The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
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Hanging Of Two Murderers at Cor
pus Christi, Texas--One Of Them
Married the Night Before His
Execution.
From the St. Louis Republican,
Some time ago the Republican pub
lished considerable matter relating to
the murderous career of two despera-
does-Hypolito Tapia and Andreas Da-
villa. If all that is said Of these men
be true, they were among the worst of
all the bad men who have at various
times polluted the soil of Texas by
their presence. But their career has
been brought to close at last, and
Tapia and Davila will do no more mis-
chief in that State or elsewhere. The
Corpus Christi Neuces Talley of last
week published the last chapter in
their strange and eventful histories:
Friday, the second act in the tragedy
Of the Penescal murders closed, and two
of the murderers paid the forfeit of
their lives to the laws of the country.
One Of the persons claimed to have
taken no part in the murder, but ad-
mitted he was present, and took a
share Of the stolen goods. The other
was active in the outrage, and he has
admitted to being engaged in several
other murders, among them those OF
Mr.. Murdoch, Hatch and Croker. 1t
was time for him to be hung. The last
rites of their church being given them
yesterday morning by Father Jaillet,
who also accompanied them to the scat
fold.
BAYEsTERo's BRIDAL.
"a strange ceremony, and one almost
unknown in the annals of crime, was
| that of the marriage of Hypolito Tapia
to his former mistress, while standing.
as it were, with the rope around his
neck. The woman, named Trinidad
Bayestero, had long been living with
Hypolito, and was the mother of
several Of his children. To have them
legitimatized as far as possible, she In
duced Hypolito to consent to mar
riage, which he readily did. So on
Thursday evening large number of
his relatives and friends, and those Of
the woman, assembled at the jail, and
! were admitted to an interview with the
condemned. The priest soon came.
Trinidad is an ordinary looking woman,
with five months old child in her
arms, and was dressed in common cal
leo dress, with the never absent black
shawl thrown about her shoulders.
AN AFFECTING INCIDENT.
The interview between her and Hy-
polite affected both greatly. The Rev.
Father G. Jaillet officiated, amid sur
roundings in the highest degree dra-
matte and solemn. Under the sentence
of death for the commission of terri
bic murder, and within a short twenty
four hours Of his doom; within Jail
at one portion of which stood the dread
machinery that was to launch him into
eternity with witnesses composed of
his Borrowing and weeping relatives and
his companion in crime, doomed at the
same time to suffer death with him
manacled and in chains, this man stood
to take unto himself that hottest of all
things, wife !! Two of the great events
of marriage and death-under
such circumstances
Hypolito, during the ceremony, pre-
served a calm, collected demeanor, and
made all necessary responses in clear,
firm voice. Not so Trinidad, who bare
ly preserved sufficient command Of her.
self to 60 through the ceremony. Davila
stood by, an interested by silent specta-
tor. The marriage concluded, the par
ties present were told that the hour had
come to close the Jail for the night, and
that they must part.
''The final parting between Tapia and
his family was scene, as the guard
AYERS, that would make the heart of a
stone CULVER After frenzied regrets
and agonizing farewclls, the prisoner
blessing his children and family, they
were parted, and the former told to
make his peace with the world and pre-
pare to meet his God.
THE scAfroLD.
Sheriff McClane had erected the
scaffold at the northeast corner of the
Court House, and then, with wise fore
thought and excellent precaution, had
thoroughly tested everything, so that
there might be no accident to render
unnecessarily horrible the solemn &C.
currences Of the day.
About half an hour before the time
set for the execution Sheriff McClane
took to each Of the men new suit Of
clothes and bid them dress, at the same
time giving them drink Of liquor. As
the time grew short the men appeared
to become resigned, Tapia frequently
saying: 4 have 20 die but once; twill
soon be over Davila never spoke af-
ter the priest left him. The former, in
the morning, had sent for Judge Murphy
and Morton's brother, and, while pro-
testing his innocence, asked the forgive
ness of each.
THE MARCH TO DEATH.
SAT ten minutes to o'clock the
arms Of the two men were pinioned be-
hind them, their irons taken of, and
the procession to the scaffold formed.
Tapia, with the Rev. Father Jaillet at