The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-04

Lyons, Aug. Sat the conclusion of
the trial of Caesaro Santo, the murder
er of President Carnot, the prisoner
was sentenced to be executed by gull
lotine.
There were few people around the
palace when the trial of Santo, the as
sassin of President Carnot, was re-
sumed today. The prisoner seemed
even more defiant than yesterday and
took his seat with a hooking smile up
on his face.
LIE Blanc, fellow prisoner with Cae-
saro at Marseilles, testified that Caesa-
70 told him he intended to kill Presi-
dent Carnot. probably at Lyons, when
the chief magistrate visited that city.
THAT is lie," interrupted Caesaro,
excitedly. Il never told you or anyone
else about my plans"
LIE Blanc continued: "Caesaro con-
fessed to me that he was designated
by lot"
THAT is untrue" shrieked Caesaro.
How untrue?" asked LIE Blanc,
turning to the prisoner. II said to you
after you had made that remark, but
who would be so bold as to kill Pres
ident Carnot?. 1 saw him in Paris
surrounded by troops and police You
answered, he will be chosen by lot
There was great excitement in the
court while the prisoner and LIE Blanc
were talking to each other. Later
LIE Blanc said:
Would Need q Rifle.
"Caesaro told me he had often seen
King Humbert in the streets, but he
added that to kill him it would be
necessary to have a rifle and shoot
him from the street, as he would be
surrounded by soldiers"
THAT is a lie," shouted the pris-
oner. Il was never chosen to kill
President Carnot. Moreover, absolute
liberty of action prevails among an
archists"
The prosecuting attorney reviewed
the details of the crime and demanded
the jury not to hesitate to do their
duty. M. Dubreuill, for the defense,
made an appeal for the prisoner.
At the conclusion of the public pros
ecutor's speech, there were visible
signs of approval throughout the court
room at the eloquent denunciation of
anarchists, their doctrines. and their
wretched tool Caesaro whose life, coun-
sci declared, the jury should render to
justice and law and the rightful de-
mand of civilized society.
The prisoner smiled with contempt
during the public prosecutors address
and then, in common with all present
he paid close attention to the remarks
Of his counsel, M Dubreuill, whose ap-
peal for the prisoner lasted half an
hour, and was based on three points:
The Lunacy Plea.
First-That there was lunacy in the
prisoners family.
Second-His anarchistic surround
ings.
Third-The impossibility of reconcil-
ing the assassin's religious life with a
premeditated murder.
Under the law, the presiding judge
prohibited the publication of the chief
portion of M. DubreilPs address.
At the conclusion of his counsePs re-
marks, CaeSaro seemed pleased and the
jury arose amid great relief on the
part of the audience. During the abb
sence Of the jury, Caesaro was remov-
ed to his cell beneath the court house
and the judge retired with his asso-
ciates to await the return of the men
who were to pronounce upon the pris-
oner's guilt.
With 81 Smile of Contempt.
When, after an absence of less than
half an hour, the jury re-entered, the
judge resumed his place and for mo-
ment dead silence reigned throughout
the court.
The prisoner was brought in and
faced the court.
Judge Breuiliac turned to the prison
er for moment and then, addressing
the jury, asked the formal question,
rs Caesaro Santo Geronimo guilty or
not guilty of the crime of assassinat-
ing the president of the republic?"
There was some confusion as the in
Iterpreter translated to the prisoner
what was said, but audible over the in
Iterpreter's voice was the reply Of the
foreman of the jury: Guilty, with no
IeXtenuating circumstances"
There was deep silence as the verdict
was translated to Caesaro, who receiv-
ed it with a smile of cynical contempt.
The presiding judge, SO soon as the
Iprisoner was acquainted with the jury S
finding, arose, and speaking directly to
the assassin, said:
1.-THE court condemns Caesaro Santo
Geronimo to death You have three
days in which to appeal to the court of
cessation"
To this the prisoner returned scorn-
full, shout of 'Vive la revolution soci-
laie'
The anarchial cry was hardly uttered,
when the gendarmeS handcuffed the
prisoner and jerked him towards the
door leading to the cell beneath the
court. This door was opened hastily,
lCaesaro was hurried through, and as he
disappeared a feeble cry of Courage,
comrades; vive Panarchie," was heard
lechoing from the stone corridor through
(which the assassin was being carried.
BY this time the presiding judge was
blowing to his associates, to the public
prosecutor and to counsel for the de-
lfense; the audience began to disappear,
the door through which Caesaro had
passed was shut with a loud clang, the
door of the judges room was opened,
the public vanished, the clock pointed
Ito quarter of one, and all who saw the
| trial rushed out to tell the outer world
of what they had seen and heard