The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-16
THE MADELEINE

When sufficient order was restored to permit
an investigation. the body OF the dynamitsr
was found lying Just outside the swinging
doors. His clothing had been torn into shreds
and most Of his abdomen had been blown
away. number OF nails and bits OF iron. with
which the bomb had been charged. were
found embedded in his flesh.
The man was miserably clad and had few
articles In his pockets Upon the body was
found q pocketbook. which contained a num-
ber OF clippings from newspapers. together
with photographs OF the Anarchists RavachoL
Valiant. Lspine. and RaynaL
The mans body was exposed at the Morgue
for several hours. after 1t had been restored as
much as vas possible. In order to facilitate
Identification. Early in the evening three de-
teetives brought workinRman to the Morgus.
and the body was Identified as that OF Desire
Joseph Pauwels. a Belgian. Pauwels was
known to the police OF Brussels and LieRe as
preacher OF the Anarchist propaganda He
was an admirer OF Ravachol and valiant. and
he Is said to have been in mmunication
with the violent Anarchists who fed to London
and Switzerland.
Tho body was recognized by man who
formerly worked In the same shop with
Pauwels and the measurements were found
to correspond exactly with the anthropomst ris
record OF Pauwels as obtained BY the police last
year. A letter In the dead mans pocket bore
the address Of Nine. Pauwels. At first the
tended to- misle"d them Sus after the PssP bod1
had been iGeped detectives st we're sent rent out to
pied by the Anarchists wife or mother. The
results of the police search there will not be
known. probably. until to- morrow.
icais. His advocacy Of the Anarchist propa-
the Paris police even when he was employed
IN PROVINCIAL chemical factory. He did con-
oa aed rTas ws ssr E k
Reclus, brother OF Elises p hseus; the g eGg.
fRanSs sp ana atnss 81 E Ss the fsss
was expelled from France owing to the vio-
believed that he had gone to Spain to live and
therefore when they threw their drsgnet in
A loaded revolver was found in Pauwels
coat pocket when the body was searched In
the police station station Three fingers oil his right
When tho bomb exploded. tho crowd near
surged back to tho church. The crowd at the
gates became so dense that every passaReway
back and cleared the space in front Of the s edi.
nee The peeuniaJ,y damage 70 the church I:
nG6 e;GIG ss ~ az shs
ing doors. and the breaking OF some Of the
tilIng OF the floor the building is uniniured.
Four persons have been taken intoloustody
on suspicion Of being accessories OF Pauwelx
The police had the greatest difficulty In get
W statiou, tho mop
making several attempts to seize the men and
lynch them.
The Madeleine has large con grsgation and
10 especially we'll attended during the devo-
lions OF the Lenten season. The afternoon. or
Nesper services were about to begin, and wor-
shippers were rapidly filling the edifics when
the explosion occurred. Many persons were
Frustrated by the shoe and the detOnAtiOn.
followed by the crashing OF the glass in the win
dows the shrieks OF women and the shouts Of
men, helped to swell the crowd outside
PARIS. March l0,-The police had at mid
night three prisoners -Mauret, q newspaper
hawkert Roquet a valet, aud Sagnet, gar
dener. Sagnst Is regarded By them as the
lie has told several contradictory stories
and 10 defiant and ugly. As yet. however, the
police have no positive proof that he was Pau
weiss accom- pllce.
NJ Girard OF the Municipal Laboratory has
examined the fragments OF tho bomb He
says that he believes Ii was loaded with q
chloratlc powder and not with dynamite
MADRJp. March l5-It Is Announcsd1that the
new Cabinet Will propose special laws dealing
with SociAlistlc disturbances Immediately on
the Teassembling, OF the Cortes. which win be
convoked on April 4.
BERLIN, March l5.-Ths police this morning
entered the office OF Der SOlidlist the most ex-
IRENE revolutionary newspaper In Germany.
next Saturdays edition. The whole issue was
seized and the editor was arrested.
LONDON, March l5-ActinR upon Adyices
from Paris the London police Taided house in
Bennett street, West. this evening, and ar
rested q FTenehmRn who is believed to have
been partly responsible for tho explosion IL
the Church OF the Madeleine Paris. to-dAsL