Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-12-20
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Vivid Account of the Assassination of MIMI
uel PardO, Ex-President of Peru-A Sad
Scene.
The following particulars of the as
sassination at Lima, Peru, of ex-Presi-
dent Manuel Pardo have been received
At two o'clock in the afternoon, a
hired carriage stopped before the door
of the senate, from which descended Don
Manuel Pardo, Doctors Manuel Maria
Rivas and Adam Melgar. The guard,
which was of the "Pichincha battalion,
was drawn up in line on the left side of
the courtyard of the senate, the captain
at the head, that is to say, in the porch,
and the sergeant at the opposite end
of the file, two or three PAGES distant
from the entrance of the passage lead
ing to the inner courtyard. On Senior
Pardo descending from the coach the
guard presented arms, and the bugler
played, as is customary. Seniors
Pardo and Rivas entered through the
doorway side by side. On passing be-
fore the commander of the guard, the
former made sign to him with his
hand for the honors to cease, where
upon the bugler stopped, and the SOL
diers lowered their arms. Don Manuel
Pardo was just on the point of enter
ng the passage leading to the inner
court, when the sergeant of the guard,
Melchor Montoya, who, as before said,
was at the end of the file, turned round
and deliberately fred his rifle at the
back of Senior Pardo. The ball, after
grazing the hand of Senior Rivas, en-
tered the body of Senior Pardo just I'M
der the shoulder blade, passed through
his body, and lodged in the wall, slight
ly touching the lung in it's passage.
Mr.. Pardo put his hand to his breast,
looked at Senior Rivas as if wishing to
say something, exclaimed "aye p and,
leaning on his companion, walked few
steps, then staggered and fell between
the two doors leading into the senate.
Whilst this was passing, DR.. Melgar,
who, as we have said, got out of the
coach after Messrs. Pardo and Rivas,
on seeing Sergeant Montoya fire at
Senior Pardo, rushed up to the man,
seized him by the throat, and struggled
with him to prevent his escape. The
rest of the guard, while this was going
on, remained passive. The sergeant,
after short struggle, disengaged him
self from the hands of Senior Melgar,
and ran away at full speed toward the
Alazuela de la Inquisicion, which the
guard made no attempt to prevent but
the sergeant of the corps of gendar.
merle, which is quartered in place con.
tlguous to the senate, pursued and
seized him. The assassin was dragged
back and placed in a small room in the
inner court of the senate and guarded
by couple of sentinels. After the
first few moments of CONSERVATION ant
confusion medical aid was summoned
and number of doctors were promptly
on the spot but they at once declared
rhage that ensued, and which it was i'm
possible to check, left not the slightes
hope of salvation. All was done, how
ever, that could be done under the cir
cumstances. To avoid the progress O
the hemorrhage Senior Pardo was moi
moved from the place where he fell
There, lying on the flags, he was assisted
by the doctors, who simply applied
cushion under his head. When th
death agony set in, and all hope bein!
lost of prolonging that precious exist
ence, small mattress was procure,
from the room of one of the porters
and the body carefully placed on it. Th
first words painfully articulated b
Senior Pardo after receiving his deaf
wound we're: 81 owe much-a con
fessor-my family" He asked shortl
afterward who had assassinaied him
and on being told it was ga sergeant c
the Pichincha," said, "Poor unfortu
nate !" When given some cognac as
restorative by DR.. Macedo, exclaimed
"Oh,. I am choking |" When he under
stood his family had arrived, he aske
to be placed in sitting posture, and i
a few minutes before his death said
"My family 1 recommend to congress.
His last words were : 81 pardon every
body, even to my assassin" 81
breathed his last exactly at three o'cloc
P. M. The last Offices of the church an
extreme JUNCTION were administered
him by the clergy, who had been sun
moned to the scene. A few minute
later the body was carried into the ser
ate, where it remained until five P. M
when it was removed for the purpos
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