Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-27
SHOT AT PRESIDENT
LEON MAILLE FIRED TWICE AT
EXECUTIVE OF FRANCE.
FalIieres Was in Carriage on Crowded
Avenue Returning From Review
Of Troops-Assassin Is Not Safe
MaiIIe, Naval Reservist Of Havre,
Gives No Excuse for Act.

Gives No Excuse for Act.
Paris, July 15-The national fete
Sunday was marred by dastardly
attempt on the life of President Fal-
Heres by Leon Maille, a naval re-
servist of Havre, who, it is believed,
! is suffering from mania of perse-
cution. Maille fired two shots at the
president, but did not hit him. He
was at once placed under arrest.
On account of the activity of the
anti-militarists, who tried to organ
lie demonstration against the army
throughout France Sunday, excep-
tional precautions were taken to safe
guard President Fallieres. The at
tempt on his life occurred on Avenue
des Champs Elysee while the presi-
dent was returning to the palace
from Longchamps, where he had re-
viewed the garrison of Paris in the
presence of 100000 enthusiastic peo-
pie Premier Clemenceau and M.
Lanes, the presidents secretary,
were with the president in his landau,
which was escorted by a squadron of
cuirassiers. The carriage had safely
emerged from the Bots de Boulogne,
where the militarists had been station
ed with the intention of hooting the
soldiers, and was descending the
broad Champs Elysee amid the accla-
nations of the crowds thronging the
sidewalks, who were shouting, "Vive
Fallieresi" "Vive parmes!" when at
the corner of Lesueuer street, Maille,
from the curb, fred in quick success
sion two shots point blank at the
president Miraculously no one was
hit. President Fallieres was cool and
collected when the cortege stopped.
The diplomats who were following the
presidents carriage alighted from
their carriages and hurried to the
side of M Fallieres.
Finding that nobody had been in
| jured by the presidents orders the
. cortege moved on. In the meantime
: two policemen seized Maille, who
/ with difficulty prevented the irate
, crowds from lynching the prisoner
until Gordon of reserves came VI
and conducted him to the station
| There Maille refused to give any rea
son for his act, saying:
1.-THE revelations | have are sc
| grave and serious that l will only
make them before a magistrate fol
: transmission to the chief of state. i
| is a matter between the government
and me. 81 am the victim of many
, villainies."
No Plot Suspected.
Some of the witnesses of the shoot
ing said that Maille fired in the air
1t is believed the man participated IL
the recent seamen's strike and tina
his mind has been unhinged by fan
cied grievances. 1t is believed alst
: that he aided in the revolutional agi
tation of the general federation o
labor and the anti-militarists. Their,
is no reason to suspect plot, as Mail
lie only arrived here from Rouen las
night.
Maille appeared before an examining
magistrate and the authorities onl,
succeeded in extracting from him
rambling statement about family per
secution directed against him. 1t wa.
in order to draw public attention tt
his grievances, he said, that he free
the shots. The prisoner terminated
/ the examination by announcing hi
4 intention to give no further explana
i ton, as he believed the magistrat,
y would do nothing to remedy hi
q wrongs.
President Fallieres has received nu
t merous kilograms of congratulatiol
/, from the rulers Of many countries OF
his lucky escape.
e The attempt on the life of Presiden
S Fallieres probably will strengthen thu
t governments intention to put stol
n to the anti-militarist propagand;
which is already demoralizing thu
e army and becoming a menace to thu
e republic. Thirty-nine ringleader
: were arrested Sunday for kissing sol
e diers who were returning from the re
: view. Other arrests were made at tn,
0 Place de la Concorde, where the lea
que of patriots held their annual cere
mony.
BRING MAGlLL TO CLINTON, ILL