New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15
THE BOMB-THROWER,S STORY.
HIS REAL NAME NOT BRETON. But
HENRY.
THE SON OF A COLONEL. or TIE COMMUNE WHO
WAS ONCE CONDEMNED TO DEATH. AND
A GRADUATE OF THE sORBONNE-HE
Is SAID TO HAVE BEEN N
AMERICA RECENTLY.

AMERICA RECENTLY.
Paris Feb. 4-After considerable trouble the
police have finally established the identity of
the man who threw the bomb in the cafe OF the
Hotel Terminus on Monday night. The author-
ties believed that the name Leon Breton given
by the man when he arrested was false. and
INQUIRIES 20 establish his identity were made IN
every direction. 1t was ascertaned that his real
name is Emile Henry lie was born of French
parents in Barcelona, Spain. on September ~
1872 He recently lived in London. where the
poce knew him 70 he Anarchist. The Eng
ush police we're aware that he left London on
January IS and came to Paris where he has
since lived.
Detective Houer having stated yesterday
that he believed the bomb-thrower had arrived
IN Paris from London Inspector Duchatel caused
inquiries to be made in that city regarding the
prisoner Certain information was conveyed 70
him. and to-day he confronted the prisoner with
the facts in his possession. In response TO the
persistent questioning OF the Inspector he ac-
knowledged that his real name was Emile Henry
Henry said that he was one OF four Anarchists
who had parted in London in January because
they were shadowed there by French police
men. He then came to Paris. lie added that
he had been a clerk. and that his father was
dead He denied that he had any accomplice in
causing the explosion al the Hotel Terminus
The notice believe however. that the three
Anarchists spoken Of by him were his accom-
plices.
1t has been learned that Henry lived In Mar
xelles from 1889 to 1892 and afterward resided IN
Avignoa for short time. He went 10 LONDON
Immediately after the explosion in the Rue des
gons Enfants. While questioning the prisoner
Inspector Duchatel was playing rcquet win
him Henry's mother is believed to be living IN
the environs OF Paris. The prisoner has done no
work for year. He formerly employed by
a sculptor and as a traveller by furniture
manufacturer.
CYNICAL TALK OF Ills CRIME
Henry told NJ. Lepine. the Prefect Of Police
that Vaillants act was an iniahthe one ne
had used only nails in the bomb thrown in the
Chamber Of Deputies. Slugs were better ior
dernolshing the bourgeosie. The prisoner then
told Of how he had thrown his bomb saying that
no held Il on his knee while he was lighting the
fusa attached TO II. He vas surprised that the
evnlos;on had caused 50 little damage. and sad
that his bomb was badly made or the iuse "d9
defective He deplored the meagreness o. '"c
Affects produced by the explosion, ana SPOKE o'
he affair In a cynical manner.
This afternoon Henry was for some time in the
abinet OF Judge Never, the examining mag'S-
,rate. Judge Meyer hopes to obtain complete
confession from him b. saturday.
Police Cornmissary Bernard examined the
records at the Sorbonne to-day ana 1ouhu
tha, uAn~, was graduated there in the
Department Of Science. after winning
State scholarship jienry's Iatner was coiohe
O. the Commune. was cordcmncd TO death. and
was forced 10 fee for his life He went 10
Spain with his wife and died there. His wife
returned To France with her two sons, tmllc
and Fortuue and made her home In BreVanhts
nineteen miles from Paris she sun Keeps I. ll',e
grocery store in that village liei neis'To' si ~"
say that Emile was a quiet. weil-behaVca poy
when - homo Tortu Il was regarded as the
unruly and reckless member Of the family ne
Is now serving a three-ycarm eri"' III N'"''
Fr,;Io uorrv,a last placa OF residence in Paris
far as the police can ascertain Wrie n Si1so e.
lodgings iA the Place de la Repnnnque, 'd,da emo "a
the Rue Vsron While in this city Emile stuoleo
spiritualism with special interest besides Wo'k NJ
ing industriously In the physlCa' .I ~, o.e m
read widely in French literature Two years
ago bo gave ,Ip manual labor 10 devote much OF
his time 10 writing for Anarchist Journals IN
which he published Al one ti"'e " "
propaganda OF the deed
long tNDER POLICE SURVEILLANCE
s,,co rmi,..s bovhood the police have been
,,.,oh;ro hin, on account OF his association with
Anarchists and when he last left BreVannes 10
20 10 London he barely escaped arrest he
was arrested in Paris Immediately after RaVa-
chol blew up the Cafe Very, but was released
after two days detention because 10 pioo
against him could be obtained. -. -.
After short sOJOurn In Lonuo" Nv W.
snsin where n, fell in love With a rich widow
From her ne secured money to pay his expenses
while he travelled about preaching Anarcnisin. s,
He Is said 10 have been In America "ithih .ne
last six or seven months and to have been I'M
prisoned there for a short time owing 10 MS
violent speeches or disorderly conduct =, 49,
Henry was last employed in Paris by NJ Du-
puy a decorative sculptor in the Rue de Roe
roy NJ Dupuy said to the United Press cor
respondent to-day: -, , a.,
was with me- He was a good workman ana l
never had the slightest reason TO co%hlpinIn % ., .,
him. He left me without notice, ana l ied'n- 1
afterward that the police were after MN pr
cause he had delivered violent orauoh con
cernng the explosion in the Rue des bohs .n, .,'e
fants. He did this the very night wheh '"e
explosion occurred" 80, M