Tensas Gazette

SANTO SENTENCED.

The Murderer So Bold and Defiant. - He Denies That He Was Chosen to Kill Carnot.

A Lyons dispatch to the Associated Press says:

"At the conclusion of the trial of Gaserio Santo, the murderer of President Carnot, in the assize court here today the prisoner was sentenced to execution. There were few people around the palace of justice when the trial of Santo, the assassin of President Carnot, was resumed to-day. The court regulations and military guard were the same as yesterday. The prisoner was escorted into the dock handcuffed to two gendarmes bringing up the rear. The prisoner seemed even more defiant than yesterday and took his seat with a mocking smile. L. Blanc, the soldier who was a fellow prisoner with Caserio at Marseilles, testified that Caserio told him that he intended to kill President Carnot probably at Lyons, when the chief magistrate visited that city.

"That is a lie," interrupted Caserio excitedly. "I never told you or any one else anything about my plans."

LeBlanc continued, "Caserio confided to me that he was designated by lot" -

There was great excitement in court while the prisoner and LeBlanc were speaking. Later LeBlanc said, "Caserio told me that he had often seen King Humbert on the streets, but, he added to kill him it would be necessary to have rifle and shoot him from the streets, as he would be surrounded by soldiers."

"That is a lie," shouted Caserio. "I was never chosen to kill President Carnot. Moreover, absolute liberty of action prevails among Anarchists."

The prosecuting attorney reviewed at length all the details of the trial and demanded that the jury should not hesitate to do its duty.

Mr. Debruliac, Counsel for defense, followed and made appeal for the prisoner. At about noon the jury retired and after an absence of about a quarter of an hour, during which there was a considerable excitement in court, the jury returned and announced a verdict of guilty without extenuating circumstances. The presiding judge, M. Brenillac, then pronounced the sentence of death by the guillotine.

When the death sentence was pronounced Caserio exclaimed "Vive la revolution social."

The prisoner was immediately seized by the gendarmes and hurried towards his cell beneath the courts house. As he left the court Caserio cried,

"Courage comrades; vive l'Anarchie."

In spite of the prisoner's attitude his habitual smile disappeared from his face when the sentence of death was pronounced.

The prisoner's counsel gave notice of appeal and in doing so asked the presiding judge's charge to the jury at the opening of the session be entered upon the records.