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

SANTOS BRAYADO.
The Assassin of President
Carnot Confronts His
Judges.
SUCH A MILD HAMMERED BOY
But He Had Long Meditated the
Bloody Deed-Denles An
archistlc Alliances.
UGH A MILD HAMMERED BOY

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Justice at five o'clock this morning under a
strong escort of gendarmes. The bridge
facing the court house and the open space
surrounding the court building were
guarded by military and police and
the parapet along the River Saone was
crowed with sight seers, many Of whom
had obtained seats and standing room
early in the night and had kept their places
throughout in the hope of obtaining a
glimpse of the assassin. At quarter to
nine o'clock the court room doors were
opened and the jurymen, witnesses, mem
bers of the press and other necessary or
persons quickly filed the small
room to overfiowlng. The room, though not
comm odious, was tastefully decorated and
the gay costumes of the Lyonnalse society
bellies who filled the galleries and peered
down upon the crowd below, gave the whole
scene gala aspect.
JUDGES AND PRISONER.
As Registrar Vidor began calling the
names of the jurors the buzz of conversation
ceased and at nine o'clock the Judges en-
tered the room. Judges Ducros and Jeyienne
entered at the right of the tribunal and
Judge Breuillac, the presiding magistrate,
and Judge Daveniere at the left As
the Judges took their seats upon
the bench Caserio was ordered to be
placed in tine prisoners dock. As the assas-
sin made his appearance between two stall
wart, silver faced gendarmes he was the
cynosure of all eyes. He is mild faced,
commonplace youth His complexion is fair
and there is faint suspicion of down upon
his upper lip Altogether hi; appearance
is effeminate and the rem ark of one
of the spectators that h ''looks to
though he wouldn't hurt 4 I" pretty ac-
ctirateiy uescr1ues MN. The prisoner came
in wearing peaked cap shaped something
like Yachting cap. He was clad i'll an old
light brown jacket and gray linen cloth
waistcoat and trousers Around his
neck mauve shaded tie, in sailors knot,
confined his unstarched collar As he
entered the dock he gaZed about him
in way that betokened more curiosity than
interest i'll his surroundings Presently he
caught sight of NJ. Debreuil, his counsel.
His face lightened up as he bowed smihngly
ana gracefully to his advocate and at that
moment he seemed to remember that he still
wore his cap, which he removed as he took
his seat.
MILD HAMMERED BOY.
The prisoner had hardly taken his seat
when Judge Breuillac told him to stand up.
As he obeyed the order he bowed and smiled
again, and it seemed difficult to realize that
of the Chief Magistrate of the French Repub-
lic Judge Breuillac then swore in an inter
prefer named de Genneval, who was accepted
by Caserio This was done so that there should
be no doubt that the prisoner should under
stand everything that was said to him. The
jury was then empanelled. Several Of The
Jurors were objectedN by Attorney Gen
eral Folchier. and these, We're replaced by
Others Registrar Vidor tden read the in
dictment against the prisoner, recounting
the details of the tragedy, already familiar
to the civilized world, with remarkable clear
ness.
Judge Breuillac than began his interroga=
ton of the prisoner. This magistrate does
not bully a prisoner as some OF The Parlslan
Judges do and the departure from the
Partisan habit was favorably noticed
by everybody present. Under the
questioning Of the Judge. Caserio re-
capitulated his antecedents. His Christian
name he said, was Santo Geronimo. He was
born in November, 1875, and his father was
a ferryman. Wien questions We're repeated
to him he easily lost his temper, like petu-
LIANT child, and it was necessary to translate
the queries into Italian. In several cases
where this was done it was claimed by some
of the press representatives present that the
questions were badly translated.
RESPONSIBLE.
Coming to the question of the prisoners
the Judge said:-''It is an inn
portant point whether you are responsible
or not"
Caserio replied, IN a firm voice:-"Yes, I
am absolutely responsible"
Later the Judge said:-tY YouF mother
worshipped you and gave you all the advan-
tages she possibly could. She sent you to
school, where you never won prize"
'sNever once," answered Caserio, laughing
with genuine gaiety.
The aplonlb of the prisoner elected ex-
of surprise on all sides, nothing to
equal it having ever been witnessed here In
reference to his having been sent to school,
he added
''If had been better scholar, I should
have been better man"
CHOIR BOY, TOO.
A few minutes later, being asked about his
choir boy days, when he represented John
the Baptist in church professions, he said -
know, unwittingly act stupidity
The udge then discussed Caserio's presence
at the revolutionary lectures of Signor
Corr, a lawyer, i'll Milan, in spite of the ex-
of his family whereupon
Caserio exclaimed
Humanity is greater than family"
Asked whether he did not act as a courier
the anarchists of France and Italy
after the Italian Anarchist Journal Antici
De Popoto had been suppressed, Caserio
1.-THE police do their work; do
NINE I have nothing to say more than that
they tthe pollce) taxed communications be-
tween various anarchists Systematically,
Tho prisoner denied knowing a single
anarchist.
Judge Breuillac-'s Coming to Lyons you
stopped at Vienna and went 10 an Anarchist
barber's"
Caserio-''I naturally went to a BARRIERS.
[ couldn't get my hair cut at a bakers. +"
Laughter
The Judge-'sA deputation of Lyonnaise
anarchists visited you as a parsonage of lm1S
portance when You were i'll in the hospital
ut Cette."
Caserio-"A friend from Lyons visited
me and he had some of his friends with him,
but they brought me nothing"
Whaol Brought you nothingl Didn't they
bring you these!" producing photographs
Of Ravachol, Pallas and the Chicago anar-
chists.
ssNo,n replied Casetrio.
SAT any rate they were similar to these,
retorted the Judge.
Nov you are right" admitted the pris-
oner.
NOT AN ANARCHIST.
Throughout this examination the prisoner
himself against accusations of con-
nection with anarchists with rare skill,
fighting the ground inch by inch.
There was a profound sensation IN the
court room when Assistant Registrar
Mathie removed the covering from dag
ger and handed it to the Judge.
The weapon was still stained with the
blood of the murdered President, and as the