Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-27

AIS ADDRESS OF DEFENSE TO
THE COURT.
Tro Prisoners Found Gniliy and Sen
fenced to imprisonment for Lif'j .
Tho Others Acquitted.
uavncioi mud simon sentence" ""
imprisonment for Life

u.,ne,,oi mud sine" se"i""o'" '"
Impriaoumcnt for Life
p,us Anil .8.--rho trial OF the
.,I.,. beean today, s. many
mat were made that friends OF inc
,'li'',,,,s would attempt some desperate
,t,st admission 10 the court was
~ trs,ricted. Tho most desper.
,',.cautiops were taken TO guard
So nst any attempt to interfere with
~ conr,, Of Justice. The guards
-, IA, Palace &c Justice were re-
ionhled. and every part OF the APP
Vro.rlies 10 the building were closely
iyatrhoJ When the igjgc entered he
n, onrr summoned the Jury, who pre-
ssnted n greatly disturbed Appearance
mn threats OF tho friends otthe prison.
,rs nave evidently greatly frightened
lie Jurors, and the journalists present
cXpre,sed the opinion that 10 would re-
ouifo very strong evidence 10 iofcc
them TO render verdict Of gully, ~
face Of the threats Of death maue
against them u they decide against the
prisoners. The explosion last night no
loud had mucn 10 DO with the very
apparent unWilllngncs Of the Jurora TO
serve IA the ease, for that j. takcn 70
prove that the police viii not he able
% NfntNct INV IHtsAh "NN' HN
iui he'd.
AIer tho Jurors had takon their
places, the prisoners, headed by Rnya-
chol, were brought iu, guarded ny an
immense number " police. Tie pro-
Casiings at once commenced 10y
READING rnE INDICTMENT,
which occupied considerable time.
Everybody in the court room stared AT
the prisoners, va they stood listening ~
thp reading oi the indictment. They
tore the scrutiny c1mpJsedly, aud APP
reared more dls posed 10 pOae NJ horocl
Than to nay atluutiOn TO the clerk OF
court an he read the history Of their
crimes NJ set forth IN the indictment.
In The center Of the court room was n
table covered with bombs, tue APP
paratus with which they made them
ana everything the police had cap
turcd.
When the reading Of the indictment
was concluded, Judge Guesc oNhmlned
Ravachol concerning the murders
which II Is charged he committed, also
conceruing the explosions. ltavaohol
In a uonchnlnnt manner admitted his
guilt and took upon himself the entire
responsibility for the Boulevard 81.
German and Rue Clicby explosions.
Questioned Ms TO hts motives Tor
causing the explosions,
RAvAouoL RErLED!
81 felt feeling Of unieigned anger at
the conviction OF Levallois ami Ferret.
30 not think BenOit and Buiot
should have demanded the death Of
fathers u families. Then again, the
brutality Of the police when they
arrested my comrades revOltpd my
conscience, and | deterpincd upon 70.
vongc. In regard to!tho 81. urrmain
explosion, loaded bomb that con.
tnined sixty cartridges. dressed my.
self In broadcloth aud went to
Drnoips hOuae without attracting any
attention. After dcpOsiliuE the ma.
chine and lighting the fuse, ran down
stain aud reached tho pavement just
~ the explosion occurred. The opera.
lion In the Rue diinchy was much
the same, only | carried the bomb Ia
4 bag. a portion OF the powder he.
came Displaced aud thus rendered II
eXtreumly dangerous 10 llghtthe bomb,
as II might explode NJ any instant.
Yet | did not hesitate 10 take the
risk.D
RavRchOl concluded his remarks
with an exposition OF his theories. He
said: 81 wish 10 SEQ anarchy tstah-
llshcd, aud the whole people Rs one
great family, each member ready 70
share what no has with his brethren.
/ committed these outrages In order 10
draw the attention Of the public to the
needs OF The Anarchist"
SIMON WAS MKT EXAMINED,
but no new revelations were obtained
from him. He admitted his completely
In the Outrngus.
onAuMARTIN SAID,
when questioned, that Ravaohol stole
from Soissy the cartridges which he
Intended to use In blowing up the
Palace Of Justice. The other two
prisoners triOu 10 cXculpate themselves.
Witnesses were then called, ana their
testimony cOrroborated all the details
OF the crlmes as SGT forth In the indict.
mentss
When Judge Guese questioned Raw
achol, he admitted IN an insOlent man
nor his criminal history, 10 far ~ 1t Is
known 10 the police, but added that II
ne was questioned consuming crimoa
OF which he was suspected aud was not
accused, he would not respond.
The Judge asked him II the sum ~
bOOO francs found In his room when at
rested was the proceeds Of the murder
Of Tue old man ut Champles.
"tfeolsely,D answered Rayachol,
HlAnclng around Us though enjoying
III. elect Of tho answer produced.
Eayaohol also admitted that nc ill.,
tended to kill the policeman stationed
~ 'front.' OF the police station at Clichy,
DOT was prevented by friends.
NOT ANARCHISTS Bur AssAssISs.
In his address the public prosecutor
declared that the prisoner were nsBas-
slns, mot Anarchists, that their trial,
therefore, was merely matter of com.
inoh law. Ills cnuEed u sensation when
he read a letter from Belgian magis-
tfate, Informing him that Anarchists
were sending cartridges TO Paris. He
conoluded by calling on the Jury TO re-.
tnrn verdict agains Ravnrhol and
Simon without any recommendation
o. mercy, and TO return severe yer.
uict against B-aln. The other two
prisoners were left TO the discretion OF
the jury.
A force Of municipal guards were
kept under arms nj the Prefecture nil
DAY, while the Palais de Justice was