Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-17
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& Cuban Execution

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TIE 81 ory Of lhs crime for shieh Bandit
Manuel Garcia recently paid the penalty
with sic life al ha Cabaaa Caste near Ha-
v.na, shoss every evidence that the muir
der OF Senior Hernandez and HE wife vas
cold biooded.
TIE scene OF tho crime Ia La Confotmid ID
plantation. The plantation is leased by Ss-
nor Eooeta de Leon, who resides shere With
his wife aod :our children. Sapor Pastor
Esrnand;z was she Lessee Of g small portion.
He was very poor and Wl:h his family con-
sisting OF hls wife, three soos, daughter
and sn old aunt OF hls vile. oocuDied sWal
hut which stood short distance from De
Leon's dwelling. Garcia, ~ith TWO compan-
iong, anpposed 20 have been Viacaute Gar
ca and negro named PlcceDtts, entered
tho but on Oot and demanded shat Her
nandsZ furnish break sst for them. Il have
nothing TO eat em very poor" Herman
dez replied. Carols then declared that some
yuncen wculd be eufi 3ient for them. adding.
CO he pointed 20 neigbbaring field: I'VE
wll Tsit for 1t there"
Rernan0sZ busted himself in preparing
the meal anG when 1t Wae ready be took 1t
10 the bardits. As be turned to leave Cor
re nnd Go rot reply"
This nev crier filled Hernandez with ter
ror, as be feared thks be would be discover
ed and punished By the authoi lee for euo-
corinp the bsodits. he retired 10 his house
erd consulted with his wife. They aR:eed
TO fee to De Leon's house for rsfule. They
did 20, leaving the old aunt to protect their
belongings, as tLey believed that the ban
dlts would J no harm 10 her. No sooner
had the fugitives took refuge IN De Leoa's
house thou Garcia sent word for Hernandez
to send him the dinner he had ordered.
Herner dez, upon receiving this order. e1
claimed: Il hsve nothing 10 give them and
do not protec. bendi,s They may kill
me-, but will try to reach Quvican
IL a short tine he and bis wife started for
thai vllleee, orrived sefsy and informed the
Aicslde, SeDor Osngs Argueiler, OF what
had happened. Ssuor Areueiles, promised
them protection spd the next day g body of
troopB was dispatchs sd to capture the ban-
dts No trace CT Garcia and his compan-
'ous cop'd be found, however, apd 1t was
ANNOUNCED that they had left the district.
Hernandez believed that they had fed
| upon hearing OF the approach Of the troope
| and decided to return to the p'sntation.
Senor De Leon urged him not to do go, soy :
| iog that Il would be safer for him 10 remain
| 10 @ sivnau, but Hernandez vas dstermine6.
He and his vile arrived there at 2 p. N. and
went to De Icons house, where with the
| children ofthe Two families about them they
sst chatting with the Ds Icons A0ous ak
O'Clock two of De Icons servants we're sent
to Hernacdez's house 10 care for the old
aunt, who had been left in charge. When
they arrived at we'll situated q stones
throw from Hernends rs dwelling they were
stopped by three bandits, who had conceal
ed Themselves W bile the soldiers we're search.
ing for them aud who had reappeared the
omens they had left.
where are you going?" demanded Gar
Gle. ITO Hernsndez's house," responded
one OF the men. well, you 90 back, and
be quick about It," responded Garcia.
The servants went back to De Leon's
house. closely followed by the bandits. 10
The meantime Hernandez bad left the
room In which the rect of the party we're
sitting and bad gore into another room ad-
dining Sonora Hernandez was sitting In
rocking cbsir and had in her sp the
youngest child ofDe Leon. Suddenly the
three bandits entered. Everybody fat on
his face !" cried Garcia. and ell dropped to
the foor witt their faces down. where
are those people-HerDandez and hIs Wife ?"
demanded Garcia. addressing De Leon.
Tell me or will do to you and your family
what am going TO do them" and the rifles
were pointed q; De Leon. There" replied
the terrified man. pointing to tho room to
which Hernand had just some. In an in
slant Sonora HernsndtZ, seeing tia; her hls-
| band was betrayed to tbs hsnde oftbs bandits
spraug TO her feet, and with De Locus child still
| 10 her arms ran to her husbands eide Sonora
De Leon grasped her child from Mrs Hernandez,
and calling TO her other children fed from the
room The servants also ran away Sonora Her
nandez interposed her body to protect her hus-
band from Garcia. Her children fell upon their
knees and begged piteously for the lives of their
father and mother. Drawing his machele knife
weighing about twelve pounos and used by the
| Cubans Tor mary purposes, Garcia throw Senora
| Hernandez asids and hacked Hernandez to pieces
The negro Placencis attacked Sonora HERNANDEZ
| and killed her also. The murderers continued To
shower bows upon the desd bodies. One of Her
nsndez's hands was afterwards found living be-
tween his body and that of his WIFE
Before lesviug the house Garcia wrote 8 latter
which he placed In one OF Hcrnandez's pockets.
| 1t re4d -
,seaOres Periodistas (Dear Journa' ists)-
| Il am tired OF SO much suffering killed Her
nsndez becsute he betrayed me. We were friends
| since our carly years 1 harm ouly those who
| harm me. I killed his wife because it was she
who suggested to him the tressop. never kill
| ladies, but Hernsndez's wife was not lady,"
Universal satisfaction is expressed that Garcis's
execution followed quickly upon his conviction.
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