The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-04
LYONS. France, Aug. 8.

L. President Carnot, heard his
II II doom pronounced this morning.
W He was sentenced to die upon
the guillotine.
When the assize court opened this
morning, about the same class of audi
snce was present as yesterday A regi-
ment Of soldiers surrounded the court
house, aud detachments OF infantry
and cavalry guarded the approaches.
AS upon the opening day, number
OF gayly dressed women occupied the
principal seats in the gallery. Fewer
OF the general public were admitted
into the body Of the room.
Caserio. who seemed to have passed
a sleepless night, in spite OF his forced
bravado. looked pale ana nervous as he
was led into the court room between
two detective officers.
The van that brought him from St.
Paul prison was guarded by squad of
dragons In the same manner as yes
terday. Ev ry precaution was taken
to preserve the peace and prevent anar.
chistic outrages. Strangers in tho city
were scrulinized and all known SYM
pathizers with the cause of the Reds
were placed under special police espi.
onage.
While nobody In Lyons or France,
Tor that matter, anticipated any other
verdiot than that Of death, and that
swiftly. none were prepared for so sud-
den termination Of the trial Santo
himself had not for moment INDUCED
the hope that be would escape the
knife, and had nsrved himself to as.
sumo calmoess that his twitehing fin.
gers belted. Nevertheless, it Is acknowl-
edged that the assassin has brought
himself to regard himself In the light
OF libsrator and martyr He is su-
premly vain aud esregiously egotistical
Thus be poses before the court and
spectators, and derives immense satis-
faction out Of the fact that hundred
newspaper scribes are at this nom Mt
sending accounts OF his trial to the
four quarters Of the earth.
SCENES AT THE TRIAL
The presiding Judge, Breuillac, open
ed the session at about 8 a. m. and i'm.
msdiately ordered Caserio to be pro-
duced. Leblanc, the soldier who was
fellow prisoner with Caserio at Mar
seill's, testified that Caserio told him
that no intended to kill President Car
not, probably at Lyons, when the pres.
ident visited that city.
THAT isa lie," interrupted Caserlo
exeitedly. II never told you or any
one else anything about my plans"
When Lsblanc's testimony was fin
ished, the public prosecutor reviewed
at length the details of the trial and
demanded that the jury should not
hesitate to do its duty. Santo listened
to his speech with smile OF contempt
on his face.
~. Dnbreuil, counsel for the dsfeuss
followed with an appeal for the pris-
oner. He bas d his defense on three
points; W That there was lunacy in
the prisoners family; (2 his anarchist
surroundings; (3) the impossibility of
resonciling the ssssssin's religious
life with o premeditated attempt at
murder.
THE VERDICT RECEIVED.
The jury was out about quarter Of
an hour. When the jury returned
Cassrio was brought in and faced the
court for the last time. Judge Breuillac
turned to the prisoner for moment
and then. addressing the jury, asked
the latter tho formal question:
lis Cassrio Ssnto Geronimo guilty
or not guilty Of the crime Of assassinat.
ing the president Of the republic2"
TEsre was some confusion as the In.
terpeter translated to the prisoner
what he said; but audible over the
interpreters voice was the reply of the
foreman Of the jury: Guilty with.
out extenuating circumstances There
was silence again as the verdict was
translated to Cassrio. who received it
with cynical smile"
The presiding judge, as soon as the
prisoner was acquainted with the jury's
finding. arose and, speaking directly to
the assassin, said: "The court con-
demns Caserio Santo Geronimo to
death. You have three days In which
to appeal to the court OF cassation."
When the sentence was uttered Ca
serio exclaimed, "Vive la Revolution
SooiAle"
Notwithstanding the prisoners de
fant attitude. his habitual smile dis
appeared from his face when the sent
enes was pronounced.
Throughout the city intense satisfas-
ticn is expressed over the speedy sent
ence of the miserable assassin, Those
Reds who might be inclined to com.
miserate the wretch are following the
dictates of prudence and remaining
out of sight.