The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-17

Madrid Aug. 16.-Michel AngiolIilo. the
anarchist assassin of Premier Canovas
del Castillo. who was tried by court mar
tial yesterday at Vergara, was found
guilty and was sentenced to DEATH. Upon
hearing the sentence AngiolliIo turned
deathly pale and had to be assisted from
the court room. He will be garroted
within the prison.
About 200 persons were present at the
trial. The vicinity of the prison was al
most deserted. the public being ap-
parently Indifferent in view of the GER
tainty that the death penalty would fol-
low the court martial
Angiollilo, heavily manacled, sat be-
tween two gen darmes, and Immediately
by, lay his revolver and other material
evidence of the crime.
PRISONERS STATEMENT.
The president of the court read the
declarations of several witnesses, after
which the written statement of the
prisoner was read by the clerk of the
court AngfollilO, in the course of the
statement, said that he left Foggia in
October, 1885, and went to MarseilleS and
Barcelona, where he took the name of
Jose Santos. He at first had no thought
of becoming an anarchist. but while at
CorrinnidHa he began TO be interested in
anarchist doctrines. He then returned
TO MdrseilleS, and after his expulsion
from the city he went to Belgium and
London, where he spent most of his time
in the society of anarchists.
When the execution took place at
Barcelona on May 4, of Ave anarchists
convicted. Of participation in the bomb
outrage at the feast Of Corpus Christi
he conceived the idea of assassinating
CanOvas Without seeking an accomplish
he proceeded to Spain and carried out
the resolution.
Anglollilo went on to sag that the pas
sion for vengeance led him to commit the
crime. AS he was unaeouainted with
the manufacture of explosives, he used
the revolver.
PREMEDITATED MURDER.
The public prosecutor described the
crime as premedtated murder, and
asked the court to impose the death
penalty.
Lieutenant Gorria, whom the court had
assigned as counsel TO Angiolllo, urged
that the prisoner was demented at the
time OF the shooting and made d strong
appeal to the beneYOlence OF the judges.
While his counsel was presenting this
plea, Angiollilo listened in silence Then
he asked permission TO speak for himself
which was granted. He thanked Lieu
tenant GOrria for his efforts, and denied
that he had any accomphces or that he
was an accomDlice of those who com
mitted the bomb throwing outrage at
Barcelona, or that he had participated in
secret gatherings of anarchists. When ne
began to discuss anarchist theories, the
president of the court interrupted him
and threatened TO stop him if he pur-
sued that line of remarks or touched any
matters not connected with the trial
Angiollilo persisted in speaking OF
politics, and of the war in Cuba and the
Philippines. The president said they
had nothing to do with the crime.
Angiollilo replied: Il might justify my
self"
The president retorted: THAT is not
justification. Moreover, you can con-
vince nobody in that way
Angiollilo began again but the president
declared that the trial was ended, and
ordered 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