The morning call., 1893-07-04
Bohemia a Match for the Peace
Officers.
REPULSED THEIR ONSLAUGHTS.
The Constabulary Forced to Call Upon
the Cavalry Forces to Suppress
the Disorder.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PARIS, July 3.-In skirmish Saturday
between students of the Quarter Latin
and the police the latter killed
bystander. The trouble rose regarding
complaints that had been made about the
scanty costumes worn by certain female
models at ball given recently in the
QUARTER Latin. The students resented the
complaints and announced their determna-
ton to lay the facts before the Govern
ment, and when the Deputies met to-day
they, 10 the number of 1000. sought admls-
sion TO the Chambers.
After considerable parleying ten of their
number were admitted and accorded a
hearing They stated the facts in the case
and urged the Deputies to support a mo-
ton censuriEg the Government, which
motion was to be offered by Millerand.
In speaking on the motion, Millerand
maintained that the police had brutally
assaulted innocent people.
Premier Dupuy deprecated the discus
sion as premature, adding that stringent
inquiry was proceeding into all the facts of
the case.
The order of the day, expressing the
trust that the Government would do its
best to punish the guilty officers. was
Lovice, the Prefect of Police, resigned
his Office because he believed the Govern
mpnt was disposed to make a scapegoat of
him in the matter, but efforts are being
made to induce him to reconsider his res
ignation.
At 80 o'clock this evening 1000 students
surrounded the Prefecture OF Police.
ieered the officials and threw stones
-,
were preparing to charge the mob upset
all the booths in the peighborhood and
smashed the street lamps.
The charge of the police was resisted
stubbornly, the students fighting back
with clubs and stones. In the first onset
several students were wounded and two
| policemen were stretched unconscious on
tie pavement. The second charge re-
suited in more injuries on both sides. -whs.2r
the students were driven back but fifty oie
sixty yards. After third charge had
| been repllsed the students marc.ed,
singing and shouting, to the Place St.
Michel The police retired, and call for
cavalry was sent out from the prefecture.
| The cavalry were called out to drive
the students from the neighborhood of the
Palas de Justice and the Prefecture of
Police, and returned to the barracks after
| the mob had retreated to the boulevard
st. German. The mob then hurried back
along the boulevard st. Michel and across
the bridge to the boulevard du Palais.
| The students smashed the massive doors
| Of the Palais de Justice and knocked the
glass out of all the windows within
reach.
| The police fastened to the spot and
charged with drawn swords. The rioters
overcame them, tore the swords from their
hands and drove them back. Several
policemen were cut severely with swords
and taken to the hospitals. A dozen other
| policemen were cut severely. The men
were also injured with clubs.
The Republican Guards were called out
at midnight. The students retreated
down the boulevard st. Michel as the
guards approached and disappeared
shortly before l o'clock. The guards
remain stationed at the bridge to prevent
the return of any riotersIto. the PalaTs de
Justice or the Prefecture of Police.
Lovlce denied this evening that he had
resigned. The immediate cause of the
riots was the death of clerk named Nue.
GER who was injured mortally by the DO.
lice in the encounter with the students on
Saturday.
Intense excitement prevailed in the
Latin Quarter until after / o'clock this
morning. The students and police fought
repeatedly. Fifteen policemen and many
students were jured seriously. The STU
dents upset street booths and set fire to
them