The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-14
THE PARIS BOMB THR0WER.
,nr1oY VIII NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT HIMSELF


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nav, been . soidier-The sort OF Bomb
n. Threw-vI.it- 60 va,iianrs Grave
.,,r.h,.t. To Bs sterpiy Dealt with.
pms Feb. 13-The excitement occasioned
n, the bomb explosion at the cafe OF the Hotel
Tsrminus last night has not abated. At least
.-ontv four persons were hurt. The name OK
,ne bomb thrower is Leon Breton. The police
h.lisvs that he ia q member Of IN Anarchist
s,oup who have their headquarters at Neuilly-
.ur-Seine. .,,-,-
NJ Bertllon. chief OF the anthrorometric
d.partment OF the Paris police. searched all
,ho morning through the records OF that de-
n.,tment In the hope that the measurements
nd other details Of criminals kept there would
,hrov some light on the identity OF Breton.
n. tound nothing Q show that the prisoner
"a aver before been in the hands OF the
noii.a. Breton's hands are white, and the
nslns show that he has not performed any
manual labor for some time. From the man
mar in which he carries himself and from other
,,.ts in his demeanor It is believed that he
has been soldier.
preton was taken before Judge Meyer. an
examining magistrate. to- day. He was Piled
With questions, to all. or nearly all. OF which
he refused to make any answer. 1t has been
evident ever SluCb MS hIEObb thhS DAOhOh NOSs
not intend to furnish the authorities any In
formation. he having told them that It was
THAR Mace to find out themselves whatever
they wanted to know about him.
NJ Girnrd chief OF the municipal labora-
tory says that the bomb thrown by Breton
was made OF one-pound meat tin. 1t con-
tanned, he declares eight ounces OF chlorate OF
potash and pic-ic acid. The green powder
that was used by Valiant in making the bomb
that no threw in the Chamber OF Deputies was
not used By Breton.
Detective Houlllier says he believes he has
seen Breton In England. All the persons who
were wounded by the explosion are making
good progress toward recovery.
NJ Raynal. Minister Of the Interior. was
highly gratifed by the bravery displayed By
the policeman, Poisson. who was one OF the
three mon who pursued Breton. and who was
wounded By one OF the revolver shots fred by
the fugitive He proposed to-day to President
Carnot that Poisson be made member OF the
Legion Of Honor. and. NJ. Carnot agreeing. the
decoration has been conferred upon the officer.
Breton admitted to Judge Meyer this even
ing that he had given a wrong account OF him
SELF He gave q number OF names. all OF which
are believed to be false. Detective HouillisI
believes that Breton had just arrived from
London. The prisoner speaks English and
u
"A NJ" His body was very clean whom OK
smined. and otherwise showed that he had
been accustomed to decent life. His educa.
ton Is above the average On seeing De.
tective Houillier on Monday night. Breton ex
claimed: Hello. Houillier; it's you; knew
you we'll"
Detective Houillier admits his belief that h,
IA on the verge OF an important discovery In
connection with the case.
The Government Is determined to stop the
pilgrimagss that are being made to Haillants
grave In Ivry Cemetery. An order has been
issued iorbidding any one to visit the grave,
and policemen have been stationed at the
cemetery to SEQ that the order is carried out
In the Chamber OF Deputies to-day NJ
AuGuste Bouge. . Radical Republican. dues'
toned the Government respecting tho mani
festations that have been allowed to be m ade al
eDce to the fact that the sym pathizers with
he dead Anarchist had unturled rcd flag at
doing TO protect socisty3 Continuing. ne de-
elared that the threats Of the Anarchists would
be- followed Sy their f Soaiap;. ,roor t.,
tsrrupted the speaker. but Mr., Bouge paid lit
tie attention to him Amid tremendous APP
come for the Government to take action to
suppress revolutionary Manifestations. no
NJ Raynal. Minister OF the Interior replied
that the visits to Nailla grave had only as
tumeu sedltlous character on sunday. lie
had Immediately taken measures TO prevent a
recurrence OF the manifestation. In the pres
emit struggle with the enemies OF society the
Government would defend the law abiding
people. and would Danish all the sensitiyeness
which. he admitted, perhaps prevailed in the
Ministry. This statement was greeted with
deafeninG applause
N. Jules COutant, a Socialist m MEMBER who
took part In Sundays demon stration In lvry
Cemetery. declared that he merely went to the
cemetery in recognition OF the anniversary oil
the death Of a Socialist named Archi. II was
false that he had gone to Naillants grave. He
admitted that a red flag had been unfurled
NJ. CoutAnt rspudiAted the charge that social
Ism was in any way connected with anarchism
The F'resse says that Public Prosecutor Ber,
trAnd has received number of threatening
letters and that his residence IL now guarded
Policeman Poisson's comrades will receive
gold medals. and the citizens who assisted In
capturing Breton will receive silver medals.
LONDON. Fsb. l3.-The Pau NAL Gazette pub.
fishes to-day a story about Anarchistic leaf
lets circulating in London, They implore
Anarchists to take the blood OF the "RssAs.
lins" who starye them. " The killing OF one
o. us" they say, will cost a hundred OF you
Of the bourgeoisie. Fear Rnimates you. Most
ardent hate surges In our veins. We shall be
pitilsss and shall heed neither age nor sex"
The leaflets also urge that London be set or
nrs In hundred different places simultane,