The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-13
70 AVENGE VALIANT
An Anarchist Throws a Bomb
Into a Paris Restaurant.
HIS CAPTURE SOON EFFECTED.
Received a Sabre Wound I'm Fight
with PoIicc-He Was Waiter, but
Had Been Discharged for Miscon-
duct-What His Bomb Was.

PARIS, Feb. i3--A young man, who
acted from motives of revenge. exploded
bomb last evening in cafe beneath the
Terminus hotel. The cafe was full OF
people at the time A man who had
dined in the cafe was seen to raise his arm
and throw something into the middle OF
the room. A terrific explosion followed
and the occupants of the room were
paralyzed with terror The air was filled
with smoke. and lying on the floor were
numbers of persons, wounded, moaning
and bleeding.
The bomb had landed upon table
around which party had been sitting,
and this article of furniture had been re-
duced to splinters The persons grouped
at this table suffered the most. The in
jured numbered Is. Nearly all of them
were wounded in the legs.
In the meantime the man responsible
for the cowardly act had not been allowed
to escape. AS soon as he had thrown the
bomb he ran out of the place and darted
away. The alarm was given and chase
was given 70 the fleeing figure. A number
of policemen joined in. The fugitive
drew revolver when he saw that his pur-
suers were getting too close, and turned
and fired several shots. One of the men
struck was policeman.
The man was captured when $50 yards
from the cafe. He proved TO be an under
sized, pale faced and beardless man of 80
years. His name is Leon Breton. He
had been employed in the cafe as waiter,
but had been dismissed for misconduct.
The news of the explosion caused
sensation through the city. The minister
of the interior visited the scene as soon
he was notified of the occurrence. All
the persons injured are Parisians
Breton, before the explosion, had been
sitting on the outside of the cafe, and
had partaken of refreshments As he was
leaving the place he threw the bomb.
The explosion shivered the plate glass
front OF the place. destroyed one marble
top table and overturned others. and
smashed glassware and plates, their frag-
nents flying in all directions.
An Exciting Battle.
Breton, on leaving the cafe, rushed
toward the Rue de Rome. An omnibus
was passing the cafe as Breton ran out.
A policeman on the top of the omnibus
saw Breton. He jumped to the ground
and captured him few yards up the Rue
de Rome. Breton turned on the police
man, revolver I'm hand, and fired shot at
him. The policeman grabbed him. and
both fell. While on the ground Breton
fired another shot and struck a woman
who was passing. The woman fell to the
ground. mortally wounded.
In the meantime n crowd had collected,
attracted by the shots. The policeman
who had grabbed Breton had been badly
wounded by the first shot and was unable
to hold on to his prisoner, and the latter,
still brandishing his revolver, regained
his feet and was likely to do further mis-.
chief.
The people were in furious mood. The
sight of the revolver restrained them at
Hrst, but finally, headed by another
policeman, they rushed forward to secure
him. Breton again attempted TO use his
revolver, but the policeman cut him over
the face with his sabre. staggering him.
He was then arrested. The mob again
demanded that he be lynched, and they
would have probably carried out their in
tentions had not a strong force OF police
arrived. The prisoner was then escorted
to the Office OF Commissary Aragon.
A Deadly Missile.
The inquiry before the commssary
showed that the bomb was constructed in
the form of sardine box, and contained
chlorate powder and pieces of lead of the
size of cherries. Breton admitted to the
police that he was an anarchist.
Breton told the doctor who dressed the
wound which he received from the po.
liceman's saber, that his main object was
30 avenge Valiant. His hatred OF the
proprietor of the cafe was but minor
consideration. He said there were others
who would follow his example His object,
he nh - A.
destroy the bourgeoisie society.
Breton speaks English and French flu
emily. He declines to reveal his identity.
The prisoner later denied that he
was the author OF the crime, adding, in.
solently: II am an anarchist The
oooner the bourgeoisie burst up he better.
But know nothing. did not enter the
cafe. You can suppose that / arrived
here from Pekin or from Marseilles, as
you please"
Breton was fully identified by a woman
who was injured. and who said IL seemed
70 her that there were two others with
him.
In the waiting hall of the St. Lazare
railroad station the police arrested
wounded man who was trying to conceal
himself. He refused to give his name.
From his suspicious attitude aud his eva
.ive answers to questions IL is believed that
he belongs to an anarchist group of Neu.
llly, of which the police believe Breton to
be a member.
The authorities think II is probable that
the crime was committed by Breton
while in the company of accompices.
The sufferers from the explosion and
from Bretons revolver shots number "a.
The inquiry begun by the ministers and
magistrates continued until Ills this
morning.