St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-13
A PARIS CAFE PARALYzED.
YOUTHFUL B0MB THR0WER GETS IN
HIS DEADLY WORK.
TwENTY-THREE AREINJURED
rabies Reduced to SpIinters and
the Floor Covered With
Wounded People, Moaning
and Bleeding-The Maniac
Kills One Mau and Injuries
Many Before Captured.

PARIS, Feb. IA young man who
acted from motives of revenge exploded
bomb at O'clock tonight in cafe be-
meath the Terminus hotel, which is
situated opposite the st. Lazare railroad
station. The place was full of people
at the time, Il band was playing and
those present were enjoying the con-
tentment which follows the consump-
ton OF q good dinner. Ali this was
changed III asecond. A man who had
dlned in the cafe was seen to raise
his arm and throw something into the
middle of the room. A terrific explosion
followed. the occupants of the room
were paralyZed with terror. No one
dared to move for some moments, fear
ing repetition of the explosion, but as
none came, their courage returned.
Then they investigated into the damage
done and they found that the
explosion had done dreadful work.
The cafe was filled with smoke,
and lying on the floor were
number of persons wounded, moan
ing and bleeding. The bomb had
landed upon table, around which
party had been sitting, and this article
OF furniture had been reduced to splint-
ers. The persons grouped at this table
suffered the most. The injured number
fifteen. Nearly all of them were
WOUNDED IN THE LEGS.
Some OF them were grievously hurt,
and they were removed to a chemist
shop near by, whe.e they were cared
for.
Meantime, the man responsible for
this cowardly act had not been allowed
to escape. As soon as he had thrown
the bomb he ran out of the place and
darted away. The alarm was given by
persons outside who had heard the
noise of the explosion. and chase was at
once given to the fleeing figure. A
number of policemen joined in
the chase. The fugitive drew a
revolver when he saw his pur-
suers were getting too close and
turned and fired several shots, killing a
workman and woundiug a number of
OTTER persons. One of the men struck
was policeman, and his wound is con-
sidered fatal. The man was captured
when $50 yards from the cafe. He
proved to be an understood, pale-faced
and beardless man of thirty years. His
name is Leon, Breton. He had been
employed in the cafe as a waiter, but
had been discharged for misconduct.
Z. Directly aftefthe expulsion the cafe
was cleared, the iron shutters lowered
and the place was closed. Intense ex-
cfteInent existed in the vicinity, and an
i'm ma rc nrn rat -
outrage.
The news of the explosion also
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
throughout the city. The minister of
the interior visited the scene as soon as
he was notified of the occurrence. ALI
the persons injured are Parisians.
Breton. before the explosion. had
been sitting on the outside OF the cafe,
and had partaken of refreshments. No
PARTICULAR notice was taken of him, as
his actions were not such as to attract
attention. AS he was leaving the place
ne threw the bomb. aiming at the elec-
trlc light chandelier. The explosion
shattered the plate-glass front of the
place, DESTROYED one marble-top table
and overturned others, and smashed
glassware and plates, their fragments
flying in all direstions.
Breton, on leaving the cafe, rushed
towards the Rue de Rome. A blue
omnibus which plies between the rail-
road station and the Place st. Michael
was passing the cafe as Breton ran out.
A policeman was sitting on top of the
omnibus and saw Breton. He Jumped
to the ground and followed him, and
ran him to earth few yards
up the Rue de Rome, at spot
opposite the Scossa restaurant.
Breton turned on the policeman,
revolver in hand and fired shot at
him. The policeman grabbed him and
both fell. While on the ground. Breton
fired another shot at the policeman and
struck woman, who was passing NOR
tally wouDding her. In the meantime
cfowd had collected, attracted by the
shots. The policeman who had grabbed
Breton had been badly wounded by
Breton's first shot and was unable to
hold his prisoner, and the latter. still
BRANDIsHING HIS REVOLVER,
regalned his feet and was likely to do
further mischief. The people, large
part of whom had followed Breton from
the cafe, were furious and seemed in
clined to lay violent hands on him.
They believed at the time that the ex-