Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-13
BOMB STARTLED PARIS.
An Anarchist Exploded One In
 a Crowded Cafe.
SAYS HE IS VAILLANT's AVENGER.
Fifteen Persons Were Main ,d by the Ex- plosion, but the Only Deadly Work Done Was When tho Miscreant Fired With a Revolver at His PursuerS.

Fifteen Persons Were Maim,d by the Ex-
 plosion, but the Only Deadly Work Done
 Was When tho Miscrcant Fired With a
 Revolver at His Pursuers.
 PARIS, Feb 13.-A yOuug man who act rl from motives of revenge exploded a bomb at o'clock last evening in d cafe beneath the Terminus hotel, which is sit uated opposite the St. LnHare railroad sta ton. The cafe was full of people at the time.
 A man who had dined in the cafe was seen to raise his arm aud throw some thing into the middle of the room. A ter rife explosion followed, and the occupants of the room were paralyzed with terror The tir was filled with smoke, and lying on the floor were numbers of persons wounded, moaning and bleeding.
 The bomb had landed upon a table, around which d party had been sitting and this article of furniture had been re duccd to splnters. The persons grouped at this table suffered the most. The in jured numbered l5. Nearly all of them were wounded in the legs Some of them were grirvously hurt and were removed to a chemist $ shop near by, where they were cared for.
 Desperate Struggle to Escape.
 III lliC tue lltlil IGSjOilSl LOT this cowardly act had not been allowed to escape. As soon as he had thrown the bomb he ran out of the place and darted away.
 The alarm was given by persons outside who had heard the noise of the explosion, and a chase was at once given he fleeing figure. A number of policemen joined in the chase. The fugitive drew d revolver when he saw that his pUrsuers were get ting too close and turned and fired several shots, killing d woman and Wouuding a number of persons. One of the men struck was Il policeman, and his wound is coneiu- cred fatal.
 The man was captured when I5O yards from the cafe He proved to be an under sized, pale faced and beardless man of &0 years. His name is Leon Breton. He had been employed in the cafe as a waiter, but had been dismissed for misconduct Di- rectly after the explosion the cafe was cleared. The iron shutters were lowered, and then the place was closed. Intense excitement existed in the vicinity, and an immense crowd gathered to discuss the outrage. The news of the explosion also caused a sensation throughout the city.
 Before the explosion Breton had been sitting on the outside of the cafe and had partakcn of rcfreshment. No particular uOlICt was ltktn OI mn, as HIS iCtlOllS were not such us to attract attention.
 As he was leaving the place he threw the bomb, aiming at the electric light chaude- Her The explosion shivcreu the plate glass front of the place destroyed one mar blc top table, overturned others and smash cd glassware and plates, their fragments flying in all directions.
 On leaving the cafe Breton rushed to- ward the Rue de Rome \ blue omnibus which plies between the railroad station and the Place St. Michel was passing the cafe as Breton ran out. A policeman was sitting on the top of the omnibus and saw Breton. He jumpcl to the ground, fol- lowed him and ran him to earth q few yards up the Hue de Rome at a spot oppo site the ScoSea restaurant.
 Crowd Wanted to Lynch Him.
 Breton turned on the policeman, reyolve. i'll hand. and fired q shut at him. The DO liremau grabbed him, and both fell. While on the ground Breton fired another shot at the policeman and struck q woman who was passing. The woman fell to the HrOuud mOrtally wounded. In the meantime u crowd had collected, attracted by the shots. The policeman who had grabbed Breton had been badly wounded by Breton's first shot and was unable to hold on to his prs- oner, and the latter, still brandishinG his revolver, regained his feet and was likely to do further mischief.
 The people, q large part of whom had followed Breton from the cafe, were in a furious mood and seemed inclined to lay hands on him. They believed at the time that the explosion was the work of a mili- tant anarchist, and they clamOrcd for his lynching. The sight of the revolver re- strained them at first, but finally, headed by another policeman, they rushed forward to secure him. Breton again attempted to use his revolver, but the policeman cut him over the face with his saber, stagger- ing him. He was then arrested. The mob again demanded that he be lynched, and they would have then probably carried out their intentions had not a strong force of police arrived. The prisoner was then es- cortcd to the office of COmmissary Aragon on the Rue de Moscow.
 Five persons who were passing in the street at the time of the explosion were in jured by flying fragments of glass. The inquiry before the cummissary showed that the bomb was constructed ill the form of a sardne box and contained q chlorate powder and pieces of lead the size of cher ries. Breton admitted to the police that he was an anarchist.
 To Avenge Valiant.
 Breton told the doctor who dressed the wound which he received from the police mans sabrr that his main object was to avenge Valiant. His hatred of the propric- tor of the cafe was but q minor cousidrr;a- tion. He said there were others who would follow his example. His object and the object of his associates was to destroy the bourgeois society.
 Breton was later subjected to an exam ination by Minister of the Interior Raynal, Minister of Justice Dubost, Chief of De tectivcS GorOn and others. He denied that he was the author of the crime, adding in- soleutly: II am an anarchist. The sooner the bourgeois burst up the better, but I know nothing. l did not enter the cafe You can suppose that l arrived here from Peking or from Marseilles as you please"
 Notwithstanding his statements that he was not in the cafe, Breton was fully iden- tifed by a woman who was injured by the explosion, who said that it seemed to her that there were two others with him.
 In the waiting hall of the St. Lazare rail road station the police arrested a wounded man who was trying to conceal himself. He refused to give his name. From his suspicious attitude and evasive answers to questions it is believed that he belongs to an anarchist group of Neullly, of which the police believe Breton to be member. The authorities think it is probable that the crime was committed by Breton while in the company of accompllces
 The sufferers from the explosion and from Breton's revolver shots number 24 The inquiry begun by the ministers and magistrates continued until 1:l3 o'clock this morning.
 Trans Mississippi Congress.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-The trans Mis- sissippi congress, which convened today,