The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-29

following the facade of the palais. When
lined with enthusiastic crowds Of peopi"
who were loudly cheering, a man rushed
ont of the crowd and sprang upon the
step Of the presidents landau.
Just 1T Il is moment Nj. Carnot was
waving his right hand and saluting With
his hat in his left hand in response 10
The ovation that had been gvA him by
the crowd The people close to the car
riage saw the man standing on the step
had 4 knife IN his hand BY the glare
Of the electric lights they saw the bright
plade CLEAN in the air as the assassin
arm descended, AM .hal President Gar.
MT was seen to fall back in his seat. his
face deathly pale One of his h; nls WAS
pressed over his heart where the steel
had entered the body
NJ Riyaud prefect Of Lyons, who was
seated beside NJ. Ctrnot. Immediately
stuck the assassin blow full in the face
and knocked him FRI m the step, thus pre-
venting the nan from again stabhlng the
president which il WAS his evident IA
tention to do.
Instantly cries Of The president is as
sassinated Death to tie assassin. We're
heard on every side, and the crowd in the
vicinity of the carriage swtlle9 10 enorm-
Gus proportions every member OF 1t SEEM
ingly intent upon killing the assassin.
He was grasped by dozen hands, and
his life would have then and there paid
the forfeit Of his crime had it not been
for several sergeants de vile, VINO selzed
him and attempted to draw him away
from his captors This was found to be
impossibe as the infuriated populace
were determined to lynch the man. and
the efforts of the sergeants ayailed moth
ing beyond saving the man from instant
death. Blows were aimed at his face
and head over the shoulders Of the police,
who had by this time received reinforce
ments. and many of the blows landed
fairly. At last the police succeeded in
driving the bowling mob back foot Or
so from their prisoner, but to get the
cantiye through the crowd was a physical
impossiblity
In the meantime the news Of the at
tempted murder had spread with light
nng-lke rapidity. and mounted guards
were sent to the aid of the police, who
were still struggling to preserve the lite
Of the assassin. With drawn sabres in
their hands the guards rode down into
the crowd, h .e'less Of whoLt their horses
Il, nlpltd upon. The crowd gave way be-
fore the horses, and ut last the center OF
the mob was reached. Then GORDON
was formed around the ten almost ex-
n1us,ed policemen and their captive, and
the march to the police station began.
Even thus surrounded the prisoner was
not safe for men in the crowd made
frantic efforts to reach him. The guards
,tpelled these attacks with the fiat side
of their swords while at the same time
keering watchful eyes upon the crowd
to prevent the prisoner from being shot.
Maledictions were hurled upon the pris
Crer. and never before was such wild
ireignaton against a human being seen
III this city.
In the meantime physicians were sum
moned to attend the president, who had
almost Immediately been conveyed to the
prefecture. A careful examination was
made Of the wound, and the doctors de-
clared that the condition st NJ. Carno,
was hopeless H fingered until 12:t.
This morning. when he died. He was
conscious until the last.
The assassin is an Italian named
Cesare Giovanni Santo. When questioned
by prefect Lepin at the police station il
Rra Moliere, he said he had lived al
Cette, department of Herault for tn.
past six months, and had only come te
Lyons yesterday He gave his age as
twenty-five years. His replies We're givel
coolly, but without any sign Of bravado
He refused. however, to answer any o.
the many questions put to him regarding
his motive for stabbing the president
declaring that on this subject he wonls
speak only before a tribunal. When h'
vas searched by the police 9 book wa!
found in one Of his pockets in which j
was written that he was born il. Il village