The Helena independent., 1894-07-19

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ist, IN 1891, for attacking two police on
GERS. Il was afterward shown that this
was one OF series OF outrages planned by
the anarchists against magistrates and
other officers Of the government who had
taken part In bringing anarchists TO jus
tice. The chief instigator of these crimes
was discovered to be ono Francois Clau-
dius Konigstcin, known as Ravachol a
man who had been concerned In other
crimes before.
The house OF the public prosecutor, NJ.
Bulot, In the Rue Clichy, was the scene OF
q dynamite explosion on March 81 which
was aimed against NJ. Bulot's life, but he
escaped unharmed. Seven other persons
were injured, however, and the house itself
was wrecked.
On March 90 there was an explosion In
the building of the Credit Lyonnaise, one
OF the largest banking houses in Paris.
Two persons were injured. An explosion
occurred on March is In the Lobau bar
racks in Paris, occupied by the Republican
guard. II was due TO dynamite cartridge
placed In the messroom. Fortunately none
of the guards was killed.
Ravachol, who was subsequently tried,
sentenced to death and guillotincd, was
arrested by the police on March 80 in the
,cafe of NJ. Very. On April 26 this cafe was
blown up by u terrific explosion of dyna-
mite. Ten persons were seriously injured.
NJ. Very had been in receipt OF threatening
letters from anarchists since RavAchol was
arrested there, In which he was warned
that he and his establishments were
marked for destruction.
Al, The most alarming OF the recent at
tempts OF the Paris anarchists was the
throwing OF the bomb in the chamber Of
: deputies while II was in session on Dec.
Q, 1898. This was the work Of Augusto
Valiant The usual number Of deputies
was present, and public business was un-
der consideration, when Valiant, who oc-
oupied seat in the gallery, threw bomb
upon the floor OF the house. which cxplod.
ed with a terrific report. No one was
killed, but large number of the deputies
and several Of the spectators In the gallery
were injured, more OF less seriously by
flying fragments Of the bomb. Great dam
age was also done 20 the chamber itself.
Valiant was arrested and confessed his
crime, saying that his object was the death
Of NJ. Dupuy He was tried, sentenced to
death and was guillotincd few weeks
later.
Twenty-four persons were wounded on
Feb, IL, this year, by bomb explosion In
the cafe OF the Hotel Terminus, at the st.
Lazare railroad station, Paris Tho cafe
was well filled when, about O'Clock In
the evening, a young man came in, drank
glass of wine NJ IA table, then rose, and
taking from bis pocket "a bomb threw it
toward u group Of people at a ncighboriug
table. The bomb had been filled with bull
lets and bits Of iron and tho scattering Of
these caused most Of the wounds. Ia the
dense smoke with which the room was
filled for three or four minutes after the
explosion the bomb tbrowcr made his es.
oapo to the street. Three policemen saw
him running and pursued him, command.
Ing him 10 stop. HIS reply was 10 halt
and 70 fire fiyo shots at them, one bullet
striking Policeman Poisson, inGlcting d
mortal wound, Tho other two policemen,
with the assistance Ui a walter, sLoceoded
In graphing with and overpowcriny the
bomb thfower. AZ the station the fellow,
who nt first called himself Leon Breton.
but whose name was soon ascertained "a
bo Emile Henry, said, Yes, / am an an.
archtst, and tho more OF tha bourgeois
killed The better II would plcase Iuo."
melted by Hcnry's crime, the police
throughout France made raids IN Febru,
AIRY ON the dwellings Of nnArohists, many
OF whom woru arrested Henry was placed
on trial In the Seine hssizss on April N
and was convicted and sentenced 30 death
tho NJ xt night He showed much brayedr
and mnde many Gippant interruptions In
the course Of Tho trial flo was guillo
tined sarly on tho morning of May "
Tho night batore his lawyer had a Iona
audience With President Carnot. From
whom be vainly sought 10 obtain rcspit,
Tor tho young anarchist
On the syUiing of April 4, this year 1
bomb wna exploded on a widUwdll n th,
Restaurant Foyot IN Paris One end o
thc restaurant wns partly wrecked, AN,
threo persons wsrv seriously injured.
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