Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-28
FOUND TO BE A PLOT
Others Conspired With Santo Against
Carnot.
AWFUL SUICIDE OF AN ACCOMPLICE
Papers Found Connecting Him
With tho Assassin.
MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED

PARIS. June pa dispatch from Mont
pelier. capital Of the department OF Herault,
situated about seventy-hve miles from Mar
settles, announces an anarchist tragedy
growing out Of the efforts Of the police TO
discover accomplices Of Cesario Santo. the
ASSASSIN Of President Sadi Carnot Cette
and Montpelier, both in the same depart
ment. have been mentioned as places where
the murderer stopped prior to making his
way to Lyons, with the intention Of taking
the life Of the chief magistrate Of France.
Consequently. both these towns have been
secured by detectives since Monday MORN
ing. Santo has from the FIRST claimed that
he acted entirely on his own initiative, and
that he had no accomplices. The police
soon formed q different opinion and be-
heyed that he followed out a carefully laid
plan. receiving instructions and advice at
the different towns he visited.
The detectives who have been at work in
Montpelier yesterday evening decided TO
surround and search the house Of a man
named Granier supposed to be an anarchist
and a possible accomplice Of Santo. Gran
Ter. II appears. during last Sunday after
noon, previous to the attack upon President
Carnot, was heard to remark:
by this time Carnot must have received
his Quietus"
As the president was not stabbed until
late the same evening II was naturally con-
cluded, when the news OF the outrage be-
came public. and when IL was shown that
Santo had visited Montpelier, that Granler
must have known that an attempt was to
be made upon the life of the president
When Gfanicr's house Was surrounded the
detectives burst In the door and summoned
tkS anarchist to surrender. Granier was
the police burst In upon him. He sIrans to
mis- feet and fer a moment stood motionlcss
with surprise. Then. with surprising swift
ness. and before the detectives ooL,d secure
him, the anarchist picked up q long and
sharp knife and plunged IL into his abdo-
men, and, with a few swift turns OF tho
wrist disemboweled himself and fell to the
floor. where he expired almost immediatel.
afterward.
The police then commenced q thorough
search Of Granier's lodgings. and. accord
ing to report. a quantity of anarchistic liter
allure was dicovered. together With docu-
ments which connect Santo with Grauiel
and Others In the conspiracy which resulted
in the murder Of president: Carnot.
In any case. the police authorities admi,
that they have established beyond q doubt
that Santo. Granier and the man named
Laborie. who was arrested on Monday. and
others not yet In custody. plotted the death
Of President Carnot In order to avenge the
executions Of Ravachol. Valiant and Henry.
all Of whom, before dying. announced that
their deaths would be avenged. This, OF
COurbc, was loOkeo UPON A mere
clustering at the time the threats were ut
tered.
The police expect to make important ar
rests shortly.
Santo Is still; confined in q cell In the
prison at Lyons. and II carefully watched
to prevent him from attempting suicide.
He Is described as a dull. uneducated young
fellow. In prison he sleeps well and eats
heartily, does not smoke and appears in
different as to his fate.
Santo will be tried. as already announced.
on July q. at Lyons; but the charge
against him will be parricide. instead of
murder The penal code DEGREES that an
attempt against the head Of the state is TO
be charged as parricide.
When Santo has been condemned to death
ana the hour Of his execution has arrived.
he will be conducted to the place OF exscu-
tion In his shirt. barefooted and with his
head covered by q black veil.
The condemned man will stand on the
scaffoh while an officer Of the law ad-
dresses the people and refers to the enorm-
ity Of the crime committed. Santo viii
then be decapitated by the guillotine.