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WILL BE CARROTED.|
A Common Criminals Death for
Canovas' Assassin.
TIE SENTENCE TURNED HIN SICK
He Had to Be Assisted From TIE
Court Room.
HE ARGUED HIS OWN CASE.
II WINS n Tirnde on Anarchy ana
Was Promptly Suppressed by
the Court.
HE ARGUED HIS OWN CASE.

Madrid. August 16.--Michael Angiolii,
tho anarchist. assassin Of Premier Cano-
vas, who was tried by courtmartid yes
teriay at vargara, was found guilty and
was sentenced to death. Upon hearing the
sentence Angtolli turned deathly pale and
had TO be assisted from the court room.
Angiolli will DO garroted within the
prison.
vargara, August 16.--About 200 persons
were present at the trial OF Angolli. tho
assassin OF Premier Canovas, today. The
vicinity OF the prison was almost deserted,
the public being apparently indifferent In
view Of the certainty that the death PEN
atty would follow the courtmartlal.
Angiolli heavily mauacled. sat between
two gendarnes, and Immediately In front
OF his judge. ON a table nearby lay hs
revolver and other material evidence OF
the crime The president OF the court read
tho declarations OF eye witnesses after
which the written statement OF the pris-
oncr was read by the clerk OF the court.
Angiolli In the course OF the statement
said he left Fogsia In October. 1885, and
went 10 Marseilles and Barcelona, where
he took the name OF Jose Santoa At first
he had not thought of becoming an ararch-
Interested In anarchistlc doctrines. He re-
turned then to Mnrscillcs After hts ex-
pmlsion from that city. he went to Bel
GUM and London. where he spent most OF
his time In the society OF anarchists.
When the execution took place at BARGE
Iona on May L. OF five OF the anarchists
convicted OF participating in tho bomb
outrage, at the feast Of Corpus Christi. he
conceived the idea or assasslnating Cano-
vas. Without seeking an accomplish. he
|prccccdcd to Spain and carried out the
lrcTnluticns Ansoiiii wcnt oa 10 say shxs
passion for ycngeancs led . N s.n,ssass sat
tho crime. AS he was unacquaintcd with
tho manufacture OF explosives he used
the revolver.
Tho public prosecutor described the
crime as ''ITcmeditated murder' and asked
the court TO impose the death penalty.
Lieutenant Csrra, whom the court had
assigned as counsel for Angiolii, urged that
the prisoner was dentented at the time
Of the shooting and made II strong appeal
TO the benovolonce OF tho judges. While
his counsel was presenting this plea. An'
Riolli listened In silence. lie asked por-
| mission to speak Tor himself, which was
granted. He thanked the lieutenant for
his efforts and denied that he had an ac-
complete that he was an accomplish of
those who committed the boinb throwing
outragcs at Barcelona or that 10 had par
iioipated in secret gatherings OF anarchists.
When he began TO discuss the anarchist
theories the president OF the court adj
moDshed him and threatened 10 stop him
| II he pursued that line OF remark or
touched upon any matters not connected
with the trial. Angioli persisted in speak
| Ing Of politics and tho war In Cuba and
the Philippine Islands,
The presdcnt--"All that has nothing to
| 60 with your crime"
Angioll replied: 81 must Justify my
SELF
| Tho president retorted THAT 10 no
justification. Moreover you can convincc
| nobody In that way"
| Angiolli began again. but the president
| decided that the trial was ended and or
| dered thc court room cleared. After the
prisoner had been conducted to his cell
tho judges deliberated for an hour and
the n announced the sentence OF he court.