos was 1alling ~ 49,; TO-
with his step,moher Isabel Oh ttrreaSonahIe CORE
third wife, His next crime was treasonapnio C ILL
spondence with tie Prince OF orange anu Coud
Egmont and Hon. The papers were discoVeI ~
and Philip ORDERED his son 10 oe aair vas
managed with tie utmost secrecy After Don carlos
had confessed lnder torture the r3yai uEEt6
sentenced him TO be beheaded Inc hlhg. n maut
q serene face and without betraylhg. lhe iei u.s.
sign of grief serenely and calmly slghea t tl9
sentence Wien the news was conIntIl lca tor
to the prisoner he burst INTO tears was ter
rby frightened and Pegeeu 20 Seo took place
three DAYS afferward The Prince, heard mass
confessed and Vas then led to an adjoining I9oin
where large am chair was placed SURROUNDED ~
onantitv of sawlust The narrative goes on as iol-
lows: 1.-THE eyecutiOner stands near III WIN IIo
knife. The Prince is not frightened Ny tla. liz
He is seated Onthe chair Inc executions orSG n,S
PARDON and the Prince in gracious manner gives
him his hand I, kiss The executioner ties MS legs
and arms with 'dntas II do not know that word
saws Bergenrotl of Cologne to the legs ana arms o.
the chair; ties "A bandage of black SILK round MS
eyes and place, himself, with the knife IN MS hahu
behind the Prince The Prince says to the GohIess9I
'Pray for my SOUL The confessor says the Credo'
and the Prime responds in clear and hrm VOICE zee
When he pronounced the words unIco blG-Only o0n
the executioler puts his knife to his throat ana
stream of Hood Tushes down on tne saw
dust The Prince struggles little; the knife being
very sharp lad cut WELL The eXecutloner
takes the bandlge from the eyes, which are closed
The face is pal. like that of corpse, DuG mas pre-
served its natwal expression. The executIoner un,
ties the corpse wraps it in black baze cloth, ana
nuts il in a conner Of the room. That DONE Antonio
Perez flies all Il once at the executlOner, accusing
him of having stolen the diamonds OF the frince.
The execuionsr denies is searched and Perez mas III
one of the odI of his dress the diamonds The eTecu-
toner grows Iae and declares that that is wltchery
Escoyedo is sont TO the King, and soon returns WIN
two arquebusnrs. The King, he says, has ordered
that tbe execttiOner is TO die on the spot TOT tne
heinons crimeof having robbed the corpse of Prince
of the blood rival The executioner confesses, pro
tests his innocence is led out by the soldiers INTO the
courtyard, and two detOnatiOns of arque6uses are
heard That vas on the night of the sd OF FEBRUARY
156SD-It should he said that Bergenroth died before
he had fully satisfied himself of the genuineness Oh
this document.