The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-17
ANGIOLILLO SENTENCED.
Spanish Premier's Murderer to Die
by the Garrote.
TALKS ANARCHY TO THE COURT,

But His Harangue Is Cut short by
the ADJOURNMENT OF the Court Mar
tlal-Doclared He Had No Accom-
plices In the Crime.
Madrid, Aug. 17.-Mlchel Anglollllo.
the anarchist assassin of Premier Can
ovas del Castillo was tried by court
martial yesterday at Corgara, and was
found guilty and sentenced to death.
Upon hearing the sentence Angiolillo
turned deathly pale, and had to be as
sisted from the court room. Anglolillo
will be garroted within the prison.
About 200 persons were present at the
trial. The vicinity Of the prison was
almost deserted, in view of the GER
tainty that the death penalty would
follow the court martial.
Angiolillo heavily manacled, sat be-
tween two gendarmes, and immedi-
ately in front of him the judges. on
the table nearby lay his revolver and
other material evidence of the crime.
The president of the court read the
declarations of eye witnesses, after
which the written statement Of the
prisoner was read by the clerk of the
court. Angiolillo, in the course of the
statement, said that he left Foggia in
October, 1885. and went to Marseilles
and Barcelona, where he took the
name Of Jose Santos. At first he had
no thought of becoming an anarchist.
but while at Coronina he began to be
interested in anarchist doctrines. He
then returned to Marseilles, and after
his expulsion from that city he went
to Belgium and London, where he
passed most of his time in the society
of anarchists.
When the execution took place at
Barcelona, on May 4, of five of the an
archsts convicted of participation in
the bomb outrage at the feast of Cor
pus Christi he conceived the idea OF
assassinating Canovas. Without seek
ing an accomplice he proceeded to
Spain and carried out the resolution.
Angiolllo went on to say that the pas
sion for vengeance led him to commit
the crime. As he was unacquainted
with the manufacture Of explosives he
used the revolver.
The public prosecutor described the
crime as 'premeditated MURDER and
asked the court to impose the death
| penalty
! Lieutenant Gorria, whom the court
| had assigned as counsel to Angiolillo
urged that the prisoner was demented
/ at the time of the shooting, and made
a strong appeal to the benevolence OF
the judges.
While his counsel was presenting this
plea Angiolilo listened in silence. Their
he asked permission to speak for him.
self, which was granted. He thanked
Lieutenant Gorria for his efforts ant
denied that he had accomplices, or tha
he was an accomplice of those whC
committed the bomb throwing outrag'
at Barcelona, or that he had partici
pated in secret gatherings of anarch
lists. When he began to discuss an
archist theories the president of tht
court interrupted him and threatened
to stop him if he pursued that line o
remark or touched upon any matters
not connected with the trial.
Angiolillo persisted in speaking o
politics and of the wars in Cuba ant
the Philippine Islands. The presiden
said:
'An that has nothing to do will
your crime"
AngiolnIo replied: "I must justif!
myself"
The president retorted: THAT is n
Justification. Moreover, you can con
vince nobody in that way"
Angiolillo began again, but the presi
dent declared the trial ended and or
dered the court room cleared.
After the prisoner had been con
Quoted to his cell the judges deliber
ated for an hour and then announce,
the sentence to the court.