The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-17
GOLLI TO BE GARROTED.
Premier Canovas' Murderer Sentenced to
 Death.


 Death.
 Madrid, Aug 16-The military court before which Golli, the murderer of Premier Canovas del Castillo, was tried at Vergara yesterday, has unanimously condemned the assassin to death This means, if the ordinary code is followed. that Golli will be put to death by the usual Spanish method, the gaprote.
 The court consisted of a lieutenant colonel and six captains of artillery. All the statements of Golli were sub- mitted to the court in writing.
 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.
 The prisoner sat between two gen. darmes and immediately in front of his judges. On a. table near by lay his re- volver and other material evidence of the crime.
 The president of the court read the declaration 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 statement said that he left Foggia in October, 1895, and went to Marseilles and Barcelona, where he took the name Jose Santos. At first he had no thought of becoming an anrchist, but while at Coromina he began to be interested in anarchist doctrines He then returned to Marseilles, and after his expulsion from that city he went to Belgium and London, where he passed most of his time in the society of anarchists. When the execution took place at Barcelona on May 4 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 passion for vengeance led him to com init 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.
 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 the prisoner listened in silence. Then ha a clxad par,oice}oY to cpaol- for himself, which was granted. He thank ed Lieutenant Gorria for his efforts and denied that he had any accomplices or that he was an accomplice of those who committed the bomb throwing outrage at Barcelona, or that he had participat- | ed in secret gatherings of anarchists. | When he began to discuss anarchist theories the president of the court in- terrupted him and threatened to stop him if he pursued that line of remark or touched upon any matters not con- i nected with the trial
 | Angiolillo persisted in speaking of the wars in Cuba and the Philippines. The president said: "All that has nothing | to do with your crime" The prisoner replied: T must justify myself'' The president retorted: That is no justification. Moreover, you can con- vince nobody in that way.' Angiolillo began again, but the presi- dent declared the trial ended and or l 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.
 | London, Aug. 16.-A dispatch from Madrid to 8 London news agency says that the conservative leaders have de. cided to support General Azcarraga