The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-13

PARIS, Fob. IA young man, who
acted from motives OF revenge. cXplod-
ed bomb at o'clock tonight in Il caio
beneath tho terminus Hotel. which ia
situated opposite tho St LaSarro rail-
road station. Tho cafe was full OF poo-
plo at tho time, band was playing and
those present were enjoying the concert
which follows tho consumption Of n
good dinner. All this was changed in
q second,
A man who had dined in tho cato was
seen to raise his arm and throw aome-
thing into tho middle OF tho room. \
terrific explosion followed, tho occu.
pants OF the room wcro paralyzcd with
terror. No one darcd 10 move for aome
moments, fearing q repetition OF tho
explosion, but as none cGmo their cour-
agereturned. Then tEey investigated rs to
the damage done and they found that tho
explosion had done dreadful work. Tho
cafe was filed with smoke ana lying on
the floor wero n numbers OF persons,
wounded aud moaning and bleeding.
The bomb had landed upon n table
around which party had been sitting
and this article OF furniture had been
reduced to splinters. The persons
grouped at this table suffered the most.
MANY WOUNDED.
The injured numbered twenty. Nearly
all Of them wero wounded in the legs.
Some Of them were griovously hurt and
were removed TO = chemists shop near
by whore they were cared for.
In the meantiNe tho man responsible
for this cowardly act had not been
allowed to escape. AS soon as he had
thrown the bomb he ran out OF tho
place and darted away. The alarm
was given by persons outside who
heard tho noise OF the explosion
and chase was at once given
to the fleeing figure, number OF police
mon joining in the chase. Tho fugitive
drew revolver when he saw his pur-
suers were getting too close and turned
and fired several shots, killing work
man and wounding number OF persons.
One OF tho mon struck was policeman
and his wound is considered fatal.
THE MAN CAPTURED.
The man was captured when 100
yards from the cafe. lie proved to bo
an understood, pale.laced, beardless
man OF thirty. His namo is Leon Brc-
ton. Flo had been employed in tho cafe
AS waiter, but had been discharged for
misconduct.
Directly after the explosion, the cafe
was cleared, tho iron shutters lowered
and tho place closed. 1ntense excite
ment existed in the vicinity and au i'm
mense crowd gathered to discuss tho
outrage.
All tho persons injured are Parisians.
Breton before the explosion had been
sitting on the outside OF tho cafe and
had pnrtaken OF refroshment. No par
ticular notice was takon OF him, rs his
actions were not such as to attract at
tention. AS he was leaving tho place
he throw tho bomb, aiming at the cleo
trio light chandelier. The explosion
shattered the plato glass front OF the
place, destroyed one marble top tablo
and overturned others, and smashed
glassware and plates, their fragments
flying in all directions.
Breton, OH leaving the cafe rushed
towards the Rue do Rome. a blue om-
nibus which plies between tho
railroad station and tho Place St. Michael
was passing the cafe ns Breton ran out.
A policeman was sitting on tho top OF
tho omnibus and saw Breton. lie
jumped to the ground and follwed and
run him to earth few yards up tho
Rue Do Rome, at spot opposite the
Scossa restaurant. Breton turned on
tho policeman, grabbed him and lell.
KILLED TWO MORE.
While on tho ground Breton fired
another shot ut tho policeman and
struck woman who was passing. The
woman fell to tho ground mortally
wounded. In tho meantime crowd
had collected, attracted by the shots
The policeman who had grabbed
Breton had been badly wounded by
Breton's Arc OF the shot and was
unable to hold onto his prisoner,
and tho lattor still brandishing his re-
volver, regained his feet and was likely
to do further mischief. The people, n
large crowd of whom had followed Bren-
ton from tho cafe, were in furious
mood aud seemed inclined TO lay hands
upon him. They believed at the time
tho explosion was the work of
an anarchist and clamorcd for his
lynching. Tho sight Of the revolver 70.
strained them at first, but finally,
headed by another policeman, they
rushed forward to secure him. He was
then arrested. Tho mob again de-
mandod that ho be lynched, and they
would have carried out their Intentions
had not strong force OF police arrived.
The police believe he is IN anarchist.
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