Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-20
eRAVeLY He NET DEATH.
Tie Had Done "a Cowsrdly Deed. but There
Was Courage In Him.

Was Courage In Him.
The steamship Hutchinson, from Havana,
brough,, besides other passengers. "A gentle
man who had witnessed the execution In that
city by the Spanish army of n conscript sol
der named Agullo. Agullos offense was the
murder Of his commanding sergeant A
TimesDemocrat reporter obtained from the
gentleman description OF the military exc
cution. which took place at Fort Principe;
Il saw Agullo as he stood directing the sol
diers to aim at his head and heart on tho
morning Of his execution" said the gentle
man. 1T was O'clock, on the elevation II
Principe, whose crest Is crowned with TINT
gray granite fortress, aud from which point
the harbor view Is grand. and ARuilo. casting
one fectng glance 20 wave lappod Moro, fell,
pierced by tho three bullets ia his head, upon
the narrow parapct OF Fort Principe ono
bullet of tire four destined for HIM sped wide
OF its mark, woundinS an officer TO the rear
and near the fort.
''AgullO was "a man Of magnificent ph ysique,
six feet tall, hEe head. brilliant cyG md
face denotius gentle birth and refined intel
hgeuce His long, military step ss hs
marched 70 the point of his execution in the
square formed BY the corps Of engineers, ia
which he was enlisted, Of artillery, cavalry,
volunteers and inlautry-caused uurmurs x
admiration b. rise 60 the lips Of the 5000
spectators curiosity brought together 10 Wit
ness the stern sentence o. rhe military court
las he stood the central point ~ all eyes,
dressed in his fatigue Uniform, striped trou-
sars and cap directing bis fellow soldiers To
ann with surety. the sad contemplation ~
lie which ii other fields may have led 10
successful career broke in upon the siecta-
tor with barshcet feeling. There Is no telling
what grief Laden hearts beat with suffering
tbrOhs ia far away Span. innocent victims
alike with f5o.r s3},i!er sons compelled %
servo tie hated cons-ript'on "A Cuba Bus
such is often the case, and this poor Agulo,
syuartiuz under tbeoverbearing -ergenut who
fed hira bls food IL insult ca D. a dog; burn
ing under the adversa fate. became the sssss-
sin and slew hiz victim when sSloep
''Tho prlsa-eF's hours before the execution
were - ut IN cain, deliberate consideration.
lie had 5egged q friend . wnte - a brother
ard sister telling thorn ~ the clos, q his lie.
and altering tis wiz IT, boqueathing snail
house ia Spain - h.s sister, rbi-h IN pre-
vious document b. left - h.s brother, aud
spent much tiInc 10 religions erercise.
AT o'clock IN TIE morning large crowds
bezau steadily n wend tsetr way toward
Caet0Ilo PRINCIPE Sonar Eliaz, chief d police.
and the colonel "a command inspected TO
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west quarter II the ssplanade, ia tIss dirsc-
ton II me charers
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