The Globe-republican., 1894-06-29
DEED OF A BASTARD.
The President Of France Assassi-
mated at Lyons.
The Murderer a Young Italian Anarchist
who Stabbed CarnOt While I'm His Car
riage Receiving an Ovation
from His People.
President Carnot Murdered.


LYONS. June 25.-Marie Francois Sadi
an Italian anarchist named Cesare
Giovanni Santo, who, under the pretext
of presenting a petition. sprang upon
the steps of the presidents landau,
while he was being driven to the
theater, and stabbed him near the
heart, infiicting wound from which
he died at 12:i5 o'clock this, Monday,
morning.
The president was visiting Lyons in
connection with the international ex-
hibition. His carriage was being driven
slowly along in front of the Palais de
Commerce, and then turned into the
Rue de la Republique, still following
the facade of the palace.
When halfway down the street. which
was lined with enthusiastic crowds of
people who were loudly cheering, a
man rushed out of the crowd and
sprang upon the step of the presidents
landau. just at this moment NJ CarnOt
was waving his right hand and salut-
ing with his hat in his left hand in re-
spouse to the ovation that was
given him by the crowd. The peO-
pie close to the carriage saw the
man standing on the step had a
knife in hand. BY the glare of the
electric lights they saw the bright
blade CLEAN in the air, as the assassin's
arm descended, and then President Car
not was seen to fall back in his seat,
deathly pale. One of his hands was
pressed to his heart, where the steel
had entered his body.
NJ. Rivaud, project of Lyons, who was
seated by President Carnot, immedi-
ately struck the assassin blow full in
the face and knocked him from the
step, thus preventing the man from
again stabbing the president. which it
was his evident intention to do.
Instantly cries of The president is
assassinated!' Death to the assassin
were heard on every side, and
the crowd in the vicinity of the
carriage swelled to enormous proper
tiOns, every member of it seemingly
intent upon killing the assassin. He
was grasped by dozen hands and his
life would then and there paid the for
felt Of his crime had it not been for
several sergeants de vile, who seized
him and attempted to draw him away
from his captors.
This was found to be impossible, as
the Infatuated populace was determined
to lynch the man. All efforts of the
sergeants availed nothing beyond saw.
ing 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 reinforcements
and many of the blows landed fairly
At last the police succeeded in driv
ing the bowling mob back 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 spread with light
ning-like rapidity, and mounted guards
were sent to the aid of the police. who
We're struggling to preserve the life OF
the assassin. With drawn sabres in
their hands the guards rode down into
the crowd needless of whom their
horses trampled upon. The crowd gave
way before the horses. and at last the
center of the mob was reached. Their
a Gordon was formed around the almost
exhausted policemen and their captive.
and the march to the police station be
gan.
Physicians were hastily summoned
to attend the president. who had i'm
mediately been conveyed to the pre-
lecture. \ careful examination was
made of the wound and the doctors de
clared the condition of NJ. Carnot hope
less.
Shortly after midnight the arch
bishop of Lyons was summoned to the
bedside of the dying president to ad-
minister to him the last rites of the
church. He was in the room but a
short time when he retired to an ad-
joining room. Here he remained until
1890 o'clock. when he was again sum-
moned to the presidents room. where
he administered to him the sacrament.
NJ. Carnot remained conscious to the
last. He realized that life was passing
away and twice he said: Il am going"
DIR. Poncet leaned over the bed at
12:45 o'clock and said: Your friends
are here. Monsieur lie President"
NJ. Carnot replied. family: Thank
you. my friends. thank you
These were the presidents last words,
for the next instant there was a con-
vulsive shudder and life passed away.
Santo, who speaks French badly.
when questioned by Project Lepin at
the police station in Rue Moliere. said
he had lived at Cette. department of
Perault. for the past six months and
had only come to Lyons yesterday. He
gave his age at %. His replies were
given coolly, but without any sign of
bravado. He refused, however. to an
swer any of the many questions put tc
him regarding his motive for stabbing
the president. declaring that on this
subject he would speak only before a
tribunal. When he was searched by
the Aolice, book was found in one of
his pockets, in which it was written
that he had been born in a village in
the province Of Milan. Italy.
The excitement continues at fever
heat and it would take very little to