The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-13
ONE MORE OUTRAGE.
An Anarchist Bomb Exploded
in q Paris Cafe.
A SCORE OF VICTIMS.
Terrific Explosion in the Hotel
Terrific Explosion in the Hotel
Terminus Last Night.

Edeon Bretop, . workman, Throws Be-s
FILLED with Bullets nns Bits or Iron-Ths
Room Completely wreekes-Twerty Men
aud Women wounded, Five Severely
The A..s-.is Isun- Dowa the street, but
l. Caught by Policemen After re Has
shot One OF Then-"Ths More Bour-
Eeoi.is 4 Have Kiuod the Better 1 Am
Pleased" says the Bomb Thrower-He
Had Jupt Arrived from. Msr-etnes-Ex-
element In Psris-CarinE for the Injured
Bretos Also shot n woman in the Street.
PARIS. Feb. 12.-Edeon Breton. % years old.
threw q bomb In tho cafo Of the Hotel Ter
minus at the St Lazare railway station this
evening. The bomb exploded In the middle
OF the room and wounded twenty persons.
An instrumental concert began in the cafe.
which lie on the ground floor of the hotel. at 3
o'clock. Shortly before o'clock pale. thin
young man with a light. pointed beard paid
for drink which he had taken at table In
the middle Of the room. and started to leave
When near the door he turned suddenly. drew
a bomb from his coat, and threw 1t toward q
group OF persons who had sat next to him.
The bomb struck an electric light fixture
then fell on a marble table and exploded. Tho
great hotel and station were rocked by the
shock. The mirrors windows. and door were
blown to atoms. The ceiling and floor were
rent and the walls were cracked A dense.
offensive smoke filled the cai6 for four min
utes. and in the obscurity the bomb thrower
escaped.
When the smoke cleared away five persons
were found severely wounded and fifteen had
slight injuries. Tho bopib had been filed with
bullets and rough bits OF iron. which had rid
died the furniture and walls and inflicted most
Of the wounds.
After leaving the CATS the bomb thrower
started down the street on run.
Three policemen had just passed In an omni-
bus when the explosion occurred. They were
going on duty and jumped to the street tho
moment they saw the fugitive. The young
man turned on them as they called to him to
stop and fred i've shots
Policeman Poisson fell badly wounded In the
side. Policemen Lenolr and BiGot. however.
continued the pursuit, and with the help OF
Policeman Barbes and a waiter named Tissier.
overpowered and arrested the bomb thrower.
They took him to the police station in the Rue
de Moscou. whore. after some hesitation. he
gave his name and age.
The Project OF Police II. Laurent, Chief Sec
rotary to NJ Dubost, Minister OF the Interior.
and several other high officials were sum
moned to the station and the examination OF
the prisoner was begun. Police Commissary
Gavrel taking the evidence.
Meantime the sound OF the explosion. the
smoke and the cries Of the wounded had at
tractsd great crowd to the Hotel Terminus.
Drs- Serene. Bouffe. and Thysun offered their
services. They obtained bandages and drugs
from nearby apothecary and dressed the
wounds OF the injured. some OF whom had
been carried to rooms in the hotel. others to
the drug stores In the neghborhood-
At IL o'clock only an incomplete list OF the
injured could be obtained. 1t was as follows:
NJ Borde. both legs pierced by bullets and
pieces OF iron; Mime. LIE Blanc Of "a Rue dam
sterdam. shinbons fractured: Nine. lie Blanc's
brother. ear split aud body bruises: unidenti-
fed man. wounded in the intestines by Q flying
piece OF marble; Messrs. Dame. yanhset
Poquet Foubert, Raymond. and Laustan. cut
or torn by fragments Of marble or glass.
The United Press correspondent was adj
mittsd to the Rue de Moscou police oi1ice
shortly after the arrest. Breton sat hand
cufIed between two policemen. He showed
the effects OF his hasty flight and tussle with
the police. Otherwise he looked calm and
comfortable. The removal OF his outside coat
had revealed collaress flannel shirt and the
general garb OF a workingman
In his pockets the police had found pair Of
brass knuckles a dagger. a Swedish knife. and
a six-chambered revolver. a gold half-louis
two frank pieces. eleven sous. and a small
silver locket containing lock OF brown hair
tied with ribbon
At first he refused to talk. telling the police
that it was their business to end out who he
was. After giving his name and age. he again
became silent Eventually he added that he
was a cahinetmaker and had arrived In Paris
from Marseillss this morning
Yes, | am an anarchist |" he exclaimed
irately In response TO reiterated questions
and the more OF the bourgeOisle killed the
better it would please me-"
The fragments OF the bomb indicate that It
was thin box. perhaps . sardIne Lox. The
explosive contained a chlorltic Towder,
A man who saw tho capture Of Breton In the
street. described It thus:
As Policeman Poisson fell. Breton stumbled
but he saved himself. and almost instantly
fired again at the crowd Of pursuers behind the
other policemen A woman sank dangerously
wounded TO the pavement. Breton continued
to flourish his revolver after he had mptied II.
"A policeman struck him in the face yio-
Iently with tho fiat Of his sabre. and Breton
fell. but only TO rise and struggle hsrcsly when
tho policemen laid hands ON him. 1t was only
with difficulty that the police prevented the
crowd from lynching him"
The police say that four persons who were
passing tina Hotel Terminus when the explo-
sion occurred were severely injured. One Of
the four may die before morning.
mr. IHE JUDGE on TINE NOSE
An Anarchist Throws - Piece OF Bread