Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-09
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EXECUTION OF rive CUBAN PA.
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The Death Of the Brothers AGue'
Ro.sUnPRTaIleled spanish sEu'
tally amd FeF0cltYssA mPaihs
er,s Corpse Throws at a DyInG
IBFsIheF's Feet..PartieuIaTS 81
the Capture.
The two brothers Aguero were
garroted on last Saturday after
noon on the grounds west Of Cas-
tie Principe, not having been al.
lowed to rest in Havana a day be-
fore the Spanish ciamor for the
blood forced them upon the seat.
fold. The drum. head courtmar-
tial that had tried and sentenced
them was most intemporately
hasty in its proceedings, but ip
this it only followed in the foot
steps OF other courtmartial, drum
head, and regular. What was
most shockingly indecent and
brutal in the action Of the author
tiles in regard to the two victims,
was that, before the drum. head
courtmartial assembled to try
them, workmen we're employed in
erecting the garroung platform
upon which TO carry out the fore
ordained sentence Of the tribunal
What a commentary upon the
worthlessness of Spanish justice
and courtsP The younger one Of
the brothers, Senior Diego Aguero,
only % years old, was first CARROT
ed and met death with the brave
nv and composure his friends
prophesied be would. He was ac-
companied to and upon the scat
fold by a priest, he having gladly
accepted the services Of one when
placed in cGpella. After he had
been dead about half on hour his
body was removed from the fatal
chair, but left upon the scafiold,
no doubt with the intention that
the brother should see it, and then
his brother was marched out from
Castle Principe to be also gar-
roted.
Casper Aguero, the eldar, a Col
onel and Brevet Brigadier General
among the insurgents, ! believe,
was, as you know, once captured
BY Count de Valmaseda, and sem
TO Spain, from where he escaped
and returned to the insurgeni
franks. For this reason he was fal
more obnoxious TO the Spaniardl
than his brother, and they watched
him closely while he walked to the
place of execution, and stood upor
the scatfold, in the hope of dis
, covering some, to them, pleasing
signs Of weakness, but in this thel
were truly disappointed. Through
ont the whole Of this trying ordea
Casper Aguero behaved with tn,
same wonderful fortitude that Gen
Goicouria did upon the sam
i. grounds a few weeks ago. HI
walked the rather long distanc,
! from the castle to the scaifol'
smoking q last cigar, and talkiDl
unConcernedly with q number 0
Spanish officers, no priest accom-
panying him, he, unlike his broth
er, having steadily declined th
services Of one.
Y Upon the scafFOld he had 10 al
v most pass over the lifeless fOrE
Q of his brother to reach the ga
n roting chair, but this greatest ter
8 Of his fortitude he bore most wOE
derfully well. He cast only q huI
10 ried glance. ct the corpse, us DlaeH
70 ened face, its distorted features
q and its out-hanging tongue, an
IS without any visible traces Of th
e. terrible emotions he must haN
is then experienced from the sigh
lie he took his stand near the chat
and upon the command Of the exI
g. cutioner seated himself, and WI
soon afterwards dispatched, dyin
quite easily, to oil Appearances
IN Over twenty thousand persons WI
ne messed the two executions, most
~ Spanish volunteers and loyalisl
70 who outraged death and disgrac'
n themselves by applauding Wit
Id the two men were executed, a
be indulging in the Oft repeats
be Uivas TO Spain and maeras 70 I
IT, insurgents. Neither Of the Agu
rOs attempted to speak from q
sca6old, the authorities havil
Il. forwarned them that they phou
be not be allowed 70 DO So. ThI
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