The record-union., 1894-09-17
AN ANARCHIST PLOT.
Good Detective Story From Scotland
Yard.
Fate of the Three Anarchists Who
Exploded the Bomb at
Notre Dame.

OlllCldl NA6u lie
was interrupted by the entrance of two
Of his principal subordinates, Detective
Sergeants Muliigan and Magee. They
had come to inquire if he had any orders
to give them before they left the yard"
for the night.
'Ah, boys" said the Inspector, looking
up. II was just going to send for you."
More work, sir 2" asked Mulligan.
AYE, and hot work, too." answered
the Inspector, with significant shake of
his head. II have just received word
from the French police that Lucien
Miasme, Louis Roche and Jean Lerat,
who disappeared from Paris some weeks
ago, are reported to be in London
"Miasme. Roche and Lerat,n unused
Mulligan, thoughtfully. They are the
fellows who were tried. for that Notre
Dame affair, aren't they?"
"Yes, and who should have been
hanged for it," replied the Inspector. Il
was in Paris at the time, and attended the
trial. There was no doubt but that they
were guilty-they themselves hardly de-
MED it-but the case was niismanaged,
and the jury were scared for their own
ekins, and the end of il was that three
most yillainous murdererS were let loose
on society again."
III was dig business, that n Otre Dame
explosion" said Magee.
Faith, big enough for anything. The
church was full of people-women and
children chiefly = and scores OF them
were killed or injured. One family-the
Compte de la large and his wife and TWO
daughters-who were sitting just where
the bomb exploded, were simply wiped
out. l believe, at this moment the only
representative of the De la large family
existing is the son, who, at the time of
the outrage, and now, for all / know,
was serving with his regiment in SIAM"
II that son ever meets Miasme, Roche
and Ierat there'll be trouble, l expect"
was Muliigan's comment
~ es; 1t was reported in the French
papers that when he heard of the result
of the trial he swore he would have the
blood of his mothers murderers yet /
dare say, however, he soon cooled down.
Al any rate, he has made no move, and
that's seven months ago. But to busi-
ness. The French police tell me that
Miasme, Roche and Lerer are said to be
here for the purpose Of committing out
RACES In revenge Tor our surrendering
that ruffian Marquis. They say, too, that
they are well supplied with money,
though where 1t comes from is a mystery.
LII that's the case, the sooner we get on
their track the better"
The Inspector paused for a moment,
and searched among the papers on his
desk. Then he handed to the detectives
several photographs.
These" he said, s'are portraits of the
three ruftians taken when they were in
prison in Paris. Look at them well. and
see that you don't forget the rsscals'
faces"
The two detectives examined the photo
graphs closely. An anxious and pro-
longed consultation followed. When it
was ended midnight was far past.
ina fXVn loft ho
turned down the dark and silent EN- bank
ment. The difficulties and responsible
1ty of the task that night committed to
them lay heavy on their minds. Neither
of the men spoke as they walked slowly
along, lost in anxious thought.
Suddenly Mulligan stopped, and caught
Magee tightly by the arm. AT the same
instant there was a brilliant flash of red
dish light about two hundred yards in
front Of them. The next second tre-
mendous report almost deafened them.
For moment the two detectives were
too confounded to think or act. Mulligan.
however, quickly pulled himself to-
gether.
The anarchists, by heaven ~ he cried.
Come, Tom, we may catch the scoun-
drels YETI Without an instants hesita-
ton the two men dashed off at break
neck speed along the embankment to-
ward the spot where the explosion had
taken place. AS they neared it they
slackened their pace and kept sharp
lookout, so that nothing might escape
them in the darkness. A second later
they observed dark mass lying huddled
up on the pavement. They approached
the object warily. 1t was the BODY of
man. A moments examination showed
that he had been killed by the explosion.
His right arm was blown simply to frag-
ments, and his right side was a bleeding
mass OF flesh and bones and clothes. He
was quite dead.
Detective Sergeant Mulligan struck a
light and examined the dead mans face.
1.-The chief hero of the Notre Dame ex-
plosion was exploded himself. The Lord
be praised.o
Subsequent investigation confirmed the
detectives theory. They felt no doubt
that the man killed that night was the re-
doubtable anarchist Louis Roche, and
that he had perished by the premature
explosion of the bomb he was carrying
while on his way to commit some diabol-
lcal outrage. What the outrage intended
was and how he had become possessed of
the bomb-which from the fragments
discovered about the scene of the explo-
sion experts pronounced to be of excel
lent workmanship-wer not known for
some time. AT length, however another
communication was received from the
French police, which threw light on both
these points, and on many others besides.
i
that among anarchists in Paris it was
said that the outrage intended was moth
ing less than the blowing up of the houses
of Parliament, or at any rate, of the
Clock Tower. The bomb had been pre-
pared by person passing among the an
archists under the name-assumed, no
doubt-of La Revanche. This person
was reported to be man of some wealth,
and at the same time a skilled chemist
and he was devoting both his talent and
money TO the cause of anarchism. He
appeared to be known personally to few
OF the brethren-lndeed, for purposes of
safety, he mixed little with them, living
in rooms in the West End of London.
where he prepared his bombs, and meet
Ing proiessed anarchists only from time
30 time in order to plan outrages and pro-
vide them with the means of CARRYING
them out. Miasme, Lerat and the late
Roche were his special inimates and bis
chosen instruments for efiecting his ma
lignant purposeS-in fact, he had created
some jealousy in anarchist circles by re-
fusing TO place confidence in any others
than those.
The communication concluded by stat
ing that tue mlsadventure by which
Louis Roche had loss his life had not in
the slightest degree discouraged La
Revanche and his associates and that an
other attempt at outrage might be ex-
pecIed at any moment. According to the
rumors circulating among the militant
anarchists in Paris this would probably
take the form of an explosion at Wool
wich Arsenal. or at some of the Govern
ment dockyards.
On receiving this communication In
spector Murphy had another consulta-
tion with his subordinates.
''This,n said Magee, when the Inspector
had stated the effect OF the French policies
communication, ''this is a new develop
,n6nt in anarchiSnl-the gentleman an