The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-20
TIIg TEXAS TELgGgAMs.
LsohL HAnslno Al LAREDO.
The Population Dsilahea q, the Judi-
siai stranHuiation ~ Two Notirans,
Dutiss ~ state 0rass Inspect
srs- Hain, New iiaits,
Local option, Lio


ofton Thai LEGAL execution occurs IN
this section. Lvnohing and death by
tho pistol ar knife ara common
enough, hut Htraugllng In rooog'
nizod form Possesses the merit
OF extreme novelty. II drow
big to-day. IL YVES the first judicial
slaughter mere in nino years. and the
populace Oh each side Of the river and
far into tho surrounding country have
been ago TOR weeks.
From au carly hour this morning
people ON foot and IN vehicles
OF every description poured into town
to SEQ ire taking OF OF Crinto Aldava
and Caledonia Chavsrria, both Mexi-
cans, both young and both murderers.
Aldeva, who was Of tho mild-man-
nerod anu cultivated pirate order, nut
In NEST al tho time preceding his exc
cutioH writing an extended history of
his life aud inillcLing 1t ON his cell
mates.
Chavarria played tho guitar, slept,
laughed aud talked, the most later
ested participant ia tho approaching
tragedy. 'ShBy were Catholics, oil
course, aud Father Souchong, "A priest
ofT0 years, was unceasins IN his min
istra,Ions.
Both slept we'll last night and ate
early this morning, and we're given
new suits of clothes. They listened to
tho death warrants and were brought
out about $3.50 p. N. They mounJed
the scatlplO, accompanied by two dep
uties and tRo priest, and took seats
in chairs. The platform reached three
feet higher than the Jail walls, and
they we!o
STARED AT
by over 5000 people. Aldava stepped
to the ituni, GROW hia manuscript and
commenced reading ~ TO the people.
He stood firmly wiki the rope hang
ing loosely sbous his neck aud paid
the utmost attention to his
comas and periods, pausinR inow and
again 10 msrk the effect on the poo
pie. IL wsa ID Spanish. Tho larger
part Of Tho auditors were MeXicans
and tho moro affecting portions uf tho
discourse were highly relished. The
aged prizes, becoming Disguised, and
seeing no apparent end to al.
dava'a tslk, lett the scailold.
His pT1icge CONSUMED about half an
hour. When be finished Chavsrra
stepped forward smiling and com
merced 20 talk about himself gener-
ally. he freely admitted having
broken tae law Ia more ways than one,
but protested that he was innocent OF
tho crime for which ne was to be
hing. Ha occupied 80 minutes. He
bowed gfaCGnllY aud took seat by
his follow ~ flerer. They then stopped
together, picked up the ropss and az
jus,ed ,htm very carefully,
SMILING Ar FACE OTHER,
and rose, bHu their arms pinioned and
bid the multitude farewell. In
ono minute moro tho harsh
clauS of the drop was
heard and tho two men shat down to
desth together. Tho fall was full
nine fee. AlGava'S neck was broken
clean, and he hung motioniess, only a
slight quivering or the eXtrem-
tiles mar&it q his passing. Chavsrria's
, rope slipped, and he died g lingering
Meath BY strHDgulation. He struggled
Hard and b 3o5 himself savagely on the
hM ast. The rafting OF his death
gas y was heard at some
dls 4hce from the jail. Aldava
was pADpounced dead il 10 minutes
after tho drop fell, aud Chavarria in
ii. The 0rowd dispersed rapidly, tho
Mexlcsns gesticulatigg and excitedly
praising tho splendid nerve of their
dead c0npAiriots.
ALDAVh}s ATRoCIoUs ACT.
Tho crin lfnr which Crin5ino AL
!daya suffered tMe dea h penalty was
one of the m0sA brutal that ever
shocked a coH,muniEy in Texas
or any other State. He
was one OF tho lower order OF
dark-skinned MexNcans and showed
his animal charactohi stics in his face.
At the time OF the murder he
was living near Encinsl Station,
in the ne county oto,x Of that that
of the wife OF Ciprianso Garbino, his
half brother. He had s$tuoed her and
taken her away from her spouse, but
she subsequently retuIhed to her allie
glance. Maddened by JEALOUSY Aldava,
on the 9th of May, wend at night to
the house Of ibis broEher,
called him out and murdered him
Francisco Sotdano, the woman's
brother, at her call came 10 Gaorino's
aid, shortly after was seen by AldaVa,
and despite his supplications for mercy,
was shot repesaedly. He died of his
wounds two dpys afterWard. Aldava
YVES arrealed the following morning,
taken 60 Laredo, tried) and convicted
at the next term pf the district
court. His exception is a.
remarkable example of the
celebrity with whiyh justice in
some cases moves. Ills crime was
simply thenesult Of early ylciousness,
and tho torrid passion and jealousy OF
his rate. When found by the posse no
was fundamentally working in q field
= md professed to be ignorant Of the
crime. He subsequently asserted tenn
pOrary insanity, but there was no evt
deneo either In his organization or in
his behavior 10 bear out the state
ment.
2 The following is
A PORTION OF HIS HISTORY,
written by himself and translated
hn Thaln
the darkest moments of my life.
L am nearing the edge of
the grave. 1 am of humble birth and
do not know enough to put
my simple life history in pleas
ing language; but | write this
because my last. wishes are to give
some one a moments study. beg
that my mistakes be overlooked.
OF Octobar, ls6O, in the town
of Abasado, State Of New Leon. I
passed my tender childhood in
tho care Of the cherished authors
of my being. My days were
filed with parents love, and for 10
years wanted for nothing. These
days seem happier now, as look for
ward to disappearing. from this life,
leaving an unsown furroW behlnd
and merging into an awful future. L
was young and restless and discon-
tented. New ideas formed in me and
T could not stand thu tame
monotony OF the old home. L stepped
forward gaily into the unknown life on
the 18th of September, 1879. l
crossed into the State of Texas.
Though stranger it received me hos
pitabiy. Its welcome has ex-
tended from that time to
this. have travelled far,
earning my bread and Leading an out
door life. No one has ever complained
of my conduct, nor have ever com
mitted tho smallest offense. On these
happier hours moved the dark shadows