At this moment in Sainte-Pélagie, there is a prisoner who, slandered like Ravachol, took blame upon himself, like Ravachol, to spare comrades imprisonment. He recently pleaded before the assize court with great resolve, yet with sufficient propriety that when the Court of Cassation delivered the final word on his trial, the president of the criminal court wished to grant him the floor to argue his appeal.
This prisoner is Martinet. The undersigned requests that Martinet be joined to Maître Lagasse. Ravachol gives his word, his solemn word as a propagandist, that Martinet will not overstep his role as defender of the motive and will limit himself to explaining, with gentle and profound faith, why the accused did what he did.
Mr. President, Art. 295 of the Code of Criminal Procedure grants you alone the right to approve this request: you are, so to speak, sovereign on this point.
Mr. President, what Ravachol asks is legitimate—grant it. He asks you gently, politely—grant it justly.Ravachol.
