The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-15
THE TEXAS KILOGRAMS.
LEGAL HANGING AT LAREDO.
The Population Delighted at the Judi
oial Strangulation of Tive Mexicans.
Duties of State Grass Inspect
Ors- Rain, New Bales,
Local Option, Etc
Hanglng ut Narcdo

ANANA'Ot @hNkss AZ lA'BVOlhhs 1911 I
often that Il l. gal execution occurs in
this section. Lyuching and death by
the pistol or knife are common
enough, but strangling in recog-
nized form possesses the merit
OF extreme novelty. IL drew
big to-day. IL was the first judicial
slaughter here IN nine years. and the
populace on zach side OF the river and
far into the surrounding country have
been ago for weeks.
From all early hour this morning
people on foot and IN vshiCleS
OF every description poured into town
to see tire taxing OIL OF Crinto Aldava
and Caledonia ChavGrrin, both Next
cans, both young aud both murderers.
Aldeva, who vas of this mild-man-
rlered ana cultivated pirate order, nut
in most Of tho time preceding his exc.
cution writing sn extended history Of
his life aud infllctiug 1t ON his cell
mates.
Chayarfia played tho guitar, slept,
laughed I'D talked, the most inter.
ested participant ia the approaching
tragedy, hey were Catholics, 0!
course, sud Father Suuchong, priest
of70 years, WIS unceasing in his min
istratlOus.
Both slept well last night and ate
early this morning, and were given
new suits Of clothes. They listened e
the death Watrants and were brought
out about $3.50 p. IN. They mOuu5ed
the soailold, mpanied by two dop.
uties and I've prust, and took sGGtS
i'll chars. The platform reached three
feet higher tnau Tho jail walls, and
they were
STARED AT
by over 5000 people. Aldava stepped
to the front, drew his manuscript anC
commenced reading It To tho people
He stood tirmiy with the rope hang.
ing looaely ABOUT his neck and p2it
the utmost attention TO his
comas and peTiIds, pausing snow anC
again TO maiB the effect ON Tho peo
pie. It Vgs III Spanish. Tho larger
par 49, tic auditors were MeXicanl
ana acre ailocting portions or tht
disc were highly rehsbed. TIL,
aged ly!Dsr, becoming disguised, ant
seeing no GpParenJ end 10 Al
dava's tulS, lett the sceflOd
His pr0tege consumed about half al
hour. When no finished Chaygrr.
stepped forward Smiling ana com
menced to talk about himself gsner
A1N AAtAAf ANAAAsA'hA AtNAnf
broken tho law in more ways than one
but protested that he was innocent o
the crime for which tie was TO D,
hing. He occupied 80 minutes. He
bowed gracefully ana took q seat b,
his fellow sufferer. They thon STOPPED
together, picked up the ropes and nd
justed them very carefully,
SMILING AT EACH OTHER,
and rose, had their arms pinioned AZ,
bid the multitude farewell. il
ono minute more tho harsl
clauk of tho drop wa
heard aud the two men shot down {,
deBth together. The fall was full
nine foOt. Aldava's neck was broker
clean, and he hung motionless, only
slight quivering of lhe eXtrem
tiles mark, e hi. passing. ChavRrria'
rope slipped, aud no died = liugorinj
death by strGugulatiOn. HO struggled
hard and beat himself savBgely Ou I'M
breast. The rstt'ing. OF his dealt
gasps was heard 0t SOM
was pronounced dead In 10 minutes
after the drop fol-, and Chgvarria IN
II. The crowd dispersed ,apdly, tht
Mexicsns gesticulating and excitodly
prRising tho splendid uorVo OF thpi
dead compatrlots.
ALDAVA's ArROCGOus ACT.
The cri ne for which Drlntin1 Al
daYa suffered tho Gea h penalty WA
one OF the most brutal that ovel
shocked community in WeNg'
or any other State. III,
was one OF tho lower order q
dark-sBinned MeXlcNns and showoI
his animal charartcristio1 la his face
At the time O, the murder III
was living near Euciusl Station
in the county of tina
name. He was passlonAteiy ensmoro,
OF tho vito OF CiprlsnO Garbino, hi
half brother. He had sOduCed her RuC
taken her away from ber spouse, bu
she subsequently returned TO hor allie
glance. Maddonod by Jealousy AldayH
on the 27th Of 81 ay, went a. night Il
the house OF his brother
called him out and murdered him
Francisco SoidGuo, the woman
brother, at her cSll oamo TO Gabrino'
aid, shortly afttr was seen by AldaYg
and despite hissupplloatioas tor mercy
was shot reOeas0uly, He died of hi
wounds two Days nfterwad. Alday
was arrested the following morning
taken 10 LRrado, tried and convicted
at tho next tenn of the dlstriC
court. His execution is
remarkable example OF Oh
celebrity with which Justice Il
some cases moves, His crlno wa
simply tho result OF early violousnos
and tho torrld passion and jealousy @
his race. Whom found by the posse h
was unconcernedly working in ilol
and professed 70 he ignorant Of th
crime. llo subsequently assorted tenn
pr/ary insanity, but there was no evi
denco either In his organization or L
his behavior TO bear out tho stGte
ment.
The following Is
PORTION OF his HISTORY,
written by himself aud TRANSLATED
from the Spanish: These ar
the darkest moments OF my LIE
/ am nearing the odgo q
the grave. am or humble birth AM
do not know enough 90 pu
my simple ufo history IN ploss
ing language; Dat J WLte thi
because my lastTwiBhos gre to giv
some one a momenvB study. 7 be-
that my mistakes he overlooked
/ was born on tue pot
OF Oc.ober, 1900 in the tow
of Abassdo, State of Now Leon.
passed my tender childhood 4
tho care OF the cherished author
OF my being, MV days wer
flled with parents lovo, aud for |
years l wanted for nothing. Thcs
days seem hnppi0r now, as / look ioT
ward to disappearing from this lie
leaving AN unsOwn furfow b1hin
and morglug into Ru awful future.
was Young aud rssti"'v '"d dlscon
tented. Now ilUa, i,'H-u 400 mO sn
1 could no. stand the tam
monotony OF tho old homo. sioppo
forward gaily into the unknown life o
the 18th Of SOltnmhBr, 1870.
crossed into the state OF Texal
Though a stranger II received me hos
pitably. Its welcome has ey
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