The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-19
RANDIT MANUELG GARCIA.
,upEGoT REvEN GED ON SENIOR
~ ppNANDEZ AND HIS WIFE.

~ rreNANDEz AND HIS WIFE.
sd 10 Death With Machetes-
Cs,,oren Vainly Plead with the Muir
ars 20 save the Lives OF Their
o-o,ts-Exec utton Promptly Fol-
,ows Conviction.
From the New York Herald.
,.r,xA. CUBA, Oct. 10.-The story of
.sa crime for which Bandit Manuel Garcia
". paid the penalty with his life at
Cabo1a castle shows every evidence
.[.t tbs murder Of Senior Hernandez and
S,s r,te was cold blooded.
Tho scene of the crime, La Conformidsd
,.a,atiop. is about one mile from the vii
If oaivican, in the province of Ha-
~ans The plantation is leased by Senior
'...,o de- Leon, who resides there with his
20 and four children. Senior Pastor
u,-randez was the lessee of asmall portion.
tis was very poor and with his family, con-
inc of his wife, three sons, a daughter
"a an old aunt of his wife. occupied
mall hut which stood short distance from
De Leon's dwelling.
Garcia. with two companions, supposed
~ hove been Vincente Garcia and negro
H.rHsd Placeucia, entered the hut on Oct. 2
and demanded that Hernandez furnish
breakfast for them.
~ have nothing to eat; am very poor :"
Hernandez replied.
Garcia then declared that some Yucca
uouId be sufficient for them, adding. as he
nointed to aAneighboring field: 1--WE will
wait for it there"
Hernandez busted himself in preparing
,he meal. and when it was ready he took it
m the bandits. As he turned to leave
| Carols said Now prepare dinner for us.
Retire and do not reply"
FLED FROM THE BANDITS.
This new order filled Hernandez with ter
ror as be feared that he would be discov-
cred and punished by che authorities for
succo.ing the bandits.
He retired to bis house. and consulted
with his wife. They agreed to flee to De
Icons house for refuge. They did so. leav
Ing the old aunt TO protect their humble be
ongings, rs they believed that the bandits
would do no harm to her. No sooner had
he fugitives reached De Icons house than
iarcia sent word for Hernandez TO send
him the dinner he had ordered. Hernandez
pon receiving this order, exclaimed:
II have nothing to give them and | do
not protect banditsl They may kill me- but
Twill try to reach Quiyicanm
In a short time he and his wife started for
that village, arrived safely and informed
The alcalde, Senior Canga Arguelies, of what
bad happened. Senior Arguelies promised
them protection, and the next day body
If troops was dispatched to capture the
bandits. No trace of Garcia and his COM
panions could be found, however. and it was
| ooI .ha hod Iaff krto
Hernandez believed that they had fed
upon hearing of the approach of the troops
aud decided to return to the plantation.
Senior de Leon urged him not to do so, say
Ing that il would be safer for him to remain
in Qlvican, but Hernandez was deter
mined. He and his wife arrived there at 2
D. m and went to De Leon's house, where
With the children of the two families about
tham they sat chatting with the De Icons.
About 6 o'clock two of De Leon's servants
were sent 60 Hernandez's house to care for
the old aunt, who had been left in charge.
| When they arrived at a well situated q
stones throw from Hernandez's dwelling
they we're stopped by the three band It's, who
i had conce aled themselves while the soldiers
were searching for them and who had ap-
/ pe4red the moment they had left.
"Waere are you goingP demanded Car
cla.
ITO Hernandez's house." responded one
Of the men.
well, you go back, and be quick about
it, responded Garcia.
The servants went back to De Icons
house, closely followed by the bandits. In
the meantime Hernandez had left the room
in which the rest of the party were sitting
and had gone into another room adjoining.
Sonora Hernandez was sitting in rocking
chair, and had in her lap the young child Of
De Leon.
THE DOUBLE MURDER.
Suddenly the three bandits entered.
every body fiat on his faco!n cried Garcia,
and all dropped to the floor with their faces
4 down.
Where are those PEOPLE Hernandez and
his wiiem d manded Garcia, addressing De
Leon, Tell mo or | will Go to you and
your family what l am going to do to
then" and two rifles were pointed at De
Leon
There, replied the terrified man, point
ngtothe room to which Hernandez had
Just gone. In an instant Sonora Hernandez,
seeing that her husband was betrayed into
thelsD1s Of the bandits, sprang to her feet,
and with De Icons child still in her arm.
ran to her husbands side, Sonora De Leor
graspst her child from Mrs. Hernandez
ana calling to her other children fed from
Iaeroom. The servants also ran away.
Ed @nora Hernandez interposed her body tC
FL protect her husband from Garcia. Her
"a cniidren fell upon their knees and begged
81 piteousy for the lives of their father and
y mother Drawing his machete. knife
4 weie1lng about twelve pounds aud used by
tae CGbans for many purposes. Carols
Inre" Sonora Hernandez aside and hacked
Hernandez to pieces.
n Ine negro Placencia attacked Seniors
hernandez and killed her also. The muir
Ierefs continued to shower blows upon the
ueau oodles. One of Hernandez's hands
vas "as alterWard found lying between hi
Oo1y and that Of his wife.
,o. DeIofe leaving the house Garcia wrote {
tIuter, winch he placed in one of Herman.
uszS pockets. 1t read:
81 9enores Periodistas Dear Journalists
u. am tired of so much suffering. 1kille,
, n because he betrayed me. w
we're friends siuce our early years. harm
SSuly those who harm me- / killed his wifi
. .ecause 1t was she who suggested to hin
me treason. never kill ladies, but Her
11nuezs wife was not LADY,
universal satisfaction is expressed tina
asconviction. f~i0A'' "P0