Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-08-24
sANro FOUND GUILTY.


people around the Galace oil justice
when the trial of Santo, assassin of
President Carnot was resumed to-day.
The prisoner was even more defiant than
yesterday, and took his seat with
hooking smile upon his face. Leblanc,
fellow prisoner with Caesario at Mar
settles, testified that Caesario told him
he intended to kill President Carnot,
probably at Lyons when the Chief
Magistrate visited that city.
That is lie," interrupted Caesaro
excitedly. 81 never told you or any one
else anything about my plans" Le-
blanc continued: "CAesario confessed
to me he was designated by lot" THAT
is untrue" shrieked Caesario.
"How untrue?i asked Leblanc, turn
ing to the prisoner. % said to you after
you had made that remark, But who
would be so bold as to kill President
Carnot? | saw him in Paris surrounded
by troops and police. You answered:
He will be chosen by lot
There was great excitement in court
while the prisoner and Leblanc were
speaking to each other Later Leblanc
Eetlu Nd0Ehi ~ tOlh lliS llC nav OlANii
seen King Humbert in the streets, but
he added that to kill him it would be
necessary to have rifle and shoot him
from the street, as he would be sur
rounded by soldiers"
"That is lie" shouted the prisoner,
Il was never chosen to kill President
Carnot; moreover, absolute liberty OF
action prevails among anarchists"
The Prosecuting Attorney reviewed
the details of the trial and demanded
the Jury not to hesitate to do their duty.
At the conclusion of the Public Prose-
cutor's speech there were visible signs
of approval throughout the courtroom
at the denunciation of anarchists, their
doctrines and their wretched tool Gaze
sario, whose life, the counsel declared,
the jury should render to justice, the
law and the rightful demand OF civilized
society.
The prisoner smiled with contempt
during the Public Prosecutors address,
and then in common with all present he
paid close attention to the remarks OF
his counsel, NJ. Dreuibelli, whose appeal
for the prisoner lasted half an hour and
was based upon the following points
There was lunacy in the prisoners
family; his anarchistic surroundings; ;
the impossbility of reconciling the as
sassns religious life with premeditated
murder.
Under the law the presiding Judge
prohibited the publication of the chief
portion of NJ. Dreuibelli's address. At
the conclusion of his counsel's remarks
Caesario seemed pleased, and the jury
arose amid great relief on the part OF
the audience. During the absence OF
the Jury Caesario was removed to his
cell beneath the courthouse, and the
Judge retired with his associates to
await the return OF the men who We're
to pronounce upon the prisoners guilt.
| When after an absence of less than hall
an hour the jury re-entered, the Judge
resumed his place and silence relgned
throughout the court. The prisoner was
| brought in, and faced the court. Judge
Breuillac turned to the prisoner for a
moment, and then, addressing the jury,
asked the formal question:
| "Is Caesario Santo Geronimo guilty
or not guilty of the assassination OF the
President of the Repuhlic?"
There was some confusion as the IN
| terpreter translated to the prisoner what
was said, but audible over the interpre-
ter's voice was the reply OF the foreman
of the jury, Guilty, without any eX-
tenuating circumstances" There was a
deep silence as the verdict was translated
to Caesario, who received it with smile
of cynical contempt. The presiding
Judge as soon as the prisoner was &C
quainted with the jury's finding arose
and, speaking directly to the assassin,
said:
"The court condemns Caesario Santo
Geronimo to death. You have three
days in which to appeal to the Court OF
| Cessation"
| TO this the prisoner returned scorn-
| full shout of :" Nive la revolution socaIe ~
| The anarchical cry was hardly uttered
when the gendarmes handcutfed the
prisoner and jerked him toward the
| door leading to the cell beneath the
court. This door was opened hastily.
Caesario was hurried through, and as he
disappeared the cry of Courage, COM
rades; vive lanarchiel" was heard echo
| ing from the stone corridor through
which the assassin was being carried.
| By this time the Judge was bowling to
| his associates, to the Public Prosecutor
| and to the counsel for the defense; the
audience began to disappear, the door
| through which Caesario had passed was
| shut with clang, the door OF the Judges
room was opened, the public vanished,
| the clock pointed to 12:45, and all who
saw the trial rushed out to tell the outer
world of what they had seen and heard