Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
NJ. CARNOT MURDERED
The President of the French Re-
public Stabbed.
WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT At LYONS
He Was Driving to the Theater at
tho Time.
AN ITALIAN THE CRIMINAL.

Sadi Carnot. president OF the French re-
public. while on his way to the theater at
| Lyons, France last night, was stabbed to
the heart by an assassin. who. under pre-
tense Of presenting q petition, sprang on
the step Of the vehicle In which the presi-
dent was riding end plunged a dagger into
| his breast.
President Carnot died q few hours after
being stabbed.
| The assassin. who is an italian youth
named C. Giovanni Santo. narrowly escaped
a terrible death at the hands of the infu-
rated people. but was saved by the police
He refused to explain why he had stabbed
| the president.
President Carnot was visiting Lyons In
| connection with the international exhibit
ton. Upon his arrival there he was rendered
reception at the prefecture. after which
he visited the exhibition From the exhi-
billion he proceeded to the Palais de Com
merce. where q banquet was given in his
honor
Stabbed I'm His Carriage.
At OPS o'clock last night President Car
| not started for the theater. where a gala
performance was to be given because Of his
In the procession. the first one being occu-
pied by the president. N. Carnot's carriage
was driven slowly along in front OF the
Palace of Commerce. and then turned into
the Rue de Ia Republique. still following
| the facade Of the palace. When half way
| down tn. street which was lined with en-
| thusiastic crowds OF people. who were
| loudly cheering, a man rushed out of the
| crowd and sprang upon the step Of the
| presidents landau.
Just at this moment NJ. Carnot was wav-
| ing his right hand and saluting. with his
hat in his left hand. In response to the ova-
ton that was being given him by the
crowd. The people close to the carriage
saw that the man standing on the step
had knife in his hand. BY the glare Of
| the electric lights they saw the blade CLEAN
| In the air as the assassin's arm descended.
| and then President Carnot fell back in his
| seat, his face d.athly pale. One Of his
| hands was pressed over his heart, where
| the steel had entered his body.
NJ Rivaud. project of Lyons, who was
seated beside NJ. Carnot. Immediately struck
the assassin a blow full in the face and
| knocked him from the step, thus preventing
| the man from again stabblng the president,
which it was his evident intention to do.
Instantly cries OF lie President est as
| sassine!' Mort / assassin" were heard
| on every side. and the crowd in the vicinity
| Of the carriage swelled to enormous pro-
portions. every member Of it seemingly In
| tent upon killing the assassin.
| He was grasped by dozen hands, and
| his life would have then and there paid
| the forfeit OF his crime mad 1t not been for
| several sergeants de ville who seized him
and attempted to draw him away from his
| captors.
| Tried to Lynch the Assassin.
| To, ba sib he
Infatuated populace were determined to
lynch the man. and the efforts Of the ser
geants awaited nothing beyond saving him
| from instant death. Blows were aimed at
| his face and head, over the shoulders Of
| the police. who had by this time received
! reinforcements, and many of the blows
landed fairly. At last the police succeeded
in driving the bowling mob back a foot or
| SO from their prisoner, but to get the cap
| tive through the crowd was practically
| impossible. In the meantime the news of
| the attempted murder had spread and
| mounted guards were sent to the aid Of the
policemen, who were still struggling to pre-
| serve the life of the assassin.
| With drawn sabers in their hands the
| guards rode down into the maddened crowd
| needless of whom their horses trampei
| upon. The crowd slowly gave way beTore
the horses. and at last the center of the
| mob was reached. Then Gordon was form
| ed around the ten almost exhausted police
| men and their captive and the march to
| the police station began. Even thus sur
| rounded the prisoner was not safe for
men In the crowd made frantic endeavors
| to reach him.
The guards repealed these attacks with
the nat sides of their swords, at the same
| time keeping watchful eyes upon the crowd
| TO prevent. the prisoner from being shot
Maledictions were hurled upon the captive
| ana never before has such wild Indignation
against a human being been seen in the
| city.
In the meantime physicians were hastily
summoned to attend the president who had
| almost Immediately been conveyed to the
prefecture A careful examination was
made Of the wound and the doctors declared
that the condition OF NJ. Carnot was hope
less.
| Announcing the News.
| The receipt Of the news OF the assas-
| sination caused a great sensation at the
| Grand Theater, which was filled to the
walls by the elite of Lyons. The theater
presented a brilliant scene the handsome
| toilets of the ladies being offset by the gay
uniforms of the many military officers pres
ent All were waiting with impa thence the
arrival of the president, and all were unable
to understand the delay.
Suddenly a man entered the theater, cry
Ing at the top OF his voice: The president
has been aSsaSSinated. A.
The most intense excitement followed this
abrupt announcement Women screamed
and several tainted. Many men, without
waiting to secure their hats, ran out of the
| building to confirm the news. They found
all the streets leading to the palace filled
with excited throngs, and in a few minutes
they were convinced that the report Of the
cowardly attempt upon the life of the presi-
dent was true.
Finally, through the throng sped a landau
conveying Adrien Dupuy. a brother of
| Prime Minister Dupuy, Deputy Chaudey
and Project Rivaud, the crowd falling away
before it as it dashed into the Rue de la
Republique. preceded by four mounted
| gendarmes The crowd, thinking now that
the report of the assassination was untrue.
and that the president was In the carriage,
shouted: "Vive Carnot;' "Vive la Repub-
| lique.''
The carriage was stopped and NM. Chau-
dey and Rvaud in tremulous voices said:
| Don't shout the president has been the
victim of an outrage"
The cheers were instantly turned to
curses. and many and loud were the cries
| for vengeance.
The landau proceeded to the theater.
where Rivaud and Chaudey went to the
| presidents box. AS soon as they were seen
| whole audience rose, and amid pro-