New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
HOW ACCIARITo APPEARED AS HE TOLD THE
STORY OF HIS ATTEMPT TO KILL
THE MONARCH


The latest papers at hand from Italy contain full
and Interesting particulars relative to the trial Of
Acciarito the blacksmith. "fabhro ferraio." who
attempted April % last to kill King Humbert.
who then in his carriage going TO the race
course OF the CapanelIe. a suburb Of Rome. The
attitude and the answers Of Acciarito during the
two days OF his trial plainly showed that. despite
his denegations. ne belonged 20 the Anarchist sect
which counts adherents throughout the world, and
that he resembled physically and intellectually his
cOuntryman, Caserio who assassinated President
Carnot at Lyons. France, three years ago. He Is
tweDty-slx years old. Of short stature, ra ther
meagre and lean. but with nervous and solid
build. revealing great physical power. lie was
continually tugginG at his mustache which Is
small and he has pronounced jaws and chin. while
the dark eyes have extra ordinary vvacty
Whenever Accnrito frowns his face assumes a
mschevous and even terrible expression. This
was peculiarly noticeable when he explained that IL
he had premedtated his crime he would not
have used poniard but taken time to manu-
facture "one of those small round square boxes
you know. bomb as you might call It,"
1t would have been an easy task. indeed. for that
skilful blacksmith. who was paid the high rate Of
wages for Italy Of five francs. or 81. a day. In
fact he himself manufactured the dagger with
which he tried 10 murder King Humbert. The
public prosecutor Sisnor Forn showed I'm regard 10
this fact that he was not well acquainted with the
past or the present usages OF European consplra-
tors. lie eVinced some surprise at noticing that
the poniard had no separate handle. but was OF n
single piece OF steel. He might have known that
this is the form Of the daggers ordinarily used by
political conspirators since the times OF the Car
bonari and OF the Republican adversares of Prince
Louis Napoleon In France between 1919 and lS52
The trial was opened at the Court OF Assizes OF
Rome on May g. and IL lasted for two davs
There was an immense crowd inside and outside
the court building. After the constitution OF In.
jury and the reading OF the Indictment the Judge
proceeded 10 the examination OF Acciarto The
latter answered with absolute calmness nc de-
pcted the alleged evils and vices Of society He
asserted that he had acted from his own impulse
and through despair. saying. among other things:
Il was without work and had been compcIled IN
sell out my tools. had resolved to emlgrate 70
America. and would have done so II had had the
necessary funds In short time | was reduced 10
the most extreme destitu'ion. ! then resolved 10
avenge thu laborng class. composed of unfortu-
mates like myself II / attempted the nfe OF the
King, that was because saw In him the sover-
eign and living expression OF our Government the
supreme cause OF all the mscries suffered by the
workmnns class. on the day OF the races al
Capanele ] took my dagger. which | had made
myself, and went to ;hc Gate OF San Giovanni
where saw the procession OF carriages loaded
with the members of that rich class which hate
so deeply When perceived the Kings carriage
which drove faster than the others. my blood