The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-04
0LlVAREZ WAS HANGED
MEXICAN MURDERER WAS RESIGNED
TO HIS FATE.
Killed Mrs. James Hatch at Corpus
Christi, Alleging that He Did Not
Know What Actuated Him.

Corpus Christi, Texas. June 3.-Andres
oliyarez. the elf.confessed murderer O,
Mrs. James Hatch, was hanged in the coun.
ty jaid here this forenoon. He ate two
meals and chatted with his spiritual ad.
wiser and callers. At 11:2s he came out
on TO the gallows with Tailor Ranahan,
Deputy Sheriff Hires and Rev. c. Janlettc
After repeating the prayer with Rev. Jail.
lette he went out over the trap door smok.
Ing cigar and smiling. He waved his
hands to some parties on the outside Of
the jail, saying: I'm going" Just before
putting on the black cap Ollvarez looked
at the crowd about him. smiled and said
Goodbye, friends
The trap was sprung by Sheriff Bluntzer
about n:32, but Olivarez was not pro
nounced dead until thirteen minutes later
His neck was broken.
After being taken down the body was
placed In a coffin and sent to his wife.
The crime for which Andres OuvareZ
today cxpiated his life ON the gaiows
was one of the most dastardy and pre-.
mcditated ever enacted in the history OF
Neuces county-the murder of the 2O.year
old wife of James Hatch.
The details, us heretofore given In The
Post, are as follows On the morning
of April II last John Priour, an uncle Of
Hatch who was working In the field near
by went to the house of James Hatch.
which sets back only about twenty feet
from the main road, and called to Mrs.
Hatch to bring him glass to get some
water. After several attempts 10 attract
her attention and receiving no response he
went around and entered the front door
and proceeded TO the back room, where
he found the Infant babe crying. Opening
the door leading into the rear room his
eyes met a horrible scene-Mrs, Hatch
lying dead in pool of blood on the floor,
her head split open with hatcheD, neck
broken and several ugly gashes about her
head. The alarm was given and soon the
premises presented an animated scene with
men eagerly ferreting out some clue as 10
the assassin. Several MeMcans were
arrested on suspicion among them Andres
Olivarez. The evidence against those IN
custody was merely circumstantiai, anu
further investigation and a dilsent search
was kept up all that day and the next
day. Tuesday, ON Wednesday Judge
Welch recOngened the grand jury and IN
structed them TO do their hest TO adduce
some evidence In the case. While the
grand Jury was in session Wednesday OIL
varez sent word to Sheriff Odem OF san
Patrlco county and Sheriff Bluntger VINO
were in the grand jury room tnal Nv
wanted to see them. When the olnce s!,
arrived Olivarez made voluntary con
fegsion, saving he killed Mrs. Hatch WIN
n hatchet but did not know why ne dld
IT, (Since this confession was mhde my
Post correspondent learned that ne con,
tessed that his intention "'e ~
assaultl The confession was maze IN ny
forenoon. and that evening the Crane J61iif
returned bill Of Indictment against On,
varez charging him with the murder OF
Mrs. Hatch. ,,s.r
Judge welch set the trial for Monday Monday,
Arril 9S. and seven days after comm tils
the horrible crime the jury. atter utihs
cur twelve minutes, returned yeraic1,
ssessing Ollvarez' penalty at death, a HI,
on the following Thursday Judge Ven
passed sentence of death on MIN, set''Hs
the execution for Tuesday, June o.