Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-13

| to believe that | would even allow the cowardly
thought to enter my BRAIN let alone to do the das-
| tarsiy and cowaTdy thing to my dear wife, the
mother Of my dear child to place her honor before
me to screen murderer of the worst dye. No,
your II )nor, death would be far more preferable
me than to take the honor OF my wife, or even to
attempt concealment at any hazard behind my
wife's honor All that have ever asked my wife to
do was to tell the truth and shame the devil, and
never to increase her crime. There was no compul-
| sion, no intimidatlug her to take the stand and
swear as to the truth Of her adultery. Therefore,
your Honor, want you to consider the matter, and
do not want my statement TO become tedious to
you. want You to listen to me with patience, be-
| cause do not know what the limits or what the
| rights are IL q Courtroom am entirely ignorant
of that, and therefore will never get tired in beg
| ging your Honor to listen to me, and give me time
TO DISCHARGE THIS LOAD FROM MY HEART
1t viii do me good even if ell the rest OF my life
viii be tortured to pay for it.
| Those wh9 know me best in this city well know
| that am & who does not hesitate one single
instant in rsking life or limb for my dear family
even friend. presume the people Of this city
have not forgotten the time that rsked my life to
save that of my friend and one Of our most prom
nent and worthy and esteemed citizens Of Sacra-
mento when l instantly plunged into the torrent
OF danger, disregaTdng the instinct Of self preser
walton, without moments hesitation, and with the
| help of my God and the divine Providence saved
the lie Of my friend aud do Lot regret OF my hay
| ing not hesitated at that moment which was so
precious, because | well know that If | should stop
one single moment it would have made me too late
perhaps to save my friends life. Therefore do not
regret of having rsked my life at that time without
moments hesitation TO save the life OF my friend,
| because well know that it was for the general
good and weifre Of my dear friends and also for the
general good ard welfare Of Sacramento city, Tor
more than once have heard it repeated, wish we
/ had few more citizens like that man." | well
| know 10 WAS for the general good and welfare of
humanity, because by my act then saved the life
Of man that was about to murder him, as am led
| 70 believe
Now, your Honor, am placing my fe down for
my dear family, anu still may be locked at with
| contempt, may be looked at with hate, l may be
! looked at with reproach and ridicus when do rot
merit it, and really all the adherence, and all the
hatred which that cruel man really deserves has all
! been cast upon me.
I AN CONDEMNED MURDERER.
| have the cloak of murderer over me- ] am
! rOwerless can do nothing for myself. 1t seems
/ that my word is entirely and completely worthless
But these false have been the great cause of
my present condition They have been the un-
happy cause OF placing me in this positon-these
| rumors without giimmer Of truth in them, and no
| grounds for them whatever. see that your Honor
looked at the clock, and thoughtyo were going to
| stop me.
The Court-No sir. You shall have the privilege
! of fully explaining yourself
Hurtado-1hank you, sir. These false rumors
have placed me in false position these incorrect
| rumors. Some person or persons do not know
who they may be, or who they are but these rumors
have reached and prejudicsd many minds and they
! have become Immediately poisoned against me by
the false nsinuatons of these false stOries. They
have placed in such position that it has
crippled me, and impoverished me in many loyal
and noble heart, that was ready TO listen to the
truthfulness OF my statement and sympathize with
me and my family. These rumors have so strongly
| prevailed, and by many different and frequent
repetitions of the false many innocent and
worthy people OF this city have been led TO believe
them, and | have been stUng by them, have been
looked at with hate, and have been looked at with
reproach really that did not merit mean to say
HAVE NOTHING AGAINST LIVING SOUL
On this earth l do not blame the Courts for per.
forming their duty do not blame the officers of
the Court. / do not blame the jurors or the attor
| neyS on either side know that was fetched here
and they acted perhaps in good faith | know that
they could not act in bad faith because these rumors
were 50 strong that know it was impossible t. get
| fair and impartial trial. know who drove me
an brought me before these Courts. 1t was that
wretch that ruined my family, and not being salts
fed with his crime but he must add to it and force
me and drive me before the Courts, and drive my
dear family into the lowest dregs OF disgrace aud
| degradation.
