The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13
A BOMB THROWN IN A CAFE.
Paris The Scene Of Another Anarchist
Outrage.

Twenty Persons Wounded by the Ex-
plosion-Four or Five of the Number
Ant to Die-The Cafe Wrecked-The
Bomb Thrower Shoots Policeman
and a Woman in Resisting Arrest.
Paris. Feb.-12.-Edeon Breton, 20 years
old threw a bomb in the cafe of the
Hotel Terminus, at the st. Lazare rail
way station, this evening. The bomb ex-
ploded in the middle of the room and
wounded twenty persons.
An instrumental concert began on the
ground floor of the hotel at o'clock.
shortly before o'clock a pale, thin
young man, with light, pointed beard,
paid for drink, which he had taken at a
table in the middle of the room, and
started to leave When near the door he
turned suddenly drew bomb from his
coat, and threw it toward a group Of per-
sons who had sat next to him.
THE EXPLOSION.
The bomb struck an electric light fix
ture. then fell on marble table and ex-
ploded The great hotel and station were
rocked by the shock. The mirrors,
windows, and doors were blown to atoms.
The ceiling and floor were rent, and the
walls were cracked. A dense, offensive
smoke filed the cafe for minutes, and
in the obscurity the bomb thrower es-
capped.
When the smoke cleared away, five
persons were found severely wounded,
and fifteen had slight injuries. The bomb
had been filed with bullets and rough
bits of iron, which had riddled the furni-
ture and walls and inflicted most of the
wounds.
THE THRowER FIGHTS WITH A PISTOL.
After leaving the cafe the bomb
thrower started down the street on run.
Three policemen passed the spot in an
omnibus at the moment, aud they gave
chase to the miscreant and soon over
hauled him. He drew a revolver and
shot one policeman, and a woman in the
thrOng on the street; but the other
policemen overpowered the bomb-thrower
and then had some difficulty in protecting
him from the vengeance of a mob They
succeeded, however, in taking him to a
police station.
The prefect of police, M. Laurens, chief
secretary to NJ Dubost, minister of the
interior, and several other high officials
were summoned to the station, and the
examination of the prisoner was begun,
Police Commissary Gavel taking the
evidence,
A CROWD AT THE HOTEL.
Meantime the sound of the explosion,
the smoke and the cries of ,tthe wounded
had attracted a great crowd to the Hotel
Terminus. Physicians quickly attended
to the wounded who needed their services
-Four or five are probably fatally wounded,
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the victims were injured about the legs
and lower parts of the body.
THE PRISONER PERFECTLY CALM.
The prisoner seemed calm and comfort
able IN the police station. The removal
OF his outside coat had revealed a collar
less flannel shirt and the general garb of
a working man: In his pockets the police
had found a pair Of brass knucks, a dag
ger, Swedish knife, a 6-chamber re-
yoiver and some money. At first he re-
fused to talk, telling the police it was
their business to find out who ne was
After giving his name and age he again
became silent. Eventually he added that
ne was cabinet maker and had arrived
IN Paris from Marseilles this morning
1es, am an anarchist" he exclaimed
lrately In response to reiterated ques-
uons, and the more of the bourgeoisie
killed the better it would please me-"
WANTED TO AvENGE VALIANT
Breton received a cut in the face from
the sa6er of the policeman who captured
hlm' He told the doctor who dressed his
wound that his main object was to avenge
valiant. He said there were others who
would follow his example. The object of
ms associates was to destroy the bour-
geolSe society. Breton speaks English
ana French tluently. He declined to re-
veal his identity, but is probably a native
OF 3 tne island of Jersey, where the name Of
Breton is common.
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