The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-09
From the Altar to the Gallows.
THE HANGING OF TWO MURDEREEs IN
CORPUS CHRISTI-ONE OF THEM MAR
"a RED On TIE NIGHT BEFORE HIS
L. DEArH-THE GRIEF OF HIS WIFE.

ia DE.ATH-THE GRIEF OF H WIFE.
On Friday the second act in the
tragedy ofhthe Penescal murderers
closed, and two Of the murderers
paid the forfeit Of their lives to the
laws ofthe country. One of the per-
sons claimed to have taken no part
in the murder, but admitted he was
present and took share Of the sto-
len goods. The other was active in
the outrage, and he has admitted to
being engaged in several other mnr-
ders. among them those of Murdoch,
Hatch and Croker.
A strange ceremony, and one a.
most unknown in the annals of crime,
was that of the marriage of Hypolito
'Fapia to his former mistress, while
standing, as it were, with the rope
around his neck. The woman, Trim
idad Bayestero, had long been living
with Hypolito, and was the mother
of several of his children. To have
them legitimized rs far as possible,
she induced Hypolito to consent to a
marriage, which he really 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. T re priest
soon came. Trinidad is an ordinary
looking woman, with a tive-months-
old child in her arms, and was dress
ed in common calico dress, with the
never absent black shawl thrown
about. her shoulders. a A. a@
The interview between her and Hy-
polite affected both greatly. I he
Rev. Father C. Jaillet officiated,
amid surroundings in the highest
degree dramatic and solemn. Under
the sentence of death for the commits
sion Of a terrible murder, and within
a short twenty -four hours Of h is
doom within a Jail, at one portion OF
4 which stood the dread machinery
| that was to launch him into eternity
with witnesses composed of his sor
rowing and weeping relatives and his
companion in crime, doomed at the
same time to suffer death with him
manacied and in chains, this mar
stood to take unto himself that holi
estA Of all things-a wife! Two O.
the great events Of life-mafriagt
and death - Under such circum
stancesi 9it's
Hypolito, during the ceremony
preserved a calm, collected demean
or, and made all necessary responses
in a clear, firm voice. Not so Trim
dad, who barely preserved sufficien
command Of herself to go through
the ceremony. The marriage con
cluded, heparties present were tolt
that the hour had come to close tn
Jail for the night, and that they mus
now part. - " '...e'
On the scafold, Tapia said: sAI
friends, l am here to-day to die b,
hanging. I have killed no person
nor helped kill any one. The peopl
forced the person who was guilty t.
swear against me; but it's all right
good bye!"
Davilla had nothing to say. Fl
stood very still, with his eyes cas-
down, and evidently communing Will
himself. ' ~
When the drop fell a series O
heart-rending screams were raised il
the crowd! Unknown to Tapia, hi
family came to see the hanging, an
they were loud in their lamentation
and expressions Of grief.
The necks of both men were brc
ken, and they died without a strue
gle Corpus Christi Neuces Valley
: LovE-A complaint Of the hear
e growing out Of an inordinate longjn
: after something difficult to obtain
K It attacks persons Of both sexes gel
I. orally between the ages of fourtee
4 and thirty; some have been known I
G have it at the age Of sixty.
a Symmoms-Absence of mind; gi
+ ing things wrong names; callir
n tears nectar, and signs zephyrs; ga
: ing on the, moon and stars; toot
e ache;i bleeding at the nose; loss
Il appetite; neglect Of business; a Loaf
ing for all things-save one; bloc
shot eyes, and . constant desire
:: sigh. as9ao 81
- Etects--A strong headache, pull
- high: stunidiY eloquent eyes: slee