Man accused of murdering Archduke Ferdinand goes on trial - archive, 1914
(The Guardian Austria)

17 October 1914: The accused, Princip, declared that, far from repenting, he was proud of what he had doneRome, Friday.A report of the trial of Princip and his fellow-prisoners on the charge of assassinating the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg has secretly reached Italy. From this account it appears that the version of Princip´s speech to the Court as allowed to go abroad by the Austrian censor was much watered down and curtailed. Related: First World War: Reports of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo Related: Villain or hero? Sarajevo is split on archduke`s assassin Gavrilo Princip Related: How the Guardian played down the assassination that sparked world war Continue reading...