, 1870-07-22
TRAGEDY N SPAIN.

Dinbo1scaI Plot of Gypsica and the
Kcsuls--An Infant Murdered IN
Guild Eslood-The Murderer Shot by
lfae .zoshcr--A Gypsy Woman and
Gsyji tsunrdAtunM Killed.
correspondent Of the London :S<,ndard Of
July wzitGa:
.:If Paris xnd London have recently been
eupping on horrors, each more terrible than
its predecessor, / think when yoar' leaders
have listened 10 the follosiug stose'they will
tho two great capitals in atyording . |
tale Of blood, Which in fcrocit5 and
| lianstic details out.He-nls the Fautine
| and rxhritge massacreA. On the out
1kirts OF Castle de 3As Guar1,ts, rllsge como
eight leagues from Seville, glands snall un-
| rfeis ndiug fefm-eouse. eenanted by hitherto
thriving and industrious lstorinG man and his
| wife. They had not been married very long,
a,x baty had Just arrived to complete their
domestic barpiners. Among tile hequaint,,
Lis win, xith whom thes we're on very friendly
terms, the insinAcy being eernented
ly busii.h;ss transactions OF an important
lataze.- tue gspss nan Icing EN-,
liz farm produce, aid III Tie purchase aud
salt OF animals. Ac. 1t uas, therefore, in no
way surprising that on the advent Of the little
stranger the giIrcs couple solicited the homer
Of being ltr godra1en1r, request which, Was
readily granted, The baptismsl day having
i I
: ton OF the mother, "ho was, Of courAc. una
bic to leave her bed, and the gitrey Woman,
who remnnrd III attendance. proceeded to the
church, djetaure Of two uiles.
After everybody hsd lett, and sufficient time
Lad been given for the party to get well ont OF
: hea1ing, the gypsy woman, armed with pis-
t 1ol, approached the led>ile Of the invalid,
Z | a1,d, threatening her with death IN case Of
: refusal, demanded Of her all the money
Il that WAS in the house. The poor womsn,
| 1f
cut moments hesitation, Indicated
- that al their small fortune was in u
drawer in the lower part Of chost in An
> adjoining room. No sooner had the Gypsy en-
u valid jumped out Of bed, TN to the door,
q secured the woman iusnle, and, ss'zan6 b..
d husbands traIuco. or tlundetbass. r..she;
( outside tho house, to tho window ~ whicl
's thu gypsy might eeeape, and covering he
h gith The gun. threatened ner with instan
q raining loud cri~.. Tor help, Which, IN
o. hafpas' no ..e appeared 10 hate hcard
+ ~ !la,a sne as "~ean,ime, tue christening part
Is He1e ~ on their retlrn. Meeting two guar
IN ca .,rsle. mutual compliments passed, and tn
=. totdiere we're asked to come to the farm hous
~ aud parsalc Of the mo lest ftstG prepared 70
u certance must have toueWhst disconceste
the gipsy man, for be now proposed to run Q
before to zee that everything was read.
IS and Legged to be allowed TO cas1y tt
he Child, TO a. to return it the soons
H. to the bosom Of its mother. On reachin
III the louee Ae Immediately perceived that Ii
deeply laid design had in come way nlisca
ried. Approaching The woman at tho wipdoV
he desired her to let his wife 70 free. or otl
Ia, crwisc lie would kill iar clild. Never dream
ing that the man would Ie 80 utterly dEabol
cs1, she declined. Without nnother word Il
nnhu whipped ont Lis knife- AL
ma with one blow nearly severed II
IS little innocents bead from its bod.
4. and tossed the quive.iag corpse uFo
u.i it. mother. Naddeued by this horrible &C
y, tho wouan turned her gun upon the nau Al
~ ~ laid him dead at lle1 feet. The explosion II
:" screau,s brought the yunrsia ririie almost il
simultaneously to the house. one Of whom rasl
ins III and unlocking the DIOR where ths gsps
was confined, was ut once zAot through It
ah heart By that woman. Tho second yuarei
- - tt'le hearing this second explosion hurried
- - entered the house, AND seeing hir eonra lca
e. on the floor, and the woman With the st
smoking pistol in her hand, raised his carb!s
and dropped her lifcless where ahc stood. :.
ed our informant rather curiously observes. th
~ affair las aroused some public attention, {
account Of the peculiar circumstances atten
ing it., aud giving it an interest which muFtle
and crimes Of this nature. unfortunately t
common IN Andalusia, do not usually cor
- mind,