The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-13
General Protest Against Fer
rer'S Sentence
SPANISH REVOLUTIONIST
Given Death Penalty-Ricting in Paris,
Amsterdam and Rome Spanish Con-
sglate Stoned by a Crowd at
Zurich

Madrid, Oct, 49, Private and reliable
information received here from Barcelo-
ma is to the effect that the papers in
the Ferrer courtmartial case have been
forwarded to Madrid, where it was ex-
pocted they was to be reviewed yesterday
by the superior council Of war. The
captain general has approved the SEN
tence Of death, but II is known that one
Of the members OF the court martial dis
sented from the verdict. Captain Gal
ceran, who defended the accused man,
did not receive a copy Of the charges,
it ia said, until the day before the trial
was opened. Nevertheless he warmly
defended the educator and protested We
hemently against the the refusal Of the
Court to allow him to present evidence
in rebuttal Later Galceran was placed
under arrest Immediately following the
close Of the trial Ferrer smuggled a
note to his friends which read:
II hope for aequittal IN spite of the
coalition Of reactionaries and the few
trcacherous Republicans who are leagu-
ed against me-
Ferrer who was the former director
OF the Modern School at Barcelona. has
been on trial at that CITY on the charge
OF having been the principal instigator
OF the recent revolutionary movement
and has been sentenced To death. He
will be shot tomorrow night unless his
sentence is copntermanded The court
martial was divided IN the verdict, some
Of the members absolutely opposing the
death sentence. Ferrer was transferred
70 Montuich under heavy escort and he
y being kept in the closest confinement.
Ills transfer 10 the fortress Ia said to
have been due TO fear on the part Of
the authorities that rescue might be
attempted.
Eerrer Was arrested on Sept I and
was accused Of being directly response
bic for the serious rioting in Barcelona
shortly before that date Ferrer's re-.
cent arrest has caused a great edal of
agitation, not only in Spain, but all ov.
ef Europe A workingmen's meeting.
at which the police said there were
many Americans was held in Paris and
were distributed containing
violent dcnunciations of the Spanish
government. Later the Spanish embas.
~ in Paris was stoned. At Rome the
workingmen threatened to stop work in
protest against Ferrers trial and con.
viction.
AT the meeting today the French Bar
association adopted resolutions condem-
ming the trial Of Professor Ferrer at
Barcelona as a traversty on Justice and
against the arrest Of bis coun-
sci, Caleeran.
AZ Zurich a scope or two Of Spanish
and Italian Anarchists attacked the
Spanish consulate as protest against
the trial. They broke all the windows
and were preparing to burst open the
door when the police arrived. The ring
leader was arrested
In Holland at Amsterdam. 4 great
crowd attacked the Spanish consulate
for the release Of Professor
Ferrer. They tried to destroy the es-
over the building and the POI
lice had to charge them twice before the
mob scattered.
A prominent Spanish politician IN
1 recent interview in Paris attributed
the noticeable increase in the Spanish
Of Paris 70 the unsettled
political conditions In Spain. "There
IRE two men in Spain at the present
said this politician, swhose
lives are in danger King Alfonso and
Professor Ferrer. If Ferrer II executed
The king will die within two months.
Ferrer ia hero The king is deni /
rod and i beloved by his subjects. but /
{ he ratifies Ferrer's death sentence he
will be q doomed man."
The workmen throughout the city Of
Rome abandoned their employment yes.
.erday and twenty thousand gathered III /
, meeting Of protest against the con.
OF Professor Ferrer. Violent I
speeches were made by radical Social. +
sts and Anarchists, who directed their
against both the Reactionists
n Spain and the Jesuifs who were
,harged with having inspired the prose
,ution Noticeable among the speakers
vas Prince Csetani, a deputy. The
Whole garrison Of Rome IS being held III
eadiness to put down any disorders
hat may develop and the Spanish Em-
,assy is strongly guarded.