Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-19
A Fifth Attempt Made to Assas-
sinate Him.
NO PERSON INJURED.
Bomb Exploded Near HE Carriage In the
Bots de Bouiogne-The President on
pis Way to tho Races at the Time-T~o
Men Under Arrest. and One OF Them
Believes TO he Insane.

An attempt was made Sunday to assassin
ate Felix Faure. President OF the French re
public. while he was enroute 10 Long
Champs to witness the horse race for the
Grand Prix @, Paris.
While NJ. Faure's carriage was passing
thicket near La Cascade restaurant. In the
Bots de Bolougne. a bomb. which suisse
Quently proved TO be "A piece OF tubing about /
six inches long and two inches In diameter J
with a thickness OF half an inch. charged /
with powder and swan shot. exploded ,
No one was injured by the explosion. \
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.
Gallet said that he had no occupation. but
resided ~ DevRlioiS-Perret The police are
making a thorough search OF his lodgings.
He l. believed 10 be insane. for he shouted
~ the carriage passed along 50 loudly a C
attract general attention IN the crowd. The
I police have also made another arrest. in this
case a youth but it is thought probable that
The actual cuiprit escaped ia the thicket.
The news ~ the attempt spread like Wild
/ fre through the city. and when ". Faure re-
/ turned 10 the Elvsee the streets along the
route where IL was known he would drive
were crowded with people who cheered him
. vociierously.
Il was AZ frst reported the wouid-be as
sis--in was a young man about twenty-five.
who stood IN The crowd a hundred yards or
more from the race course and discharged a
pistol az VI aure As he drove up 20 the en-
trance. and there was a subsequent report
tha. both pistol and bomb were used. But
tie police n0N believe THAI the supposed
pistol shot was merely the noise ~ the bomb.
The bomb was a clum,ily made affair 20
D. q b.. 4 .
fuse NA~ probably lighted Icy a PAPER fixed
ia the cnd Of a stick a. soon a. the head OF
the procession came into view. The pre-
sumption j. that az the moment the fuse was
lighted the culprit fed aud in any ease th'
bomb could not have done much harm.
In the thickct where the police found the
remnants Of the bomb they found also pis
tol upon which were engraved the word
Mort a Felix Faure" and the names Alsace-
Lorraine and Cologne Near the pistol wa.
a small dagger bearing similar threatening
, / ms sripti0n. and a few feet away the police
found a newspaper with cartoon grossly ia
sultius 70 the President. This contained an
offensive Inscription limiting at the execution
% ". Faure.
P. Several persons have stated 70 the polio
x that the moment the explosion occurred
MAJ was seen 70 run swiftly into the thicke'
Q but reports ofthis character are likely 20 b
p mere conjecture.
The correspondent Of the Associated Pres
had an interview with an official who wa
= riding with II. Faure The official said:
= when the report was heard a dens
= cloud % smoke arose from the thicket an
. there WAS CONSERVATION until il was f0un
- that no one had been injured. The pole
sprang forward but found the thickot a
!. serstA When the crowd saw one ~ the q
. hcemen holding a bomb they jumped 20 q
conclusion that he was the Ierpetrator
- the outrage and handled him roughly. ella
- bling him wiki heavy walking sticks and an
- brellas until his comrades rescued hir
- badly bruised and covered with bloc
The Prrsidcnt's cortege then proceeded
- the race course
~ On june p. 1894. Marie Francois Sa
Carnot President Of France. was stabbed
death while riding ia q carriage through {
7. streets 81 Lyons al the opening 81 an exhil
=. ton OF arts. sciences and industries. 7
= assassin was young baker from Italy.
April p, Of the present year. King Hun
- bert OF Italy. was attacked 10y PietrO Accii
r. ito. an iron worker ont OF employment. v
a. attempted 10 stab the King with a dagg
% The man was seized before he could DO "a
-. harm. The King was on his way 70
=. Campanelie race course. near Rome, In
= carriage az the time Of the attack.
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