The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-05-03
AN INSOLENT ANARCHIST.
HENRI, THE PARTISAN BOMB
THROWER, ON TRIAL
He Boldly Admits Throwing the BOMB
In the Restaurant and Says His In
tention Was to Kill as Many OF
the Bourgeoise as Possible

oner replied to the judges questions
coolly and impudently. He admitted
that he had tried to escape but only in
order to resume the manufacture OF
bombs the next day, The prisoner
admitted that he chewed the bullets
with which he loaded his revolver In
order to inhict the worst wounds pos
sible. Continuing Henri said: Il
aimed the bomb at the center of the
cafe. but threw it too high"
Judge PORTER here remarked !:
However, You killed one person and
wounded 90 Others"
The prisoner interposed, crying;
mo. | only injured H."
In any case" the judge continued,
''you intended to Kill"
Certainly" replied Henri. without
hesitation, certainly | did.
you took great care in manutactur-
ing the bomb" was the next reply OF
the jndge. 800.
to kill he would have put bullets and
not nails in him bomb You put IEV
bullets in yours"
"Precisely," was the prisoners calm
reply. II wanted to kill and not to
wound"
The Judge asked Henri if he was
aware that his stock of explosives had
been removed from his lodgings in
Villa Fauche by unknown persons.
Yes answered Henri, Il had three
and half kilos of picric acid in my
lodgings, enough to charge II dozen
bombs which would have used ii |
had not been caught.
THE removal of these explosives
remarked the Judge, proves that you
had accomplces.
Not at all cried the prisoner, mot
at all, Judge"
ooh, oh, :" Judge PORTER said in as
constituent, apparently placing no
faith in the prisoners veracty. THE
Jury will form its own opinion on the
subject. They have seen the evil
dence."
The pri oner here interrupted, eX-
claiming, at Is not cynicism, it is con-
viction. | admit that wanted to Kill
some bourgeose and tried to kill my
pursuers. -,
And you desired to destroy build
ine?" asked the Judge. ii
In reply to this question Henri said
contemptuously: II don't care q snap
for building. struck at the bourN
geoise.'
You mean that you deliberately
tried to XIII innocent persons" sug- |
gested the judge.
NO" exclaimed Renri, mo bour-
geoise is innocent"
At the request of the Judge the pris-
oner described tho bomb outrage OF
the Rue Des Dome Enfants. lie said
that the Carmau Mining company had
oppressed the miners and he added:
II acted as Judge towards the com
pauy. | filled saucepan with 20
dynamite cartridges and an equal
quantity of cloridc of potash and |
placed it in the company's office. | |
knew that if it did not explode it
would be taken by the police and | |
calculated that as they are equally |
my enemies u number OF them would |
be killed.
On the prisoner refusing later to re.
late his connection with the anarchist
thief Ortiz, the Judge warned him
against maintaining silence, which
caused Henri to eXclaim c0ntemptu-
ously: Poo hoo | am certain of be
Ing condemned to death whether |
maintain u silence or whether | do
not" The Judge then resumed, say |
ing: you are silent because you don't |
wish to admit that your white hand
now stained with blood took money |
from thief"
This caused the prisoner to retOrt |
insolently: "lfmy hands are stained |
with blood 80 are yours ready to rob
Then in addition to the fact that am
compelled to reply | am PROUD of
what have done"
Unfortunately, said the Judge,
lyon are in the hands of justice and !
the jury will know how to deal with
you"
Thereupon the prisoner Remarked:
"All right
"Sit down." cried the judge sternly,
and the hearing was suspended amid |
the stir in the court caused by HenIi's
insOlence. When the session was res
sumed q waiter Of the cafe A gelOn, |
who was wounded in the leg, testified |
to seeing Henri throw the bomb. The |
other witnesses included Policeman |
BoissOn, who was seriously injured by |
the bullets fired at him by the pris.
onars.
Thereupon Judge PORTER reproached
the prisoner with his callOusness in !
the face of his victims, many of whom
were poor working people.
Henri replied: "What can | do?
wanted to strike at the bourgeoise and !
] am satisfied that | did so, AS to my |
GOODNESS, If anybody is impossible"
pointing his tiuger at the Judge, sit
you" This caused the judge to again
order him to sit down.
AS another witness was testifying
he turned his back towards him and
made some insOlent remarks which
produced another sensation in court.
Migrade of the municipal lahratOry
explained the composition of the
booms used at the Cafe Terminus, and |
several doctors described the wounds
inflicted upon the persons who were .
injured by the explosions. The rest .
of the evidence dealt with the eXplu- .
sion in the Rus Des Bous Enfsnts |
and did not disclose any facts which .
hsve not been contained in these dis. /
patches. The trial was adjourned .
until tomorrow.