The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-13

ParlS, teD. ia young man, acting
from motives of revenge, exploded a
bomb at 9 o'clock tonight in the cafe
beneath the Terminus hotel, opposite
the st. LaZare railroad station. The
place was full of people at the time.
The man, who had dined in the cafe,
was seen to raise his arm and throw
something in the middle of the room.
A terrible explosion followed. The cafe
was filled with smoke ana lying on the
floor were numbers of persons wound
ed. The bomb had landed upon a table
around which a party had been sitting.
The people grouped at this table suf-
fered the most. The injured number
led fifteen. Nearly all are wounded in
the legs.
Meanwhile the man responsible for
the cowardIy act, had not been allowed
to escape. As soon as he had thrown
the bomb he ran out OF the place and
darted away. An alarm was given
and number of policemen Joined in
the chase. The fugitive drew a revolV-
er and fired several shots, killing
workman and wounding a number Of
persons. One man struck was police
man and the wound is considered
fatal.
The man was captured when $50
yards from the cafe. his name is Leon
Breton. He had been employed in the
cafe as a waiter, but had been dis
charged.
The news of the explosion caused a
sensation throughout the city The
minister of the interior visited the
scene as soon as he was notified of the
occurrence. Breton, before the eXplo-
sion, had been sitting on the outside
of the cafe and had partaken of re-
freshmentS. As he was leaving the
place, he threw the bomb, aiming at
the electric light chandelier.
The explosion shattered the plate
glass in the front of the place, de-
stroying one OF the marble top tables.
overturned the others and smashed
the glassware and plates
Breton, on leaving the cafe, rushed
towards the Rue de Rome. A police
man sitting on the top of an omnibus
saw Breton, jumped to the ground and
seized him. Breton turned on the po-
Iiceman and fired shot at him. The
policeman grabbed him and both fell.
While on the ground Breton fired an
other shot at the policeman and it
struck a woman who was passing. The
woman fell to the ground, mortally
wounded.
The policeman had been badly
wounded by Breton's first shot, and
was unable to hold on to his prisoner
L
yer, regained his feet and was likely
to do further mischief when he was
headed by another policeman.
The crowd rushed forward to secure
him. Breton again attempted to use
his revolver, but the policeman cut
him over the face with his sabre, stag
gering him. 1t was then he was ar
rested. The mob demanded that ne be
lynched and would have carried out
the intention had not a strong force
of police arrived.
Five persons passing along the street
at the time of the explosion were in
| jured by flying fragments of glass.
The inquiry before the cOmmissionaire
showed that the bomb was constructed
from a sardine box and contained chic
rate, powder and pieces Of lead the size
of cherries.
Breton admitted he was an anarchist.
Breton told the doctor who dressed his
wound that he received from the po-
lIiceman's sabre, that his main object
was to avenge Valiant and others. who
will follow his example. Breton, later,
was subjected to an examination by the
minister of the interior, the minister of
| Justice. chief of detectives and others
He denied he was the author Of the
crime, adding, insolently, Il am an
anarchist. The sooner the bourgeoise
! are burst up, the better; but [ know
nothing. I did not enter the cafe. You
can suppose I arrived here from Pekin
or from Marseilles, as you please"
Notwithstanding his statement that
he was not in the cafe, Breton was
identified by woman who was in
Ijured by the explosion, who said it
seemed to her there were two others
with him.
In the waiting hall at the st. Lazare
Istation, the police arrested a wounded
man trying to conceal himself He re-
fused to give his name. 1t is believed
that he belongs to the anarchist group
of Neuilly, of which the police believe
Breton is a. member
The authorities think it probable The
crime was committed by Breton, while
in company of his accompIices. The
sufferers from the explosion and Bre-
tons revolver shots number twenty
leight.
Inquiry was begun by the minister
and magistrates and continued till lis
O'Clock this morning.
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