The record-union., 1897-06-14
Two Men Arrested, But the Culprlt
Probably Escaped.
The Crowd Clubbed the Policeman
Who Picked Up the Bomb, Think
ing He Was the Perpetrator of the
Outrage-People Cheered the Pres
ident VociferousIy When He Re-
turned to the Elysee.

PARIS, June 13-An attempt was
made to-day to assassinate Felix Faure,
President of the French Republic, while
he was en- route to Long Champs to
witness the Grand Prix. Mile NJ
Faure's carriage was passing a thicket
near La Cascade restaurant, in the
BOis de BoulOugne, a bomb, which sub
sequently 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 as the
prime mover, was arrested. He gave
his name as Gallet, and made only the
briefest replies to questions put to him
by the police.
GaIlet said that he had no occupation,
but resided at Levallers Perret. The
police are making a thorough search
of his lodgings. He is believed 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 a youth, but it is thought
capped.
The news of the attempted assass1na-
ton spread like wildfre through the
city, and when NJ Faure returned to
the EIysee the streets along the route
where it was known he would drive
We're crowded with people who cheered
him vociferously.
It was at first reported that the
about -, who stood in the crowd a
hundred yards or more from the race
course. and discharged a pistol at NJ.
Faure as he drove up to the entrance
and there was a subsequent report that
the supposed pistol shot was merely
the noise of the bomb.
The bomb was a clumsy affair, to
which piece of fuse was attached,
and the fuse was probably lighted by
a paper fixed in the end of the stick
as 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 were engraved
the names Alsace, Lorraine and Co
logne Near the pistol was a small
dagger bearing a similar threatening
inscription, and few feet away the
police found a newspaper with a car
toon grossly insulting to the President.
This contained an offensive inscription
limiting 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
" 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 M. Faure. The
official said:
when the report was heard a dense
cloud Of smoke rose from the thicket,
and there was CONSERVATION until 1t
was found that no one had been in
iured. The police sprang forward, but
found the thicket deserted. When the
crowd saw some of the policemen hold
ing the bomb they jumped to the con-
clusion 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 President s
carriage then proceeded to the race
course
LONDON. June 1.-THE Paris cor
respondent of the Daily News" says:
M. Faure behaved with perfect self
command and continued to bow right
and left to the crowd after the eX-
plosion. as if nothing had happened.
The bomb exploded at go p. m, in
the Avenue des Acacias, at the far end,
where this fashionable drive issues
from the shelter of sycamores and plane
trees in the broad daylight of Long
Champs plain.
The roadway had been clear for some
+i,,,a The Presidential escort was led
nv two dragons. holding their pistols
forward in the most threatening way.
The prisoners were closely questioned
nv NJ Althalin, the examining magls-
+rate. but as they gave satisfactory ac-
counts of their movements they were
released about midnight
To-aav,s attempt on the life of NJ.
Faure was made on the very spot
where Bersowski tried to shoot the
Gar while driving to the military re-
view at Long Champs in looI' ana
where Francois. a lunatic, fired his re-
volver at NJ. Faure on July l4th last
Having this in mind, the ponce TOOK
extra precautions. Special officers We're
detailed to watch suspects ana 10
search houses known to be the resorts
of dangerous characters. 1t Is curl
Gus fact that yesterday the PETITE Re-
publique Francaise" published state
ment declaring that the police were
busy organizing an incident for Nj.
Faures visit to Russia, suggesting
that a nimble clown would be dressed
in rags and jump upon the step of the
Presidents carriage brandishing
homicidal weapon.
On his arrival at the race course, NJ.
Faure was warmly congratulated on
his escape by the Grand Duke Sargius.
M Hanotaux and other members of his
Cabinet His sang froid will greatly in
crease his popularity. Some of the pa
pers assert that Rousteaux, the detect
i've. accidentally saw the man who
throw the bomb and grappled with him