Fair play., 1897-06-19
A CLUMSY ATTEMPT
To Assassinate the President Of
the French
While on His Way to the Grand Prix-Two
or Three Persons Arrested on Suspicion,
but the Real CuIprit Believed
to Have Escaped.

PARIS, June 13.-An attempt was
made to assassinate Felix Faure, presi-
den; of the French republic while he
was en- route to Lougchamps to wit
ness the grand prix.
While NJ. Faures carriage was pass
ing Il thicket near La Cascade restau-
rant, in the Bois de Holougne, Il bomb
| which subsequently proved to be
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
bricfest replies to questions put to him
b. the police.
Gallet said that he had no occupa-
ton, but resided at Levallers-Ierret.
The police are making thorough
search of his lodgings, He is believed
to be insane, for he shouted as the car
riage passed along SO loudly as to at
tract general attention in the crowd.
The police have also made another
arrest, in this case youth; but it is
thought probable that the actual cul-
prit escaped.
The news of the attempt spread like
wildfire through the city, and as VI.
Faure returned to the Elysee the
streets along the route where it was
known he would drive, were crowded
with people, who checred him vocifer-
ously.
1t was at first reported that the
would-bc assassin was a young man
about -. who stood in the crowd 100
yards or more from the race course
and discharged pistol at NJ. Faure,
as he drove up to the entrance, and
there was Il subsequent report that
both pistol and bomb were used. But
the police now believe that the sup
posed pistol shot was merely the noise
of the bomb.
The bomb was clumsily made af-
fair. to which piece OF fuse was at
tachcd.
In the thiclIet where the police found
the remnants of the bomb, they found
also pistol upon which were engraved
the words: Mort \. Felix Faure,'
and the names Alsace-Lorraine and
Cologne. Near the pistol was small
dagger bearing similar threatening
inscription: and a few feet away the
police found a newspaper with a car
toon grossly insulting to the president.
This contained an offensive inscrip-
ton. limiting at the execution Of NJ.
Faure.
Several persons have stated to the
police that the moment the explosion
occurred Il man was seen TO run swift
ly into the thicket, but the reports of
this character are likely to be mere
con mcclure. The correspondent mad an
interview with an official who was
riding with VI. Faure. The official
said:
When the report was heard a dense
cloud of smoke rose 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 thicIet 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
the outrage and handled him roughly.
clubbing him with heavy walking
sticks and urp brcllas until his comrades
rescued him, badly bruised and covered
with blood.
The presidents cortege then pre-
Ccc,ied to the race course"