The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-13
ANOTHER PARIS BOMB.
Ay ANARCHIST THROWS ONE IN A
CAFE WITH AWTUL EFFECT.
Twenty Persons were Wounded, Five Fa-
Made Defiant Replies to Ofricers.

PARIS. Feb. l2.-Edeon Breton. TWEEN
ty-seven years old. threw bomb in the
cafe OF the Hotel Terminus at st. Lazare
railway station this evening. The bomb
exploded i'm the middle of the room and
wounded twenty persons.
An Instrumental concert began in the
cafe, which is on the ground floor Of the
hotel at o'clock. Shortly before
pale, thin young man. with light. point
ed beard, paid for a drink, which he had
taken at table in the middle of the
room, and started to leave.
Terrible Explosion.
When near the door he turned suddenly
drew Il bomb from his coat and threw
II toward group Of persons who had
sat next to him. The bomb struck an
electric light fixture. then fell on a mar
BILE table and exploded 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. \
Dense offensive smoke filed the cafe for
four minutes, and in the obscurity the
bomb thrower escaped. When the smoke
cleared away five persons were found
severely wounded and fifteen slightly.
The bomb had been filed with bullets
and rough bits Of iron. which had rid
died the walls and furniture. inhIcting
most of the wounds. After leaving the
cafe the bomb thrower started down the
street on u run.
The Man Arrested.
Three policemen passed the spot In an
omnibus at the time, and Immediately
.ba 20 .
overhauled him. He drew a revolver and
shot ore policeman and a woman In the
thrOng on the street; but other policemen
ovcfpowered the bomb-tbrowor aud had
some difficulty in protecting him fiom
the vengeance Of a mob. They succeeded,
however. in taking him 10 a police-station.
2 he prefect of police. NJ. Laurent, chiet
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 Gayret taking the EVIL
dence.
Four or Rive Nav Die.
Meantime the sound OF the explosion.
the smoke. and the cries Of the wounded
had attracted great crowd 10 tine. Hotel
Terminus. Physicians quickly attended to
the wounded. many Of whom needed their
services. -Four or five are probably fatally
wounded but nobody WAS killed outright.
Most OF the victims We're injured about
the lower part Of the body and LEGS.
The prisoner seemed calm and cOmfor-
table I'm the police-station The removal
of his outside coat had revealed collar
less flannel shirt and the general garb of
q workingman. I'm his pockets the police
had found a pair Of brass knucks dag
ger a Swedish knife, slx-cnamber re-
volyer ana some money.
Defiant Answers.
At first he refused 10 talk. telling the
police that il was their business TO find
out who ne was. After giving his name
and age he again became silent. ENentu-
ally he added that he was cabinet
maker. and had arrived in Paris from
Marseilles this morning
yes I am an Anarchist" he exclaimed
irritatedly. In response 10 reiterated ques-
tions. "and the more OF the Bourgeois
killed the better it would please me-
Breton received a cut in the face from
the sabre of the policeman who captured
him. He told the doctor who dressed his
wound that his main object was 20 aVenge
valiant He said there were others who
would follow his example. The object Of
his associates was to destroy the Bour-
geois society.
Breton tpeaks English and French
nuently He declines 10 reveal his iden-
tity, but Is probably a native OF the
Island OF Jersey. where the name Of
Breton is common.
An Anarchist Dehes the Court.
An Anarchist named BOsson. one OF
the many arrested, during the recent
police raids on Anarchist haunts, was
placed on trial to-day. and convicted OF
having explosives in his possession The
Judge sentenced him 10 four months
IMPRISONMENT. As the judge concluded
the prisoner. who had large piece or
bread I'm his hand. drew back his arm
and threw it at the Judge striking him
or the nose, and as he did so shouted
"You are a crowd of pigs. We will blow