The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02
EXECUTION ~ CALIFORNIA.
A Hardened, God-Defying
Wretch.
Rumcn AmGdcr, Spanish Californian, Igng
in ALAMEDA County.

TFrcm the san Francisco Morning CaA Sept 23.l
Yesterday, at san Leandro, the county seat OF
Alameda county, Ramon Amador, naive Cafor-
man, underwent the extremepenaltyfof the law for
the crime of murder, committed abort nine months
ago, under the following circumstaGces:-
THE CRIME.
In January last AmacGr was cattle herder and
was employed near Pisasantcn, In Alameda county.
The locality theD and rs now noted for the pre-
pence OF numerous Mexican thieves aud despera-
does, who are With dinculty kept In Subsection by the
ofcers OF the law Ills character like that of many
OF this companions was far from good. de had al
ready served aterm lnine state Prison at San Quen.
for horse stealing, and was believed TO be man
was would ZEAL II he could and do violence when
Jared On he 10th OF January respectable citi-
xes., named Henry hiscock, LETT his home,
,ne ana pv he 20 earned
ms living. lie took with MN rne ana
Tie latter Tor the smaller He lett wori that he
would return IN the evening, but ne returned no
ia,ser was a enSased IN company with youth named
Gus Williams, III herding cattle. Hscock came up
Amador tod Iiiscocs that he lad seen mare a few
minutes before. and pointed out Inc spot near
turned with haze, which he had snoi. This act Of
apparent friendship led TO more conversation be-
@ a p are IN haa re en gnt m
found. The oher was OF course accepted, and the
and &c Sa his gum Be
heved OF It's weight, and then paid no more atten-
ton TO them or their movements. That night His
COCK was missing and next day his II ends turned
out IN body TO look Tor him. Tney found HIM lace
downwards In the chaparrai thinly covered with
leaves, small branches ana earlh dead. He
had been shot III the head from behind, and
ct very close quarters, for his neck had been
had passed completely through hts head. 1t was
evident that he had been murdered and the foot
nyiag his, almost to the very spot where he lay o
corpse. The body was removed to Pleasanton, and
the news OF Hiscock's late caused intense excite
ment Among those who came 10 view the body
was the BOY Williams, and he Immediately identified
20 point out to him the deer. The Acting Coroner
N Marks, called jury together, and q verdict i'm
Amador rode into the town. He was Immediately
arrested by the citizens and delivered into Gus.
andre Jai TO the arrestng officer he told his first
tale, varied much and often afterwards, up to
arg Hlsc0cK, and said that Williams haa teen ac-
inated by revenge IN endcavoring to rasten the
soon as ne had seen him safely inimured in the
prison, returned to Pleasanton AMI went 10 ANA.
SSown have been SUN Sc Mas
st the time Of his death. At tae door he was
ment When asked Whether there were any A guns
npon the premises he denied, evidently in good
the search, the result Of which was that ne found,
ia a small closet the rine OF the murdered man, and
been stolen from the railroad ne found the fowling-
piece. From this time no one seems TO have enter
-
ANOTHER TALE.
When he icarned Of the discovery tina. had been
aaad that he had Killed Hlscock IN sell-deence. lie
denied that ne had me. Hiscock In the manaer de-
ecrioed by Wnlianls, but SAID that he had met him
while he lAmadorl was driving some horses through
the cnaparral. ne SAID tnat Hlscock Claimed one
70 have reared trouble with Hscock even before this
quarrel because the former had threatened to xiii
his ,Amador's) brotner. Anador said that In the
course OF the quarrel Hiscock made motion as
though he were ao0ut to cock mis- rifle, upon which,
III sell defence the fatal shot was fired.
When the Grand Jury met an Indictment Tor muir
and on July 20 he had ms trial.
The evidence, entirely circumstantal, embraced
the points which We have set forth above Tne jury,
after being out thirty minutes brought IN verdict
Of guilty, as charged in the indictment, and the
Judge liked the I'd day OF July as the day for SEN
The prisoner appeared before the Court on the ap-
pointed day, pale from imprisonment, but unasi-
lated. Amid ille deepest silence the Judge said
Ramon Amador, stand up
dressed MIN as iOllows:-
"you have been indicted by the Grand jury OF the
Indictment you pleaded not guilty. You have been
tried oy jury OF your own selection, and found
thing to say why judgment OF the law should not be
pronounced against your"
The prisoner uttered scarcely audible "No,"
Amador was afterwards, ald, from our study OF
iows:~A strongly butt, welformed exceedingly
muscular man in height i've feet seven inches,
weighing az least one uuntreQ ana seventy pOuD1S
lie had JET black hair and iul pearI suIlen shii.y,
dark brown eyes, contracted, furrowed forehead
weakness OF character The sulenness pruti, Hv.
ter0cly, and at ne same time, weakness OF his tacc
trap door, lighted un b. the waving lame Of the
coal Gil lamp, and against a black background. A
conversation ensued, the questions being put some
tunes 10y one reporter, sometime by another.
The representative OF the Alameda Gazette first
spoke, having seen Amador before.
II delivered your message to your mother, ANA
dor. and she"
don't care. she not care enough 70 come down
and see me, no care to see her.
mad been that day Tne last named
had gone down To has cell but Amador had refused
TO answer him or take any notice OF him. SO he and
REroRTsR-sne was here to-day and you would
not see ner SO she had TO 20 home:
AMAD0R-I want 10 see her. have no friends;
tbls Is my last days tsey ali leave me.
REroRIER-Yes, this Is your last day. hope you
Will not gave way 10 any passion, but feeling sorry,
as you have SAID, for what you did
AMADoR Il am sorry, Cod damn, that did it fal-
terIns,; am, say. Jesus Christ! tnina damn
get satisfaction tomorrow. xii that fellow before
he get the rope round my neck. can prove my
character by God This not a Court TO get justice
In God damn. VIII give you show in the morn
ing. ! am a desperado Morse SAYS. BY God, III
show you Id the ming. Pm desperate man;
REPoaTEa-Wha. is the nse OF talking OF these
thingsY You said this norniag that you were az
peace with al the world.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS knows me, py God I'm all
mao, you think could not go awayf lie want to
Kill me-me. Kill him IN sef-defence by Cod
kFPoRrER-iou told me before to-niglt that you
DID II when you under the influence OF temper
Now you say you killed the man IN sefdefence.
AMAD0R-I couldn't help H. say now wish
was outside now; oh, wish was outside now. II
wish, Eli MN and they never found me- got
horse then aud money III my pocket. II i want to
xii that man they no lind me. Morse ne might
spend $500 aud no lnd ME. hope TO Jesus Christ
de before morning. have no show. There is no
court at all for a poor man. lney are down on
spaniards.
WHY NOT OTHERS BESIDES ME9
There hundreds a murders. but they DON'T
hang tn TN, There was Bi Powers, he Killed man
wLlie they played al cards. Look at tlat ether
man who Killed man and brought hiIi ia wagon;
Inc got OF because he had $1,000. Now because
got no friends they going 70 bang me-by Jesus
Christ. Others go 10 state Prison only. anu are par
doned out. NOW sir, the frst time fney hang they
hang me. ! seen other men, they do lots OF muir