The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-04
THE sALvATIERRA KIDNAPPING.

Full Particulars OF the Commission of
the Latest Mexican Outrage-Sudden
ASA ult and . Gallant Fight for Free
dom and Life-Captured, Murdered and
the Body Mangled-The Arrangement Of
tho Law.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 49, 1874
The people Of this city and State have been.
during the past few days, terribly aroused and
most fearully indignant at the commission OF an
outrage such as has become quite frequent
among u.s.
Eighteen months since we were horror stricken
OF which, with the details OF his horrible surerngs,
his wonderful escape and the tragic END at the
hands OF the law OF the perpetrators within lew
hours after their capture, was given to the HERALD.
The present case is that OF Senior Salvatierra, who,
not only suffered all that Mr. Cervautes did, but, in
addition thereto, was most brutaiy beaten, and
then, though dying from his wounds, buried alive.
THE PARTICULARS
OF this most sickening event are as follows:-
Senior Josie Ines Salvatierra was o native OF
Tabasco who moved to this capital some years
commerce in his native state. For many years
he has been known here as a respectable and pru-
dent merchant but getting aged and inirm he mad
Of late years Withdrawn almost entirely from
mercantile circles, and was living upon his fortune
In quiet and inexpensive manner. The ups and
downs OF business had left him with about $3.50
principally IN real estate and other property not
easily convertible into cash. except perhaps al q
great sacrifice. Some eight months ago his resi-.
dence IN the city vas attacked by a Oand OF rob
bers who took therefrOm several thousand dollars,
The leading guilty party, Cuoells young man
formerly IN his employ, having been sentenced to
death, but which sentence was finally Ommuted
to Imprisonment for life Senior SalvatIerra has
small farm called San isidrO. near the western
limit OF the city.
THE ASSAULT.
On the Goth OF January, at about dusk, ten or
twelve villains appeared In front OF or at the gate
Of the premises. two OF whom at first entered the
houses, and ascending the stairway OF the second
story, demanded that the door should be opened
to them. The superintendent or manager OF the
farm Bibeano Francisco Flores, who was below,
having been informed by boy that two rufians
were trying to force an entrance into Mr.. saliva
tierra'S room, rushed TO the bottom OF the stairs
with q machete "a large farm knile, ike short
sword, with broad blade) and demanded to know
PERMISSION to enter and ascend the stair, and pro-
ceeded up the. stairs toward them. one Of
m The on Sn aRa
him MORALLY, Notwithstanding winch he reached
the top OF the stairs and commenced cutting
at the robbers watn his knife, when he received
another bail and rolled down the stairs, knife in
hand. The runians continued TO knock and push
at the door, declaring that they brought letter
Tor Mr. Salvatierra and finally did push letter in
side under the door. Senior Salvatlerra hearing
the Noise and the report Of firearms, presented
dows, and, seeing the character OF the men and
what had passed and was passing cried out to his
servants within FOR his pistols aud discharged the
contents OF two upon the ROBBERS, with what re-
suit Is as yet unknown, Having no more ammu-
milton at hand he was defenceless, and In a few
moments, the villains having forced open the door
by breaking, with most superhuman effort, the
bar within which held 1t closed, he found himself
their
PRISONER
A youth, fourteen years OF age, who was wit
ness to part OF what passed, nnally escaped into
street road. where fOund "A number OF
accOmpces waiting the result OF the proceedings
within Before breaking open the door the
scoundres mad nred several charges In at the WIN
dOws, and had in every way inundated all who
belonged to the premises. Flores, the superin-
poyer, was brought to st. Pa9l's Hospital, In this
city, where his wounds were treated by the best OF
the surgical faculty without result, as he died the
following day. IL Is stated that his conduct under
the surgeons knife was most heroic. He declined
to nave choroIorm, anu, without cry or complaint,
The robbers iound-only $50 in the house.
CARRIED OFF.
1t was quarter past seven O'Clock in the even.
Ing and carrying Senior Salvaterra out OF Tie
house, he was mounted on horse behind one of
the band ana carried of TO the mountains, a dis
ridge OF mountains sKirtlng the valley, finally halt
ing at ABOUT TOUR O'CLOCK III the mountains, near
village called Acazulce. Here he was secreted.
PURSUIT.
In the meantime the Governor OF the District OF
Mexico called TO MS aid the police talent OF the
securing the country Tor miles In all directions
searching Tor the kidnapped man.
MCRDERED.
On the morning OF the 9th his body was found
buried near hut not lar from the village men,
TONED, horribly mangled and with the skull frac-
tured.
ARRESTS
Mexican Modoc, six leet high, who bears the
name OF Pena, was arrested and admitted that he
buried MIN, put that ne was knocked in the head
ny another indian, whom he calls Garay as the
Troops were approaching the place where he was
secIeted ana as there was every chance OF Mr. Sal
va.lerra being rescued and the guilty being lden-
tined caught and shot
up 10 to-day the two principal actors In this out.
rage and murder, Garay and Romero, nave not
Deen caught; but IL Is supposed that our prison
holds the remainder OF the guilty parties.
THE TRIAL
Is now In progress with closed doors, ana tnere
are reasons for believing that the executions ana
punshments which Will soon follow Will be Oh such
severity to intimidate this or any other Dand OF
kidnappers for some time TO come. About nifty
persons are in prison, some or whom IL Ii known,
are directly implicated. while Others It IL believed,
can give information they choose 70 state what
they know.