The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-02

Magistrate held it up a thrill of horror ran
through the assemblage.
rs this the one you brought from Cette"
asked the Jut ge.
"Yes,n replied Caserio, unAinchingly, as
he nodded toward the still bloody dagger.
As the Judge handled the weapon before
passing it to the jury the prisoner was not IN
the least disconcerted, and as the dagger
was handed to the jury the criminal calmly
brushed fly from his cheek.
/ Through the interpreter de Genneyal,
Caserio minutely detailed his journey from
Cetteo to Lyons, the jury following him at
tentively as he narrated his peregrinations in
Lyons until he arrived ontside the Credit
Lyonnais. Here the prisoner with brutal
GOODNESS described his later movements as
follows:
when saw NJ. Carnot's carriage arriy-
ing unsheathed my dagger. ran forward
and planted the dagger, turned and with
drew, when was struck down NJ Carnot
looked me straight in the eyes,
Judge-@Did you not have some sensation
OF the enormity of your act when you saw
the eyes of your victim fixed upon you!
HASN'T remorseful memory troubled you
sinceI'
Caserio-sNo. have felt nothing what
ever"
The brutal cynicism of the prisoner caused
movement of repulsion in the court room.
Coming to the question of premeditation,
Caserio readily admitted that the anarchist
was the enemy of all Chiefs of State and also
that the purchase of che dagger was a fur
ther indication of generalization.
The Judge-"How long had you meditated
| the crimen
Cassrio- qmpudently)- You'll find that in
the prosecution papers
! INFLAMMAToRY PAPERS.
| The Judge then read a number of inham-
matory statements attributed to CaserIo,
Il
| turned to Italy you would kill both the King
and the Pope"
Caserio-"That is impossible. The Pope
and the King are never together. There
fore, couldn't kill both"
He also denied that the crime was the re-
suit of plot in which the assassin was de-
signated by lot.
Judge Breuillac recalled the threatening
letters which were sent to President Carnot,
and also the fact that on the night of the
murder an envelope was addressed to Me.
dame Carnot enclosing a portrait of Ra-
vachol, which bore the inscription, 'Weil
Revenged.n
incompetent, being able neither to translate
the Judges questions nor Caserios replies.
Finally this matter was Strengthened out
and the Judge saId.-
s'You claim to be the executioner of popu-
lar justice, yet you are both the accuser and
and the eXecuUlOnef-"
Caserio-"Here we are dealing with the
| facts of the case. am not inclined to discuss
theories"
Judge-"You are very young to pretend
to Judge the father of family"
| CaserIo ~ outh is immaterial Soldiers
equally young were guilty of worse crimes in
shooting down the Sicilians."
Judge-"But they were obeying orders.
Caserio--"They were imbecile criminals
to obey murderous chief instead obeying
their ideas Of justice as | did
A recess was taken at noon.
THE TRAGIC SCENE.
Police Commissary Cousin, the first wit
ness called, related the circumstances of the
arrival of Caserio at the railway station,
and Policeman Brun, Bardin, Jehle and
Columbiana described the assas sims arrest
General Voizin, the Military Governor Of
Lyons, who was in the carriage with Presi-
dent Carnot at the time of the murder, was
next called General Voizin testified as fol
lows:-
Il was riding in the Presidents carriage.
The streets were crowded with people,
Tested by cheers, the clapping of hands, etc.
We had arrived before the Credit Ly0nnais
building when suddenly a man with
paper held conspicuously in his hand APP
preached The carriage. Instead of throwing
the paper he continued to advance rapidly
until he came right against NJ. Carnot,
and struck at him. l thought the
man had miscaIeulated his aim, as
the President did not speak or move. When
few seconds had elapsed, however, the
Presidents face paled and we realized
that he had been hurt / stood up in
the carriage and called upon the
police and citizens to arrest the assassin.
then resumed my seat and ordered the car
riage to be driven at once to the prefecture,
meanwhile staunching the blood from the
Presidents wound"