The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
BRAZIL.
CONFESSION or DREADFUL CRIME BY A
DYING MANTLE EXECUTION OF FOUR INNo-
CENT PERsoNs--HEALTH OF CAPTAIN ADAMS

CONFESSION or DREADFUL CRIME Bx
DYING Mantle EXECUTION OF -FOUR IxNo-
CENT PEGsoNs--HEALrH OF CAPTAIN ADAMS
RIO JASEiRo, Dec. 81, 1877.
Much talk has been caused by The confession OF .
In tho Of the province he was the real
author of I'm murder and burning OF family eight
persons 1884, Tor which wealthy planter and three Of
slaves executed In 1856 In 1862 near Macah6.
port to the north OF Rio house was destroyed by
ire one night and on examination 1t was found tnai
all tho inmates, eight IN DumOsr had been previously
murdered The family were tenants of rich planter
named Motta Coqueiro, who had been credited with
viIanous designs upon ono OF tho daughters, hand
some girl of sixteen When tho fact Of the murder OF
the family aud subsequent firing OF the house became
known suspicion at pointed to Motta Ccquciro
and public rumor asserted that. after his violating
the girl, his slaves, by his order, had murdered
whole family 10 prevent denunciation and had then
burned down the house In tho expectation OF enacug
the evidence or the murders
ARRESTED TRIED.
Accordingly, warrants Tor the arrest Of the planter
eight OF his slaves issued and he and three
OF the were secured and brought to trial Tho
evidence was very weak, consisting merely OF somo
crcum and mucn hcarsay, which las, Brazilian
law admits. But so strong was the ieeiibg against
him that the jury found him guily, aud the Court OF
Hrhtion at lilo confirmed mo seuteoco oi death.
Motta CCqueiro ahd MS lricnus enormously innln.
tanned his ibuoceDce aud made The greatest efforts to
obtain acquitlaI but usclcssiy.
OBTAIN PARDON
Ii was then sought to obtain MS pardon, ana II Is
sail mat sums amounting 10 $3.50 O0J wore promised
to persons around lne Empress 10 induce her to
her intercessun with Emperor obi ain par don.
But Her Majesty Thoroughly onynceu vi
pam crs CUNT and no solicitations could sway her
ask Tor even Communication into prlsonnent for life.
Inc Emperor indignant AZ dreadful crime,
aud the government TO prevent any uttehnpt at
rescue sent DOVE vessel OF war 10 Macaho and Mota
a We uAp q ueat
IN 1906 Iais appeared 70 aate tho vengciul feelings
aroused ~ Inc people aud authorities aud 10 Steps
Were taken TO huut down the otncr live slaves wna
nad escaped capture al The hfsL
DEAD sEcRkr
But, according 10 the confession made upon tho
death Ue y. man last Jonti ia The extreme nOrth
o, The province OF RIO Janero, the unhappy planter
ANA his slaves were enLirely innocent. IL WA tho
uyius man wuo, assisted by dependents. had
house IN Tue deau ot nght, tho
lninatcs outraged the iated woman and then,
driven desperation as he Iofcsaw Inc
OF his vi,anous net, had deliberately murdered tho
wnov fanny destroy their evidence, aud set tho
house fire in The expectation that their death would
10 ascrucd 10 ACCIDENT Whether alter DOUBTS OF
Motta CUuuelro's ussacu the Emperor later can.
be SAID, Tor, Ike the late Louis Napocou, lie
rctcsnt but u is certain that very have been
The cases since IN which the EMPEROR mas allowed
scntencos oi death To DO carried into elect
OF CAPTAIN
Toe Hartford stili Hes IN the outer pnrt Of tho har-
Dor to avoid having 10 salute whc Captain Adams
r. ports oil his condition. his Illness had assn tncd
more favorAoic aspect
IMPERIAL HoPEs
Another grardchlld IL expected TO be added to tho
Ehpcror's family early III tho year. The Prince Of
Gran Para Is turlving cnild, bat the injury
arm, parayz,ng tito great cxteut Dy che Tor
ccps used at his brtE, seems likely bo out.
grown winch was at hrst confidently hoped