Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-16
Il Did Not Shoot Woman,
Condemned Man Tells sher.
iff as He Walks Firmly TO
the Gallows.
THOUSANDS VIEW
BODY DURING DAY
Post Mortem Proves to Salts.
faction Of Physicians Victim.
Did Not Have Pulmonary
tuberculosis.


Protesting his innocence to the last.
peinccio beigndiiio, OF chihuahua,
Mexico, was hanged by the neck until
dead. in the Bernaiillo county jail
yard this morning. tor the murder OF
Mrs soledad z8rrazino de Pine. OF
Sablnat SOcOFro county in Old Albu-
querquc on the night of September
"a. 1919.
The trap was sprung at $500 ply.
sicisus pronounced life extinct az
5:ie:3O.
During the ten minutes and thirty
seconds That elapsed between the time
the trap was sprung and official dec
laration OF death, not a muscle of
ny Tar "a could BE seen by the ply
siClHns or spectators. The neck WAS
broken whcn the trap war released
ana in the opinion OF physicians. Del
gadillo was rendered Unconscious ana
was practically dead instantly.
Deigadlilo walked % the scaffold
from the jail with firm tread. es-
Corted by two officers. Father Fran
els Duruute s. j.. preceded him To the
soaffold Delgadillo walked up the
steps without hesitation. For a see
und he stood on the top step and
took last look at the Held of life
and light The sun wHs just emcrE-
ing over the rugged Sandiu mountains
The golden sunshine Uttered into the
tail yard. shining gently on DclgadillO
for brief time as he passed into the
shadoWy enclosure in which the scaf-
told had been erected. Standing
facing the west. the condemned man
paused To look out over the green
valley fields. the Rio Grande
and the sand hills beyond A meadow
lark Ia the distance. triiled a note.
as u Ia add a requiem 60 tho hope
that Dolgadillo had cherished that
he would not die
Father Durantc prayed in Spanish
aud word for word Delgadillo rectted
the prayers and Calculations after
him.
Have you any hinF to say as "a last
message" was asked pclgadillo by
one uf the attending Officers.
mo. scuOr.' responded Belgadillo
Doseendlug the stairs from the
death eel on the second floor 10 tho
first floor and through the corridor
to thu iaii yard. Delgadillo was ac-
companlcd by sheriff Romero and
Lndcrsheriff Dick Lewis.
"Delgadillu." said Sheriff Romero,
'y6u are now. as sou know. on your
WY 10 the scuflold. ask YOU u
yol are guilty."
NO. senior" replied ilplgadlllo. -
a-n not guilty. I dic not XIII that
= oman"
pale and wan. In foreign land.
with no relative or friend near tO hid
him farewell or Offer a word of con.
ISOLATION or encouragement. Delgadil-
l1 stood directly upon the trap. An
officer adjusted the straps fastening
his arms lightly Go his body aud
strappng his legs FIRMLY together
Jesus. Maria y Jose rected the
priest
"Ioaus. Maria Jose" repeated Del
gadlllo. his voice quit cring slightly.
"Bn brave" said Father Duranio,
az he held small silver crucifiN, bear
ing the image of the crucitied Christ,
to the condemned mans lips.
pclRadiilo kissed the cross rover
cnlly. how'll his head
An officer placed the hlnck hood
over Delgadilio's head and face. ana
asked him to step forward feN
inohos ON the trap peleHdillo com
piled.
Jesus. Mnrie jose said Father
DuFante again. as the officer signall-
ga that everything was IA readiness
Jesus. Maria y Jose" murmurcd
Delgadiin. in voice which was q
hoarse whisper his limbs trembling
slightly.
The trap was sprung and Delga'
dillo's body shot downward. Ther,
was thud as the rope became taui
The body was motiunless aud appar
entity llfoless ui once .Sot q move oi
muscle or ootion of the body tot
lowed the drop. lndlcating that th'
neck had been broken.
Physicians took turns at the steth
oacocr The heart beats slowed uI
perceplibly Al the end of the seconS
moment one physician counted eighty
slower and more slowly came thu
heart heats Ter minutes and a hal
after the drop. County Physician G
A. Frank pronounced the man deaf
and Or W. w Spargo. county healtl
OFFICER. concurred.
Undertaken Fred Crolletl and vi
assistant placed the body In a baske