Casimero Livar, 1888 December 7

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four turned state's evidence, and on his statement Livar was convicted
and tomorrow. will be hanged." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-7-1888

9 SOUTHWESTERN 552 (26 TEX. APP. 115).

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four turned state's evidence, and on his statement Livar was convicted
and tomorrow. will be hanged." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-7-1888

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9 SOUTHWESTERN 552 (26 TEX. APP. 115).

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and tomorrow, will be hanged." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-7-1888

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LIVAR, Casimero

Mexican, hanged at Edibberg, Texas, on December 7, 1888.

"December 6, 1888-Tomorrow at 2 PM Casimero Livar, the principal in
the murder of Theodore Marks, will be hung at Hidalgo. Thecrime for
which this wretch will pay the penalty of his life was one of pecu-
liar atrocity, ‘‘arks kept a store at Agua Negra, and on the night

of his murder about a year ago, had gone a few miles down the road to
visit a woman, On his return, Livar, his brother and two others met
him at a pasture gate which he had to pass through, and greeted him
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hey were all unarmed and excited no suspicion in the mind of the
doomed man, Suddenly, Livar, who came up with the rest, jumped up
behind Marks on his horse and pinioned his arms from behind, and one
of the others jerked the latter's pistol from the holster. Livar
then ordered them to lead the horse out to one side. Marks asked
them if they intended to murder him, and told them if they wished
money to go with him to the store and he would give them all he had,
They told him that they intended him no harm, and Wile one was talking
to him, Livar crept up behind him and shot him dead with his own pis-
tol, They then took the body into the chaparral, and the next day
went there with a can of kerosene, and after digging a shallow pit,
cut up the remains, and pub them in and burned them. One of the

LIVAR, Casimero
Mexican, hanged at Edibberg, Texas, on December 7, 1888.
"December 6, 1888-Tomorrow at 2 PM Casimero Livar, the principal in
the murder of Theodore Marks, will be hung at Hidalgo. The crime for
which this wretch will pay the penalty of his life was one of pecu-
liar atrocity. “arks kept a store at Agua Negra, and on the night
of his mrder about a year ago, had gone a few miles down the road to
visit a woman, On his return, Livar, his brother and two others met
him at a pasture gate which he had to pass through, and greeted him
EERBRE RGR RRR ERRRRBRRRERRRERRRSEA in a friendly manner.
They were all unarmed and excited no suspicion in the mind of the
doomed man, Suddenly, Livar, who came up with the rest, jumped up
behind Marks on his horse and pinioned his arms from behind, and one
of the others jerked the latter's pistol from the holster, Livar
then ordered them to lead the horse out to one side. Marks asked
them if they intended to mrder him, and told them if they wished
money to go with him to the store and he would give them all he had.
They told him that they intended him no harm, and Wile one was talking
to him, Livar crept up behind him and shot him dead with his own pis-
tol, They then took the body into the chaparral, and the next day
went there with a can of kerosene, and after digging a shallow pit,
cut up the remains, and pub them in and burned them. One of the

LIVAR, Casimero
Mexican, hanged at Hdibberg, Texas, on December 7, 1888,
"December 6, 1888-lomorrow at 2 PM Casimero Livar, the principal in

the mrder of Theodore Narks, will be hung at Hidalgo, The crime for

which this wretch will pay the penalty of his life was one of pecu-
Narks kept a store at Agua Negra, and on the night

of his mrder about a year ago, had gone a few miles down the road to
On his return, Livar, his brother and two others met

him at a pasture gate which he had to pass through, and greeted him

liar atrocity,

visit a woman,

in a friendly manner.
They were all unarmed and excited no suspicion in the mind of the
doomed man, Suddenly, Livar, who came up with the rest, jumped up
behind Marks on his horse and pinioned his arms from behind,

of the others jerked the latter's pistol from

then ordered them to lead the horse out to one
them if they intended to mrder him, and told them if they wished
money to go with him to the store and he would give them all he ha
They told him that they intended him no harm, and Wile one was talking
to him, Livar crept up behind him and shot him dead with his own pis-
tol, ‘hey then took the body into the chaparral, and the next day
went there with a can of kerosene, and after digging a shallow pit,
cut up the remains, and pub them in and burned then,

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