Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-13
HE GOES TO PRISON
Baron Christiana, Who Assaulted
Lorbet, Gets Four Years.
SURPRISE 10 The PARISIANS
Prisoner Declared He Acted Un-
der Impulse Of the Moment.
JUDGES DECIDED QUICKLY

PARIS. June 13.-Baron Christiani, who
assaulted President Loubet with a cans at
the Auteuil races. June 4, was sentenced
today to four years imprisonment
Christiani was tried before the correc-
tional police court. Ths judges deliberated
thirty-five minutes, and delivered judg-
nent, saying that, according to the articles
Of the penal code, under which Chris tiant
was sentenced, he was liable to from two
to five years Imprisonment. There was
general exclamation of surprise when the
prisoner was sentenced to four years i'm
prisonment and also to pay the costs of
the trial Christiani listened unmoved to
his sentence.
The court was crowded The procureur
general, M. Faullalley, personally prose-
cuted Baron Christiani. The latter, who is
above the medium height, with an IRON
gray mustache, wore an eyegiass and was
attired in black. He appeared anxious. and
in his reply to the judge said he acted IN a
moment of super-excitement.
Scene of the Trial.
The court in which the baron was tried
was one of the smallest halls in the Palace
OF Justice. The room is paneled with oak,
and behind the judges hangs painting of
the crucifiXion. Christiani sat in the dock
beside a policeman, and only a few ticket
holders and other privileged persons were
allowed in the court room which was al
most filled with policemen and municipal
guards.
The precincts of the Palace of Justice
We're quite calm, the general public not
being allowed to enter the building in
which the court is situated.
DE Christian, who is above the medium
height. has an iron-gray mustache wore
an eyeSiass and was elegantly dressed in
gray with light blue bow. He is a hand
some-lookng man, with clear-cut features
and fresh complexion The baron followed
the proceedings with keen interest, but did
not otherwise show his feelings. Counsel
for the baron pleaded that the prisoners
act was not political one, but that he
acted spontaneously, on the impulse of
the moment, losing his head in the midst Of
the scene of excitement around him.
During counsefs plea the prisoner scru-
tintzed the witnesses and people in the
court through his eyeglass.
In his own behalf the prisoner said he
did not belong to the Royalist Club nor to
the White Carnation Club, and asserted
He also expressed the belief that the sur
rounding circumstances ought to be con-
sidered.
TWAS n Heavy Blow. ~'-
The procureur general, NJ. Feuillalley.
who personally prosecuted the baron, in
outlining the charges, said the blow aimed
at President Loubet was so fierce that the
stick in the hands of the prisoner was
broken on the balustrades. This alone, the
pIoCuTeuT general tnOuShl, saved the pres
fdent from having his face smashed.
The procureur general then controverted
the statements of the prisoner denying his
act was premeditated, referring to the fact
that De Christiani, speaking to police IN
spector at the time of his arrest said:
IF there had been forty of US we would
have carried off the whole presidential
stand"
After the witnesses had testified to the
facts already detailed, the witnesses for
the defense were called. Prince de BrOglio
Comte de Labord, the Marquis de Broc and
others asserted De Christian had hot dab
bled in politics and that his action at Au-
tueil on June did not accord with his con-
victions or usual quiet de.neanor.
After sentence had been pronounced De
Christiani left the court in custody, pre-
viously clasping the hand of his counsel.
There was no incident worth noting dur
ing the trial, but it appeared that the ma
jority of those present thought the sem
tence very severe, although it was not eX-
pected the prisoner would receive lenient
treatment.