The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-17
WILL BE GARROTED
SENTENCE OF DEATH PASSED ON
CANOVAS' SLAYER.

Verdict of Guilty the Only Thing POSSIBLE
Under the Circumstances, Yet the As
sassin Turns Pale When He Hears Hi
Doom Pronounced and Needs Help T.
Get Out of the Court Room-The Con
sentative Leadership Falls Azcarraga'
Way-The BeIgica Sails for Antarctic
Reeions-GeneraI Foreign News.
Madrid, Aug. 16-Michael Angiollille
the anarchist assassin Of Premier Can
ovas del Castillo, who was tried by court
marshal yesterday at Veragara, was
found guilty and was sentenced to death
Upon hearing The sentence Angioliille
turned deathly pale and mad to De assist
ed from the court room.
Angiolillo will be garroted within the
prison.
Vergara, Aug. 16-About 200 persons
were present ar the trial. The vicinity
of the prison was almost deserted, the
public being apparently Indifferent in
view Of the certainty that the death PEN
atty would follow the court martial.
Angiolillo, heavily manaced, sat be-
tween two gen d armes and Immediately
in front Of his judges. On table near
by lay his revolver and other material
evidences of his crime.
The president of the court then read
the decla tons Of eye witnesses, after
which the written statement Of the prls-
oner was read by the clerk of the cour;.
AngiolilIo. in the course Of the statement,
said that he left Foggia in October, 1885,
and went 70 Marseilles and Barcelona,
where ne took the name Of Jose Santos.
Al first ne had no thought Of becoming
an anarchist, but while at COrininia he
began 20 be interested in ANARCHIST doe
trines. He then returned to Marseilles
and after his expulsion from thai city he
went 10 Belgium and London, where ne
spent most of his time in the society OF
anarchists.
When the execution took place a I Bar
celona, on May 5, OF five of the anarchists
convicted OF participation in the bomb
outrage at the feast of Corpus Christi,
he conceived the idea OF assassinating
Senior Canovas.
Without seeking an accOmplfce he went
10 Spain and carried out the execution.
Angiolillo went on TO say that the pas
sion for vengeance led him 20 commit the
crime. AS ne was unacquainted 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 pen
atty.
Lieutenant Gorria, whom the court had
assigned as counsel 10 Angiolillo, urged
that Fhe prisoner was demented at the
time of the shooting and made strong
appeal 70 the Denevolence of the judges.
While his counsel was presenting his
plea AngdolilIo listened in silence. Then
he asked permission TO speak for himself,
which was granted. He thanked Lieuten
ant Gorria for his efforts and denied that
he had any accomplices, or that he was
an accomplce of those VINO committed
the mountaineering outrage at Barcelona
or that he had participated in secret
gatherings OF anarchists. When he be
gan to discuss anarchistic theories The
president Of the court interrupted him
and threatened to stop him if he pursued
that line of remark or touched upon any
matters no connected with the trial.
Angiolillo persisted in speaking of pol
itics and Of the war in Cuba and in the
Philippines. The president said:
"All that has nothing TO do with your
crime"
Angiolillo replied:
81 might justify myself"
The president retorted: /
That is not justification. Moreover,
you can convince nobody in that way"
AngiolIIO began again, but the presi- |
dent declared that the trial was ended /
and ordered the court room cleared. At |
ter the prisoner had been conducted 10 /
Ills cell the judges deHberated for an |
hour and then announced the sentence |
of the court
Havana, Aug. 16-Funera1 services in
honor Of the late premier will be held at
the cathedral here tomorrow.
THE CONSERVATIVE LEADER.
Madrid. Aug. 1.-THE attempt of Senior |
Romero RobledO. the Spanish minister |
OF Justice, 10 assume the Conservative |
leadership has failed. Following his pub |
lie lecture in favor OF the retention OF |
Captain General Weyler in Cuba and |
against any reconciliation with the dissi- ,
dents. the principal Conservative leaders /
have given adhesion to General Azcarrga |
the acting premier and minister for war.