The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
LAST EDITION.
ny . S5t COME orr.
President CarnOt's Assassin
Sentenced TO Die on
the Guillotine
PRISONER YET MORE Defiant !.
He Gives the Lie to q Witness
for the Government in
Open Court
CAsERl0's B0AsTINGs IN JAIL.
Talked with a Prison.Mate at Mar.
settles About Killing
Garnet.
CAsERlo's BoAsTINes IN JAIL.
tBy Associated PressJ

tBy ASSOCIATED PrtseD --usl
LYONS. Aug. AIT the conclusion 81
the trial of Santo Caserio, the murderer
Of President Carnot. in the Assixe Court
here to-day. the prisoner was sentenced
to be executed by the guillotine.
There were few people around the
Palace of Justice this morning when the
trial Of Caserio was resumed.
The court regulations and military
guard were the same as yesterday. anA
the same military precautions wers
taken.
The Presiding Judge Of the Lyons A.
siEe. NJ. Breuiliac.- opened the session %
about 0 A. NJ, and Immediately orderta
Caserio to be produced.
The prisoner seemed more defiant than
yester lay. and took his seat with :
hooking smile upon his face.
Leblanc, the soldier who was q fellow
prisoner with Caserio at Marseiiles.
testified that Caserio told him that, he
intended to kill President Carnot. prob
ably at Lyons, when the Chief Ilaeie-
trate visited that city.
That is lie," interrupted CaserIo, exc
citedly. II never told you or any one
else anything about my plans" W
Leblanc continued: "Caserio conhded
to me that he was designated by lot"
THAT is untrue" shrieked Caserio.
How untrue?" asked the soldier. turn
ing to the prisoner II said 10 you, az
ter you had made that remark, But
who would be so bold as to kill President
Carnot? / saw him in Paris surrounded
by troops and police You answered,
He will be chosen by lot" ~
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 -
kill him 1t would be necessary to have B
rife and shoot him from the street. a.
he would be so surrounded by soldiers"
That is a lie," shouted Caserio. II
was never chosen to kill President Car
not. Moreover, absolute liberty Of ao-
ton prevails among Anarchists.
The Prosecuting Attorney reviewed -
length all the details of the trial, ana
demanded that the jury should not hesi-
tate to do it's duty. NJ. Dubreuil. coun- Z
sci for the defense, followed, and made
an appeal for the prisoner.
At about noon the jury retired, and.
after an absence of about q quarter OF
an hour during which there was con-
siderable excitement in court. returned
and announced a verdict of guilty, with
out eXtenuating circumstances.
The Presiding Judge, NJ. Breuillae.
then pronounced the sentence OF death
by the guillotine.
When the death sentence was uttered
Caserio exc.eimed: "Vive Ia Revolution
Sociale.'
The prisoner was Immediately seized
by the gendarmes and hurried towards
his cell beneath the t-House, A
he left the courtroom he cried: "Cour-
age, camsrsdes! Vive rAnarchie."
In spite OF the prisoners defiant atti-
Iude. his habitual smile disappeared
from his face when the sentence OF
leath was pronounced, .g
NJ. Dubreull, the prisoners counsel
save notice of appeal, and in so doing
asked that the Presiding Judges charge
o the jury, at the opening of the ses-
sion, be entered on the records.