The herald., 1897-06-14
A CLUMSY
WORKMAN
Builds a Bomb for Faure'S
Killing
ONE POOR POLICEMAN HURT
WHOM THE CROWD CLUBBED BY
MISTAKE
ONE POOR POLICEMAN HURT
WHOM THE CROWD CLUBBED BY
MISTAKE
More Skillful in Running Than a
Making Bombs, the Would-be
Assassin Escapes
Associated Press Special Wire.

PARIS, June 13.-An attempt was
made today to assassinate Felix Faura,
president of the French republic, while
he was en- route to Long Champs to wit
ness the Grand Prix. While NJ Faure's
carriage was passing a thicket near La
Cascade restaurant, in the Bois de Bou-
logne, bomb, which subsequently
proved to be a piece Of tubing about six
inches long and two inches in diameter,
with thickness of half an inch, charged
with powder and swan shot, exploded.
No one was injured by the explosion.
A man in the crowd, suspected as ths.
prime mover, was arrested. He gave
his name as Gallet and made only the
briefest replies to questions put to him
by the police.
Gallet said he had no occupation, but
resided at LIE Valler's Parret. The po-
lice are making thorough search of his
lodgings. He is believed to be insane,
for ne shouted as the carriage passed
along so loudly as to attract general at
tention in the crowd. The police have
also made another arrest, in this case a
youth, but it is thought probable that
the actual culprit escaped.
The news of the attempted assassina-
tion spread like wildfire through the
city, and when NJ Faure returned to the
Elysee the streets along the route where
it was known he would drive were
crowded with people who cheered him
vociferously
1t was at first reported that the would
be assassin was young man about 70,
who stood in the crowd a hundred yards
or more from the race course and dis
charged a pistol at M. Faure as he drove
up to the entrance, and there was a sub
sequent report that both pistol anu
bomb were used. But the police now
believe that the supposed pistol shot
was merely the noise of the bomb.
The bomb was clumsily-made affair,
to which a piece of fuse was attached,
and the fuse was probably lighted by a
paper fixed in the end of stick as soon
as the head of the procession came into
view The presumption is that the mo-
ment the fuse was lighted the culprit
fled, and in any case the bomb could not
have done much harm.
In the thicket where the police found
the T6IlHdAlS Ol tAc OOulOy tuCy AOuIiQ
also a pistol on which were engraved
the words Mort a Felix Faure," and
the names Alsace-Lorraine and CO.
logne. Near the pistol was small
dagger bearing a similar threatening
inscription, and few feet away the po-
lice found a newspaper with a cartoon
grossly insulting to the president This
contained an offensive inscription hint
ing at the execution of NJ Faure.
Several persons have stated to the
police that the moment the explosion
occurred a man was seen to run swift
ly into the thicket, but reports of this
character are likely to be mere conjec-
ture.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an interview with an official
who was riding with M. Faure. The
official said: when the report was
heard a dense cloud of smoke rose from
the thicket and there was consterna-
ton until it was found that no one was
injured. The police sprang forward,
but found the thicket deserted. When
the crowd saw one of the policemen hold
ing the bomb they jumped to the con-
clusion that he was the perpetrator of
Lie Oulld6C dh0 AaHQlSN iiiiii iOdS lily
clubbing him with heavy walkingsticks
and umbrellas until his comrades res
cued him, badly bruised and covered
with blood. The presidents cortege
then proceeded to the race course"
FAURE NOT FRIGHTENED
LONDON, June 14-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Daily News says: M.
Faure behaved with perfect self-com-
mand and continued to bow right and
left to the crowd after the explosion as
if nothing unnatural had happened
The bomb exploded at 2:50 p. nl., in the
Avenue des Acacias, at the far end,
where this fashionable drive issues from
the shelter of sycamores and plane trees,
into the broad daylight of Longchamps
plain.
The roadway had been clear for soma
time. The presidential escort was led
by two dragons, holding their pistols
forward in the most threatening way.
They were closely questioned by M.
Althelin, the examining magistrate but
as they gave satisfactory accounts o.f
themselves and their movements, they
were released about midnight.
Today's attempt on the life Of Presi-
dent Faure was made on the very same
spot where Bersowski tried to shoot the
czar while driving to the military re-
view at Longchamps in 1867, and where
Francois, a lunatic, fired his revolver a.
M. Faure in July last.
Having this in mind, the police took
extra precautions. Special officers were
detailed to watch suspects and to search
houses known to be resorts Of dangerous
characters. 1t is a curious fact tina
yesterday the Petite Republique Fran
caise published a statement declaring
that the police were busy organizing an
incident for M. Faure's visit to Russia,
suggesting that nimble clown would
be dressed in rags and jump upon the
steps of the presidents carriage brand
ishing a homicidal weapon.
On his arrival at the course M. Faure
was warmly congratulated on his escape
by the Grand Duke Sergius, M. Hano-
taux and other members Of the cabinet