The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
his HEAD
TO COME OFF.
President Carrots Assassin
Sentenced to Die on
the GuillOtine.
PRISONER YET MORE DEFIANT
He Gives the Lie to a Witness
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! CAsERlo's BoAsTINes IN JAIL.

/, .iNL LYONS, Aug. AT the conclusion Of
4 \ the trial of Santo Caserio, the murderer
i atof President Carnot in the Assize Court
n. y here to-day. the prisoner was sentenced
to be executed by the guillotine.
sss1fThere were few people around the
s Z Palace of Justice this morning when the
Z trial of Caserio was resumed.
The. court regulations and military
guard were the same as yesterday. and
AAthe' same military precautions were
taken..'-
qo % The Presiding Judge of the Lyons As
~ size. M. Breuillac, opened the session at
4 4tr about 0 A. M, and Immediately ordered
szs ,Caserio to be produced.
The prisoner seemed more defiant than
I yesterday and took his seat with a
las knocking smile upon his face. ..
Leblanc. the soldier who was a fellow
!. prisoner with Caserio at Marseilles
testified that Caserio told him that he
intended to kill President Carnot, prob
ably at Lyons. when the Chief Magis-
~ trate visited that city.
- THAT In a he,' interrupted Caserio. ex-
citedly. II never told you or any one
We else anything about my plans"
~ Leblanc continued: "Caserio confided
to me that he was designated by lot"
~ ''"That Is untrue" shrieked Caserio.
ing to the prisoner. 81 said to you. af-
ter you had made that remark. But
Z who would be so bold as to kill President
80 Carnot? / saw him In Paris surrounded
by troops and police You answered.
He will be chosen by lot 4"
There was great excitement In court
while the prisoner and Leblanc were
speaking to each other.
Later. Leblanc said "Caserio told me
that he had often seen King Humbert
In the streets, but he added that TO
kill him It would be necessary to have a
rife and shoot him from the street. as
he would be 80 surrounded by soldiers"
THAT Is a lie," shouted Caserio. II
was never chosen to kill President Car
2 not Moreover. absolute liberty OF nc
ton prevails among Anarchists"
The Prosecuting Attorney reviewed at
length all the details OF the trial. and
:. T. demanded that the jury should not hesi-
tate to do Its duty. NJ. Dubreull, coun-
sci for the defense, followed. and made
an appeal for the prisoner.
At about noon the jury retired, and,
after an absence of about a quarter Of
an hour. during which there was con-
siderable excitement in court returned
and announced verdict OF guilty. with
out extenuating circumstances
~ The Presiding Judge, NJ. Breuillac,
then pronounced the sentence of death
b by the guiilotine.
When the death sentence was uttered
- Casefio exclaimed: "Vive la Revolution
~ Sociaie."
The prisoner was Immediately seized
- by the gendarmes and hurried towards
his cell beneath. the Courthouse. As
r. he left the courtroom he cried: "Cour-
age, camarades! Vive rAnarchie."
!,AG In spite OF the prisoners defiant atti-
tude, his habitual smile disappeared
>. from his face when the sentence OF
~. death was pronounced
NJ DubreuiI, the prisoners counsel,
gave notice OF appeal, and In so doing
4. asked that the Presiding Judges charge
to the jury. at the opening of the ses-
-. sion, be entered on the records. ....