The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-15
ATTEMPTS LIFE Of
FRENCH PRESIDENT
Leon MailIe Fires Two Shots at
NJ. FalIieres at National
Fete.
NO ONE HURT BY THE
WILDLY SENT BULLETS
Prisoner Pleads Family Perse.
cutiOn, but Declines to En-
ter Into Details.

PARIS, July l4.-The National fete
today was marred by a dastardly at
tempt on the life of President Fallieres
by Leon Maille, q naval reservist of
Havre, who, 1t is believed, is suffering
from the mania of persecution. Maille
fred two shots at the President, but
did not hit him. He was at once placed
under arrest.
On account Of the activity Of the
apti-militarists, who tried TO organize
demonstration against the army
throughout France today, exceptional
precautions were taken to safeguard
President Fallieres. The attempt on his
life occurred on Avenue Des Champs
Elysees while the President was re-
turning to the palace from ongchamps,
where he had reviewed the garrison Of
Paris in the presence of 100000 cnthu-
siastic people. Premier Clemenceau and
were with the President IN his landau,
which was escorted by a squadron of
cuirasslers.
The carriage had safely emerged
from the Bois De Boulogne, where the
militarists had been stationed with the
intention of shooting the soldiers, and
was descending the broad Champs Ely
secs amid the acclamations of the
crowds thronging the sidewalks. who
L'Armes,' when at the corner of Le-
sueur street, Maille. from the curb,
fired in quick succession two shots point
| blank at the President. Miraculously
no one was hit. President Fallieres
was cool and collected when the cor
tege stopped, The diplomats who were
following the President 8 carriage
alighted from their carriage and hur-
ried to the side of NJ. Fnllieres.
Mob Wanted a Lynching.
Finding that nobody had been IN
| jured, by the Presidents orders, the
| cortece moved on. In the meantime
no resistance, but the police with diff
| fGulty prevented the irate crowds from
lynching the priosner until Gordon OF
reserves came up and conducted him to
the station. There Maille refused to
give any reasons for his act, saying:
HThe revelations / have are so grave
and serious that [ will only make them
before magistrate for Transmission
/ to the chief of state, It is Il matter
| between the government and me. I am
/ the victim of many villalnies.
| Some of the witnesses of the shoot
| ing said that Maille fred in the air
II is believed the man participated III
! the recent Zamens' strike and that his
mind had been unhinged by fancied
| grievances II is believed also that he
| aided in the revolutionary agitation Of
| the general federal tion OF labor and the
anti militarists There is no reason TO
suspect a plot, as Maille only arrived
here from Rouen last night
Pleads Family Persecution.
Maillc appeared before an examining
magistrate tonight and the authorities
| only succeed ed in extracting from him
a rambling statement about family per
secution directed against him. It was
in order TO draw public attention to his
| grievances. ne said, that he fred the
| shots. The prisoner terminated the ex-
animation by announcing his intention
| TO give no further explanations, as he
believed the magistrate would do moth
ing 10 remedy his wrongs.
President Fallieres has received nu-
merous kilograms Of congratulations
| from the rulers of many countries on
| his lucky escape.
To Stop Anti Militarists.
The attempts on the life of Presi-
dent Fallieres probably Will strengthen
| the governments g intention to put a
stop TO the anti.milltarists propaganda,
which is already demoralizing the army
| and becoming q menace to the republic.
| Thirty nine ripgleaders were arrested
| today for Kissing soldiers who were re-
turning from the review Other ar.
rests were made at the Place De La,
| concorde, where the league of patriots
| held their annual ceremony.