The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25

equally guilty was committed in THY early in
the fall of 1882, the victim being an old, gray
haired man named VIM. Virgins. Carmody
and his fellow assassins, Jogalo and Gonzales
the latter two old MeXicans, lived in the town
of San Marical and were three of the most in
ttuential citizens of the place. and Carmody
was connected viii one of the wealthiest fam
lilies i'll the county.
On the night of the murder Carmody Jogalo
and Gonzales, in company with several other
Mexoans who became implicated in the affair,
but who were never afterward captured,
masked themselves and drove to Wiggins's
house, which was situated midway between
tho new and old towns. The door of the
house was broken in and Virgins was
dragged from his bed beside his wife and
then kicked and beaten until he was almost
dead. after which rope was adjusted around
his neck, and he was hung up to one of the
rcaf beams of the house.
The next morning the people of San Marical
were SURPRISED and mortified to learn of the
murder of ths old man Virgins. A rumor
soon gained ground thatsCarmcdy was guilty
of the deed, but after while nobody paid any
attention to it. The widow of the murdered
man declared that she did not recognize any of
the murderers, and after few months it
seemed that the murder of the old man was a
thing soon to be forgotten.
The first thing that excited suspicion was
Carmody taking the widow into his house as
housekeeper. Soon after this Jogalo and
Arizona, believing that matters were quiet,
returned homo to San Marical. This added
fire to the suspicion already ablaze, and the
murder and murderers became general topic,
which ended in the arrest of the three sus-
pected persons The grand jury, however,
which sat at the spring term of the district
court, failed to find an indictment against
them, and they were liberated.
Mrs. Virgins was then turned from Carmo
dy's house. She then came out with a new
ckD hn ratd al. hnI
the deed and that she recognized
him at the time. She also
said that she recognized Jogalo and Gonzales,
and that her husband was an important witness
against Carmody in government case, which
was the cause of his murder.
The case was not paid much attention, how
ever, till the spring of 1887, when it was
brought before the attention of Prosecuting
Attorney Jackson, who had the accused men
arrested. The case had been given in the
meantime much notoriety The grand jury
this time brought in an indictment charging
the prisoners with the murder of Virgins.
They were admitted to bail and the trial set
for the fall term of court. The trial was one
of the most noted ones that ever occurred in
the territory, and. despite the fact that the
peared for the defense. verdict of
murder in the first degree was rendered
against all three. Judge Brinker sentenced
them to be hanged December 30th, but stay
OF execution was granted pending motion
for q new trial. The motion for new trial
was overruled at the opening of court last
spring, and yet another stay was granted pend
ing an appeal to the supreme court, which
convenes on the first of January next.
1t is believed that the prisoners were aided
in their escape by friends, and that horses
were in readiness to carry them away. The
country is now being secured for them, and it
is reported the governor will offer large re-
ward for their capture. 1t is believed that
they are making toward Old Mexico. None
of the other prisoners confined in the Jail es-
caDed