New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
SENTENCE FOR ANGIOLILLO.
,ro,fyTLY CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY
THE COURT-MARTIAL.

vr WILL Br cARRoTED WITHIN THE PRISON
INCIDENTS OF THE TRIAI>-THE ASSASSIN
SPEAKS IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.
Na,rid Aug 16-Michel Angioillo the Anar-
.,,s, assassin OF Premier Canovas del Castillo
rho vas tried by court martial yesterday at Ver-
,ora was found guilty and sentenced 10 oea'h
ua will be garroted within the prison on near
.,o sentence Angiolillo turned deathly pale
"a had 10 be assisted from the courtroom
yorcora Aug 16-About two hundred persons
- ,resent at the trial. The vicinity or the
~ uos almost deserted. the public being ap-
rortlv Indifferent. In view or the certainty 'i'a'
~ aaath penalty would follow the cour'-mar
A., Ansiolillo heavily manaced, SAT pe'"ee"
49, ,erdarmes and Immediately In front OF tne
,,age on table near by lay MS reNoiNe' anu
.,har material evidence Of the crime
The president Of the court read 'he oeo'a ''o'''
illnesses after which the written state
,rt Of the prisoner was read ny tne cieih Vi NV
my" .rciolnIo in the course Of the statement
oou, ~ ,af, Fosgia In October. 1888 and
-. 20 Narseilles and Barcelona where "e
"e"' awe Of lose Santos At first he had no
-. 'h. ., Incoming an Anarchist. but wniie a'
he hogan 10 be interested In Anarchist
1Je then returned to Marseilles' anu
,,,,, and London. where ne passeu ii
.,,a IN the society Of Anarchists
-, ,ha execution took place at Barcelohh'
1,o, A of FIVE Of the Anarchists cohVic'e'
:, ,articipation in the bomb OUTRAGE -" -"
-. ~ Corpus Christi he concelNeo '"o "
ao.s,ratine Canovas. Without seeking an
..oo-,,l,ce he proceeded to Spain ana oai
-. .ha resolution. Angiollo declared tha' 'he
-, Cor vengeance led him TO comhh' '"e
a,oa AS he was unacquainted with the man"
farture Of explosives, he used reNuIret nr,a as
the public Prosecutor described tne Ci,r. ,r. 20
"nraneditated murder, ana asheu ''0
fnopose the death penaItY o,r. nod as
"a ,oytenant Gorria, whom the court @ ndu a.
sirned as counsel to AnSloHiIo' uI so hoot
prisoner was demented at the tlme o. ,o t' benevo
ing and made a strong appV'' ~
lence Of the judges ...oao,.;ro this plea
while his counsel was presenIhe ,' W. oIl,ed
Anqiolillo listened in silence. Iheh ne r.as
na~n,ission TO speak for hlmsell, NiI'H his
rron,a6 He thanked Lieutenant Gorrla loi i'
efforts and denied that he had any accoPouS no,,
or that he was an accomplice 81 'iiose Droa
,oitted the homb-throwing outrage at pal ~
Iona or that he had participate" ~
erings Of Anarchists. ,,.. .baories
the president Of the court interru+4 at line Of
weakened 10 stop him II ne pursued th"I I.iie ~
reroark or touched upon any matters H'' N'''
nected with the trial ,,,,os ,rd
Aneiolio persisted in speaking OF polie.os Tha
OF the wars in CuDd anu '"e
f"AT that has nothing TO do with your CRIME crime
Angiolillo replied: L must JUSTIFY nHseie nHs.ieoo.
Tbe nresident retorted: THAT Is no JustlhCd-
.,d Moreover. YOU can convince nobody IN
'A1rr,SiiiIo began asain, but the president de
olared the trial ended and r'ereo ''e '0''
After the prisoner had been conducted TO ms
cell the judges delberated for an hour' anu '"e''
ann ounced the sentence OF the court