Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02

| long string Of irrelevant remarks upon the
| testimony of the witnesses and the uues-
! tions of the judge. But the murderer will
have the assistance of NJ. Dubreuil, Lyons
advocate of considerable standing in Grim
! inal trials.
! Originally. after pressure had been brought
to bear upon him by his mother, the pris-
| oner agreed to accept the services Of Signor
| Podreider, a wel-known Milanese adyo-
| cate Later, NJ. D1breuil was asked to as
| sist, but on July q, Signor Podreider hav-
ing thrown up his brief, NJ. Dubreuil took
the entire legal charge of the case, and
within the limits imposed by the prisoners
Interruptions he will do all that can e
decently done in defense.
Considers That He Is a Hero.
The touch Of the gruesome always note
worthy in French trials, LES Pieces a.
| conviction" (exhibits) will be supplied by
| the instruments used In operating on the
president, drawing of the carriage In
which the president was sitting when stab
| bed, Cesario's dagger and the liver of the
murdered president, preserved in alcohol
The prisoner, during his life In the st.
Paul prison. has found time for one regret
only-that he ran away after the deed. To
himself his act is justified credItabie even
glorious, and he has been anxious to be
| tried quickly.
The Judge Questions the Prisoner.
When the reading was finished names Of
| thirty witnesses. instead of twenty-eight
| as previously announced, were called and
answered, and the presiding Judge, NJ
Breuillac. began to question the accused
| The Judge first recited the known facts
about the family Of the prisoner. the latter
answering. Just so. sir; never had a dis
pute with any one"
The president continued:
How about your morahty?"
Il suppose 1t was the same as that OF
other young men," replied Cesario. smiling
| slightly.
Il understand that you desire TO pass as
an ascetic, but" said the judge. that is
not correct as we have evidence from the
had horror of women" Q-aughter)
| But" continued NJ. Bruillac, what is
| Important is to know whether you were re-
sponsible for your actions"
| Tie prisoner here cried with great anima-
| ton:
YES. sir: am responsible for my ac-
| tiors. l have never been III.
The Prisoners Admission.
Replying TO further questions. the pris-
| oner said that not one OF his family was or
had been weak minded.
The presiding Judge then turned to the
| prisoner and said:
''Since your arrest did you write to your
mother saying that you killed the president
from anarchist motivesr Are those your
words?
YES" replied Cesario. with great indiffer-
] ence.
The Judge then recalled the fact that
Cesario had as a child figured as poseur in
| the religious professions OF Motta Visconti,
| his native town, for the beauty Of the pris-
| oner as child was remarkable and until
| he fell under the spell of anarchism two
years ago he was much drawn to a life in
| the service of religion. Then the anarch-
| lists inffammatory literature excited Ce-
| sario SO much that the attention of the au-
| thorities was drawn to his dangerous ut
terances and warning hint was sent to
his family. But the poison of the doc
trines was incuraby in his VEINS and after
some ups and downs, notably five months
! Imprisonment for distributing anarchist
leaflets outside The barracks at Milan,
Cesario pIanr ed and executed the de-
spicable deed for which he is now on trial
Hi. Connection With Anarchy.
In reply to the judges questions in re-
gard TO his childhood and his taking part
in religious professions. Cesario answered
mockingly:
Children do not know what they are
doing"
Judge Breuillac then examined Cesario at
length as to his connection with anarchy.
During this examination the president said:
Your family tried to wean you from
these horrible doctrnesT'
To this the prisoner replied: II love my
mother. but cannot submit to her preju-
dices or to my fami,y's preJudices. There
Is the larger family OF humanity"
In spite OF the repeated efforts OF the
judge to draw from the prisoner state
ments in regard to his connection with
other anarchists. Cesario absolutely refused
to answer any questions on the subject
being especially dumb when the Judge
sought to extract from him Information
as 10 the means adopted by anarchists TO
communicate with each other and as to
his immediate associates in anarchism.
The prisoner was then questioned about
his movements at Cette and other places
previous to the assassination and during
this portion of the trial Judge Breuiilac
remarked:
Your relations were always with the
anarchists?
Naturally" interrupted the prisoner. Il
could not consort with the bourgeois"
The presiding judge afterward questioned
the prisoner concerning how much money
he had remaining after he had paid his
bill at Cette, asking: What did you do
with the remaining five francs?"
Il bought a poignard." replied Cesario
defantly.
The Weapon Exhibited.
After this reply from the prisoner the
weapon with which he killed President Car
not was brought into court and shown to
the Jury, the president saying: Take care.
gentlemen. DO not touch the blade. 1t Is
a relic which must be previously preserved"
This remark from the presiding Judge
q
prisoner remained utterly unmoved, al
though he glanced In an Indifferent manner
at the poignard as II was shown to the jury
Cesario then recounted the details OF his
journey from Cette to Lyons. telling how he
finally arrived at the Palace de Commerce
where President Carnot was being ban
quoted.
Had you no idea OF changing your
plans?" asked the Judge. did you not re-
fleet that II was the anniversary Of the bat
tie Of Solferino?''
Precisely" Cesario answered; 1T was q
fete OF the civil war"
Denomination in the Court Room.
prolonged uproar ip court followed
this remark and the Judge had to wait
until it had subsided before he resumed
questioning the prisoner. NJ. Breuillac said:
You obtained the work which you came
to seek In France. bringing hither yen-
geance and mouI ming"
Cesario answered: II came straight here
to execute my mission"
The prisoner then narrated the incident
of the tragedy, saying:
when l was opposite the gate from
which the President was about to emerge
l knew that persons of mark always SIT
on the right side Of the carriage There
fore. / crossed to the right-hand side of
the pavement.