St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-03
ASSASSIN OF CARNOT.
Trial Of the Anarchist, Casa
rio, Begun at
Paris.
TELLS HIS HORRIBLE TALE.
The Murderer Coolly Recounts
the Story Of His
Crime.
TELLS HIS HORRIBLE TALE
DID THE DEED IN REVENGE
For the Execution Of Valiant
and Other Of the
Reds.

assassin of President CarnOt. was put
Oil trial in the assize court today. His
removal from the st. Paul prison to the
court was without incident. NJ. Breuil-
lac, who presides over the court, is the
judge who drew much criticism upon
himself by condemning the bill for the
suppression of anarchistic crime, which
was recently passed by the chambers.
The place OF justice was thoroughly
guarded at every point. The court
opened at 9:15 a. H., and the judge pres
ident was no sooner seated than he
called upon the gendarmeS to bring in
the accused. All the persons present
held their breaths as the assassin Of
President Carnot was
Brought Into Court.
The prisoner is short, and looked
somewhat scared as he came in securely
haudcutfed to gendarme on either side
of him and two other gendarmeS bring
ing up the rear.
AS soon as he was in the dock his
counsel, Nj. Dubreuil aud NJ {. de Gen.
eral. professor of Italian at the Lyons
Business college, the latter having been
appointed interpreter, exchanged few
words with the prisoner, and the prisoner
took his seat, and the reading Of the
long indictment began.
The prisoner listened impassively
during the reading of the docume mt,
which contained what was supposed to
be full account of the events before
and on the evening OF the murder. and
which was believed to be a complete
record of his journey from Italy, giving
the name Of nearly every one the pris-
Oner spoke to, etc., while on his way to
Lyons. C@sario only became interested
in the indictment when 1t narrated the
actual deed.
When the reading was finished names
of thirty witnesses were called. and the
presiding judge. NJ. Brouillac, began to
Question the Accused
The judge first recited the known
facts about the family of the prisoner.
Replying to questions, the prisoner
said that not one of his family was or
had been weak-minded.
The presiding judge then turned to
the prisoner and said:
''Since your arrest did you write to
your mother saying that you killed the
president from an anarchist motive?'
+ Are these your words?"
"Yes," replied Casario, with great
indifference.
The Judge then recalled the fact that
,Caesario had, as a child, figured as a
poSeur in the religious professions of
Motta ViscOnti, his native town. for the
beauty of the prisoner. as child, was
remarkable, and until he fell under the
spell of anarchiSm, two years ago, he
was drawn to life of religion.
Then the anarchists intlammatory
literature excited C8serio so much that
the attention of the authorities was
drawn 10 his dangerous utterances, and
warning hint was sent to his family.
But the poison of the documents was
incurably within his veins, and, after
some Ups and downs, notably five
months Ill prison for distributing an
archistic leaflets outside tine barracks at
Milan, he planned and executed the
deed for which he is now on trial. In
reply to the Judges questions in regard
to his childhood and his taking part in
religious professions,
Cesario Answered Mockingly:
"Chidren do not know what they are
doing"
The Judge then examined Casario at
length as to his connection with an
archy. During this examination the
president said:
fa ilxrf ri fn
your horrible doctrines?"
81 love my mother" the prisoner re-
piled, "put I cannot submit to her
prejudices, nor to my family's preiu-
dices. There Is the larger family of
humanity"
In spite of repeated efforts of the
judgeto draw from the prisoner some
statement in regard to his connection
with other anarchists, C8sario would
say nothing upon the subject, being
especially dumb when the judge sought
toextract from him information as to
the means adopted by anarchists to
communicate with each other. and to
his immediate associates in anarchiSm.
The prisoner was then questioned
about his movements at Cette and other
places previous to the assassination,
and during this portion of the trial the
Judge remarked:
"Your relations have always been
with anarchists?'
Naturally" interrupted the prison
er. II could not consort with the bour-
geois."
The presiding judge afte rward ques-
toned the prisoner concerning how
much money he had remaining after he
had paid his bill at Cette, asking:
"What did you do with the remaining
five francs?'
II bought poignard,' replied Ces-
sriO delinantly.
The assassin narrated the incidents
of his approach to aud attack upon Pres
ideut Carnot. replying to question at
Its close by NJ BTouillac, If lie did not
know the penalty of his act would be
death:
III am an anarchist and 1 hate the
bourgeois, society and the heads of the
state"
Cesari Talks.
After this reply from the prisoner,
the weapon with which he killed Presi-
dent Carnot was brought into court and
shown to the jury, the president saying:
"Take care, gentlemen, do not touch
the blade; it is relic which must be
preserved" C8sario then recognized
the details OF his journey from Cstte
LIONS. telling Row he finally arrived at
the Palais dc Commerce, where Presi-
dent Carnot was being banqueted.
The prisoner then narrated tie incidents
of the tragedy, saying:
"When was opposite the gate when
the president was about to emerge l
knew that persons of mark always sit
on the right side of the carriage. So l
crossed 10 the right hand side of The
pavement. had trouble in keeping in
the second row of spectators. as so
,,opv manila were anxious to get a