The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE.
AMELIo GARCIA, WHO MURDERED
GUILMINOT, TO BE HANGED
IN JUNE.
HIS CRIME THE MOST COLD
BLOODED IN THE ANNALS OF
THE COUNTY.

SAN NBERNARDINO, D, March 18.-AmeIio
Garcia, who murdered James Guilminot
October 20, will hang at San Quentin June
5, between 8 A. NJ. and p. NJ. Such was
Judge CampbelPs sentence delivered at
1:30 this afternoon in the presence of a
crowd which filed the courtroom to suffo-
cation.
In answer to the usual question as to why
sentence should not be pronounced, the
prisoner spoke disiointedly in Spanish
through an interpreter. He said he had
not had fair trial, that money had been
used to convict him, and that the crime
had not been fastened on him by the testi-
mony. In an indirect way he pleaded in
nocence, but did not fatty deny that he
killed Guilminot.
Owing to Garcia's desperate character,
Sheriff Holcomb applied to the court for
two deputies to guard him en- route to San
Quentin instead of one as is usual
Amelio Garcia, who was sentenced to
death this morning for the murder of
Joseph Guilminot, had probably as little
regard for human life as any being who
ever existed, and certainly as little remorse
over the shedding of human blood. The
beast-like ferocity of his. crime was not
fully developed at the trial which concluded
last week. The prosecution confined itself
almost exclusively to the confession of
Juan Ferra, the accomplice, which was
sufficient to secure conviction. However,
his testimony told but feebly the story of
the butchery.
This evening the Calls correspondent
had talk with one of the members of the
said: II never have heard or read of man
who was absolutely lacking in the quality
of sympathy, nor of one who took positive
delight in murder, until I heard the tes-
timony in this case before the Grand Jury.
After Garcia had finished his devilish
work he went straight back to the cabin
where he was stopping with some country
men and without washing the blood from
his hands told the story of the crime and
concluded with the words: THAT man
had more blood in him than any Christian
l ever killed. I couldn't get him to bleed
to DEATH
''This was the testimony of one of the
men who heard his story Immediately
after the murder. The most remarkable
feature OF the crime was that Garcia had
no motive for the deed except to CRAFTY
his delight for murder. He did not visit
Guilminot's house with that!object. Ferra
proposed to rob the old man and Garcia
instantly assented. When the old French
man declared he had no money, Garcia
drove his knife into his victims shoulder,
breaking the blade. According to Ferra,
who stood guard, the old mans cries for
mercy, as on his knees he begged for his
life, would have moved to pity the meanest
savage. After the house was searched
with he result of finding nothing of value.
Garcia stabbed Guilminot in the neck and
smiled as he did it. Waiting several min
utes longer for the poor man to die from
the loss of blood and getting tired of the
delay, Garcia took knife which he had
found in the house and severed the French
mans jugular vein. He was then and still
is without the least remorse.''