New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-20
BOMB EXPLOSION IN PARIS.
BEFORE AN EDITORS HOUSE.
THE DWELLING OF NJ DUCRET, OF
"COCARDE," SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
BOMB BELIEVED TO BE HARMLESS. FOUND
IN THE PREFECTURE OF POLICE. AND A SHAM
BOMB PICKED UP IN THE PLACE DIES PEIlIs
PEREs-vAILLANT DAUGHTER BEGGING
FOR HER FATHERS LIFE

PERES-NAlLlANl Dat'fi I'm i@''i->'
FOR HER FATHERS LIFE.
Paris Jan 19-An explosion occurred last
night outside the house of NJ Ducret, the
Editor Of "Cocarde." at Neuy-sur-Seine. a
western suburb Of Paris The explosion made a
tremendous noise, but did slight damage. 1t is
supposcd that the bomb was loaded with chlor-
ate powder. The police believe that the affair
was the work of Anarchists NJ. Ducret was
recently released from prison, having been SEN
fenced to one years confinement for his con-
nection with the forgery of documents said TO
have been stolen from the British Embassy
here. He was pardoned by President Carnot
A bottle-shaped bomb with the fuse attached
to it. burning. found to-day in the Pre-
lecture Of Police. The bomb was discovered
in the passage leading to the Prisons Bureaux
wing of the Prefecture. looking out on the lie
de Ia Cite 1t was found by an employe named
Joseph. who put out the smouldering fuse with
his hand. which was severely burned, and in
formed the authorities. The Director Of the
Prisons Bureaux Immediately conferred with
the Prefect of Police ami other high officials TO
decide upon the steps to be taken to arrest the
perpetrator Of the attempted outrage. The
bomb was turned over to NJ. Girard. Chief of
the Municipal Laboratory, for examination.
1t was said this afternoon that 1t had been
The Temps says that the bomb was lead
tube a foot long The two ends had been
crushed together. The fuse, the paper adds,
contained nothing but sawdust and powdered
charcoal 1t was the obvious purpose Of the
person who plac ID the bomb where Ii was found
to perpetrate a joke, as ii was impossible for 1t
TO have done any damage
Another sham engine of destruction was found
in the Place des Petits Peres. The discovery
caused a scare which rapidly dsspated
when II found that the affair was hoax.
The supposed internal machine was an oblOng
box, to which attached burning fuse.
When the fuse extinguished and an exami-
nation made Il was found that the box contained
a flower pot.
The journal des Debats' publishes inter-
view this evening with NJ. Girard who said he
was not yet sure what the contents OF the bomb
found in the Prefecture consisted Of. II was one
Of three bombs which were taken 10 the Munich
pal Laboratory to-day. All three We're sent 10 an
open space near the fort works. where no damage
would be done in the event of an explosion. This
open space is reserved for the examination Of eX-
plosives.
Sidonie valiant, daughter Of the Anarchist.
Auguste valiant. who is now under sentence OF
death for throwing a bomb in the Chamber Of
Deputies has written a letter 10 Mime. CarnoL
wife Of the President. appealing to her 10 use
her influence with her husband to secure a par
don for the writer's father. The letter Is
utterly unchildish 1t evidently was written
with great care by adult and copied by
the girl