The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-31
DE RUDIO THE ASSASSIN.

The following historical extract from Har.
or,s Neo Weekly Magazine Of May. 1853, will
chow what kind Of a nan De Rudio, now o.
the United States army, IL.
He crnspired and acted with his brother
.ssassir,s, and when arrested turned States
evidence and saved his own neck, while his
.ompanions persisted on the scaffold.
| The trial Of Orsini, Plerri, Rudio, and Gomez,
,or the attempt to assassnate the Emperor or
4ba French. commenced on the 25th Of February.
perri denied all knowledge OF the conspiracy
uptil the day before the attempt was made SAID
.bat he then repented, and took no part in the
.ct Gomez, the servant of Orsini, knew nothing
NJ what was to be done until the last moment.
R,.dio confessed ece'y thing, and tncmpdted all
| no others he Myetc one bomb himself
ors,ni ayowed his participation. and declared
that he had intended to kill the Emperor. His
Sred idea, from his youth, had been the deliver
.nce of Italy and vengeance upon the Austrians-
When the French landed at home, the Italians
had received them allies, but they soon
showed themselves bitter enemies. After the
faIl of Rome he was convinced that no assistance
xas to be looked for from Napoleon, and had re-
solved that he must be ki led. At first he had
intended to make the attempt alone, but seeing
The impossibility of approaching the Emperor,
he had taken others into the scheme.
When he was arrested he had resolved not to
speak of his confederates, but finding that they
| had betrayed him. he had given way to feeling
| Aof vengeance Alsop, the Englishman who had
aided him in procuring the manufacture OF the
bombs and under whose name, and with whose
passport, he had entered France, did not know
| that the bombs were to be used to kill the En-
Deror; he supposed that they were to be used in
| italy Bernard, who is now under trial IN En-
GLAND for participation in the conspiracy, be SAID,
also supposed the bombs were for Italy. or the
| other prisoners he would say nothing.
Orsini was defended by NJ. Jules Favre, who in
Emperor. 'sThe dispositions which have made
against myself" SAYS Orsini, ARE sufficient to
send me to the scaffold and shall submit to my
fate without asking pardon, both because VIII
not hum late myself before him who has de.
stroyed the reviving liberty OF my unhappy
am now placed, death for me will be reLef.'
But being near the close of his career, he wishes
70 make last effort for Italy, for whose indie
pendence he had submitted to so many sacrifices.
In order to maintain the balance OF power IN
Europe it is necessary he says, that Italy should
should interpose directly; but only that she
should not aid Austria, and should not permit
Germany to do so in the struggle that was per-
haps at hand SO long as Italy shall not be indie
pendent, the tranquility Of Europe, and that OF
the Emperor, will be vain illusions. The prison.
<vs re,e all found guilty.
Gomez, with extenuating circumstances, was
ntenced to hard labor for life. The others
we're condemned to death. The sentence Of Ru,
do was subsequently committed. Orslm ana
Pierri were executed by the guillotlne on the
18th OF Hssrch, the former meeting his fate with
much d. nifty and frmness, the latter betraying
tokens Il great querulousness and trepldailon:
Many afftsts have been made in various parts OF
the Empire Of persons charged with revolution
-ry projects.