The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-04
The officers Clubbed. Stoned. Overcome and
Slashed with Their Own Swords, Which Had
Been Captured by the Turbulent Mob.
Doors of the Palais de Justice Smashed,
Windows Broken and Booths Upset.
Cavalry and Republican Guards Called Out
Many Policemen Badly Hurt-RepOrt that a
Republic Has d Ell Proclaimed in Greeca
RIOToUs STUDENTS.
Paris Policemen Roughly Handled by O
Mob Which DID as IL Pleased

Paris Policemen Roughly Handled by q
Mob Which DID Gt Pleased.
PARIS, July 3-0n Saturday last an af-
fray occurred between the police and q
number of students in the Latin quarter.
The students who lodge In the quarter de-
termined to lay the facts In the case before
the government and to obtain satisfaction
for what they deemed the arbitrary aud
overbesring conduct of the police. When
the Chamber of Deputies met to-day
students TO the number of one Thousand
proceeded TO the legislative building and
sought TO gam admission. The officials
of the Chamber fearing riotous
demonstration, gave orders TO close
the gates TO prevent their ingress.
After considerable parleying. during which
the students expressed themselves very
freely. ten of the number were admitted 10
the Chamber. The spokesmen of the
students were accorded hearing by the
Chamber. They stated the facts In the
case az they appeared to them. and declared
that their only object in coming to the
Chamb ber was 10 urge the Deputies TO sup
port a motion cen suring the government.
which was TO be offered by NJ. Millerand.
M. Millerand submitted his motion asking
the house TO oensure the government for
its connection with the affair. After de-
bate. the order of the day expressing the
trust that the government wo1ld do its
best TO punish the guilty officers was
adopted by the Chamber.
AT $3.50 O'Clock, this evening two thou
sand students surrounded the prefecture OF
police. ieered the officials and threw stones
through the windows. While the police
were preparing TO charge. the mob upset all
the booths in the neighborhood and
smashed the street lamps. The charge OF
be.
students fought back with clubs and stones.
In the first onset several students were
wounded and two policemen were stretched
unconscious on the pavement. The second
charge resulted In more injuries on both
sides. but the students were driven back
but nifty or sixty yards. After the third
charge had been repulsed the students
marched. sing ing and shouting. TO the Place
81. Michel The police retired. and a call
for cavalry was sent out from the prefec-
ture. At 10:15 the students were rioting in
tho Boulevard ST. Michel.
The cavalry called out to drive the
students from the neighborhood of the
Palais de Justice. and the Prefecture de
Police returned to their barracks after the
mob had retreated to the boulevard St
German. The mob then hurried back
along the Boulevard St Michel and across
the bridges 90 the Boulevard du PaIais. be-
tween the arms of the river. The students
smashed with their clubs and q heavy piece
OF timber the massive doors of the Palais
ue u ustice anu knocked the glass out or all
the windows within reach. The police
FASTENED to the spot and charged with
drawn swords The rioters overcame them.
tore their swords from their hands, and
drove them back 10 the Hotel Dieu. Sew
eral policemen were cut severely with the
swords which the rioters had wrested
from them. Three of these policemen
have been taken TO the hospitals
A dozen other policemen were badly
bruised with stones and clubs. One police
man was cut by the students stripped OF
his clothes and carried to the river. He
begged the students on his knees not TO
throw him in. and eventually was released
by them. The Republican Guards were
called out at midnight The students re-
treated down the Boulevard st. Michel as
the guards approached. and dispersed
shortly before l o'clock. The guards re-
the return of any rioters to the Palais do
Justice or the Prefecture de Police.
The immediate cause of the riots was the
death of NJ. Nuger, q clerk. who was In-
jured mortally by the police in their en-
counter with the students on Saturday.
A dIsorderly demonstration will be made
probably by the students at Nuger s funeral.
Many Injured Both Sides.
PARIS. July 4-Intense excitement pre-
vailed in the Latin quarter until 3:15 O'clock
this morning. Students and police fought
repeatedly. Fifteen policemen and many
students were injured seriously. Tue
after upsettiDg them. VI. Loze, prefeot,
and NJ. Vignie. secretary general of the
police. were in the district directing the
pOliCo forces