The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-15
HE STILL HAS FAITH.
Afflicted Emperor Says He Yet
Believes In Providence.
SOUGHT RELIGIOUS CONSOLATION.
The Brutal Murderer Examined Again.
Has Worked Little Lately-Boasted of
His Crime Message of Emperor to the
Pope-vaporings of the Assassin.

VIENNA, Sept. l3.--The emperor of
Austria and his daughter attended mass
yesterday morning in the private chapel
of the Schoenbrunner palace. His
majesty showed evidences Of intense
grief, but he said he did not lose faith
IN God. He expressed wish for con.
fession and communion.
During the day the emperor re.read
with much emotion a passage i'll the last
letter he received from the empress, in
which she expressed herself with being
pleased with the prospect of returning
to Vienna in few days 70 witness the
jubilee festivities. His majesty at.
tended the usual state duties yesterday
and insisted upon attending personally
TO the numerous messages of sympathy
he has received since the death of the
empress.
ROME, Sept. 13.-Emperor Francis
Joseph telegraphed the following reply
on receipt of the telegraphic con.
dolences Of the pope:
"In the frightful misfortune that has
struck me and my house the words of
your holiness, full of holy indignation
and affection and inspired by that faith
which henceforth is my only refuge,
| broken heart.
"Holy father, accept my most pro-
found and most devoted thanks for your
words and fraternal benediCtion. Pray
remember with pity in your holy
prayers henCeforward the sanity soul,
my blessed, well beloved companion,
myself and my family.
(Signed) "FRANCIS JOsEH."
GENEVA, Sept. 13.--In the course Of a
second examination yesterday as TO his
history and the motive for the crime,
| the assassin Of the empress Of Austria
said he had never known his father OF
mother. He was brought up at Parma,
Italy, in charity school and, at the
| age of 10, was thrown upon the streets
without resources. He worked as an
| unskilled laborer until he was 20. Then
he served in the Italian army three
years and half.
On leaving his regiment he was EN-
! plOyed as the valet de Chambre of the
Prince of Aragan for three months. AT
this time anarchist ideas began to pos
sess his mind, and, to use his OWL
words, prevented me from remaining
in servitude." He had wandered Q
good deal since, doing little work.
While staying at Laussanch he saw 9
file outside shop, purchased 1t with nj
conceived purpose, and made a clumsy
wooden handle for 1t.
In prison he has boasted Of his crime
and has addressed q letter to Milar
newspaper, expressing fear lest he b,
mistaken by Prof. Cabar Tombroso fo
a degenerate. Dilating in this com
munication upon the objects of militan
| anarchism, he wrote:
"Above all it is the great who mus
be struck Not only sovereigns anC
their ministers will be reached by tn,
comrrdes, but all who make men mis-
erable ON earth"
He says he was not impelled by mis-
cry to kill the empress, as such a Cours
would have been idiotic, bnt he com
mitted the deed in order that sucl
crimes, following one upon the other
might cause all who impoverish tn,
populace to tremble and shiver. ThC
document concludes with this declara
tion:
81 am an anarchist by conviction"