The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-01

RavachoPs Long Career of Crime and
the Particulars of His Arrest-Lon-
don's Interest in the Outrages in Paris
"A Remarkable English Yarn Concern
ing Mr.. Blaine's Negotiations With
South American Nations-O Other For
eign News.
PARIS, March 91.-The government
looks upon the arrest of Ravachol as
one of the greatest Importance, not only
in that it has thrown into its hands a
man already condemned to death for
murder, but in that it is believed that
his capture will put an end to the dyna-
mite outrages in Paris. The government
has rewarded, OF intends to reward, ev-
cry one in any way connected with the
making of the arrest. The proprietor of
the wine shop at the corner of Rue Lam
cry and the Boulevard Magenta, in whose
place Ravachol was captured, and the
waiter who notified the police that Rava-
chol was in the wine shop, have received
a reward of 1000 francs. The police
COuIiulSSftIy WHO IllcCc lll0 dIIcSU Will DS
decorated with the ribbon of the Legion
of Honor, and the six gendarmes who
assisted him will receive medals and be
promoted for the share they took in eff
fecting the capture of the notorious An
archist
Ravachol's examination, which was
held last night, occupied five hours. 1t
chiefly related to his past life, and he
was subjected to string of questions
that revealed that
He Was a Greater Villain
than even the police supposed. He con-
fessed the murder of the oldfhermit of
Notre Dame de Grace. He denied the
murders of an old man servant at Vari-
zelle in 1885, and his former wife in 1883.
His denial of these crimes, however, was
not very strong, and many discrepancies
appeared in his replies to the questions
put to him in relation to them. The po-
lice believe that they will yet discover
evidence showing that he killed both
these persons. Some time ago an old
man was killed with an axe which be-
longed to the victim. The murderer
stole sum of money and quantity of
valuables and effected his escape. Rava-
chol was questioned as to this crime, and
here too, his denial was very weak. He
admitted that he was a graveyard ghoul,
and told of number of graves that he
had robbed. When the police searched
his lodgings yesterday, they found
among other evidences of his criminal
operations a. set of counterfeiters' Iools.
When questioned regarding the posses
sion of these unlawful belongings he
cOOl1v acknOvy1edOad that he
Belonged to a Gang of Counterfeiters,
but he persistently refused to make any
admission that would lead to the detec-
ton of his confederates.
The Paris Echo today states that Ra-
vachol has admitted that he was the au-
thor of the Boulevard ST. Germain ex-
plosion. The chief detective asserts that
Ghaumartin, an accompliee of Ravachol,
who is now under arrest betrayed his
leader, and told the police that Ravachol
intended to blow up the house of M. Bu-
lot, one of the prosecuting counsel in the
recent Anarchist trials. M. Bulot's resi-
dence, it will be recalled, was at No. 80
Rue Clichy, the scene of the destructive
explosion on Sunday morning last Ra-
vachol lived at st. Mande, near the Wood
of Vincennes, four miles southeast of
Paris. He was seen going to Paris Sun
day morning, carrying with him small
portmanteau. He is the illegitimate son
of German parents, and was born in
France.