The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-26
The Career of President
CarnOt's Slayer.
He Became an Anarchist at an
Early Age.
The Assassination Premeditated an(
Well Planned.
Tho Crime Believed to Re Part OF 9
General PIot-Police Searching FOR
Santos Accompiices-Sevsra
Arrests MSde.
By ytheAssociated Press.

PARIS, June 25.-Santo was porn at
Motta Viscounti, northwest OF Psvis,
in December, 1873. He is baker and
was tried in Milan in 1892 for breach OF
the peace, but WAS acquitted. Santo
delivered anarchist lectures of the vilest
character before goinA to Switzerland
last year.
There no longer seems to be much
doubt that the assassination was the re-
suit of an anarchistic conspiracy to
avenge the deaths of Valiant and Emile
Henri. Twenty detectives have gone to
Oette. department of Herfault, where
Ssnto was recently domiciled, to track
dov supposed accomplices.
The weapon used by the murderer was
a long triangular blade, of s.iletto pat
tern. Upon the blade are engraved the
words, "Record of Toledo" The sheath
of the weapon is of velvet, with red and
black stripes.
THE POLICE INQUIRY.
The police inquiry late this afternoon
resulted in obtaining the following facts
in regard to the assassin's movements
previous to the crime:
Santo missed the train running direct
to LYONS from Cette on Saturday. and
had to 90 TO Montpelier and thence to
Vienna.
From there he was unable to pay his
fare on the train to Lyons, and having
only so centimes in his pocket, was
obliged to walk 80 miles. He arrived
at LYONS the same afternoon.
When the police rescued the prisoner
from the mob after he had stabbed the
president, his clothes were torn to
shreds, and it was found necessary to
sew them together at the police station.
Santo was confined in cell in the
prison OF the palace OF justice at Lyons.
THE AssAssIN's PEDIGREE.
ROME, June 25.-Caesers Giovanni
Santo. the man who murdered President
CarpaA,- 4i-- -~..- Of Maria Broalin and
Antoine Casesavio. He joined the an
archists' association at an early age. In
January, 1892, he tried, with two fellow
anarchists, to start newspaper, but
was unable to raise the funds necessary
The police watched him, and in the end
of 1898 he went to Switzerland.
SANTOS LODGINGS SEARCHED.
LONDON. June 25.-A special dispatch
to the times from Paris says: The police
searched Santos lodgings at Cette. A
trunk containing nothing of a compro-
missing nature was seized. They also
questioned number of Santos COM
rades, some OF whom were arrested.
On Friday Santo bought from gum
smith for five france, the poinard with
which he killed M. Csrnot.
M. Lepine, who accompanied M. Oar
not. says Santo appeared very intelli-
gent. He ran after the president's car
riage, holding in his hand q large
bouquet. When he jumped on the
carriage step he had drawn his dagger
out OF the flowers.
THE MURDER WELL PLANNED.
LYONS, June 25.-Caesere Santo, the
assassin, today admitted he had for
some time contemplated his crime. He
producee programme of the Lyons fes-
tivities, giving M. Carnot's route. Along
the road he had marked spots where he
presumed he would have chance to
strike the fatal blow. He had given the
subject considerable thought, he said,
and felt confident he knew how to deal
fatal blow before he left Cette.
ANARCHISTS SCARED.
PARIS, June 25.-The dispatching OF
detectives from Paris to Cette, from
which latter place Santo came to Lyons,
has caused CONSERVATION among the an
archists there, and many of them, fear
ing the police would arrest them, fed
the town. Four arrests were made.
SANTOS SISTER TALKS.
MILAN. June 25.-An interview was
had today with the sister of Santo the
assassin of President Carnot. She said
that from the time he was 10 years old
her brother had been an attendant at
anarchiRtic meetings. He was especially
devoted in his attendance to meetnge
presided over by the prominent anarch-
ist advocate, Gori. with whom Santo was
infatuated. Until her brothers. occupa-
tion as a baker, he had had ample time
his anarchistic tendencies, and ON one
number of incendiary pamphlets.
His mother and sister, fearful of what
might become OF him, tried to get him
to abandon anarchism and devote him
self to trade. The warnings of the pol
ice and the pleadings of his relatives,
however, had no effect. Ssnto appeared
to be infatuated with the idea of spread
ing the anarchistic propaganda, and the
police kept watchful eye upon him,
Three months later he was detected in
company with other anarchists distrib-
uting anarchist literature among the
soldiers. For this offense he was ar
rested, tried and convicted and SEN
tancad IN i've vaara, ,imnrianmant He
was youth of resource, however. and
after having served part OF his sentence.
he managed to effect his escape from
prison and fed to Luganoth, Lugsno
After this the family heard nothing of
him until six months ago, when letter
was received from him announcing he
was still seeking work.
His slater said that when she heard
the name Santo mentioned in connec-
tion with the murder OF President Carnot.