The Arizona sentinel., 1900-11-21
PAID THE PENALTY.
Santiago Ortiz Dies for the Brutal
 rIurder of w. s. MOffatf.

At five minutes past noon of last Friday, the body of Santiago Ortiz shot through the trap door of death, and sixteen minutes later the physicians who had been carefully noting the di- minishing heart beats announced that life was extinct. The cruel murder of w. s. Moffatt had been avenged.
 As early as half-past nine the crowd had begun to gather about the court house and before ten o'clock the court room and nearly the entire space of the corridors on each side of the scafTold was filled with people who had come there to witness the tragedy.
 At 10 o'clock the Sheriff with Joe Re- dondo, as interpreter, entered the doom ed mans cell ,and the death warrant was read to Ortiz, who manifested the usual unconcerned and stupid indifference he has exhibited all along, and had nothing to say.
 About 11:30 the Sheriff and deputies cleared the court room, and final pre- parations were completed for the ex- ecution. The doors were soon opened again, and those having cards of in vitation were admitted. All boys were excluded.
 As the hour of noon approached the buzz of voices gradually ceased, and with the exception of very few, the solemnity of the proceedings about to take place, seemed to be realized by the two hundred or more people present, and respectful silence was observed.
 A few minutes before the fatal hour of twelve Ortiz asked for a drink, and was given tumbler of whisky, but after putting the glass to his lips passed it back, having taken but two or three swallows.
 As the bell on the church of the I'm maculate Conception tolled the hour of twelve the Sheriff appeared on the scatTOld, and formally announced that Santiago Ortiz was about to be execu- ted for the murder of Wm. $. Moffaft. He requested the crowd to keep as orderly and as quiet as possible, and then retired. The Sheriff was plainly affected by the disagreeable duty he was to perform, and his manner was most impressive. The silence that fol- lowed was disagreeable.
 Two minutes later the condemned man was seen coming from the cell. I'm mediately preceding him was Father Dnrand, and closely following were the Sheriff and deputies, the county phy- sician and Southern Pacific detective.
 Ortiz walked up the steps alone and unaided, and took his place upon the trap door.
 He was neatly dressed in new suit of black, and clean shaven, and but for the sinister eyes, his appearance was anything but forbidding.
 The expression of his face was the same as we had noticed several weeks ago, at the time when he had just failed in feeble attempt to escape.
 He showed no sign of weakness, But it was evident that at last Ortiz real ized that he was about to die.
 His breast heaved, telling of emotions within that could scarely be controlled. He kept them back, however, and never finched.
 Asked if lie had anything to say he replied, "I forgive my enemies that God may forgive me-" This in an almost inaudible tone. All the time the voice of Father Durand could be heard in prayer, the doomed man repeating after him. A smile was on his face, but not of resignation; it was always there.
 The strap was placed confning his | hands behind him. Another strap around the ankles, and all was ready but the black cap. The Sheriff put his hand on Ortiz's shoulder and gently pushed him to the center of the trap door, he shifted to the place of his own accord, but in doing so, partially lost his balance, and it seemed for an in- stant he would fall forward, but he re- covered and strengthened up bravely without help.
 The low, solemn tones of the priest could be heard. Suddenly the hideous covering was placed over his head shutting out the last view Santiago would have of the world.
 Many turned their eyes from the closing scene, and probably not more than half of those present saw the som- bre figure as it fell.
 The chanting prayers could still be heard. The crowd was breathless Without warning the rope was severed and the body shot through the traI to death.
 The drop fell at 12:O5, and the heart stopped its pulsations at 12:21.
 One man was overcome, as the black cap was being adjusted and swooned away.
 The doctors in attendance say thai the neck was only partially dislocated but that death was painless.
 The body was turned over to the county for burial, as no friends or re lations had appeared to claim it.