The Press., 1891-12-31
hood and the estaD1fsnment

Thus it was proved that the
 rel found beside the murdered I
 owned by Asencio Valencia, wh0 Iu adapted it to the uses of 8 crowbar. On the night in question, the four -Eugauia Valencia, Asencio Valencia, Linares and the third man-had gone to the house and knocked at the door of Finck. The German was naturally of g cautious and suspicious mind, and, there being at the time much lawlessness and crime in the pueblo, he refused to open the door, this, indeed, being precaution he alwaysex- ercised. Thewoman Valencia, howe9er, urged him to admit her, saying that bhe had valuable jewel which she lad brought to pawn to him under the stjess of great need.
 Finally, after much urging, Fincklset the door aiar, and Linares at once thrust his foot within the crack to prevent its closing again. Eugenia pressed through the opening, and the others pushed cl$se- ly after her, and when within closed the door behind them promptly.
 As yet no offensive demonstration vas made, but when Finck, doubtless some what reassured by Eugenia's rendering of the jewel she declared she had brought with her, fetched a magnifying glass and bent over to examine the ozfeSed pledge-then the heavy gun bappi was
 brought down with crash Apon the head of Finck, who was fehed by fhe
 blow and immediately beaten to deaEh
 with the same weapon. Here was the point of variance. No two. of the nbn | agreed as to who did the actual slayilg,
 and Eugenia professed ignorance in that particular. The concurrence of state- ment further showed that after the mir der the assailants had footed Finck's shop, securing about ten dollars in dash,
 but few, if any, valuables, as the Gpr- mans cautious habits precluded his ketp- ing such at hand. Eugenia, full of vsx- l ation at their little profit, made up 8 bundle of the mans clothing and otAey
 effects and the four left the premisbs, l first fastening the front door on the m
 side and going out by the rear.
 l Now, according to the Spanish law, l their confessions of complicity were | sufficient to convict all these people If
 murder. But, under the laws of Mexico.
 modifying the former, the local authod-
 ties of the California courts had no l right or warrant to pass sentence pf death, and it was necessary to send to Mexico the statement of the case. with all the details, before such sentence could be passed. even in the most A.
 grant crimes. In the present instance
 the public feeling of horror and the iI- dignation was very strong; therefore,
 taking into consideration the atrocity of the crime and the lack of facilities for
 securing the prisoners during the long
 period which must elapse before the re- turn of the decision from the tribunal of l the Mexican capital, after much and de l liberate discussion of the situation by
 the best men of the pueblo, the towns 1 people es.,lved upon summary admins tration of justice. and 300 armed men
 assembled, after the prisoners had been warned of their fate and given three days for preparation. Padre Tomas Estenega came in from San Gabriel to attend them, and after
 his minis. rations tine three men were taken forth and le.l to the corridor of the ] house where their crime was done, and aihsssA- A-thev were. in the language of the
 Mexicans passed under armsns that
 is to sayssexecuted by shooti, g:c SSl expiation took place Dcewean IA o'clock in the morning of April 6. 1841. | Then the woman was declared u1ldel sentence of banishment from the coun try. Before she could be sent away
 however, Governor Alvardy commuted
 the sentence, and thus she was allowed
 to remain. pursuing her infamous call
 ing and propagating social ulcers, wbicf
 should corrupt and canker for many [
 year in Los Angeles-the most crimina'
 of the four-for it was clearly showi
 that if she did not actually strike thu
 blow, the woman had instigated ani planned the murder.
 But the faithful dog of Nicholas Fincl l had surely borne we'll his share in aveng l ing the foul and brutal murder of hi
 unfortunate mastery. H. Addis il
 Omaha World Herald.