The morning news., 1894-08-04
CESARIO TO Be BEHEADED.
CarDOt'S Slayer Sentenced to Die on
the GuillOtile.

The supercillious Grin Departs From
the Prisoners Face on the Announce
nent of the Verdict and His Features
Blanch-He Rallies With an Effort
and Gives Vent to the Usual Shout
of Condemned Anarchists.
LYONS, Aug. 3.-The second day of the
trial of the anarchist assassin, Santo
Cesario, opened with the testimony of the
soldier Leblanc, who, while under arrest
for desertion, was confined in the hospital
at Cette at the same time Cesario
was patient in that institution. Leblanc
related the purport of his chats with
Cesario while in the hospital and persis-
ted IN his previous statement that Cesario
had declared that the anarchists would
next kill president or a king, and also
in his statement that Cesario had said
that lots had been drawn, and that he
knew those assigned to go to Lyons and
kill President Carnot.
Cesario denied that he had said these
things to Leblanc, though he admitted
that he had preached anarchy to him.
Concerning the drawing of lots, Cesario
said that the anarchists retained absolute
lOulNluQdl llDtElS VI dCbiOus anu hOulu
not execute deeds merely because they
happened to have been selected by hazard,
or for any other particular reason than
that of their own will.
THE ARGUMENTS.
At $50 o'clock the arguments began.
The prisoners counsel in his argument
said that CesariO had lied from Italy to
France TO because he had been been con
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without money ana without a passport.
Under the circumstances his friends
We're necessarily among the anarchists
who related TO him the MEETINGS to crime
which Gori had inculcated in him. Ce-
saro he declared, was mere instrument.
so shouted Cesario, springing to his
feet, that is not true"
The prisoner then in an excited manner
addressed himself to NJ. Debrueil, insist
ing that he terminate his argument at
once.
NJ. Debrueil, the presiding Judge, de-
nOunced the prisoner and threatened TO
pat him outside the court room and keep
him there during the remainder of the
trial if ne did not remain quiet.
Cesario subsidized.
THE QUESTIONS FOR THE JURY.
When the argument had been con-
cluded the court gave these questions to
the jury:
Did the prisoner, Santo Cesario, as
sassinate President Carnot, and was the
crime premeditated? 2"
The jury retired at 1905 o'clock and
were absent just thirteen minutes. They
returned to court and presented an affirm
atlve answer to both questions.
CesariO, who had been in the meantime
removed from the court room, was
brought back and the iury's declaration
was read to him by the registrar.
At the announcement of the verdict,
the sUpercillious grin which Cesario has
worn most of the time during the trial,
disappeared like magic and his face
blanched.
Attorney General Folchier demanded
the immediate imposition of the death
penalty.
There was silence for a moment, and
then the judge, in solemn tones. but with
touch of harshness, pronounced the sen
tence that the prisoner be put to death by
the guilloUine. As the sound of the
judges voice ceased Cesario pulled him
self together-for a moment he was al
most llmp-and in a feeble voice ex-
claimed: "Vive la revolution
A FAREWELL SHOUT.
The gendarmes seized the condemned
assassin and as they hurried him out of
the room on the way to his cell he did not
forget to shout, in a voice somewhat
stronger than his last utterance, the
meaningless words employed by all an
archists convicted of capital crimes;
Courage, comrades, 'Vive l. Anarchie y"
written statement of defense prepared
by Cesario and read to the court by the
interpreter, is wandering and disiointed
production, containing the customary an
archistic affrInations that hundreds died
Of hunger and exposure; that children
and women work fifteen hours a day for a
mere pittance, living upon black bread
While the fortunes of the favored few are
squandered in luxury and other familiar
platitudes.
A WANDERING STATEMENT.
When a child" the prisoner saws in
MS statement, II believed in God when /
became older l saw that it was not God
that created man, but that it was man
VINO created God Though ] have been
put short time here, l have seen much
injustice. The strikers in the north,
after three months privatiou, were
forced to resume work at the same old
starvation wages. After this act, the
authorities, not satisfied with furnishing
lAese poor wretches, prosecuted them,
and domiciliary visits were made to all
persons of our sect. Just as long as these
measures are employed so long
VIII we reply with the dagger
ana with dynamite. The last words
OF the Chicago martyrs were; Long
Live Anarchy Death to Society These
words crossed the ocean and the noun
Jalns will resound with them everywhere,
pnIll the sects ideal prevails. When no
longer starving workingmen are driven to
suicide. and when no longer the sect is
prosecuted, but the rulers and legislat tors
are eXtirpated then will come the era of
exploitation of the worlsingmen and hap
puess will reign supreme