The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-05
A BANKERS DEATH
A Striking Similarity to the
Eyraud Case.
He WAS LURED BY A WOMAN
The Most Brutal Murder Ever Committed in
Guatemala-Kisses Followed By
A Bloody Scene.

tSpecialto THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
New York, April 4.--The details of a
murder which bears a striking similarity
to the celebrated Eyraud case at Paris
were received from San Jose, Guatemala,
yesterday. The case will probably claim
the attention Of Inspector Byrnes to-day.
Carlos Santibanez, one of the most promi-
nent bankers of Guatemala, mysteriously
disappeared the29th of last November. Mr..
Santlbanez had a habit of carrying large
sums of money, valuable diamonds, jew
elry, etc, about with him. He was eccen-
trio IN his habits, and as he often left his
home and remained away two or three days
at time, his family and friends attached
no Importance at first to his sudden disap-
pearance on the 29th of November last.
When week had passed, however, with
no tidings of the banker, his family be-
came alarmed, and the case was put in the
hands OF the police. The rivers were
dragged and inquiries were sent broadcast
without avail. Finally, after weeks of
1rultess searching and after thousands of
collars had been spent in following baseless
cleWs, the search was abandoned and the
disappearance of Santibanez was acknowl-
edged by his family to be an unfathomable
however, the mystery was entirely cleared
up by the confession of the MUIR
derer of Santibanez, while under
the influence of liquor. The muir
derer, who was named Gonzalez, resolved
TO secure more money than the banker
usually carried about with him, and about
the 70 OF November wrote to Santibanez
stating that he had a number of bills OF
exchange on American banks which he
wished to dispose of simultaneously and
requested the banker to call at his house
IN the outskirts of San Jose on theS29th of
November for the purpose of inspecting
them. he also requested Santibanez to
come prepared to pay for them as he was
about to leave the country MIR. Ssnti-
banez answered the letters in person,
going to the house of Gonzalez where his
knock was answered, it is said by Gonzalez
mistress, a most beautiful woman. who
asked him to wait for little as her hus-
band was not in at the time. Then Con
zaIez described with great en-
Inuslasm, how the supposed Mrs
Gonzalez entertained the wealthy
banker and got him completely under her
control. When Mr.. Santibanez was kissing
the woman Gonzalez and another Spaniard
rushed into the room and assailed the
banker with knives, Gonzalez doing most
OF the stabblng while his mistress and his
companion held the unfortunate man down
W 1ne Hoor. .Nnen lie was extinct they
removed all his valuables. Gonzalez then
put the horribly mutilated BODY into an
alright chest and a few days later shipped
the box to the United States. This start
ling confession was Immediately followed
by the arrest of Gonzalez: his friends and
his mistress. Gonzalez and his assistant
will undoubtedly be hanged while the mis-.
tress OF Gonzalez will probably be impris
oned for life. The affair has created great
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the most brutal murder ever committed in
Guatamnla