Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. ANARCHISTS 0N TRIAL. RavachoI and Simon Found < Guilty. MILLIONAIRE WILLIAM ASTOR DEAD An Engineer on a Ferryboat
 Killed. 4 LETTER FROM MANAGER HOWARD Proceedings in the Davis
 Murder Trial.
MILLIONAIRE WILLIAM AsTOR DEAD
l LETTER FROM MANAGER HOWARD
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.

l The Charges Against Them - 1 -Ravachol Takes All the Guilt on 1 HImselE-The Jurors Greatly Fright. l ened-The Rest of the Anarchists
 Acquitted-AR Immense Number of | Police Guard the Prisoners-The | Prosecutors Address. PARIS, April 26.-The trial of Ravachol,
 alias Charles AchiIle Simon, alias "Bis-
 cult" Jao Besla, alias Joseph Marius, Charles Ferdinand Chaumartin and the | girl, Rosalie Soubere, began to-day at the Seine assize court Only those personally l known to the court officials and the | twenty-two witnesses were. admitted to the court room. The prisoners are
 charged with causing the explosions at the residence of Judge Benoit, No. 146 Boule- yard St. Germain, and at the residence of Public Prosecutor Bulot at the corner of the Rue de Clichy and the Rue de Berlin. They are also charged with attempting
 to blow up the police commissariat at l Clichy.
 When Judge Cues entered he at once summoned the jury, who, it must be said, presented a greatly disturbed appearance. The threats of the friends of prisoners have evidently greatly frightened them. After the jurors had taken their places the prisoners, headed by Ravachol, were brought in. They were guarded by an i'm mense number of police.
 The proceedings were at once begun by the reading of the indictment, which oc- cupied some little time.
 When the reading of the indictment vas concluded Judge Cues examined Radachol concerning the murders which it is charged he has committed and also concerning the explosions. Ravachol in a nonchalant manner admitted his guilt and took upon himself the entire responsibility for the Boulevard St. Germain and the Rue Clichy explosions.
 RAvoCHoL's BOLD CONFESSION. When questioned as to his motive for causing ths explosions Rsvachol replied: 'T felt feeling of unfeigned anger at the conviction of Levallois and Ferret. do not think that Bedoil and Bulot should have demanded the death of the fathers of families. Then, again, the brutality of the police when they arrested my comrades upon revenge. In regard to the St. Germain explosion, loaded a bomb that contained sixty cart ridges. I dressed myself in broadcloth and went to Benoit's house without at tracting any attention. After depositing the machine and lighting tLe fuse ran down stairs and reached the pavement just as the explosion occurred. The operation in the Rue Clichy was much the same, only carried the bomb in bag. A portion of the powder became displaced and thus rendered it extremely dangerous to light the bomb, as it might explode in an in- stant. Yet did not hesitate to take the risk"
 Ravachol concluded his remarks with an exposition of his theories. He said: 'I wish to see anarchy established and the member ready to share what he has with his brethren l committed these outrages in order to draw the attention of the pub l lie to the needs of the anarchists" l Simon was next examined, and although ] no rev evelations were obtained from him he
 admitted his complicity in the outrages. Charumstin said, when questioned, that | Ravachol stole from Soissy the cartriddes l which he intended to use in blowing up | the palace of justice.
 The other two prisoners tried to excul- | pate themselves.
 The witnesses were then called and their | testimony corroborated all the details of the crimes as set forth in the indictment Ravachol was we'll attired. The other | ner and they attracted little attention, all the interest being centered in the arch conspirator.
 1 During the proceedings the girl pris-
 oner, Rosalie Soubere, wept bitterly.
 When Judge Cues began his examination of the prisoners an advocate informed him
 that Ravachol was extremely deaf. The
 judge ordered that Ravachol be brought l close to him.
 I ho1 in odr
 ted his criminal history 80 far as it is
 known to the police, but he added that l if he was questioned concerning any crime
 of which he is suspected and not accused
 he would not respond. Judge Cues said:
 "That will naturally be your right, but I
 will ask you this question: When you
 were arrested the sum of 2 7,000f. was found.
 Was this money the proceeds of your mur-
 der of the old man at Chambles"
 Precisely" answered Ravachol, glane-
 ing around as though he was enjoying the
 effect the answer produced.
 "Did you intend to kill the policeman
 stationed in front of the police station at
 Clichy the first time you went there to
 blow up the buildinga" asked the judge.
 "Yes," Ravachol responded, "but my
 friends prevented me-"
 A force of municipal guards was kept
 under arms at the prefecture of police all
 day long.
 THE PROSECUTORS ADDRESS. Il M. Beaupaire, the public prosecutor, in his address to the jury. made an impas-
 stoned speech, which was listened to with the greatest attention amid profound si- lence. He declared the prisoners were } disciples of the bandit Claude Duval and 5 equalled if not excelled him in the dark
 manner in which their acts of outlawry
 were performed and their utter disregard