Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-27

tense excitement has been caused every
where in France by the terrible deed
The assassin very narrowly escaped
lynching. but was finally lodged in jail.
The President was visiting Lyons in
connection with the international eXhi-
bition. Upon his arrival here he was Civ
en- a reception at the prefecture, after
which he visited the exhibition. After
spending some time at the exhibition he
proceeded to the Palais de Commerce
where a banquet was given in his honor.
At 9:2o o'clock tonight President Garnet
started for the theater where Il gala per-
Torrance was to be given because of his
presence in the city Several carriages
were in the procession, the first one being
occupied by the President NJ Carnot's
carriage was driven slowly along in front
of the Palais de Commerce and then
turned into Rue de la Republque, still
following the facade of the palace.
When half way down the street, which
was lined with enthusiastic crowds of
people who were loudly cheering, man
rushed out of the crowd and sprang
upon the steps of the Presidents landau.
Just at this moment NJ Carnot was wav-
ing his right hand and saluting with his
hat in his left hand in response to the
ovation that was being given him by the
crowd. The people close to the carriage
saw that the man standing on the step
had a knife in his hand BY the glare of
blade CLEAN in the air.
AS the assassinS arm descended Presi-
dent CarnOt was seen to fall back in his
seat, his face deathly pale. One of his
hands was pressed over his heart where
the steel had entered the body.
NJ. Rivaud. project of Lyons. who was
seated beside N. Carnot, Immediately
struck the assassin blow full in the face,
and knocked him from the step, thus pre-
venting the man from again stabbing the
President, which it was his evident in
tentiOn to do.
Instantly cries of LIE President est
ASA ssinat," Mort a la assassin" were
heard on every side, and the crowd in
the vicinity of the carriage swelled to
enormous proportions, every member of it
seeming intent upon killing the assassin.
He was grasped by a dozen hands, and
his life would have then and there paid
the forfeit 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, and the
efforts of the sergeants awaited nothing
beyond saving 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 reinforce
mentS, and many of the blows landed
fairly. At last the police succeeded III
driving the bowling mob back foot or
SO from their prisoner, but to get the cap
tive through the crowd was 8 physical
impOssibility.
The assassin is an italian named &C.
sare Giovanni Santo. Santo is a beard
less young man, 20 or % years old. When
arrested he was attired in brown suit
and wore a peaked cap that matched
to the suit in color. As he marched under
his police guard from the Rue de la
RepubIique to the station he held his head
down, but his eyes glanced furtively
around as though he was seeking an op-
portunity to escape from his captors. To
have made such an attempt, however,
would have been the height of foolhardi-
ness unless he desired to commit suicid
for there is not the slightest doubt tn,
had he got away from the protectiC 4
of the police he would have been
torn limb from limb by the crowd, whose
every action showed that they were thirst
ing for his blood