New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-22
RATACHOL AGAIN on THAI.
THE ANARCHIST CHARGED WITH FIVE
MURDERS.
HE AssERrs THAT ALL MS CRIMES HAVE BEEN
DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOCIETY
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rs BADLY ORGANIZED.
Paris. June cI.-The trial Of Ravachol the Anar-
chst. opened to-day before tho Monbrs'on Assl'cs
he is charged vith having committed I've muIorrs
and with having violated a tomb fer the purpose o.
p,uni.rine IL, II, is a'read7 under sentence OF h's
imprisonment for h. p.rt IN Tire dyna-i'e outrage, in
r-1s Jao Htsl, tho nan who assisted R.verhol IN
the dynamite ortrar.s ard Rosalie souh.-c arho LIVED
with Bcala, were arrasnci WITH Ravacol. chsrs WIN
aiding md at-ttinc hin in ono o The MURDERS Ire
CONT room was not crowded. The Judge. allowing only
few pcreons n enter. n mad be<n decided that ina
Jury should be selected by drawing lots and that ther
should hn hcpt secret, in crler 10 EnTd them
from ths friends 81 the prisoners in the event
NJ the accnscd persons being found guilty. After
several OF the urymc, had bean drawn the daughter
Of m.n vho had juyt drawn = lot compelling him
70 serve on The jury vas sci,ed With ~ ephepuc M
7No Jrrvnrn excused and IN. drawing began
again. causing delay - thc proceedings.
A. Ravachol was brought into the courtroom ~
sendnrmos he lsoked worn and Dependent ana thsT-
was pcar-rly trace In his fats ~ mo sTaS'
7sdoc.o nut characterized II ~ hs trisl n Paris.
In Yltc Of stringent precautions, several Anarchists
Obtained admission 10 tho cour, Ravarhol W. IRE.
quent1y seon Signalling 10 somebody In t- audience.
When questioned about II BY rhc President o' ms
Court Rarch0l Indignantly denied that no tcerorirrd
his ar,oclat~. on the contrary he said all his 'ol'
leagues fond NJ him. In response 10 the fre'i-
dents ursincs, ne described how ho murdered m"
hcrnh Chambes. al found the man IN bed.' ra'd
Ravaeh6l. II Arst covered hi. mouth and no%H
with NJ hands. Finding thnt he ala cot IA Qsi"ky
enough. crsmned nv Handkerchief into his throat
and then eot IN top Of him. and, putting nv ke'
on IFS throat, squeezed until he choscd tn te'th'
Afterwart rans.cked the house. ard took sway WIN
thirty Kilograms Of silver and li1s gNd MONEY
returned at nghtfall with the woman Rullis-e' sra
removed booty
on b~ins asked whether he regretted his crin'"A
Ravachrl declared that they vera MI due n m" fa
that society was hadlv orgsnzei and did nr PROVIDE
FOR TIRE starving. II. said he fnrcs tho j'sree 'f
TIM borrreoi.e only because II was unin't - ma
wording classes.
qne president interpreting, saidt Don't spnK IN
behalf OF tho working classes. You Only hav" no
light N speak In the namc Of as,as.irs. lon nur
tercd IN cowardiy manner an upodcn'inT old naN
solely for plurder ana not In tho Interests OF th-
working classes
The prisoners counsel. ~. 1asas'e. r,nd l'ttrr
rom the Anarchist Mahicri who IS In LONDON, dc'
rIarlng that Chaumartin was The author Of tho 81
Euenne murders and that Ravacho was guilhes'. and
appealing 70 Anarchists 20 save Eava hol.
rne pIrtident lhcn referred u ne murder \ We
-Urosty dealer Rivoh'r ard his servant at ST.
Rav.chol cmrhatlc-,uy denied that he VA gully q!
villa az -. E,ierne. The Prisoner BN,lp trd sou
esra. wr0 vcrr al.b examined protested Their iuno-
cAncr o. thc Tnur1c-s.
She case then adjourned.