The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-27
TRIAL OF RAVACHOL.

PARIS, April 26.-The trial of Ravachol,
alias half-a-dozen other names, and the
girl Rosalie Souberbe, began today. So
many threats have been made that the
friends of the prisoners would do some
desperate act to either free the accused or
prevent their trial that admission to the
court room was severely restricted. Only
those personally known to the court Of
ficials, besides the twenty-five witnesses.
were admitted. The main points of the
indictment have already been sent in these
dispatches. The prisoners are charged
with causing an explosion at the residence
of Judge Benoit, No. 136 Boulevard St.
GERMAN. and at the residence of Public
Prosecutor Bulot, at the corner of Rue
Clichy and Rue de Boilin. They are also
charged with attempting to blow I'D the
police commissary at Clichy. The indict-
mept recites at great length all the facts
sn connection with these outrages, and
shows plainly the prisoners connection
with them.
The most elaborate precautions were
aaken by the authorities to guard against
any attempt to interfere with the course of
Justice. The guards about the palace de
Justice were redoubled, and every part of
the approaches to the building was watch
ed closely. When Judge Cues entered he
pt once summoned the jury, who, it must
be said, presented a greatly disturbed ap-
pearance The threats of the friends
bf the prisoners have evidently
greatly frightened the Jurors. The eXplo-
sion last night, no doubt had much to do
with the very apparent unwllllngness of
the Jurors to serve in this case; for that is
taken to prove that the police will not be
able to protect the jurors after the trial is
finished After the jurors had taken their
places the prisoners, headed by Ravachol,
were brought in. They were guarded by
an immense number OF police. The trial
was then begun.
When questioned as to his motives fo :.
causing the explosions, Ravachol replied:
Il felt feeling of unfeigned anger at
The convictions of Levallois and Perret. |
do not think that Benoit and Bulot should
have demanded the death of the fathers of
families. Then, again, the brutality of
the police when they arrested my COM
Iades revolted my conscience, and | de-
Iermined on revenge"
In regard to the st. Germain explosion
he said: Il loaded a bomb that contained
sixty cartridges. | dressed myself in
broadcloth and went to Benoit's house
without attracting any attention. After
depositing the machine and lighting the
fuse ran down the stairs and reached the
pavement just as the explosion occurred
The operation in the Rue Clichy was
much the same, only carried the bomb
an a bag. A portion of the powder became
tiiS pldCGN, anu IuuS IbuNlttGu III SAbT6IuelN
dangerous to light the bomb, as it might
explode in an instant Yet | did not hesi-
tate TO take the risk"
Ravachol concluded his remarks with an
exposition of his theories. He said: 81
wish TO see anarchy established and the
whole people as one great family, each
memb Der ready to share what he has with
his brethren. | committed these outrages
in order TO draw the attention of the
public to the needs of the Anarchists" "
During his examination by the Judge
Ravachol. in An lnsolent manner. admitted
1is criminal history. SO far as il is known
10 the police; but, he added, that if ques-
Toned concerning crimes of which he was
suspected, and not accused, he would not
respond. When the judge asked him if
the sum of 1900 francs found in his room
was the proceeds of his murder of an old
man at Chambles, he said that it was.
Ravachol also admitted that he was pre-
vented by friends from killing the police
man stationed in front of the police sta
tion at Clichy.
Simon was next examined, but no new
revelations We're obtained from him He
admitted his completely in the outrages
Chaumartin said, when questioned, that
Ravachol stole from Soissy cartridges.
which he intended TO use in blowing up
the palace of justice.
The other two prisoners tried to ex-
Gu pate themselves
The witnesses were then called Their
testimony corroborated ali the charges of
crime as set fourth in the indictment
RavaChol and Simon were found guilty
aud sentenced 10 penal servitude for life
The other prisoners were acquitted.
THE RESTAURANT EXPLOSION.
PARIS, April 26-To state that the explo-
sion last night at the cafe of NJ Very,
has caused feeling of CONSERVATION in
the city Is TO put very mild. The truth
Is that the people of Paris are panic
stricken at the audacity of theAnsrchists.
The Gaulois and Matin this morning
openly reproached the government with
incompetency, and demand that some
thing be done and done immediately to
put an end TO the outrages So strong il
the feeling or fear that many residents Of
the city and foreign visitors are
leaving, or making hurried preparations
10 leave. The scene in the
vicinity of the explosion surpasses
description. Throughout the night aud
morning excited crowds, sometimes num-
bering 10000 filled the streets aud sur
rounded the wrecked restaurant. The
affair was discussed in loud aud angry
voices and every body Joined in condem ming
the outrage. The police were utterly
powerless TO keep the crowd back. The
people In the vicinity of the cafe are in
state Of terror. and many of them are al
ready making preparations TO change
their places of abode. They are particularly
bitter in their denunciatlons OF the inefii-
cheney of the pollce, il was generally
tlOurhr that the SfricreSr nr-cautinDS