Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-11-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

COLD-BLOODED MURDER.  Two Spaniards, Gonzales Fernandez and Francisco Gene Salvador, alias Peniter, were recently executed at New York, for the murder of Mr. Otero, a theatrical manager, at the Havana. Salvador made a confession, in which, after describing various plans devised by him and his accomplices for the perpetration of the foul deed, he says that an arrangement was made to bring Mr. Otero to the Cuba Hotel, and kill him there. tionzales was to have a razor, Veile, another accomplice was to have another, and Salvador a dagger. It was determined that they should kill him in the room, and conceal his body under the floor, and nail the boards down again. Being frustrated, however, in their designs, they at last accomplished their foul object in a park. Gonzales laid hold of the unfortunate Otero by the shoulder with one hand, and with the other stabbed him with a dagger. While Otero was on the ground, the prboner Salvador made two cuts noon idi body with a razor. It was not proved th it Vella actually took part in the murder. They then left the body of their victim, and likewise the razor and dagger, but they were subsequently apprehended. It appears that the sole object of the murderers was to obtain Mr. Uterus money, which one of them knew be possessed. The following is the account of the execution :  Gonzales, It appears, had been • sailor. The condemned men were attended, after their conviction, by several priests. I The night preceding their execution Goesalee wanted to play checkers, in order to kill time " Next morning the mee took the sacrament and wept bitterly. Front the cells they occupied en the gromet li.mr of the prison One and Gonzales could look out upon the yard, and catch a gllmp e of the tramework which t workmen were hurriedly erectleg. As Gonzales turned towards the place and saw the preparations 10d the coming execution, he asked, iu Spani.h, "that is the gallows, is it not 4" aud reclvlng an affirmative answer, turned ghastly pale. He recovered Els self-possession immediately, however, but by the nervonsuets displeyed during the afternoon, betrayed that he had not yet become fully recenciled to the fate that awaited Mal. Ills fellow prisoner laboured under quite as much excitement, anti both c tutplained repeatedly if bodily ailments to the few acqualutances who called to bid them adieu Fathers Duranquet and De Luysnes conducted their penitents beneath the self old, and alter whispering to them all four dropped on their kee2s in • last prayer to the Father of Mercies for courage mot forAveness. The example of the confessors and criminals was followed by two other priest. SA well as by the sheriff and, few of the spectators belonging to the Catholic religion. It was • touching spectacle, and one which few who witneesid it will ever forget. The cut. neite.irt-a .coreee neavenwarit etrivn g to peer Imo Ina illimitable future, their lips and tongues shaped the words of , prayer that came from their very hearts. Depitty.Sheriff Isaacs now approached to arrange the noose, mid • moment of fearful suspense followed—a suspense which teemed to be felt more by the spectator, than the t wo unfortunate men most deeply coecerned. Pellicer and lionzale• took the emilsof the cruel cards au rroundln g their necks and presented them to the Deputy- Sheriff with enpreme u concern. Goneales even smiled but withnothieg of braved° in his face, which, Oaths contrary resignation. Pellicer united his hands. was lit up with • holy radiance, the result of sincere contrition and Christian nation. and looked down to the earth, closing lIIS eyes to surroono lng objects. Mr. Isaac, quickly united the nooses with the suspeteled ropes, and then pulled the black caps orer the faces of the culprits. The man with Ms hatchet was Made in readiness for the signal to cut, the spectators were watching every movement with breathlees attention, the culprits were etanding motionlem beneath the gallows. Another ititant, and the signal was given the rope was cut, thistle.), weight fell. arid Pellicer and Gonzales rked up In the air some five lent withont a groan or a straggle G. limits' bandy were cluped Palm's hung tootimilesa by lii. side. HMf an hour alter the execution the gallows was taken down, the bodies were placed in • large hearse and driven off to Fiatbuish Cemetery, where they were to be interred While this work was In Progress some of the criminals set up • derisive shout from their cells, acid made the air 1114 with vile repro...lons and hlasphemous epithets '' Such is life," remarks the NP T.,* Herald from which this account is taken.