The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-10

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facts upon which they We're all agreed.
Thus it was proved that the gun bar
rel found beside the murdered man was
owned by Asencio Valencia, who had
adapted it to the uses of a crowbar. On
the night in question, the four-Eugenia
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 a 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 always ex-
ercised. The woman Valencia, however,
urged him to admit her, saying that she
had a valuable jewel which she had
brought to pawn to him under the stress
of great need.
Finally, after much urging, Finck set
| the door ajar, and Linares at once thrust
his foot within the crack to prevent its
closing again. Eugenia pressed through
the opening, and the others pushed close
| ly after her, and when within closed the
door behind them promptly.
AS yet no offensive demonstration was
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 offered
pledge-then the heavy gun barrel was
| brought down with crash upon the
head of Finck, who was felled by the
blow and Immediately beaten to death
with the same weapon. Here was the
point of variance. No two of the men
agreed as to who did the actual Staying,
and Eugenia professed ignorance in that
particular. The concurrence of state
ment further showed that after the MUIR
der the assailants had looted Finck's
shop, securing about ten dollars in cash,
but few, if any, valuables, as the Ger
mans cautious habits precluded his keep
| ing such at hand. Eugenia, full of vex-
alton at their little profit, made up
bundle of the mans clothing and other
effects and the four left the premises,
| first fastening the front door on the in
side and going out by the rear.
Now, according to the Spanish law,
their confessions of completely were
sufficient to convict all these people of
murder. But, under the laws of Mexico,
modifying the former, the local authori-
ties of the California courts had no
right or warrant to pass sentence of
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 fla
grant crimes. In the present instance
the public feeling of horror and the in
dignation was very strong; therefore,
taking into consideration the atroeity 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
the Mexican capital, after much and de-
liberate discussion of the situation 10y
the best men of TIE pueblo, the towns
people res, lived upon summary admins
tration of justice and 300 armed men
assembled, after the prisoners had been
warned Of their tate and given three
days for preparation.
Padre Tomas Estenega came in from
San Gabrj-l to att nd them, and after
his ministrations the three men we're
taken forth and lei to the corridor of the
house where their crime was done, and
there they We're, in The language of the
Mexicans, s'passed under arms"-that
is to say, executed by shooting. This
expiation took place between 10 and II
o'clock in the morning of April 6, 1SA.
Then the woman was declared under
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, which
should corrupt and canker for many a
, year in Los Angeles-the most criminal
, of the four-for it was clearly shown
, that if she did not actually strike the
} blow, the woman had instigated and
) planned the murder.
> But the faithful dog of Nicholas Finck
had surely borne well his share in aveng-
: ing the foul and brutal murder of his
> unfortunate mastery. FL. Adds il
/ Omaha WorldH Herald.