Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-27
TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Ravachol and Simon Sem
 tenced in Paris.
NO DISTURBANCE AT THE TRIAL
Only tho Witnesses and Those Known to
 the Officers Admitted.

The Gases Against the Other AnarChists
 Adjudged Unproven-RavachOl Impu-
 don't In His Testimony, and Took the
 Entire Responsibility for the Explosions
 Upon HimselE-ElOqusnt Pleas for the
 DeCence-Paris still in State of Terror.
 PARIS, April 27.-The trial of Rava- chol, alias half 8 dozen other names; Chareles Achile Simon, alias "Biscuit;" Jao Beala, alias Joseph Marius; Charles Ferdinand Chaumartin, and the girl Ro- aafie Soubere, was held yesterday at the Seine Assize Court. The trial opened at Il o'clock. Only those personally known to the court officials and the g witness were admitted.
 The prisoners were accused of causing the explosions at the residence of Judge Benoit, No. 136 Boulevard St. Germain, and at the residence of Public Prosecu- tor Bulot at the corner of Rue de Clichy and the Rue de Berlin. They were also charged with the attempt to blow up the Police Commissariat at Clichy. The guards about the Palace de Jus tice were doubled, and the approaches watched closely. Only detectives and policemen could be seen in the Interior. The attendance in the court room was confined to the witnesses, officials, detec- tives and journalists.
 When Judge Cues entered the court room he at once summoned the jury, who presented greatly disturbed ap- pearance. The prisoners were guarded by an immense numoer of police. The prisoners appeared disposed to pose as heroes. A table was covered with bombs. the apparatus with which they were made, and everything that the police had captured.
 Judge Cues examined Ravachol con corning the murders which it is charged he has committed and concerning the explosions. Ravachol in 8 nonchalant manner admitted his guilt and took upon himself the entire responsibility for the Boulevard St. Germain and the Rue Clichy explosions.
 When questioned as to his motives for causing the explosions Ravachol re- piled:
 'I felt anger at the conviction of Le- vallois and Perrett.
 'I do not think that Benoit and Bulot should have demanded the death of the fathers families. Then the brutality of police when they arrested my comrades revolted my conscience and determined | upon revenge.
 'Tn regard to the St. GermHin explo- sion, I loaded bomb that contained 60 l S@kt14A80Ss UGOSSC0 4AySGAA Au 0EO6Q-s cloth and went to Benoit's house with out attracting any attention. After de- posting the machine and lighting the fuse l ran down stairs and reached the pavement below just as the explosion occurred.
 ''ThO oper ation in the Rue Clichy was much the same, only carried the bomb in bag. A portion of the powder be- came displaced, and thus rendered 1t ex- l traOnAIv dan ka HorI1& khA 1t might explode in an instant. Yet did not hesitate to take the risk.'' Simon answered all questions put to him impudently and with nice exact ness. The other prisoners were ques- tioned only briefly. M. Benoit and M Bulot, the magis trates whose lives have been attempted in the eases in question lated briefly what they had experienced from the explosions in the Rue dc Clichy l and the Boulevard St. Gsrmain. The little waiter L'Hepot, who kept in hiding Monday for fear ofA his life, was the last witness for the prosecution. All signs of the happiness which his 1, 900 francs in tips after Ravachol's arrest had caused him have vanished completely. He was white and scared, and jumped nervously every time window rattled or 8 door slammed. He was such a pitt l full figure that even tho jury, who were hardly less nervous, smiled as he fgeted
 about under the examination. He be- came vivacious while relating tho story
 of the arrest in M. Very's wineshop, and jumped to his feet to illustrate how M.
 Dresh and his assistants pinned Bava- chol to the floor after the struggle.
 There were five speeches for the defence.
 Maitre Lagasse, counsel for Ravachol,
 made the longest appeal, in which he
 spoke eloquently of the prisoners al legged kindness of heart and his convic-
 tion that he was enlisted in 8 great l cause.
 Ravachol and Simon were found
 guilty. The cases against the others
 were considered improved. Ravachol
 and Simon were then sentenced to penal
 servitude for life, although M. de Beau l renaire noHad for canihal -nunishmainh