St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-03
DRAGGED OF HIS CRIME.
Capture OF Blood-Thirsty Anar.
chiSt in Spain.

CfttSt al pain.
MADRID, Jan. 2.-One of the most
sensational arrests ever made in con-
nection with the anarchist conspiracy
was accomplished yesterday at Sara
goSsa. The police have for some time
past had the majority of the rank and
file Of the anarchists in custody. but the
most dangerous leaders of these pests
of society have in several cases sue
ceeded in eluding the police. Among
the cases of anarchists at large and
very much wanted by the authorities
was notorius and excessively violent
and dangerous anarchist known as Sal
vador French. This man, strongly sus-
pected of being concerned in the Lyceo
theater dynamite bomb outrage. van
Ished from Barcelona Immediately after
that crime was committed, and all eff
forts to find him proved fruitless, though
the police frequently came upon his
trail. but by dint of hard work and
by keeping continually, night and
day, on the trial of the anarchist leader,
Salvador French was finally located
again yesterday in house situated in
quiet and highly respectable quarter of
Saragossa. The police entered the
house unobseryed, and number OF the
most daring of the officers suddenly
burst in the door OF the room occupied
by French. and revolver in hand dashed
into the apartment and called upon the
anarchist to surrender, at the same Gov
ering him with their pistols. French,
though taken by surprise, drew a pistol
and was upon the point of killing the
leader of the police when he rapidly
changed his mind, aud turning the pis-
tel towards his own right side he shot
himself beneath the arm. This move
ment, however, had been noticed by the
police, and they grappled with him in
time to prevent the anarchist from kill
ing himself. though the bullet which he
fired Into his side penetrated his chest;
but the leaden missile came out again
three inches from the spot where it
entered his chest.
A terrible struggle between the po-
licemen and the anarchist followed,
two officers of the number being coy-
cred with blood by the time they were
able to renduce the desperate man to
anything like subsection. When this
was done, the police began to search
their captive. believing him to be too
weak from loss of blood to make any
further effort TO take his life. LIN this,
however, they were mistaken, for
French, Watching his opportunity, sud-
denly drew tiny phial of poison from
secret pocket and before the police
could prevent him lie had placed it 10
his lips. This motion was noticed
by the police who were searching
him, and they succeeded in knock
ing the bottle of poison from
his mouth. When taken before the
magistrate the behavior of the prisoner
was desperately violent. He struggled
with his captors, and continued his
anarchist threats and curses, and loudly
avowed his completely in the Lyceo
theater outrage, expressing fienGish re-
gret that more people were not killed,
and that he was not able to carry out
further and more bloody outrages. This
seemed 10 be the prisoners only regret,
as he cursed and swOre, claiming that
the existing state of society must be de-
stroyed, even if the people had 10 wade
i'll blood in order 10 do so.
As soon as French is able to be moved
he will be conveyed under strong es-
cort to Barcelona, where his trial will
take place upon several charges. first of
which will be completely, already con-
fessed, III the I4yceO theater outrage.