, 1872-12-27
A SPANISH MURDER.
a Nat Maker Of Barcelona Killed bv
0aAs Servant and Her Lover--C11t in |
Pieces nnd SeyVcd up in Mats.

Pieces nnd Sexrcd up in Mats.
o4. From the I1npre7tG or Barcelona, Spain.
inc present state OF the case, which ia now be-
ing tried by tue Judge Of the District Of San
Baltren, in relation to the murder Of Pedro
bat4orl, Matchmaker, in the street Of Coude
del Asalto, permits us to lay the following de-
tails Of this horrible crime before tho public:
Pedro Batillorl was divorced from lis lawful
He had no children by her, and his only relative
was nrother. 10 was possessodof some prop
erty, which he had willed away, after his de-
coaso, to one Gregoria Folk. III payment Of SER
VICES which had been rendered him. This
will was executed on the 7th Of September last,
These two, Pedro Datllori and his Servant, Gre
gorla Folk. lived alone in tho mat factory Gre
gor1a hcd had for some time criminal relations
with private OF the Corps Of Engineers, Veto
rlano Ublernay Guilarte by name, man about
cast OF countenance.
When Ubierna's regiment left for Madrid
about the end Of September, he deserted and re-
mained in Barcelona. From that date Gregorla
a FOX took eI care % Of hln and supplied him with
Gracla, but the people would not receive him
there because he had no papers. At Inst she
procured q lodging for him in the house of one
Jose Risat, at No, ~ anJeronimo street. There
she passed him or as her brother. carried his
meals to him every day, and became responsible
for the rent Of his room. About this time Gre
goria had conceived the idea Of killing her mas
ter, and she proposed the crime to her lover
She assured him that when the old man WAS out
up . store, and live happy. Victoriano
could not long, however, resist the machi-
nations Of this internal woman This own words),
and she dragged him to his perdition. She hid
him one night in tho factory; but his courage
failed Him, aud he left the house the next morn
ing without having been seen by Batuori.
Eight days after this Gregoria went to Vic
torlano's, i'll San Jeronimo street, and taking him
with her, hid him in 3 small room alongside Of
the one in which she slapt, and which was i'm
the usual hour the unsuspecting mat-maker
shut up his shop and went to bed. It was proba-
BILE that he elept very soundly, for there ap-
pears to be but little doubt that Gregoria gave
him . strong dose of opium, which she had
bought that very day. in neighboring drug
store. When Batllori was asleep, Gregoria went
down stairs, lit lamp in the kitchen, and pro-
ceedcd to boil some oil and honey in q small
earthen pot. Her intention was to pour
this this down own her masters nas at; th5Gat; but but
vas VAS not ps executed sho then took some p1ne
ashes in piece Of paper and went up stairs to
call her accomplice. As the couple reached
Batloris room Victoriano threw himself on the
mat maker, seized him by, the throat, and en-
dcavored to choke him. Batllori awoke in terror,
aud at the same instant Gregorie threw the ashes
in his eyes, Sho then hurled herself upon he1
victim, striking him in the most sensitive parts
of his person, and striking him until she killed
him.
As soon as Batllori WAS dead, his murderer1
returned to Gregoria's room and went to SLEEP
as II nothing had happened. Before retiring
Gregoria WAS anxious to restore strength to hel
lover, and for the purpose she offered him cuI
of coffee, into which ehe had scraped the phos-
phorus Of bundle OF matches. Victoriano
however, suspecting something, refused to drink
it. On the following morning. the door Of thu
shop was opened at the usual hour, only it was
the servant, not the master, who opened it. Sht
then went out in quest OF g. person, whom it il
| now imprudent to name. with whom, in consid
| Grafton of sum of money. ehe made a bargain
| that he should help her in cutting the body Of
| the unfortunate mat maker. In this operation
the whole Of the next day Sunday WAS spent
! q man to carry off some bundles for her in {
| hand-cart. She found one in the street, Arcc
| del Featro, and tho two Went together to find {
| cart. Gregoria then took this man to the house
| in Asalto street, in order to show him the plact
to which ho was to go with the hand-cart on til,
At 6 O'clock On Monday morning the cart va:
in front OF the mat store. Three bundles Rewet
| up iu mats and corded were ready One con
timed the trunk, another the arms, feet, ant
hands, and the third the thighs of the poor ma
maker. The head was wanting. This Gregori
| Folk had carried in her arms over night to tn
gardens Of San Beltran. Meanwhile Victorian
and the unsuspecting hau1er of the hand car
Ronda streets to the gate of San Antonio, on th
| Hostafranchs road, where, leaving the bundles
Victoriana gave the cartman sixty conts, ant
took leave Of him. That same afternoon
IN tic gardens Of San Belfran, and s bundl
done up in coarse cloth caught her eye. Sh'
called some people near at hand, and they
undoing tho cloth, were Mortified to find q hu
d3+ct hsd Gss smmone mhs 'Sags 5s no Of cine th
tho mystery could be found. Tho head wa
then taken to the Santa Cruz Hospital, cnt
on the following day WAS publicly exhibited will
q view to it's identification. Itwas identified ths
naxt day. Meanwhile the other remains of wha
in life iad been Pedro Batllou had been discov
cred at the San Antonio gate. Gregoria was ar
rested but she stoutly denied al knowledge O
the crime, and stated that Batllori had gone on
on Sunday to collect q certain bill, and that h
had not returned.
At this time the Judge learned that certau
! barber, D. Caystano Floronsa by name, had ble
| person in San Jeronmo street, On the night Q
| Monday. Florenea appeared at once before tn
Judge, and disposed that while he was shavin
q civil guard, woman came into his shop an
asked him to 80 md bleed man that while h
was finishing tho shaving ho entered into con
yersation with her. She told him she had
message to give him, which was that he shoul
20 to the mat store at No. 2G Asalto street
which she owned. FlorensG went with tho WON
IN to the house, and found there man stretch
ed upon cot. who kept his face covered, an
who hold out his arm to be bled. He says h
noticed other people in the room, all Of who1
seemed very despondent, and that he saw there
towel covered with blood, As soon as the bleed
ing was performed. Gregoria Gor this was tn
woman in qucstion) handed him quarter. h
left, telling the people to take care of the sic
man, who was Victorano Ubjerna.
AS soon as Forenga heard Of the murder
the mat seller iu Asalto street he thought he ha
solved the mystery through the matter OF thu
bleeding. Ho informed the Judge Of what h
had done and seen, and, principally through b
instrumcntality, Justice il likely to be meted ol
to tho perpetrators Of this barbarous crime.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
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GGeago ha zoons
4 farmer in Shelby County, Iowa, raise
this season, from 81 acres, over 800 bushels
wheat Tho first crop paid for the quarter Sc
ton.
, The Burlington Rans-) Patriot says, Gin
/ September last, some eight Or nino women
and about Burlington have died from the peri
OF maternity.
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