The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-04
THE ANARCHIST RAIDS.
FERr FEW OF THE MEN ARRESTED
CAN BE cOyyICTED OF CRIME.
The Socialist Papers sncer mt tho sunday
Night Coup--The Trial OF
valiant.

Copyright 1894. by the United Press)
PARIS, Jan. 3.-Sofne time must elapse
before the practical value of the govern
ments coup against the Anarchists every
where in France on Sunday night. can
be accurately judged. Already the people
begin to suspect that it was more Of
coup de theatre than a coup de tonnere.
The police in their raids swept in tons OF
documents. most of which could be bought
by anybody at open sale, while among
the many suspects arrested not a dozen
are likely TO be identified as Anarchists
belonging 10 the dynamite groups.
Another circumstance which viii pro-
bably weaken the prestige belonging to
government action, Is that no important
discovery OF explosives has been made.
To-day at Decazville. nineteen miles from
VILE Franch, the police arresAd miner
named Poun. They found that Poun had
in his possession a quantity OF compress
ed powder, and o number OF Anarchist
brochures. The prisoner claimed that ne
used the powder in his work, and this
is more than likely to be found the case
when investigation is. held.
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A number Of children who were skating
on a pond at Gualake, department OF
Dnarenti, found d box OF dynamite that
had been concealed in some shrubbery
bordering the pond. The police We're
notified. and upon investigation found
that the explosive belonged to a man
named Bras. who was an associate OF
RayachOl The latter occasionally used
the name Bras as one of his many aliases.
The ownership Of the explosives found
az Grenoble at the Colombier Iron Works,
and az Commentry has not been traced
to any one.
Sevs,ai men arrested are simply thieves
with police records, and none OF the pris-
oners IS man Of any prominence. me
most notable Of the men arrested ana stui
detained is Editor Prolo, of the ACTON
Effective" lie IS an orator who has adj
yocate1 the use of dynamite. but has
never been known 10 he concerned In any
plot against the peace Of The republic or
the lives OF it's citizens. There is no eyi-
dence against him Now. and he must soon
be released Marius Tournadre, pro-
nounced Anarchist, who was caught IN
the drag net thrown out 10y the ponce,
was detained I'm prison for a short time
and then released These facts are taken
to Indicate that the police raid was not
productive of the results expected when
the domicliary visits began. II IS an
nounced to-day that Tournadre VIII stand
as "A candidate for senator at Auriliac'
Department Of CautaL
Sneer at the Coup.
The Socialist papers sneer at the coup
and deny It's effectiveness Yves "uyol
en- a letter published 10y the Steele ac-
cuses she Socialists of openly opposing
the measures taken for me protection TOT
society. The government. be- says, uses
ton. wheitupon the Socialists combat
them and cry out. we are prosecuted
under the regime as suspects Guyot
adds that the government desires 10 eA-
pedite the legal process against Valiant
the Anarchist who threw the bomb pa the
Chamber of Deputies. while tie Socialists
seek by every possible means go retafd ms
trial While pleading for the criminal
they hope 10 gain time. and' 30 iact' he-
clare that they are gaining IT, Their OBJ
ject IS 10 secure iures capons The letter
concludes 10y asking what does thls s)llel-
tude for valiant and other Anarchists
prove if not Socialists solic.ty with them!
The letter points TO the moderate re
publicans making 4 demand upon the
government 10 deal decisively with SO
cialists Of greater note, ana the more
prominent Socialist papers. instead ot
/ striking only al the humber woiklnrh
who are known 10 be- scamps, ana papers
on the level Of the Pere Reinard
VaiIlanrs Council.
Naillanfs counsel will tomorrow Apply
10 The court OF cessation 20 delay the trial
Of the bomb-thrower The court may
grant a delay Of "A few days II the advo-
cate pleads want of time TO prepare me
defence but the simplicity Of the case AZ
fords no pretext for longer postponenlehl
Though the talesmen for the jury have
been carefully selected, consisting OF
twenty merchants. five renters. three en-
gineers. two architects, banker, no
tary. a chemist. and a doctor. IL Is doubt
ful IL the jury gives verdict without
adding that there were extenuaiing CIR
cumstances
Every one OF the jurymen called IS re-
ceiving menacing letters, though their
names were only made public last evening.
The police this morning began suaruins III,
the house Of Judge Gaze president OF lne
court I'm which valiant VIII De uicu
Tho Palias De Ia Justice. its approacneS,
and the Whole Ministry Of the Interior
,ro Fothlv Guarded