The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1894-06-25
PRESIDENT CARN0T KILLED.
BAs STABBED IN THE ABDOMEN By
IN ITALIAN ANARCHIST.
The Crime Occurred In Lyons In the Pres
ence OF Thousands OF Peopie-The Assas-
sin Jumped 10 tho President and Plunged
Knife In His BODY.


nKnife In His BODY.
Paris. June 2i.-sadie Carnot. presi-
dent OF the French Republic. was
stabbed mortally at s:l5 o'clock this
evening In Lyons by Cesare Giovanni
santo. an italian anarchist. twenty
one years old.
President Carnot went to Lyons TO
visit the exhibition OF arts. sciences
and Industries. He left the chamber Of
commerce banquet. given in his honor,
shortly after o'clock and walked to
his carriage, which was waiting In the
Place de 10 Bourge. He had hardly
taken his seat when Santo, with a
newspaper in his hand pressed through
the crowd and sprang upon the car
riage step. President Carnot started
slightly. Santo snatched dagger from
the newspaper and plunged II into the
presidents abdomen near the liver
The president sank back unconscious
He was taken at once to the prefecture
and the most skillful surgeons in the
city were summoned. Meantime San
to was arrested.
The news spread swiftly to every
part of the city. Infurlated crowds
filed the streets Before 10 o'clock an
Italian restaurant had been sacked
and the police were obliged to strain
every nerve to protect the Italian con-
sulate.
A dispatch received at midnight from
Lyons gives this account of the assas-
sination:
President Carnot had already entered
his carriage when the attack was made
upon him by Santo He had partaken
Of refreshments at the chamber of COM
merce and the procession which had
escorted him from the exposition had
been reformed in the Place des Cordel-
iers and had started for the Grand
theater, where gala performance had
been arranged in his honor. The car
riage had hardly more than started
along the Rue de la Republic amid the
reclamation of the thousands of spec
tators and President Carnot was ac-
knowledging the enthusiastic greetings
Of the people.
In front of the Credit Lyonnaise a
man suddenly ran forward to the car
riage, jumped to the step and stabbed
the president to the heart with a dag
ger which he had concealed under his
eoat. An eyewitness who was walk
Ing abreast Of the presidents carriage
with Adrten Dupuy, the premiers
brother, says that as the presidents
ssceerriia ge. approached the Credit. Lyon
naise his own attention was attracted
by IA slight disturbance in the front
line, of the crowd. He then saw the
carriage stop. The president had fal-
leni back against the cushions and his
face had become livid. An outcry was
raiEed at once. Hundreds shouted that
an) attempt on the presidents life had
been made and the crowd seemed sud
lehly to go mad with excitement.
Meanwhile the assassin had been
fdlled to the ground with blow by NJ
Rivaud, prefect of the Rhone. He wa3
surrounded by an angry crowd and
cries of "lynch him." were heard on
all sides. 1t was only with the greatest
difficulty that the police We're able TO
protect him. In fact had not {. mob of
mounted guards surrounded and pro-
tected the police on their way TO the
station the prisoner would have been
taken from them and beaten to
death.
! At 11:30 o'clock last evening the sur
geons at the prefecture issued this tul-
letin:
''The presidents condition is alarm
Ing, but not hopeless. The wound is
In the region Of the liver. The Eemor-
image which was very copious has now
.eased."
A little more than an hour later tie
president was dead. .,.
At 9 o'clock last night all who had
been invited to attend the gala FER
formance in the presidents honor had
gathered in the Grand theater Every
seat but the boxes was filled. The audi
ence awaited the arrival Of the r."csi-
Dental party. Suddenly rwo men ian
up to the main entrance and called out
that the president had been killed. The
news spread swiftly to the rear seats CT
the theater and thence like Il wind
over the great audience A few women
cried out in horror, but the great ma
jority of those present refused to be-
lieve the Intelligence. Several govern
ment officials left the theater ilrme-
diately to obtain more information.
It appeared as IL all Lyons was at that
moment assembled in Place de la
Comedie. The multitude was Iacked
together like wall.
Suddenly a landau, preceded by four
mounted gendarmes dashed out Of the
Rue de la Republique. In it were
Adrian Dupuy, Deputy Chaudey and
M Rivaud, the prefect. The crowd
mistaking the landau for the presi-
dents carriage cried "vive Carnot! vive
la republique" Chaudey on the right
and Rivaud on the left called from the
carriage in tones full Of emotion:
'sDo not shout. An attempt has just
been made upon the life Of the presi-
dent"
Il The words had immediate effect. On
every side expressions Of execration and
vengeance filled the air.
The landau was driven to the Grand
theater. Arriving there M. Rivaud
and Chaucey proceeded to the.
presidents box. Seeing them enter the
audience rose from their seats in
body. M. Rivaud advanced to the.
Front Of the box and said in a voice
broken with sobs:
.'The president Of the republic has
been assassinated."
The announcement caused great hor-
ror, and cries of "A mort mort" and
''vengeancey' were heard in all parts of
the building. M. Rivaud, continuing,
said that in the Rue de la Re-. dblipue
wretch who had approached nj. carnot
under the pretext Of presenting petit
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