Evening journal., 1897-08-17
DEATH BY GARROTE.
The Slayer Of the Spanish Pre-
mier Found Guilty.
THE PRISONER LOSES HIS NERVE
Proceedings of the Trial, the Result Of
Which Was Foregone ConcIu-
sion-statement Made by
the Accused.

Madrid, Aug. 17.--Michael Angiolillo.
the anarchist assassin of Premier Cano-
vas del Castillo, who was tried by court
martial at Vergara, has been found
guilty and was sentenced to death.
Upon hearing the sentence Angiolillo
turned deathly pale and had to be as
sisted from the courtroom.
Angiolillo will be garroted within the
prison.
About 200 persons were present at the
trial. The vicinity Of the prison was
almost deserted. the public being ap-
parently Indifferent in view Of the GER
tainty that the death penalty would fol-
low the court martial
Angiollllo, heavily manacled, sat be-
tween two gendarmes and Immediately
in front Of his judges. On a table near
by lay his revolver and other material
evidence of the crime.
The president of the court read the
declarations of eyewitnesses, 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 Marsellles
and Barcelona, where he took the name
Of Jose Santos.
At first he had no thought Of becom-
ing an anarchist, but while at Coromina
he began to be interested in anarchist
doctrines He then returned to Mar
seilles, and after his expulsion from
that city he went to Belgium and Lon
don, where he passed most of his time
In the society of anarchists.
When the execution took place at
Barcelona on May Of five Of the an
archists convicted of participation IN
the bomb outrage at the feast Of Cor
pus Christi, he conceived the idea of as
sassinating' Canovas. Without seeking
an accomplice, he proceeded to Spain
and carried out the resolution.
Angiolillo 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 revolver.
The public prosecutor described the
crime as "premeditated murder" and
asked the court to impose the death
penalty
The Defense of the Prisoners Counsel.
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 Angiolillo listened in silence. Then
he asked permission to speak for him
self, which was granted. He thanked
Lieutenant Gorria for his efforts and
denied that he had any accomplices, OF
that he was an accomplice OF those who
committed the bomb throwing outrage
at Barcelona, or that he had partici-
pated in secret gatherings Of anarchists.
When he began to discuss anarchist
theories, the president of the court inter-
rupted him and threatened to stop him
II he pursued that line Of remark or
touched upon any matters not connect
ed with the trial.
Angiolillo persisted in speaking Of poll
tics and Of the wars in Cuba and the
Philippines. The president said, "All
that has nothing to do with your
crime" Angiolillo replied, Il must justi-
fy myself" The president retorted;
THAT is no justification. Moreover, you
can convince nobody in that way"
Angiolillo began again, but the presi-
dent declared the trial ended and or
dered the courtroom cleared.
After the prisoner had been conducted
to his cell the judges deliberated for an
hour and then announced the sentence
Of the court