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SPAIN'S ASSASSIN TO DIE.
AngioIiIIo, Premier Canovas's Murder
er, Awarded a Death Sentence
EXECUTION BY THE GARR0TE.

Che Trial Was acknowledgements
Ordered 1t Hastcned-The Assassin
Speaks in His Own Decentralization
For Vengeance Led Him to Commit
the Crime-Horrifed by the Scaffold.
MADRID, Spain (Ey Cable).-lichele
Angiolillo, the Anarchist assassin OF
Premier Canovas del Castillo, who was
tried by court martial at Vergara, was
found guilty and was sentenced to death.
Angiolillo will be garroted within the
prison.
About 200 persons were present at the
trial. The vicinity Of the prison was almost
deserted the public being apparently in
different, In view OF the certainty that the
death penalty would follow the court mar
tial.
Angiolillo, heavily rnanacled, sat between
two gendarmes and immediately in front
of his Judges. 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 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, 1885, and went to
Marseilles and Barcelona, where he took
the name Of Jose Santos. At first he had
no thought OF becoming an Anarchist, but
while at Coromina he begant to be interested
In Anarchist doctrines.
When the execution took place at BARGE
Iona, on May T. OF five OF the Anarchists
convicted of participation in the bomb out
rage at the feast of Corpus Christi. he con-
ceived the idea OF assassinating Canovas:
Without seeking an accomplice he carried
out the resolution.
Angiolillo went on to say that the passion
for vengeance led him to commit the crime.
As he was unacqualnted with the manufac-
lure Of explosives, he used the revolver.
The Public Prosecutor describedt the crime
as "premeditated murder" and asked the
court to impose the death penalty.
Lieutenant Gorria, whom the court had
assigned as counsel for Angiolillo, urged
that the prisoner was demented at the time
of the shooting, and made strong appeal
to the benevolence Of the judges. While
his counsel was presenting this plea, An
giollllo listened in silence. Then he asked
permission to speak for himself, which was
granted. He thanked Lieutenant Gorria
for his efforts and denied that he had any
accomplices or that he was an accomplice
of those who committed the bomb-throw-
Ing outrage at Barcelona, or that he had
participated in secret gatherings Of Anar-
shists.
Angiolillo persisted in speaking Of poll
ties aud Of the wars in Cuba and the
Philippines. The President said: "All that
has nothing to do with your crime" An
giolillo replied: 81 must Justify myself"
The President retorted: THAT is no justifl-
cation. Moreover, you can convince no.
body in that way"
Angiolillo began again, but the President
declared the trial ended, and ordered the
court room cleared.
The judges deliberated for an hour and
then announced the sentence Of the court.
On hearing this the prisoner, who expected
to be shot like other Anarchists, looked
startled and Mortified. His flashing eyes
and excited countenance gave strange
aspect to his haggard features, uncombed
beard and slight figure as the guards led
him away to solitary confinement, from
which he will issue only to be led to death
behind the walls Of Nergara Prison. An
giolillo will hear nothing Of the outer world
or see anybody but tho priests.