The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-14

made today to assassinate Felix Faure,
president of the French republic, while
he was en- route to Long Champs to
witness the grand prix.
While NJ. Faure's carriage was pass
rant, in the Bots de Boulogne. bomb,
which subsequently proved to be a
piece of tubing about six inches long
and two inches in diameter. with a
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 rs the
prime mover, was arrested. He gave
his name as Gallet and made only the
briefest replies TO questions put 10
him by the police. Gallet said he had
no occupation. but resided at LeVallers-
Perret- The police are making a thor
ough search of his lodgings. He is be-
lieved to be insane, for he shouted as
the carriage passed along so loudly as
to attract general attention in the
crowd
The police have also made another
arrest, in this case youth, but it is
thought probable that the actual Gull
prit escaped.
The news of the attempt spread like
wildfire through the city, and when NJ.
Faure returned TO the Elysee the
streets along the route where ii was
known he would drive were crowded
with people, who cheered him vocifer-
ously.
1t was at first reported that the
woundbe assassin was young man,
about %, who stood in the crowd 100
yards or more from the race course
and discharged a pistol at NJ. Faure as
he drove up 10 the entrance. and there
was a subsequent report that both pis-
tol and bomb were used. But the po-
lice now believe that the supposed pis-
toll shot was the noise from the bomb
The bomb was clumsily made affair,
to which a piece of fuse was attached,
and the fuse was probably lighted by
soon as the head of the procession
came into view. The presumption is
that the moment the fuse was lighted
the culprit fed, and in any case the
bomb could not have done much harm.
In the thicket where the police found
the remnants Of the bomb they found
also a. pistol. upon which was engraved
the words Mort A. Felix Faure" and
the names Alsace-Lorraine and Co
logne. Near the pistol was a small
dagger bearing a similar threatening
and few feet away the
police found a newspaper with a car
toon grossly insulting to the president.
This contained an offensive inscription,
the execution of NJ. Faure.
Several persons have stated to the
police that the moment the explosion
a man was seen to run swift
ly into The thicket, but reports of this
character are likely to be mere con-
lecture.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an interview with an official
who was riding with NJ. Faure. The
official said:
When the report was heard a dense
cloud of smoke arose from the thicket
and there was CONSERVATION until it
was found that no one had been in
jured. 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- !
rlusion that he was the perpetrator of
the outrage and handled him roughly, |
clubbing him with heavy walking /
sticks and umbrellas, until his COM
rades rescued him, badly bruised and /
covered with blood. The presidents +
cortege then proceeded to the race /
course
Todays attempt on the life of NJ. Faure !
3eresOwski tried to shoot the car while I
irving TO the military review at Long /
Champs in 1861 and where Francois. a /
unatic. fired his revolver at NJ. Faure on
July IA last.
Having this in mind. the police took .
axtra precautions. Special officers Were
detailed to watch SUSPECTS and TO search |
houses known TO be the resorts of danger f
rus characters. 1t is a curious fact that !
the Petite Reoubl.cue Fran
,aise published statement declaring that .
he police were busy organizing an in
.ident for NJ. Faure's visit to Russia sug-
;esting that nirnble clown would be
iressed in rags and jump upon the step
# the presidents carriage, branding a
weapon.
On his arrival at the race course NJ
'aure was warmly congratulated on his
scaDe by the Grand Duke Se-g;us, NJ.
1anotaux and other members. His sang
roid will greatly increase his popularity
some of the papers assert that Rousteaux,
he detective. accidentally saw the man
Who threw the bomb and gra9pled with
lin, but was unable 20 hold him in the
melee.
1t is rumored that the project of police
las Information connecting the Paris
anarchists with the outrage but Il is
generally believed that the act was the
ct of madman or consoirator The
'istol found by the police was loaded. but
vas of too small a calibre to be danger