The morning news., 1894-08-03
CARNOT'SSLAYER ON TRIAL.
The Prisoner Exhibits Remarkable
AplOmb in Court.


Wouldn't Hurt a FIy-de Makes a
Humorous Turn on One of the
Judges Questionable Declines to
Give Any Information About His
Relations With Other Anarchists.
Humanity Greater Than Family"
One of His Cold -blooded Statements.
Lyons, Aug. 2.-Tho trial Of Santo
Cesario for the murder of President
Carnot began this morning.
He is mild-faced commonplace youth.
His complexion is fair and there is a faint
suspicion of down upon his upper lip
Altogether his appearance is eliminate,
and the remark of one Of the spectators
that he clocks as though he would not
hurt fly pretty accurately describes
him.
The prisoner had hardly taken his seat
when Judge Breuillac told him to stand
up. AS he obeyed the order he bowed
and smiled again, ana it seemed difficult
to realize that such mild hammered boy
was the assassin of the chief magistrate
Of the French republic.
QUESTIONED BY THE JUDGE.
After the opening formalities of the
trial including the appointment of an
interpreter, the prisoner was questioned
by the judge His christian name, he
said, was Santo Gerenimo. He was born
in November, 1873 and his father was a
ferryman
Coming to the question of the prison
er's responsibility, the Judge said "It
is an important point whether you are
responsible or not"
Cesario replied in firm voice: ayes,
sir, / am absolutely responsible"
Later the Judge said: "Your mother
worshipped you and gave you all the ad-
Yantages she possibly could, She sent
you to school where you never won a
prize1"
"Neyer once" answered Cesario, laugh
ing with genuine gayety
REMARKABLE APLoNB.
The aplomb of the prisoner excited ex-
pressions of surprise on all sides, nothing
to equal it having ever been witnessed
here.
In reference to his having been sent to
school he added: IF ] had been better
scholar | should have been better
man"
A few minutes later, being asked about
his choir boy days, when he represented
John the Baptist ia church professions.
he said II was child then, and chill
dren, you know, unwi:tingly act stu
The Judge then discussed Cesario's
presence at the revolutionary lectures of
Signor GOri, lawyer, in Milan, in spite
of the expostulatious of his family, where
| upon CesariO exclaimed: Humanity is
greater than family"
Asked whether he did not act as a
courier between anarchists of France and
Italy after the Italian anarchist journal
Amici DePoplo had been suppressed, Ce-
sariO answered: THE police do their
work / do mine l have nothing to say
more than they, the police, watched com
munications between various anarchists
systematically"
The prisoner denied knowing a single
anarchist.
CEsARIo BECOMES HUMOROUS.
Judge Breuillac-Coming to Lyons you
stopped at Vienna and went TO an an
archist barber'sl
Cesario-I naturally went to a bar
ber's, as could not get my hair cut at a
| bakers, Laughter.
The Judge-A deputation of Lyonassie
anarchists visited you as parsonage of
Importance when you were i'll in the hos
pital at Cettel
Cesario-A friend from Lyons visited
me, and he had some friends with him,
but they brought me nothing.
The Judge What drought you moth
ing - did they not bring these2 PRO
ducing photographs of RavachOl, Pallas
and the Chicago anarchists
NO. replied Cesario.
"At any rate they were similar to
thesel" retorted the Judge.
Nov, you are right" admitted the
prisoner.
Throughout the examination the pris-
oner defended himself against the accu-
sations of connection with anarchists
with rare skill, fighting the ground inch
by inch.
CEsARIo's BLOODY DAGGER.
There was profound sensation in the
court room when Assistant Registrar
Methuir removed the covering from a
dagger and handed IL 10 the judge.
The weapon was still stained with the
blood of the murdered President, and as
the magistrate held il up thrill Of hor-
ror ran through the assemblage.
'Ts this the one you brought from
Cettel" asked the Judge.
Eyes" replied Cesario, unfinchingly
as he nodded toward the still bloody dag
ger.
Through the interpreter Cesario min
utely detailed his journey from Cette 10
Lyons, the jury following him atten-
lively. as ne narrated MS peFegFiuatlOns
in Lyons until he arrived outside the
credit Lyonnais.
HE TELLS THE STORY or THE CRIME.
Here the prisoner, with brutal coolness,
described his later movements as follows
when ] saw NJ. Carnots carriage ar
riying unsheathed my dagger ! ran for
ward and placed the dagger, turned and
withdrew when / was struck down. M.
Carnot looked me straight i'm the eyes -
Judge-Did you not not have some SEN
sation Of the enormity OF your act when
you saw the eyes Of your victim fixed
upon youl Has not remorseful memory
troubled you sincei
Cesario-No have felt nothing what
ever
The brutal cynicism Of the prisoner
caused a movement Of repulsion IN the
court room.
PREMRpiTATfON ADMITTED.
Coming to the question Of premedita-
tion Cesario readily admitted that the
anarchist was the enemy OF all chiefs Of
state and also that the purchase Of the
dagger was a further indication Of pre-
meditation.
The Judge How long had you medi-
tated the crimei
Cesario impudentlyJ You'll find that
in the prosecution papors
The Judge then read number Of in
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