Your Honor, did intend not to have anything 70
say whatever on this occasion, but feeling and know
ing the time in which suffered ten thousand living
Deaths that suffered the moot bitter and distress
ing agony, and tried to overcome my great loss |
| tried TO suppress my suffering and shame
tried TO bring my dear family still
| in the right path of virtue and
honor; all that time seems to have been taken
| against That time has not been considered,
| but entirely and absolutely abandoned. I really
gave that man the chance and the opportunity and
ne isthe 81 bringing to this sad condition
I also know that the people of Sacrau ento CITY are
entirely ignorant OF the real facts OF my case and
| know that my dear family and myself are not boa
esly entitled to this everlasting brand and reputa
| ton with which they are to
BE sTIGMATIzED FOREVER AND EVER.
| Iembr2ce this opportunity which your Honor AZ
fords me, and therefore with tender reverence will
tba pf I yreH
language in which to explain myself and exp ain all
my suffering and feeling for feel that my heart is
actually broken. 1t has so long been the seat OF
trouble, torture and pain, and therefore must give
nv lips full speech. But before 90 any further /
will beg your Honor for fear that am offending the
Court for fear offending any one in this Court
room, or for fear am offending living soul in this
| universe-ln ca that should make such an error
| i'll my remarks hope and pray that your Honor
and those VIII may feel themselves offended by my
remarks will forgive me, for it will not be intention
ally done. | am not here for the purpose nor with
the intention of intending to hurt the feelings OF a
living soul, and therefore pray that my remarks
viii not be miseonstrued. l know that my God
knows that am not here attempting or trying to
indicate anything toward living soul on this earSh
but trying
TO EXPLAIN MY SAD MISFORTUNE
Aud unfortunate condition Ny God well knows
that my remarks not prompted by a desire or an
intent to hurt the feelings Of a living soul Ny God
well knows that have nothing against living soul
Ny God well knows that nave forgiven all for
thing that has been wrong to or who has talked
about me calculating to place me in false position
II anybody has attempted to do me wrong behind
my back, and have taken advantage of my unfor-
tunate position they are all forgiven, and well
know that nay dear family will forgive them for d.
rectly my dear family viii be the ones to suffer my
results. They are the ones and not me. have let
bygones be bygCnes. | am not thinking about these
things do not nouTish and foster such sentiments
those of revenge, such PRAYING for the wrath
Of my God to sweep down all who have done me any
| injury or wrong. have nothing against anybody
and do not wish even the slightest thing to mar
the prosperity in life Of living soul want to see
them all alike in this world 1t would be no salts.
faction TO me to pray against nv enemies | want to
return them good for evil and thank my God that
have not yet even attempted to sacrifice any hon
esty honor for the sake Of my dslverance from
this present position Ny God we'll knows that have
prayed and have long wished and desired my liberty
but all through the channel of fairness and honor
| anu my honest impulse and every sense OF honor
| prompts me to do t SIS n voluntary act. If | am
here begging for my liberty it is not for the sake Of
reaping any reward II s not Tor the sake Of nOtOri
| ety. it is not for the sake Of going out to seek
vengeance, for have nothing against living soul
this earth but it is for the sake Of my dear fam
y, End it is for the sake OF going out in good faith
| the same as l have always done, and supporting
| them by my own exertlons;
TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR HONOR,
The same as 1 have always done and always would
and always will, If my liberty is granted me. |
| know that my God, the Supreme Judge, above all
human law, viii forgive me, for He well knows thai
my heart and my conscience does not accommodate
any such feelings any such intentions as to
tend to hurt the feelings Of a living soul. | know
| that am standing before God and man with good
heart, and with clear conscience, and that did
not commit murder, prompted by desire to do s.,
| or prompted by any preteuse for it ; that did not
commit murder for the sake of any gain or for the
sake Of any reward, or for the sake OF serving N.Y.
self in any way. well know that my God is with
me. ! can feel HIS power. l can feel His influence
assisting me right straight along. | can actually
feel the influence OF my God helping me- can not
say that my God does not help me because / find
myself in this position. know my God makes it
easy for me; lie helps to endure all this aud 20
bear it, and l know that this assistance is not
from this world, but il is from God. 1 feel
that it is Bis power and His assistance that is carry
! ing me through in the almost supeThuman exertiOu
4 to bear all this. Therefore with these very same
feelings, and with this very spirit, repeat
! that have nothing against living soul on this
! earth. | want that plainly and distinctly under
stood. Even my wife, that unfortunate woman who
IS the unhappy cause of all this sad and dsgraceful
! occurrenee-even her have forgiven, and still my
| wounded heart fills Up with pain ard sorrGw for
| that unfortunate woman. l say uGfOltunate be.
| cause she was unfortunate enough to have been
slowly and gradually drawn into the snare OF that
| cruel and tre1eherods friend, who merely assumed
! the garb OF human being; unfortunate enough to
fall into the hands Of the fend who was 60 skillful
aud SO versed in his art Of cruelty and shame
Therefore pity my wife for having fallen into the
hands o. the fiend who perfect in bis method
Of exerting his Influence upon her, and getting her
under bis control, and then
ASSUMING THE BASE ooNFIDEYcE,