The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-20
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Aug. 20. 1S97.-Michele
Angiolille, who shot and killed Senor
Canovas del Castillo, the Prime Minister
of Spain at the baths of Santa Agueda,
on Sunday, August 5, was executed at
eleven o'clock this morning, according to
the sentence of the Court Martial imposed
upon him on Monday last after his trial
on the previous Sunday. which sentence
was confirmed by the Supreme Council
of War yesterday.
Michele Angiolille, an Anarchist, assas-
sinated Senior Canoyas del Castillo, the
Prime Minister of SPAIN early during the
afternoon of August s last. at the baths
Of Santa Agueda, between San Sebastian
and Vittera, northern Spain. At about
one O'clock While sitting in the public
galleries waiting for his Wife Senor
Canovas was approached by the assassin,
who fired three shots, two OF which struck
the Premier in the head and the other in
the chest. Sonora Canovas was short
distance away when her husband fell. He
died at three o'clock. He. passed away,
with the exclamation, ''Vive Espana'
0ong live SPAIN.
and declared that he had killed Senor
Canovas "in accomplishment of just
vengeance He gave the name OF HI
naldi. Subsequently it appeared that he
had passed under the name Michele An
gine Golli But the police finally Identl-
fed his as Michele Angiolillo, Neapoll-
tan, whith whose antecedents the police
at Foggia were familiar.
The assassin. was taken from santa
Agueda to Nergara for trial by court
martial. On arriving at his destination
he said
will try to convert me and the usual
comedy will be gone throuh. / remember
what happened to all the others, men-
tioning the names of the Anarchists who
have been executed in France, Italy and
Spain.
During the trial Angiolillo said he left
Foggia in October, 1895. and went to
Marseilles and Barcelona where he took
the name of Jose Sanos. AT first he had
no thought of becoming an Anarchist, but
while at Coromina he began to be in
terested in Anarchist doctrines. He then
returned to Marseilles. and, after being
expelled from that city. he said he went
to Belgium and London where he passed
most Of his time in the society of Anar-
chists.
When the execution took place, at Bar
celona, on May 4, of five OF the Anarchists
convicted of participation in the bomb
outrage at the procession of Corpus
Christi. he conceived, he said, the idea Of
an accompiice he proceeded to SPAN 70
carry out the resolution. he added that
the passion for vengeance led MIN TO COM
nit the crime. AS he was unacquainted
with the manufacture of explosives he
used the revolver. He denied that he had
any accomplices, or that ne was an az az
bomb throwing outrage at Barcelona or
that he had participated in secret gather
ngs of Anarchists.
When the President of the Court asked
if he had anything to say in mitigation
of punishment he began to speak of poll
tics and of the wars In Cuba and IN the
Philippines. The President said.-"All
that has nothing to do with your crime.
The assassin repled:-"I must justify
myself The Court had assigned Lieu
tenant Gorria of the Artillery to defend
him and the defence set up was one of
insanity. While the charges against him
were being read, he frequently inter-
rupted with the remark: Only the gen
darme arrested me. All the clYllanS Hed
except the old man..
The sImparciaf' representative had an
interview with him and represented him
had been decreed were Premier Canovas,
for torturing Anarchists in the Mont
juich prison, Barcelona and General
Polayieja for ordering I the execution On 4,st q
Philippine Islands. Angiolille has exhibit
ed a keen interest in the newspaper COM 1
ments on his crime and has free
ouently complained that the journalists
did not pay him sufficient attention. 1t is
asserted on the authority of the Daily
Mali of London, that Angiolillo was in
that city during the jubilee festivities,
the procession and resided with
we'll known English Anarchists. some of
whom are believed to have accomplices
before the fact in the murder of Canovas.
Angilollo is thirty three. years of age
and was born at Fosia He came of an
honest family; but his military record
was very bad. He proved an indilfer-
ent and disobedient soldier and was sent
for Ghree years service in the Discip-
linaty Battalion. Subsequently he be-
came a compositor In April. 1896. he was
sentenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment for disseminating Anarchist propo-
ganda but after serving a part of the
term he escaped to Spain
Michele He admitted that he followed
Senor Canovas to Santa Agueda and while
there dogged his footsteps in the hope
Of getting a secure opportunity to kill
him. When Sencraganovas rushed for
ward after the shooting he said:-sI
respect you madam because you are
an honest woman. Al the funeral OF
her husband, In dramatic moment and
with clear full tones. Sonora Ganovas
said 50 forgive the assassin. II Is the
greatest sacrifice ] could make: make
It because of what know Of my hus-
hands great heart