Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-15
A DOUBLE HANGING.
Two Mexicnns are Swung into Eternity
With Great History Of
Their Grimes.
A Great Crowd to Witness the Execution
Funeral Orntions from the Gallows
by the Doomed Men.


4 0ltNidl 70 Aiit HhNtAtfs
LAREDO, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE first exc
cutlon for nine years took place here to
day, and 1t was double one. Previous
TO the execution Aldaya spent most of his
time writing a history OF his life, while
Chivarrla spent his carclcssly and uncon-
cernedly to the last. over 5000 people
Witnessed the execution. The plat
form of the gallows being about
three feet higher than the jail wall,
the prisoners on being brought
out were IN full view OF all. They were
accompanied by two deputies and Father
Souchony, their spiritual adviser, who is
over seventy wears of age.
After getting on the scaffold, about
$3.50 p. M, Aldava drew out about ten
pages of foolscap, which he commenced
to read. II was history of his life, and
It was IN Spanish. He stood up with
the rope dangling at his ears and read il
In clear, bold voice and took thirty-fvc
minutes. The venerable priest seeing
that their thoughts were more intent on
making an impression on the crowd than
ON their future state, left the scaffold
got up and made rambling discourse to
the assembled multitude, acknowledging
that he stole horses, but did not kill the
people for whom he was sentenced to be
hanged. lie occupied about thirty min
utes
ON finishing they sat down ON chairs,
took up the ropes, fixed them
about their nccks, as though
they were putting on neckties, adjusting
them carefully, and then stood M Ia have
their arms pinioncd, bidding the crowd
gOod-by, meanwhile the black caps were
put on. Chivarrla again fixed the rope.
In one minute more the trap was sprung
and both men shot down nine feet. Aida
vas neck was broken by the fall. but the
rope on Chivarrla's neck slipped,
causing him to die by strangulation
He kept drawing up his feet and sapping
his breast for about five minutes. The
doctors present pronounced Aldaya dead
at ten minutes after the drop and
Chlyarria at fourteen minutes. From
what your correspondent saw the effect
was not at all dctcncnt, but rather of the
bravo order.
CRIMES FOR WHICH THEY SUFFERED.
The crime for which Caledonia Chivar-
RIA WIS HHHStN lllS nlOIulnH Was hlngu-
larry brutal one. The Rangel family,
comprising the father, u grown son, the
mother and younger child, were on their
way to this city In their wagon, and had
for the night Towards morning
the woman, the only living witness, saws
shots were fred ut them from the brush,
and rs her husband and son raised up
they were shot down and she was
wounded in the arm and the child i'm the
head, killing it. Then Chevarra came
up to the wagon, killed her husband and
Oldest son and tied her to the wheel of
the wagon. Another man then came up,
but she did not see his face, and together
they took all the money the Rangels had,
with some other things. All this hap
pcned five years ago, but the woman pos
itlNely identified ChGyarria as the one who
tied her To the wheel.
Crlstino Aldavn, who was also swung
off to-day, killed his brother and brother
in-law, rs the readers of Tm GAZETTE
will remember. Becoming cnamorcd of
his brothers wife, he tried to induce her
to leave with him for Mexico. His
brother becoming acquainted with the
facts, demonstrated with him, when
CriStino, becoming furious, pulled six
shooter and shot him twice, killing him.
The brothcr-in-law, running to the house,
encountered the murderer as he was
coming out of the house, and was shot
also, dying Of his wounds the next day
The world Is well rid OF Crlstmo9