The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-17
THE ANARCHIST ASSASSIN.
Michael GOIli the Murderer Of CanOYaS
Sentenced.
He WILL DIEBY The SPANISH GARROfE
lie Tries to Defend His Action Before the
Court aud Denied That He Had any
Accomplices-JIo Had TO Assisted
From the Court.

MADRID, August 16.-BIichael COLL, the
Anarchist assassin OF Premier Canoyas
De Castillo, was tried by court-martial
yesterday at Vergara, and was found
guilty and sentenced 10 death.
Upon hearing the sentence Coin turned
deathly pale, and had to be assisted from
the court room.
Angollilo, alias Golli, will be garrotnd
within prison. But two hundred persons
We're present at the trial The vicinity OF
the prison was almost Deserted the pub
lie being APPARENTLY Indifferent, in view
of the certainty that the death penalty
would follow.
HIS WEAPON.
Angollilo, heavily manacled, sat be-
tween two gendarmes. On table near
by 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 state
ment Of the prisoner was read by the
clerk OF the court Angollilo, in the
cougse Of his statement. said that he
left Fogia, in October 1855, and went 10
Marselles and Barcelona, where he took
the name OF Jose Santos.
At hrst he had no thought Of becoming
an Anarchist, but while at Coromina he
began to be interested In Anarchist doc
trines.
lie then returned to Marseilles. and af-
ter his expulsion from that city no went
to Belgium and lived. where he has spent
much OF his time I'm the society Of An
archists.
HIS IDEA BORN.
When the execution took place at Bar
celona Of fourteen Anarchists, who had
participated in the bomb throwing az the
feast Of Corpus Christi, he conceived the
idea OF killing the Premier. lie pro-
ceeded to Spain to carry out the resolu-
ton.
Angillilo was unacquainted with the
manufacture OF explosives, and used the
revolver.
The public prosecutor described the
crime as "prcmeditated murder" and
asked the Court to impose the death pen
atty.
Lieutenant Gorrl, who the Court has
assigned as counsel 10 AngolilO, urged
that the prisoner was demented at the
time OF the shooting and made a strong
appeal 20 the benevolence Of the judge.
ASKED TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.
"
lilo listened In silence, then he asked per-
mission 10 speak for himself, which was
granted. He thanked Lieutenant Gorri
for his efforts. and denied that he had
any accomplices, or that he was an ac-
compllce OF the Anarchists executed at
Barcelona or that he had participated
in the bomb throwing, for which they
suffered death.
The Court threatened to stop him II
he touched upon any matters not con-
nected with the trial. AngOllilo insisted
in speaking upon politics. and touched
upon the war I'm Cuba, and in the Philli-
pines.
MUST JUSTIFY MYSELF.
The president said: "All that has moth
ing 10 do with your crime
Angollilo replied: Il must justify my
self"
The president retortcd: THAT is no Jus,
tlcation. Moreover you can convince
nobody in that way"
Angollilo began again. but the president
declared the trial ended, and ordered the
court room cleared.
After the prisoner had been conducted
10 his cell, the judges deliberated for an
hour. and then announced the sentence
OF the court.