The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-24
EXECUTION OFTWO CUBANPArRIOT&
The Death Of the Brothers ARuero-Unparai.
Icled Spanish Brutality and Ferocity-A
Brothers Corpse Thrown ut n Dying bro
theirs Fcet-Particulars OF the Capture.


The two brothers Aguero were garrotc on last
Saturday afternoon on the grounds west Of Castle
day before the Spanisb clamor for the blood forced
them upon the scaffold. The drum-head courtmar
ial that had tried and sentenced them was most IN.
temporarily hasty In its proceedings, but in this u
only followed In the footsteps OF other courtmartia,
drum-head, and regular What was most shock
ingly Indecent and brutal In the action "fte anthor
tiles In regard to the two victims that befors tie
drum.head courtmartial assembled To try them
workmen were employed In erecting the garrotng
platform upon which to carry out the foreordained
sentence OF the tribunal. What commentary upon
the worthlessness Of Spanish justice and coartsi
The younger one OF the brothers, Senior DIEGO
Aguero. only % years old, was first garroted, and
met death with the bravery and eonposure hi.
friends prophesied he would. lie was accompanied
TO and upon the scafold by priest he having
gladly accepted the services OF one when placed Ia
eupeNd, Aner lie hal been dead about half an hour
his body was removed from the fatal chair, nut len
upon the scafod, no doubt with the intention that
marched out from Castle Principe to be also garroted.
Gasnar Agueru, the elder, Colon i and Brovet
Brigadier-General among the insurgents, believe,
was, rs you know, once captured BY Count do
Valmaseda and sent TO Spain, from whore he es
caped and returned to the insurgent ranks. For
this reason he far more obnoxious To the Span
iards than his brother. and they watched hin closely
while lie walked TO the placc.of execution and stood
upon the scafold, in the hope OF discovering some
to them pleasing signs Of weakness but in this they
were truly disappointed. Throughout the whole Of
this trying ordeal Gaspar Aguero behaved with the
same wonderful foritude that Gen. Goicouria did
upon the same grounds n few weeks ago. lie walked
the rather long distance from the Castle to the seaf
with q number Of spanish officers, ~ priest 40
compsnying him, he unlike his brother having stead
ilv declined the services OF one.
Upon the scaflold he had TO almost pass over tho
feless form OF his brother to reach the garrotine
chair but this greatest test OF his forttude he bore
most wonderfully well. He cast only hurried
glance at the corpse its backened face its distorted
features and its outhanging tongue, and without any
visible traces OF the terrible emotions he must have
then experienced from the sight, he took his stand
near the chair and upon command OF me execution
er seated himself, aud was soon afterwards det
over twenty thousand persons Witnessed the two
executions, mostly Spanish volunteers and loyalis
who outraged death and disgraced thems elves BY
applluding when the two men were executed, and
indulgng in OF repeated riUds 10 Spain anu
TO speak from the scafold, the authorities having
forewarned them that they should not be allowed 70
and were inferred by the authorities In the lot for
socaed traitors In which also repose those OF that
great trio Of martyrs for Cuban ndependence-Nu-
ciso Lopez, Pinto, aud Gen. Goicouria.
or the way and manner In which the Aguevs
were captured I have fuller particulars, which
You will recoect that the Agueros were forced,
with Gen. Goicouria and five Others TO land upon
Guajaba key to escape capture from one OF these
American contributions 10 the perpetuaon OF Span
sh rule upon the no longer faithful island, tho Dels
mater gunboat soidado, or No. 10. ! he second daI
couria, and the hfh from the balance OF their
panons For ten days they managed to remain
upon the key undiscovered by the many Spanish par
ties in search Of them, living upon lana GRADE, and
being most OF the time without any water to drink.
anu tnlIrlys lney TtsONeu 10 quit tine KEY.
and pass over TO Romano key which is much longer,
and iu part inhabited. They chose night time fot
the undertaking, and were fortunate enough to sue
cessully swim the two miles OF water separating tho
TWO keys, being untouched by the many sharks
known TO frequent tho intervening space. They
lnrded on Romano key with only their drawe and
undershirts on, having lost, whilst swimming and
eontendins with an adverse current the package CON
tanning their clothes shoes and pistols The next
day they were seen by fisherman, white travelling
westward in their scanty garb, we're denounced 70
BODY OF spaniards then on the island Her' CAPTURED
and then brought to Nueyitas and Puerto Principe.
From the last place they were sent hero by Oen;
lodas, with what results you know. The family oil
Agueros is one OF the largest and weathcst on tie
island. and never has there been Cuban revolution
AIRY movement without number OF Aguerus beng
compromised In IL.