The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-28

following the facade of the palais. When
lined with enthusiastic crowds of peopio
who were loudly cheering, man rushed
out of the crowd and sprang upon the
step of the presidents landau.
Just at tits momant NJ Carnnt was
waving his right hand ard saluting with
his hat in his left hand in response to
the ovation that had been given him by
the crowd. The people close to the car
riage saw the man standing on the step
had q knife IN his hand. BY the glare
of the electric lights they saw the bright
plade CLEAN in the air as the assassin's
arm descended, ana thal President Car
net was seen to fall back in his seat, his
face deathly pale. One of his hi nds was
pressed over his heart where the steel
had entered the body.
M. Rivaud, prefect of Lyons, who was
seated beside NJ. Ctrnot, Immediately
struck the assassin blow full in the face
and knocked him frc m the step, thus pre-
venting the man from again stabbing the
president, which it was his evident IN
tention to do.
Instantly cries of "The president is as
slssinated! Death to the assassin were
heard on every side, and the crowd in the
vicinity of the carriage swelled to enorm-
Gus proportions, every member of it seem
ingly intent upon killing the assassin.
He was grasped by a dozen hands, and
his life would have then and there paid
the forfeit of his crime had it not been
fo1 al dc lAu ss-izssu
him and attempted TO draw him away
from his captors. This was found to be
impossible, as the infuriated populace
were determined to lynch the man, and
the efforts of the sergeants availed 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 q foot or
so from their prisoner, but to get the
captive through the crowd was a physical
impossibility.
In the meantime the news of the at
tempted murder had spread with light
| ning-like rapidity, and mounted guards
were sent to the aid of the police, who
were still struggling to preserve the life
| of the assassin. With drawn sabres in
| their hands the guards rode down into
| the crowd, h et'less Of whoEl their horses
| IRA IMPLIED upon. The crowd gave way be-
fore the horses, and at last the center of
| the mob was reached. Then a Gordon
was formed around the ten almost ex-
| nausted 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
Iepelled these attacks with the fat side
of their swords, while at the same time
keeping watchful eyes upon the crowd
| to prevent the prisoner from being shot.
| MaledictioBs We're hurled upon the pris-
| erer, and never before was such wild
| Indignation against human being seen
| in 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 tf NJ Carnot
was hopeless. He fingered until 12:45
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 in
Rue Moliere, he said he had lived at
Cette, department of Herault, for the
past six months, and had only come to
/ Lyons yesterday. He gave his age as
twenty-five, years. His replies were given
coolly, but without any sign of braYado.
He refused, however, to answer any of
the many questions put to him regarding
his motive for stabbing the president,
declaring that on this subject he would
speak only before tribunal. When he
vas searched by the police book was
found in one of his pockets in which it
was written that he was born il a village