The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
DEATH SENTENCE
ANGIOLILLO, THE ASSASSIN OF
CANOVAS TO BE GAR
ROTEn


MADRID, Aug. 16.-Angiolillo, the
anarchist assassin of Premier Canovas
del Castillo, who was tried by court
martial yesterday at Vergara, was
found guilty, and was sentenced to
death. Upon hearing the sentence An
giolillo turned deathly pale, and had
to be assisted from the court room.
Angiolillo will be garroted within the
prison.
About two hundred persons were
present at the trial. The vicinity of
the prison was almost deserted, the
public being apparently Indifferent in
view of the certainty that the death
penalty would follow the court mar
tial. Angiolillo, heavily manacled, sat
between two gendarmes and imme-
diately in front Of his judges. On a
table near by lay his revolver and
other materials, 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 state
men, said that he left Foggia in Octo-
Der, 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 Corinia he began to be interested
In anarchistic doctrines. He then re-
turned to Marseilles, and, after his ex-
pulsion from that city, he went to
Belgium and London, where he spent
most of his time in the society of an
archists.
When the execution took place at
Barcelona, on May 4, Of five of the
anarchists convicted of participation
in the bomb outrage at the feast of
Corpus Christi, he conceived the idea
of assassinating Canovas. Without
seeking an accomplice, he proceeded
to Spain and carried out the resolu-
ton.
Angiolillo went on to say that the
passion for vengeance led him to COM
NIT the crime AS he was unacquaint-
ed 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. Lieut.. Gorria, whom the court
had assigned as counsel to AngiolilIo.
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 Angiolillo listened
in silence. Then he asked permission
to speak for himself which was
granted He thanked Lieut.. Gorria for
his efforts, and denied that he had any
accomplices, or that he was accom-
plice of those who committed the
bomb throwing outrage at Barcelona,
or that he had participated in a secret
gathering of anarchists.
When he begun to discuss anarchist
theories the president Of the court in
terrupted him and threateped to stop
him If he pursued that line of remark,
or touched upon any matter not con-
nected with the trial. Angiolillo per-
sisted in speaking of politics and of
the wars in Cuba and the Philippines,
The president said: All that has
nothing to do with your crime
Angiolillo replied: IT must justify
myself"
The president restorted: THAT is no
justification. Moreover, you can con-
vince nobody in that way"
dent declared the trial ended, and Or
dered the court room cleared. After
the prisoner had been conducted to his
cell the judges deliberated for an hour
and then announced the sentence of
the court.
MADRID, Aug. 16-The attempt of
Senior Romero Robledo, the Spanish
minister of justice, to assume the Con-
sentative leadership has failed, follow
ing his public declaration in favor of
the retention of Capt. Gen Weyler in
Cuba, and against any reconciliation
with the dissident Conservatives. The
principal Conservative leaders have
given their adhesion to Gen. Ascarra-
qua, the acting premier and minister
for war, who remains at the head of
the government.
HAVANA, Aug. 16-Funeral services
in honor of the late premier of Spain.
Senior Castillo, will be held at the ca
thedral here tomorrow. All the gov
eminent offices will be closed, and the
business houses will also close for the
day sa a mark of respect for the dead.