Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-09-04
SPANISH EXECUTION.
a Young conscript Shot by Military
Orders


Orders
The steamship Hutchison from Ha-
yana brought, besides other passengers,
u gentleman who had witnessed the ex-
ecutiOn in that city by the Spanish
army of conscript soldier named
Agullo. Agullo's offense was the
murder of his commanding sergeant.
a New Orleans TINES Democrat re-
porter obtained from the gentleman a
de -cription of the military execution,
which took place at Fort Principe:
Il saw AgJIllo as ne stood directing
the soldiers TO aim at his head and
heart on the morning of his execution, :"
said the gentleman lit was . O'Clock,
on the elevation of Principe, whose
crest Is crowned with that gray granite
fortress, and from which point the
harbor view Is grand, that Agullo. cast
ing one feeting glance TO wave-lapped
Moro, fell, pierced by three bullets in
his head, upon the narrow parapet of
Fort Principe One bullet OF the four
destined for him sped wide of its mark,
wOunding an officer to the rear and near
the fort
"Agullo was a man of magnificent
physique, six feet tall, fine head, bril-
liant eyes and a face demo ing gentle
birth and refined Intelligence. His long,
military step as he marched to the point
Z of his execution in the square formed by
the corps of engineers, i'll which he was
enlisted, of artillery, cavalry, volunteers
and infantry caused murmurs of adj
mirauion to rise 10 the lips of the 5000
/ spectators, curiously brought together
to witness the stern sentence of the
military court
AS he stood, the central point of all
/ eyes, dressed in his fatigue uniform,
striped trousers and cap, directing his
fellow soldiers TO aim with surety, the
sad contemplation of life which il
/ other fields may have led TO a success
| fHl career broke in upon the spectators
| with harshest feeling. There is no tell.
| ing what gTief-laden hearts beat with
. suffering thrObS in far away Spain, in
nocent victims alike with their soldier
sons compelled TO serve the hated con-
. scuption in Cuba But such is ofteI
I the case, and this poor AgullO, smart
. ing under the oveTbearing sergeant
I who fed him his food in insult as To q
dog. burning under the adverse fate
. became the assassin and slew his victim
when asleep.
The prisoners hours before the ex
I ecutlOn We're spent in calm, deliberate
cousid ration. lie had begged frienC
To write to a brother and sister tellin.
them of the close of his life, and alter
ing his viii 10y bequeathing a smal
house In Spain 10 his sister, which IN I
previous document he had left hi
brother, and spent much time in religi
Gus exercise with his father cOnfeSsOr.
AT > O'Clock in the morning larg,
I srnvyIs ha.rut Gfa41ffy n wind thai
way toward CASTILLO Principe Senol
Elias, Chef of Police, and the Colone
III command inspected the squar
formed by the military on the north
west quarter of the esplanade, in th'
direction of the chorera.
1.-The condemned soldier, accompani
ed by the Brothers of Charity, salute'
each on-looker with his farewell, and
, defying death, stood at the spot when
\ post had been placed for him to lea
Oh to await his doom without on
quiver of nervousness. He was hear
To remark, Il was a coward L kille
him while he was asleep. That Wa
badly done.' In the preparations goin
on around him he took active interes
in the direction of one thing and al
other. and then, calling a sergeant froI
some distance, bade him good-by,
When the soldiers advanced to plac
I the bandage over his eyes he told then
putting his hands across his fac,
There is no necessity of bdndagin
my eyes, but if absolutely necessary
will bandage them myself. lie too
his own handkerchief Tor this purpos
loosely tied 1t 50 that he could see owe
the edges This he was told would NJ
, do, and for the first time his tingel
-, I. 10 foo
ings, and one of the challains steppe
, forward, securely knotting the ends {
= the bandage and firmly pressing dow
- his cap to hold them in position. II
sol her kissed the cross as his Ia:
glimpse of earth was taken, and sa
l the four soldiers had come closer
him. as he requested that death mIgl
T be quick and certain They had pr
. yiously been at the military distanc
These four soldiers had been given
cigar each and some money by Agull
Disregarding the special plea OF Agul
these four men, as they looked at q
{ livid countenance and eyes of feverl:
g blaze when the request was made
2 come closer and closer, were vIslb
disturbed. Agullo could touch q
, muZZles of the pieces
standing close to the post plac
o for support the prisoner at the ord
q 'kneel' he quickly sank TO his knee
n Tuen the four shots irregularly rang OF
+, AMI the body leaning against the post Il
to the ground dead.
!, ssuere passed the spot the troops
u slow time, marching toward their qua
9 ters, and each man gaZed on the bloc
V face. After all the troops had filed
: th, Brothers, who had turned the corr
. on its back, looked charge of the boz
a. which was buried without cotiin-
N ASA curb on his emotion, IL Is STATE
a Senior Elias asked the Governor of
N castle to breakfast. and they depart
r with the troops, leaving the held TO
dead soldier. The bay in gentlen
sang the requiem and stern old Mo
Castle rose up in all its proportion
S. emolematic to the decree of woe to
IS sent to the dead soldiers relatI'
p across the sea. and the pitiless carTyl
:, out of the sentence of a conscript-'
u First Impressions