New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-10
The MCRDER OF PARDO.

THE EX-PREsIDENT OF PERU SHOT AT THE en-
TRANCE TO The sRNATE-A CONSPIRACY sUs-
PECTED.
PANAMA, Nov. 30.-It appears from the de-
tails Of OF President PardO, Of Peru, at
Lima, that November lS, att O'Clock in the after
noOn hired carriage stopped before the door OF the
senate, from witch descended Don Manuel Pdrdo, Drs
Manuel Maria Rlvas and Adam Melgar. Tho guard
which were OF the Pchucha Battalion, was dawn up
in line the side OF the courtyard OF the Senate.
the Captain at the head, Is say, in the porch ard
sergeant opposite end OF the file, two or three
PAGES slant from entrance Of the passage Lead
ing the inner courtyard. On Senior PaidO de-
sCendng FROM his coach the guard presented arms, and
tie bugler played, customary, Senores PardO and
Rivas entering through the doorway side by SIDE On
passing before the commander Of tho guard the former
sign him with his hand for the salute to cease
wBereupOn the buger stopped aud the soldiers lowered
their Don Manuel PardO just on the point OF
entering the passage leading 10 the inner court when
Che sergeant OF the guard Mechor MontOya, who, rs
before said at the eud OF the e turned round aud
deliberately fred his rife at the back OF Senior PardO
The ball. after grazing the hand OF seGOr Rvas, enter
ing the body of Senior PsrdO just under the shoulder
blaze, passrd through his body and lodged in the wall
slightly touching lung its passage Senior PlrdO
pat his hand 20 his breast looked at Senior RIVas az
II wishing TO say something. exclaimed "Ay u and
leaning on his companion, walked few steps, then
staggered and fell between the doors leading into
the senate. While this passing DR.. NJ lgar who,
already stated out Of his coach after Mesrs Pardo
and RIvas on seeing Sergeant MOntOTa tire OF Senior
PardO rushed up tohe seized him by The throat and
struggled with him to prevent his Tao rest Of
the guard while this gong on, remained passive
The sergeant after short struggle disengaged himself
from the hands OF Senior Me gar and al full
speed toward the Plazuela de la IGquistUn but police
officer pursued and seized him. The assassin
dragged back and placed IN small room tho inner
Of the Senate and guarded by couple Of sentr"s
After the first few moments OF conservation and con-
fusion. medcs aid summoned, and number OF doc
promptly the spot but they ouce declared
the wound TO be mortal To avoid the progress Of the
hemOrrhaRe, senior PaIdO was not moved rom the place
where he fell There lying on me hagF lac was 'sss Cd
by the dOctOrs, who simply placed cushion under his
head. When The death agony act in slna. ma'tr -
placed ON it, The first words painfully artcuat,d by
Sruur PartU, after receiving mis- death wound. were
owe mucb-a cOniessOr-my family" He asked shortly
afterward who had nim aud being told
1t was 20 OF the Pichincns" said. p ,or uufor
tunate! When given some cognac a. restorative by
Dr. Macrdo, he exclaimed, On, an chokugl When
lie understood his family had arrived ne asked 70 DO
5 esIb sad SUM Nv amy recommend TO Co
gress." His last words were 80! pardon everybody
even 10 my assassin" He brcstbed his last exactly at
O'Clock The last offices OF the church and extreme
junction we're administered to him by the clergy. who
body carried into tie Senate, where 1t remained
until in the afternoon, when II was removed for the
purpose Of embamlng Az soon as the President OF the
Republic informed OF the revolving crime that bad
been committed. he left the palaOt followed by his
Orderes, and proceeded with all speed 10 the Senate
which he reached at twent, minutes past 2. He bent
hrs steps 10 the place where Don Manuel PardO lay
those who surrounded the dying man, gaz,d
horror stricken at him, an lifting up his
hands cried "Ehame ShameW He was led
away from the scene by considerable friends. aud pre-
sently became calmer
The assassin, MeIoOOr Montoya,i is a young man OF
middle stature, wilhOut hair 90 his face which per-
fccty exprtssoness; he Is Of Indian origin II Is SAID
thaC has confessed that the assassination OF Don
Manuel PardO had formed part OF Tracy m which
almost ali sergeantS OF the Pchucna Battalion. ana
II Is even added OF the officers implicated. He
states that he engaged 70 take part In II by Ger
geant named Gomez Sanchez who Otereo 10 5Jist him
iu perpetrang crime, but who, at the last moment,
left him himself His colonel says the assassin had
bee seven In the regiment mad always done his
duty the slightest reason for supposng
of mil NO Al och "A