The record-union., 1894-02-13
WORK OF AN ANARCHIST.
4 BOMB THROWN INTO A CAFE
FILLED WITH PEOPLE.
In Trying to Escape He Uses His Pistol
With Mortal Effect-Twenty-E Eight
Persons in all Injured.
snecial to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

Special to the RECORD-UNION.
PARIS, Feb. ia young man, acting
from motives of revenge, exploded a
bomb at 8 o'clock tonight in a cafe be-
meath 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 into
the middle of the room. A terrific eX-
plosion followed. The cafe was filled
with smoke, and lying on the floor were
number of persons wounded. The
bomb had landed upon table around
which party had been sitting. The
persons grouped at this table suffered
most. The injured numbered fifteen,
nearly all wounded in the legs.
| Meanwhile, the man responsible for the
| cowardly act had been allowed to escape
| from the room. AS soon as he had
| thrown the bomb he ran out of the place,
and darted away. The alarm was given,
| and a number of policemen joined in the
chase The fugitive drew revolver and
fired several shots, killing a workman
and wounding number OF persons. One
man struck was policeman, anC the
wound is considered fatal. The man was
captured when 100 yards from the cafe.
His name is Leon Breton. He had been
| employed in the cafe as waiter, but had
been discharged for misconduct.
| The news of the explosion caused
sensation throughout the city. The
| Minister of the Interior visited the scene
as soon as notified of the occurrence.
| Brenton, 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, aiming it at an electric light
oho 1a1i nXnInSIOn GhDtfQrpn
plate glass in the front of the place. de-
stroyed one marble top table, overturned
others and smashed glassware and plates.
Breton, on leaving the cafe, rushed to-
ward Rue do Rome. A policeman sitting
on top of an omnibus saw Breton,
Jumped to the ground and seized him.
Breton turned on the policeman and
fired shot at him. The policeman
grabbed him and both fell. While on the
ground Breton fired another shot at the
policeman, and struck 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 onto the
prisoner The latter, still brandishing
his revolver, regained his feet and was
likely TO do further mischief. Headed by
another policeman the crowd rushed for
ward TO secure him. Breton again at
tempted to use his revolver, but police
man cut him over the face with sabre,
staggering him. He was then arrested.
The mob demanded that he be lynched,
and would have carried out their inten-
tions, had not a strong force OF police ar
rived.
Five persons passing the street at the
time of the explosion were injured by
flying fragments of glass.
The inquiry before the commissary
showed that the bomb was constructed in
the form of sardine box, and contained
chlorate. powder and pieces of lead the
size of cherries.
Breton admitted that he was an anarch-
ist. Breton told the doctor who dressed
the wound that he received from the
policemans saber that his main object
was 10 avenge Valiant, and others will
follow his example. Breton later was
subjected to examination by the Minister
of the Interior, the Minister of Justice,
Chief of Detectives and others. He denied
that he was the author OF the crime, add
ing insolently: 81 am an anarchist. The
sooner the Bourgeoise is burst up the
better, but l know nothing. / did not
enter the cafe. You can suppose / ar
rived here from Pekin. or from Mar
seilles, as you please"
Notwithstanding the statement that he
was not in the cafe, Breton was identified
by woman who was injured by the ex-
plosion, who said it seemed TO her that
there were two others with him.
While waiting in the hall of the st. La
zare railroad station the police arrested a
wounded man trying to conceal himself.
He refused to give his name. 1t is be-
lieved that he belongs to the anarchistic
group of Neuilly, of which the police be-
lieve Breton is member. The authori-
ties think it probable that the crime was
committed by Breton while in company
with aceomplices.
The sufferers from the explosion and
Breton's revolver shots number twenty
eight.