Arizona republican., 1914-04-14
TRIAL OF ASSASSIN OF CANOVAS

The murder of Senor Canovas del Castillo. the Spanish prime minister, on Sunday, August S, 1897. brought on one of the most critical periods in the history of that country dur ing the nineteenth century. Spain had been in such an unsettled state for a long time that the taking off of her right arm, for such was Cano- vas considered, almost meant the dissolution of existing government
 The deed was committed by Ne apolitan anarchist at Santa Agueda His name was Michele Angino Golli The prime minister had gone to San t;.Augeda with his wife for the baths. The murderer fired three shots. one of which struck Canovas in the fore head and another in the chest. He fell at the feet Of his wife, and lin gered in agony for two hours before he passed away.
 Golli was immediately arrested He declared that he had committed the deed in accomplishment of q just vengeance" At the moment of the assassination the minister was wait ing in the gallery of the bathing es- tablishment for his wife. The as- sassin narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of the walters and attend ants. Detectives and civil guards immediately arrested him.
 The day following the murder Golli. the assassin, made a confession, in which he stated that his deed was an act of revenge for the execution Of anarchists at Barcelona. As the premier lay dying on the ground, his wife reproached Golli for his crime crying Murderer" In reply to the agonizing words of the distracted wife. he answered cOoly:
 1 T respect you because you are an honorable lady. but l have done my duty and am now easy in mind. for l have avenged my friends and | brothers of Montjuich.' Montjuich is the fortress of Barcelona, outside of which the anarchists who had they had committed were executed | by being shot in the back.
 Michele Golli, or Angiolino, was 3. years of age. He was the member of an honest family. his father being a tailor His military record was bad and he was classed as diso- bedient and troublesome soldier.
 Canovas was buried in Madrid or | August 13 At the funeral the wid- ow of the dead premier said T de. sire that all should know that I for l give the assassin. It is the greates sacrifice I can make, but l make il for the sake of what I know of my | husbands great heart
 On the morning of the funera three anarchists were arrested ir Milan. On their person were q nun Der of discriminating document! showing that there had existed an in ternational anarchistic plot. Tn, documents captured included letters from Caserio Santo, the assassin O President Carnot, and Pietro Acci arito. who attempted to assassinat King Humbert in the previous April The trial of Golli was begun a Vergera, Spain. It was a court mar tial trial presided over by a lieuten ant colonel and captains of artillery All the statements of the prisone were submitted in writing. When h
 was brought in for examination h refused to choose counsel and tn
 judge appointed Lieutenant Corria, o
 the artillery, to defend him. He ac
 cepted the duty and made the de fense insanity
 An interview was given to tn
 newspapers by the prisoner, il
 which he asserted that the assassin
 ation of President Faure, of France
 had not been suggested, but that tn
 only persons whose death had bee
 decreed were Premier Canovas fo
 torturing anarchists, and General Pc
 lavieja. for ordering the execution 0
 Dr. Rizal, the leader of the insur
 gents in the Philippine Islands
 About 200 persons were present a
 the trial, which only lasted tw
 hours. The prisoner. heavily man acled, sat between two gendarme: and immediately in front of him wer
 the judges. On the table nearby la
 his revolver and other material evi
 Gence of the crime.
 Golli was put to death by the gar rote at II o'clock, on August 20. H
 heard the news calmly that he wa
 to be executed on that day An exc cutioner from Burges performed tn
 garroting. Just prior to the execu tion a priest ordered the anarchis
 to repent, to which he responded Since you cannot get me out C
 prison, leave me in peace. I mysel will settle with God" Sonora Cano
 vas requested the priest who gay ] extreme unction to her husband q
 he was dying from the assassin bullet, in the bath at Santa Agued;
 to visit Golli and assure him of he i forgiveness.
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