The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-16
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caI,No1,s ASSASSINATION,

Result of y Plot-Conts's.ou of One OF the
COMPREHENSIVE Chosen BY Lot TO
Commit the Deed.
New YoRx. July ia Paris CORE
| spondeut sends tho Herald tho following
account OF the plot to kill President
Carnot:
The reports that the assassination oil
NJ. Caruot was the outcome of an organ
lied conspiracy are daily gathering con-
slstency, and Il any faith can be put IN
revelations which have just been made
at MarseilIes, there can DO no douOt
that the President was doomed some
weeks ago.
soldier of tho garrison OF Marseil!es
who recently Joined the colors, aud VINO
was undergoing imprisonment for aomc
military otIcnsc. This man heard on
Monday or Tuesday OF the assassination
OF tho President tho news Of mhlcn
had somehow reached tho prisoners,
and Il was noticed that Ito became a''eut
and absorbed. ,,,
Atlast, unable to contain himself, lie
exclaimed: II know that President
Carnot would DO killed at Lyons,
"What2" cried fellow prisoner
''you knew ~" .
Italian named Caserio has done It, |
knew him. The lot fell upon him. lie
has not shown any weakness,
The soldier then gave detailed ac.
count OF q small anarchist meeting held
at Cette soon after the execution OF
Emile Horny. 1t was decided that. as
NJ. Carnot had refused to pardon vail
liant and Henry. his lie was forfeited.
The occasion OF his visit TO Lyons was
selected as the most favorable Tor car
rying out tho sentence Of the meeting.
The knife was collected as the surest
weapou. and lots werc drawn to decide
who should undertake tho dangerous
task.
though the youngest, was Que oil the
most determined OF the consnirators,
and he expressed the widest Joy at be-
ing chosen to be the instrument OF ven
peNuce. "Our unhappy President Is
Condemned" he exclaimed, and ho pa
tiently waited for tho arrival OF tho
eventful day. How he carried out ms
plans Is now matter OF history. ~
the Saturday he got up quarrel with
his employer, drew his wages, bought u
dagger and started for Lyons
The authorities were informed oil
these statements and tho prison or was
questioned OH Friday by NJ. Pelletque,
subtle proseeutor, aud n, Michel, exam.
lining magistrate, to whom, the PdH
Mdrstil,ais atIirms. lie repeated his con-
fessiou In detail, in tho presence OF tho
Project and n military officer OF high
rank, He even gave the names OF the
seven conspira:oIs who took part In the
meeting at which tho death OF NJ. Car
mt was decided upon, anu Geographic
instructions wore at once sent to tho
police in the towns in WHICH the mon
AFRO now believed to be hiding
The FiyUro states that the name OF the
soldier Is Btlounrd I.oblanc, and that he
is twenty-five yeara OF age.
How Cascrio was able to carry out hla
plans has boon best told by himself.
while under examination. lie wIrkIl
for his employer at Cote up to 10 clock
on the Saturday. when he received the
balauee Of his wages, 20 francs besides
which he had about s francs in his
pocket After buying tho dagger he
spent his time at the Cafe du Gard. and
at 3 o clock he took tho train for Mont
balm aud Montpelier. Aa he had
nearly seven hours to wait ut the latter
place, he called on Nine. Laborie, whom
no had known ut Cette, and spent the
evening with her and her husband.
They accom- panied hun 70 the station,
when he left at ll:23. He booked for
Iarnscon and thence for Avignon.
Then he found his money was running
short. so he took a ticket for Vionne,
and flushed the journey to Lyons on
foot When he reached the city he was
at a loss to find his way. but partly by
asking passcrs.by. partly BY following
tho crowd, he reached tho Palace OF tho
Bourse. lie hoard people suy that the
President was to como out coon to go to
tho Grand Theatre, aud he waited.