, 1875-03-02
CitlnIlj.
A pouQLEExEcuIlQN.

A DOUBLE EXECUTION.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Fcb. l9.-EBtra1ta and Gotta
slept we'll last night. All day tho relatives Of
tic unfortunate men wcro with them. and tho
scene Of tho parting WAS very painful aud touct-
Ing. About half-past 10 o'clock breakfast waa
spread In tho jail, md tho two mon, viii, their rol-
atisos and friends, sat donn to it, IN response 10
mn invitation from Gotta, Estrada nndo fow
rcmarks stating that this was tho last meal tlny
would oat on eattIt. bnt hoped to tnrot them ii
Heaven. During this morning savernf mhlo rel
atives OF Gotta examined tho scairoll. vinwcd It
critically and paascd tho3r opinlons o. 1t cooi1y.
At lalf-psat tho prisoners called District Al
totncy Johca In aud thanked htni for llia kind.
moss, assuring him that ttloy had no hard fee-
tngs agatnst, him. At o'clock abnut $50 per-
prisoners, supported by Tho officers. and pro-
codod by Two priests, mouutotl tho Acatrotd,
Cotta looked pale. bit not muscle quivcrea
lilo loosoupd tho hold OF one Of tho supporters
utider tho lcft.hand nooso. Estrada was weak,
though firm.
llosll mon took on thoir own coats without
aaslstancs, and Gotta rafused tue. assist-
a'ice Of tho officer, untiol Ills own
iar. They spoke no worslh, but. after Hhnkug
handB with each other aEd Hayiug "Goou.byc,S
submitted to haye their logs rinloncd. They
wero then robed In whlto. gowns. aud, nfter
prayer by the priests. tie blaek cap wa drawn
ovor tlcr heads aud tho ropea adjusted. Gotta
stood perfectly calm. and, wuan nIt wha rantlr,
tho dsop foL and Domingo Estrada and Phllo-
mens Gotta wero launched Into another world.
Estrada struggled violently for soalo time, and
Gotta died In seventeen ntunras and Eatrada
In ten minutes. It Ia the opinion OF tho plyBi-
Claus that their nockH wero not broken, but an
examination will be had. Cotta's brother from
San Fraiclhco WIS present. Rlso nopllow and
aoyorAt friends. Estfatia'a n,otllor ii aud han
bccn for two dnys kept nutacr tho influence Of
narcotics: aud l,or llfo ts dcspnised Of. as
also that OF ono Of his elstera, who il
Cotta's mother took lcnvo Ut him carly t,lis
morning. Ono Of hls aiators ID alao dangerously
sick. hhcritIH Mccormick. Of Placer, Da.ucy. OF
iolo, Rogers, Of stanlh!a,ts. Adams, Of 6anta
sl!orir Launo. Chief-of-policn Myers, OF B.oci;-
ton, waa alao prcscnt. Estrada leaves book
which iH to DO published in Sau francisco. 1lH
confession consradcts TINT Of Gotta, but bsfora
leaving the jasl 1t is understood thoy asrooI Al
to tile faos or the killing.
sANaAMon COUNTY CRIMINAL ITEMS,
Sptcfa! b'smt'h 10 The Ch,cton Tribune.
Spn'sn1gLD. ILL.,, March 1.-stost of tho
gang Of horao'tliovcs arrested at Illopolis, this
county, 4 few wooks ngo, and reported at tho
t!mo in those dispatches. pleaded guilty to soy-
eral charges today In the sangamon Circuit
Court. They havo not yet boon Hentonced.
Those pleading gni!ty arc Capt NJ. Groct,, Load
or OF the gang; john pontrio. Iou Crane, nob-
Tliet0 ARC four Of them who will stand trial
William Taylor anl JanGs Graham the partios
who EarEotea slr. ,JatncA Hudson, os
" e" cIy SIy to a4f c'%%S woes rohae ter' ,n pea
scntc,,ce,l TO tho renitenttary respectively
Taylor tllrce, and 0rallntn Two yca1a. At lafs
tho cases OF Johu T. 1iarper aud Abort Smiti,
worc ca''el To-day in tho Unltoa Statcs District
ff11frf To1A IL 4
self or attorney, and default waA ta1c1, OH lia
rocognizancs for 5000. Tho Court Oh motion
Of THO Dlstrsct-Attornay, hlr. Van DorstoD, or
dcrod carihs TO Issue, returnable to tho noxt
directed to have tho defendant in court, Col.
Hnrrars frions cannot account for Its fatluro to
appear. Ho IL known to havo boon reatly and
anxious for trial. and 1t Is expected TINT hin ab-
which caao doubtless tho default riil bo eot
nSiio. lilo tilroo caaes aGnfnst Smith wero con-
.inuot OIL motion Of lliB attorney. and by con-
sont Of tho Disttjct Attorney, on tho grouud TINT
dsson!ane wes sick aud could not got horo. Tho
United States Court will adjourn this wcok until
juno.
A NOTORIOUS ExPREss.no8Bcn CAPTURED,
alEArli1s. Nhrch Last Saturday uicht, ut
Cars GlEardoau, No. Detective William a,
rinLorson succeeded in ar1csting Ed Johustop,
ntlas Proctor, alias parlcr, tho leador of tho
party who robbed brady, tho sonthorn Express
messenger. on Madison atrect, In this city, four
Heoks auco. Fullerton arrived lioro With liz
prisoner. this afternoon, au1 Johnston hns al
teady bcon Indicted by tho Orand Jury,
rha ooense is punishable With DEATH
Tho probabilities nro Lo will l,aug.
rinkorton nEst struck his track 1t
Metropolis, ILL.,, whoro he lind purchased wagon
and toam In order TO travel overland and after
following him 20u milos secured lin. Johnston
robbed tho United. statca Exprcss Company III
st. Loufa eoMe twoivo yoara since, kt,d fof w.cl,
he sorvcl si1 years Ia tho Missouri poniteutjery,
nftcr Which ho booanso plrate on tho MRstssJi,-
ri, aud haa committed many daring robLo-les.
J ohh Woods ana nl johnson (cosorod) his con-