The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-04


people around the palace Of Justice
when the trial OF Santo Caserio, assassin
OF President Carnot, was resumed 10.
day. Tho court regulations and mill
tary guard were the same to-day Us yes
terday. Tho prisoner was escorted into
tho dock handcutIed to two gendarmes,
and with two gendarmes bringing up
tho rear. Tho prisoner seemed even
more defiant than yesterday and took
his seat with q mocking emile on his
face. Leblanc, tho soldier who was u
fellow prisoner with Caserio at Mar.
settles, testified that Caserio told him
that he intended to kill President Car
not, probably at Lyons, when the chief
magistrate visited that city.
"fhat is q lie," INTERRUPTED Caserio,
excitedly. II never told you or any
one else anything about my ptans."
Leblanc continued: "Qascrio confded
to mo that he was designated BY lot
"That Is untrue" shrieked Caserio.
"How untrue2" asked tho soldier,
turning To the prisoner. ~ said 10 you
after you had made that,romark. but
who would be so bold as to kill Presi.
dent Carnot2 I saw him in Paris sur
rounded by troops and police You an
swered, he will be chosen by lot"
There was great excitement In court
whilo tho prisoner and Leblanc were
speaking to each other.
Later Leblanc said: "Caser!e told mo
that he had often seen King Humbert
in tho streets but, ho added, that to kill
him 1t would be necessary to have O rifle
aud shoot him from the street, as he
would bo so surrounded by soldiers"
"rhat Is a lie," shouted Caserio. "I
was never chosen to kill President Car
not. Moreover, absolute liberty Of &C.
tion prevails among anarchists"
Tho prosecuting attorney roviewed ut
length all the details Of the trial and de-
manded that the jury should not hesi-
tate to do Its duty.
At the conclusion Of the public pros
ecutor's speech there were visible signs
OF delight throughout the court room at
the eloquent denunc'ation OF anarchists,
their doctrines and their wretched tool,
Cesario, whose life. counsel insisted,
the Jury should render to justice, tho
law and the ri ghtful demand OF civil
lied society.
THE APPEAL OF TIE DErESsE.
Caserio smiled with contempt during
the public prosecutors address aud
then in common with oil present. he
paid close attention to the remarks Of
his council, NJ. Dnbrueil, whose appeal
for the prisoner lasted half an hour.
First-That there was lunacy in the
prisoners family.
second-His anarchist surroundings.
Third-The impossibility of reconcil.
Ing the assassin's religious life with
q premeditated attempt at murder. The
presiding judge prohibited the publica-
tion of part Of n. Durbruil's address.
At tho conclusion OF the counsel's re-
marks the Jury retired amid a general
movement Of relief on the part Of the
audience. When tho jury went out
there was considerable excited convor-
sation mingled with whispered specu-
!ation as to how long tho jury would be
out.
During tho absence OF the jury
Caserio was removed TO his cell beneath
tho court house, and tho judge retired
with his associates to await the return
OF tho men who were to pronounce
upon the prisoners guilt. When, after
an absence OF less than thirty minutes.
the jury re-entercd, tho judge resumed
his place and for q moment dead silence
reigned throughout tho court. Caserio
was brought in and fnccd tho court for
tho last time. Judge Brouillac turned
to the prisoner for moment, and then
addressing tho jury asked tho latter the
formal question: