Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-10

Murder Was for Revenge Upon
Spain for Executing the Bar
celona Anarchists.
Madrid. August 9.-The assassina-
ton of the prime minister OF Spain,
Senior Canovas del Castillo, who was
shot and killed by an Italian anarch-
ist. whose name is believed to be
Michele Angine Golli, at the baths OF
Santa Agueda, yesterday afternoon,
was undoubtedly cold-bloodedly pre-
meditated. Golli deliberately watched
for an opportunity to kill the Spanish
statesman, and he only fired when he
had no chance of missing. In fact, the
assassin, who was arrested almost i'm
mediately after the premier fell dead
at the feet of mis- wife, has declared as
much TO the examining magistrate.
The prime minister fingered for some
time in agony, and passed away with
a cry of Long live Spain!"
Further details of the assassination
show that Senior Canovas del Castillo
and his wife were present yesterday
morning at the celebration of mass in
the chapel attached to the baths.
After mass the premier was reading
and conversing with some reporters
when the assassin approached and nr-
ed three shots at him with a revolver,
hitting him in the forehead, chest and
left ear. The wounded man fell to the
ground crying: Assassin! Long 1--we
Spain!"
The premier was carried to his room
and expired at 1870 p. M. after eX-
treme unction had been administered
to him by a priest of the Domican
order.
The murderer, who was Immediately
seized by people who were in the vicln-
itv of the crime was severely handled
and would have been killed had 1t not
been for the protection afforded him
bv a number of civil guards, who soon
ran to the scene Of the ASSASSINATION.
The prisoner, who declared he had
killed the premier "in the accomplish
ment of a Just revenge, at first gave
the name of Rinaldi, and claimed that
the deed was the outcome OF an ex-
tensive anarchist conspiracy. Later
howevec,
THE ASSASSIN CONFESSED
that his real name was Michele An
CINE Coli, that he was 26 years OF
age. a native of Boggia, near Naples
and that he left Italy and come TO
Spain in 1896. After reaching Spain,
Coli, according to his confession, re-
sided at Barcelona and participated IN
the doings of the various anarchist as
sociations Of that place and vicinity.
After sojourning at Barcelona tor
some time. Coli visited France ard Bel
gium and returned to Spain in July
last After his return the anarchist
seemed to have completed the plans
for the assassination of the minister
He left Madrid for Santa Agueda at
the same time as SenOr CanoYas del
Castillo and awaited an opportunity TO
assassinate the statesman.
In appearance Golll IS OF medium
height. wears full beard p. - 1eL2-
cles and his demeanor 20 z
quiet. law-abiding citizen. = Z 2 Z
is satisfied with having done = ;
and asserts that ne had no pG Ial
grudge against the premier, and vas
merely obeying orders received fcom
his superiors in the secret society, 10
which he belonged He frankly ro-
fesses anarchist doctrines. says he .Tas
sentenced in 1895 TO eighteen months
imprisonment in the jail at Lucera,
Italy. and claims that he escaped from
there TO Marseilles, from which port
he made his way to Barcelona.
Sonora CanovaS, wife of the premier,
who was but short distance away
from her husband when the crime was
committee. rushed to his side upon
hearing the shots. AS the premier lay
diving on the ground she bitterly re-
proached the murderer for his crime.
Coli. in reply TO the aganizing words
of the distracted wife said: Il respect
YOU because you are an honorable lazy,
but | have done my duty and am now
easy in mind, for / have avenged my
friends and
BROTHERS OF MONTJUICH.
NOntjuich is the fortress Of BARGE
Iona outside of which the anarchists
who have been sentenced to death for
recent outrages have been executed by
being shot in the back. The anarch-
lists recently executed outside OF Mont
iuich were the last batch OF the fiends
who were guilty Of throwing bomb on
June Z. 1896. into religious process
sion about to enter the church OF Santa
Maria de La Mar, upon the occasion or
the Corpus Christi celebration. Twelve
persons were instantly killed and
about fifty others, several of whom
since died from their wounds, were in
jured. Fer this crime tweRty-six an
archists were sentenced TO death and
many Of them were executed. The
condemned men invariably shouted
Long 1--we anarchy just before the
orders 10 fire were given.
The Spanish newspapers express
great indignation al Cells crime. Even
the journals that have republican lean
ings praise the service of the deceased
statesman. The impartial says:
Yesterday will prove black date
for Spain. The crime will eentuple
the indignation of society against this
WOuiO-De destroyer.
A number of the newspapers appear
this morning bordered in black.
A pest mOrtem examination OF the
remains of the premier was made this
morning prior 10 embalming them for
transportation to this city. The fun
eral will be most impressing.
The indignation expressed al the
crime is shared by all parties in poll
tics and L is generally believed that
the members OF the colonial secret So
cieties were
CONCFRNFD IN THE OUTRAGE.