St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-01
HAVE CAUGHT THE LEADER.
The Worst Criminal OF the Age in
the Hands of Paris Police.


PARIS, March 31.-The government
looks upon the arrest of RavachOl as of
the greatest Importance, not only in
that ii has thrown into its hands man
already condemned 10 death for MUIR
der, tut in that it is believed
that his capture will put an end
TO the dynamite outrages in Paris. No
doubt is entertained that he is a most
dangerous criminal and his incarcera-
ton has moved Il great source of
trouble and uneasiness. The govern.
ment has rewarded, Or intends to re-
ward, every one in any way connected
with tile making of the arrest.
The proprietor of the wine shop
at the corner of the Rue Lancey
and the Boulevard Magenta, in whose
place Rayachol WAS captured and the
waiter who notified the police that RAJ
Vach0l was in the wine shop, have re-
ceivcd reward of LOCO francs. The
police cOmiSsary who made the arrest
will be 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 effecting the capture Of the no
torlOuS anarchist.
AS rule, those who are still at liberty
no longer make loud threats in public of
the great damage and destruction they
intend to cause. 1t is belieyed that
several anarchists who expected that
the police would search their lodgings
have sought to rid themselves of all EVIL
dence that would connect them with
the dynamite conspiracy. The authori-
ties have hired divers, and the bottom
of the river will be thoroughly searched
for explosives.
Preparations are being made by work
Ing men for the labor demonstration OH
May day. All the arrangements are in
the hands of a committee, some tie
members of which are in favor of post
poning the demonstration until May 2,
as the 1St falls Oh Sunday. These mem
DerS laid their proposition before the
committee, giving their reasons for de-
string a postponement. The committee,
however. rejected the proposal and de-
cided that tie demonstration should be
be held on May |. as originally fixed
upon. The committee also decided that
large preliminary meeting should be
held next week, to which all the work
ingmen in Par.s will be invited. AT the
Church OF st. Nicholas last night, the
preacher made illusions to the social
question. Some of his hearers Oh
jected to his remarks and made an
attack upon the others of the con-
gregatiOn who supported him. The lat
ter defended themselves and after
lively fight they succeeded in driving
their attackers from the church. The
latter procured reinforcemeutS and
waited outside until the services were
ended. AS the people were leaving the
church. the crowd made rush
upon them and a sharp scrim-
mage followed, during which sew
eral of the combatants were quite
severely injured. The police were nc
tilted of the affair, and in short time a
strong force of gendarmes appeared on
the scene and dispersed the crowd.
Several of the ringleaderS were az
rested.
Ravachol's examination. which was
held last night, occupied five hours. 1t
chiefly related to his past life. and he
was subjected to a string of questions
that revealed the fact that he
was greater villain than even
the police supposed. He confessed the
murder of the old hermit of Notre Dame
de Grace. He denied the murders of an
old man servant at VariSeille in 1887,
and his former wife in 1858 His denial of
these crimes, however, was very strong,
and many discrepancies appeared in his
replies to the questions put to him in re-
lation to them. The police believe they
will yet discover evidence showing that
he killed both these persons. some time
ago an old man was killed with an AK
which belonged to the victim. The
murderer stole a sum of money and
q quantity of valuableS and effected
his escape. RavaehOl was questioned
as to this crime, and here, too, his denial
was very weak. He admitted that he
was graveyard ghoul and told of a
number of graves that he had robbed.
When the police searched his lodgings
yesterday they found among other evil
Gences of the criminal operations, a set
OF counterfeiter's tools. When QCes-
toned regarding the possession of these
unlawful belongings. he coolly acknowl-
edged that he belonged to a gang of
counterfeiters.
The Paris Echo today states that
Ravachol has admitted that he was the
author of the Boulevard st. GERMAN
explosion. The chief detective asserts
that Chaumartin, an accomplce of
Ravachol, who is now under arrest, be-
trayed his leader and told the police
that RaYachol intended to blow up the