The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-01

MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL DENIED-sENTENCED
TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 10, 1875.

MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL DENIED-sENTENCED
TO BE EXECUTED MARCH 10, 1875.
The counsel In the case OF vasquez, the Califor.
MA bandit aud triple murderer, moved for o new
trial the meeting Of the court In san Jose Call.
fornla, on the $50 OF January. Alter hearing ar
guments on behalf OF the motion Judge Belden
denied the same and proceeded to sentence the
cuIpriI In the course OF his remarks addressed
to the prisoner the Judge satd:-
JUDGE BELDEN SENTENCES THE BANDIT.
For years. in the section the State plagued with
your presence, outrages known TO he yours, crimes
All that was wicked and Infamous; and the 81 oau.
est charity can scarce nope that even the much
aaow Is al ea. Is 20 Dc wnss
hands and burden yonr conscience. your.
cepted career-that OF q rObber-the deeds Vi
yrur everyday life. when the crime you are now
called 10 answer was committed. Inat deed has
been again and again repeated-told Oy the wit
ness that blood stained tragedy, Dy your accom-.
brow proven aud Confessed. it appears snat you
planned the robbery Of the store nc Tres Pinos:
prepared as weIl Tor murder as lor piage, you IT.
lacked tue place you proposed piunderl0g Your
numbers, your preparation. and the completeness
was not even attempted; and without bloo0sned
or opposition you niignt have secured your BOOTY
and maue your escape. This did not content You.
the men you slew were not those whose goods
you coveted; two OF them were strangers ana
In your cruel way. they possessed notaina
you could desire; they made NO obstacle 10
SuS' you slew them IN the mere wantonness
o Dutcaery, and with the corpses a. your feet you
sS ps xdsd ~ ns
ton OF rhe country you eluded Tor lime the ON.
Go avs were
and your safety assured. Unfortunate man! VAIN
dsluslon Tne blood OF your murdered victims
cried increasingly Tor vengeance, aud there could
be Tor your CRIME no iorRerIulness. Tor you =
refuge. Justice might De Tor time deiayed-she
would not be Daffied. The state whose laws y0o
set at defiance, whose citizens you had ruthlessly
murdered, aroused herself for retrputive justice.
Yne Common wealth, with all ner resources Of men
aud treasure, Was upon your track with rtreless
purpose aud exnaustess means. She foilo }" Cd you
associates ner most eficient Instruments. In every
camp tnar gave you shelter her 0fhcerS Dartered
iDr your surrender. In the coniederates on listed
she found the man ready to Detray YOU From
such pursuit there could be no escape, and you
are nere-here with the record OF your lawlese
or deed Of even courage 10 reneve It's utter de.
pravlry. The appeals you have made to your coun.
trymen Tor aid In yOur present distress nave met
q response becoming them anu beattinx you.
shocked at your atrocities. they have neither
preIelded the 81 mparhy you nave sought to in.
voke they have leIt you TO answer alone at the
S:r on and the aarS SHADOW o
preaching gloom ABOUT You, indulge no luslve
hope that the late can be averted or long delayed
every appeal That zeal could suggest or eloquence
urge was pressed upOn your jury III the hope that
tasy might persuaded TO leave Tor you tue pitful
boon Oh lie; but the jury heard tue story Oh your
crimes from yourself; they accepted the RESPONSE
Dilty adJudgng the penalty merited, and IN their
del,6eratlOfls they determined their verdict
declared you unworthy 10 live. VI that verolct
there can be but one op nion-tnat OF unqualified
approval Upon this verdict the law declares Ihe
iud0ment and speaking through the Court, awards
the dOom-a penalty commensurate with the crime
OF winch you stand convicted, ana therein merired
by the mi eeiold murder that stains your hands.
the Judgment ls--ceatn. That you De taken hence
and securely kept py the Sheriff OF Santa Clara
county until Friday, the 18TH day OF March 1876.
Ihat upon that DAY, between the hours Of nine
O'Clock IN the morning and four Ia the afternoon
YOU be by him hanged Dy the neck until Jou are
dead, And may God have mercy on your SOUL"
The prisoner received the sentence unmoved nos
a quiver being perceptble. he was removed ~
the Shertf, and the regular business OF the Court
wus resumed.