New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-14

FELIX FAURE
pra.issn. OF the French Republic. whose life was
attempted yesterday.
exn,os,on. A man in the crowd suspected as the
prime mover. was arrested. He gave his name
as Galet. and made only the briefest replies TO
questions put TO him by the police.
Gallet said that he had no occupation, but
Byed al I.evallois- Perret The police are max
ing a thorough search of his lodgings. He Is be-
Ieved TO be insane for he shouted as the carriage
passed along loudly as TO attract general at
tention in the crowd The police also made two
other arrests for the crime. but it is thought
probable that the actual culprit escaped in the
thcke..
The news Of the attempt spread like wildfre
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 vociferOusly.
1t was at first reported that the would-be as
sassin was young man about twenty-five who
stood I'm the crowd hundred yards or more
from the racecourse, and discharged pistol at
NJ Faure as he drove up to the entrance; and
there uas a Subsequent report that both pistol
and bomb were used. But the police now be-
lieve that the supposed pistol shot was merely
the noise Of the bomb.
The bomb was a clumsily made affair. to which
O piece or luSe was dlldCHeu anu tHc iuSN ""o
probably lighted by a paper fixed in the end Of
a stick as soon as the head of the procession
came into view The presumption is that the
moment the fuse was lighted the culprt fed:
and in any case, the bomb could not have done
much harm.
In the thicket where the police found the rem
nants 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 a small dagger
bearing a similar threatening inscription, and
few feet away the police found newspaper with
a cartoon grossly insulting to the President
This contained an offensive inscription limiting
at the execution of NJ Faure.
Several persons have said to the police that the
moment the explosion occurred man was seen
to run swiftly into the thicket; but reports Of
this character are likely to be mere conjecture
The police made three arrests in ali. on sus-
picion Of completely in the bomb explosion,
among them being two brothers. Cabot and
Lauvin Gainior. They were closely questioned
BY NJ. Athalin the examining magistrate but
as they gave satisfactory accounts of themselves
and their movements they were released about
midnight
The correspondent Of the Associated Press had
an interview with an official who was riding
with NJ Faure who said:
When the report heard a dense cloud OF
smoke rose from the thicket and there was ter
rible CONSERVATION until it was found that no
one had been injured The police sprang for
ward. but found the thicket deserted When the
crowd saw one of the policemen holding the
bomb. they jumped TO the conclusion that he was
the perpetrator OF the outrage. and handled him
roughly clubbing him with heavy walking sticks
and umbrellas. until his comrades rescued him,
badly bruised and covered with blood The
Presidents party then proceeded to the race
course"
To-day's attempt the life OF NJ. Faure was
made on the spot where Berezowsky tried to
shoot the Car while driving to the military re-
view at Longchamps in 1867, and where Fran
cois a lunatic, last year fired his revolver at NJ.
Faure on July II.
Having this in mind. the police took extra
precautions, and special officers were detailed to
watch suspects and for searching houses known
10 be the resorts Of da lgerous characters. 1t is
curious fact that yesterday the Petite Repub
lique Francaise" published skit declaring that
the police were busy organizing an incident for
NJ Faure's visit TO Russia suggesting that a
nimhle clown would be dressed In rags and
jump upon the step of the Presidents carriage
brandshing homicidal weapon.
On his arrival at the racecourse NJ. Faure
was warmly congratulated on his escape by the
Grand-duke Sergius. NJ Hano,aux and other
members of the Cabinet His sang-froid will
greatly increase his popularity.
Some Of the papers assert that Rousteaux,
the detective, actually saw the man who threw
the bomb and grappled with him. but was un-
able TO hold bin in the melee. IT Is also
mored that the Prefect Of Police has nforma-
tiOn connecting the Paris Anarchists with the
outrage; but 1t is more generally believed that
the act was the work Of a madman not Of a
consprator. The pistol found by the police was
loaded, but was OF too small a calibre to be
very dangerous.
London. June 14-The Paris correspondent OF
THE Daily News" says
Nj. Faure behaved with perfect self-command
and continued 10 bow right and left to the
crowd after the explosion. as II nothing unusual
had happened.
The bomb exploded at 2:5O p. m. In the Ave-
nue. des Acacias, at the far end. where this fash
iohable drive issues from the shelter of syca-