The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-07
.BRESC| IS
SENTENCED
Murderer of ItaIy's
Sovereign.
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Hitherto Unpublished Details Of the
Royal Assassination Policy Ct
King Humbert Outlined.

| MILAN. Aug. 29.-The trial of Bresci,
the anarchist, who on July 20 shot and
killed King Humbert of Italy at Mon2a
while His Majesty was returning from a
gymnastic exhibition, opened here today.
An immense crowd of people gathered
about the court from early morning,
seeking admission to the court room
where only "a few places were reserved for
the ticket holding public. The hearing
began at o'clock Bresci sat in the dock,
calm and almost indifferent. His coun-
sci, Signor Martelli, head of the Milan
| bar and the anarchist writer, Signor
Morln, made requests of various grounds
for an adjournment which We're refused.
z, 1t is said that Bresci wrote to the judges
declaring he would not reply to the in
'terrogatories.
! While the Indictment which was very
long; was being read, Bresci was appa-
rently unmoved and scanned the faces of
the audience without any signs of fear or
eifrontery. The indictment showed that
the assassin had INDUCED in incessant
target practice and that he prepared bull
let's so as to render them more dangerous
The witnesses were then Introduced
Eleven for the prosecution and five for
the defense. The examination of Bresci
followed. He declared he decided to kill
King Humbert after the events of Milan
and Scilly, to avenge the misery of the
people and my own" He added, II acted
without advice or accomplices."
The prisoner admitted the target prac-
tice and the preparation of bullets. He
spoke in. low. firm voice and said he
fired three shots at three yards with his
revolver. Two wooden targets were here
placed on the table before the judges.
Two hours suspension of the court ensued
and then the witnesses were heard.
A brigadier of gendarmes, Salvatore,
recapituated the story of the assassina-
ton of the King. He said he saved
Bresci from the crowd, who nearly lynch
ed the assassin. Bresci, when rescued,
was covered with blood
Gen. Avogadro dos Contes di Quinto, the
Kings aide-de-camp, who was with His
Majesty when the latter was killed, re-
counted how the King was shot, saying
that the King tried to reply to a ques-
ton of the witness after the crime. His
Majesty started:
81 truly think -
The King stopped in the middle of the
sentence, said yes and then expired.
The testimony of witnesses Galimbert
and Oliviers did not adduce any new facts.
The royal groom, Lupi, deposed that he
seized Bresci by the throat. A witness
named Ramella who lodged with Bresci
and a friend three days prior to the
crime, said the prisoner was always per-
foctly calm.
MILAN, Aug 29.-Bresci, at the close
of the trial, was pronounced guilty and
was sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
HUMBERT's POLICY.
LONDON. Aug. 27.-"As the result of
the cutlery against the declaration of the
Osservatore Romano" says the Rome cor
respondent of the Daily Express, that the
late King Humbert had medltated giving
up Rome to the hierarchy, the clerical
papers have been instructed to publish a
statement giving confirmation and de-
tails.
According to tne account, King Hum
bert, some months before his death,
wrote to Cardinal Giuseppe Frisco, Arch
bishop of Naples, requesting that trust
worthy priest be sent to hear his con-
fession. A priest was sent, but absolu-
ton was refused unless Humbert would
agree to abdicate and give up Rome. !
The King asked time to consider, as he
was anxious to receive the sacrament, |
and, according to the clerical version,
1T was his communication to the priest
that induced the holy see to grant Chris |
tian burial
king Humberts letter to Cardinal
Frisco will be published. circular note
from the Vatican to the Catholic powers
declares that so long as Italy contests the
rights Of the holy see the Pope will recog-
nize Victor Emmanuel only as King OF
Sardinia. The note appeals TO the powers
to relieve the Pope from an intolerable
declaring that the condition of
the papacy under italian rule is steadily
growing worse"
LONDON, Aug 2s.--Bresc. the assas- |
sin of King Humbert, Intellectually at
tempted to commit suicide Sunday, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Rome to the
Daily Mail. He now refuses food, saying
that he has no intention to give the bour-
ge Disc the satisfaction of seeing him con-
demned. He shows no signs OF alteration
OF intellect.