The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-29
The Politicsl Situation.
HOW THE MURDER OCCURRED.

Details Of the Assassination OF the French
President.
The president was visiting Lyons in
connection with the international ex-
hibition. Upon his arrival here he was
rendered a reception at the prefecture,
after which he visited the exhibition.
After spending some time at the exhi-
bition he proceeded to the Palais de
Commerce, where a banquet was given
in his honor. At 9:25 o'clock p. m.
President Carnot started for the theatre,
where a gala performance was to be
given because Of
His Presence in the City.
Several carriages were in the process
sion. the first n being occupied by the
president.
When half way down the street, which
was lined with enthusiastic crowds
of people loudly cheering, a man
rushed out of the crowd and sprang
upon the step of the presidents landau.
Just at this moment Carnot was wav.
ing his right hnnd and saluting with
his hat in his left hand in response to
the ovation that was being given him
by the crowd. The people close to the
carriage saw the man standing on the
step had a knife in his hand. BY the
glare of the electric lights they saw the
Bright Blade Clean In the Air
as the assassin's arm descended, and
then President Carnot was seen to fall
back in his seat, his face deathly pale.
M. Rivsad, prefsot e Lyons, who
was seated beside NJ. Carnot, imme-
diately struck the assassin a blow full
in the face and knocked him from the
step, thus preventing the man from
again stabbing the president, which it
was his evident intention to do.
The crowd in the immediate vicin.
ity of the presidents carriage swelled to
proportions, every member
of it seemingly intent upon killing the
assassin. He was
Grasped by q Dozen Hands
and his life would have then and there
paid the forfeit of his crime had it not
been for several sergeants de vile, who
seized him and attempted to draw him
away from his captors. This was found
to be impossible, as the infuriatel
populace were determined to lynch the
nan and the efforts of the s~ergeants
nothing beyond saving the man
from instant death. Blows we're aimed
at his face and head over the shoulders
Of the police, who had by this time re-
ceived reinforcements, and many Of the
blows landed fairly. At last the police
succeeded in driving the bowling mob
a foot or 80 from their prisoner,
but to get the captive through the
crowd was a physical im%possibility. In
The meantime the new of the attempted
murder had spread with lightninglike
rapidly and mounted guards were
Sent to the Aid Of the Police,
who were still struggling to preserve
he life of the assassin. With drawn
'abres in their hands the guards rode
Town into the crowd, needless of whom
heir horses trampled upon. The
'rowd gave way before the horses and
It last the center of the mob was
reached. Then a Gordon was formed
around the 10 almost exhausted police
men and their captive and the march to
he police station began. Even thus
surrounded the prisoner was not Safe,
or mon in the crowd made frantic
'ndeavors to reach him. The guards
these attacks With the fiat sides
4 their swords, while at the same
keeping watchful eyes upon the
rowd to prevent the prisoner from
'eing shot. Maledictions were hurled |
the captive and never before has
UGH a wild indignation against a
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