Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-25

and his companions for high Treason
The inquiries took seyera DAYS 49,,
il was not till the goth of June thai ~.
proceedings began with the examinssaSS
of the accused. They were not even
confronted with each other, and We,
only 10 meet before their Judges.
The chiefs of the Trieste conspiracy,
were. as we have said, to DO tried before
court martial. The proceedings be-
fore such "A court never take long. the
trial is conducted very quickly. and
there is no delay in the execution Of tns
sentence.
Ii was 50 il this matter.
On the 2jth Of June the court martial
met in one of the lower rooms of Tia.
fortress of Pisino, and theaccused We're
brought before it. The proceedings did
not take very long, aud nothing start.
ling was discovered
The Court opened ut nine o'clock In
the morning. Count Sandorf, Count
Zathmar and Professor Bathory, on the
one side, and Sarcany on the other, saw
each other for the first time since their
Imprisonment The clasp of the hand
which Sandorf and his friend inter
changed as they met, gave yet another
proof of their unanimity. A sign from
Zathmar, and Bathory gave Sandorf TO
understand that they left him to speak
for them. Neither would undertake
the defence. All Sandorf had done IN
till then had been we'll done. All that
he thought fit TO say 10 the judges
would he well said. The hearing was a
public one. But few persons Were
present, for the affair had not vet
transpired and the spectators, some
twenty i'll number belonged to the
staff OF the castle.
The identity Of the accused was first
proved. Then, Immediately afterwards,
Sandorf asked the president the name of
the place which he and his companions
had been brought for trial, but no reply
was given to the question
The identity of Sarcany was likewise
established. He still did nothing to
distinguish his ease from that of his
companions
Then the fac-simile of the message
handed over TO the police was produceaA,
and the accused were asked If they re.
membered receiving the original. They
replied that il VI the duty of the prose-
cution to prove that they received it,
At this reply the grating which had
been found IN Zathmar's desk was pro-
duced.
Sardorf and his companions could&ot
deny that the grating had been in their
possession. They did not try to. To
such material evidence there was no re-
ply. The application of the grating per-
mitted the cryptographic letterto be read,
and the letter must consequently have
been received.
And thus they learned how the secret
OF the conspiracy had been discovered
and the basis on which the prosecution
was originated.
From this time forward question and
answer passed rapidly and clearly told
the story.
Sandorf denied nothing. He spoke
on behalf of his two friends. A move
ment intended TO bring about the sepera-
ton of Hungary from Austria and the
antOuomic recpnsttulion OF the kingdom
of the ancient Magyars had been organ
lied by them. Had they not been ar
rested it would shortly have broken out,
and Hungary would have recouquered
its independence. SandOrf claimed TO
be the chief OF the conspiracy, and in
sisted that his fellow prisoners were
merely his agents. But Zathmar and
Bathory protested against this conteA.
ton, and claimed the honor of having
been his accomplices and desired to
share his fate.
When the President interrogated the
prisoners rs 10 their dealings with others
they refused to reply Not name was
given.
You have now three heads" said
Sandorf land that must be enough for
you.
Three heads only, for Sandorf they
set himself to exculpating Sarcany,
young clerk employed iii Count Zatb>
mars house on the recommendation OF
Silas Toronthal
Sarcany could not confirm what San
dorf stated. He knew nothing of the
conspiracy. He had been greatly sur
prised TO learn that in this quiet house
on the Acquedotto a plot was III progress
against the safety OF the State Ii he
had made no protest when he was ar
rested it was because he had no idea
what ii was all about.
Neither Count SandoIf nor Smcany
had any difficulty III proving this-and
it is probable that the Court had already
made up his mind in the matter. At
the suggestion of the Judge Advocate
the charge against Sarcany was then
ind there Abandoned
BY two o'clock in the afternoon the
pleadings were all over and the sentence
was given without even an adjournment.
Count Matthias Sandorf, Count Lads
las Zathmar and Professor Stephen
Bathory were found guilty of high
treason against the State and sentenced
to death.
The prisoners were to be shot Ill the
courtyard of the castle.
The execution was to take place with
in forty-eight hours Sarcany was to be
kept in custody un til the closing of the
Jail books, which would not take place
until after the execution of the sentence.
BY the same judgment all the posses
sions OF the prisoners were confiscated.
TIE prisoners were then removed.
CONTINUED
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