The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
Attempt to Kill NJ. Felix Faure While
He Was on His Way to Witness
ahe Grand Prix De Paris.
NOBODY SUFFERED INJURY
AND THE PRESIDENT CONTrNTrED
HIS RIDE TO THE RACE TRACK.
Several Men Arrested on Suspicion
Detective Mistaken for an Anarch
sit and Severely Beaten.

PARIS, June 13.-An attempt was made
to-day to assassinate Felix Faure. President
OF the French republic while he was en-
route TO Longchamps to witness the Grand
Prix.,
Whlle M. Faures carriage was passing a
thlcket near La Cascade restaurant, in the
Bols de Bolougne a bomb, which subse-
quently proved to be a piece of tubing about
SIX lncnes long and two inches in diameter
with thickness of half an inch, charged
with powder and swanshot, 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 20 CUES
tons put to him by the police. Gallet said
that he had no occupation, but resided at
Levallers-Perret. The police are making a
thorough search of his lodgings. He is be-
lieved to be insane, for he shouted as the
carriage 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 prob
able that the actual culprit escaped
The news of the attempt spread like wild
fire 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 a young man about twen-
ty-five, who stood in the crowd hundred
yards or more from the race course and
| discharged pistol at M. Faure as he drove
up to the entrance, and there was d sub
sequent report that both pistol and bomb
49,
the supposed pistol shot was merely the
noise Of the bomb
ILLY-CONSTRUCTED BOMB.
The bomb was clumsily-made affair, to
which piece of fuse was attached, and the
fuse was probably lighted by paper fixed
in the end of stick as as the head
of the procession came into view. The pre-
sumption is that at the moment the fuse
was lighted the culprit fed, and in any case
the bomb could not have done much harm
In the thcket where the police found the
remnants of the bomb they found also a
pistol upon which were engraved the words
Mort a Felix Faure!r and the names
''Alsace-Lorraine' and Cologne" Near
the pistol was a small dagger bearing a
similar threatening inscription, and a few
feet away the police found a newspaper
with a cartoon grossly insulting to the
President. This contained an offensive in
scription limiting at the execution of M.
Faure. Several persons have stated to the
police that the moment the explosion oc-
Cured man was seen to run swiftly into
the thicket, but reports of this character
are likely to be mere conjecture.
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 it was found that
no one had been injured The police sprang
forward, but found the thicket deserted.
When the crowd saw one of the policeman
holding the bomb they jumped to the con-
clusion that he was the perpetrator of the
outrage, and handled him roughly, club
bing him with heavy walking sticks and
umbrellas until his comrades rescued him,
badly bruised and covered with blood. The
Presidents cortege then proceeded to the
race course.
FAVORITE PLACE FOR ASSASSINS.
To-day's attempt on the life of M. Faure
was made on the very spot where Bere-
zcwsky tried to shoot the Car while driv-
ing to the military review at Long Champs,
in 1867, and where Francois, lunatic, fired
Having this in mind, the police took extra
precautions. Special officers were detailed
to watch suspects and to search houses
known to be the resorts of dangerous
characters. 1t is curious fact that yes
terday the Petite Republique Francais pub
lished a statement declaring that the po-
lice were busy organizing an incident for
M. Faure's visit to Russia, suggesting that
n nimhIe clown would he dressed in ra ps
and jump upon the step of the Presidents
carriage. brandishing a homicidal weapon.
On his arrival at the race course NJ. Faure
was warmly congratulated on his escape
by the Grand Duke Sergius M. Hanotaux
aad other members of the Cabinet. His
sang froid will greatly increase his popu-
larity.
Some of the papers assert that Rous-
teaux, the detective, accidentally saw the
man who threw the bomb and grappled
with him, but was unable to hold him in
the melee. 1t is rumored that the prefect
of police has information connecting the
Paris Anarchists with the outrage, but it
is generally believed that the act was the
act of a madman rather than of a con-
spirator. The pistol found by the police
was loaded. but was Of too small a caliber
to be very dangerous
The police made three arrests this even
ing on suspicion of completely in the bomb
explosion, among them being two brothers.
Galbet and Lauvin Gainier. They We're
closely questioned by NJ. Athalin, the exam
lining magistrate, but as they gave satlsfac-
tory accounts of themselves and their move
ments they were released about midnight
Pesident Faure Was Cool.