The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-15
CRANK SHOOTS
AT PRESIDENT
FALLIERE
Two Bullets Go Wild and
French Executive, I'm
moved, Drives On.

PARIS, July 15.-The celebration
Of the anniversary of the achievement
of French liberty witnessed an attempt
on the life of President Fallieres and
hostile demonstrations against the gov
eminent by sympathizers with the re-
cent Midi wine growers riots.
Many believe the attempt on the
Presidents life to have been the result
of an anarchist plot. although officials
profess to believe 1t was merely the act
of a lunatic criminal who was immedi-
ately arrested after being roughly used
by the police n by~standers.
The Presidential cortege had trav-
ersed the Champs Elysee and turned
into the Avenue Marigny, which was
lined on both sides with throngs await
ing the President after the grand re-
view. Men. women and children and
whole families were out together,
standing or seated along the whole
length of the avenue from the Champs
Elysee to the Faubourg st. Honore.
AS usual at such functions, M. LIE
Pine, project of police, was in a car
riage preceding that of the President.
Just as the latter reached a point OPP
posite the gardens of the Elysee a man
of unobtrusfve appearance who had
been seated On the curb arose. M. Fail
Heres. as 1t happened, had just turned
toward that sidewalk bowling to the
cheering crowd from his barouche when
the man pulled a revolver from his
coal pocket n fired.
The sound of the shot wrought con-
sternation amid the throng. Those
nearest the shooter had barely time to
turn and to see that 1t was really he
who had lone it when he fired a sec
| ond time. A policeman who was stand
ing almost at the mans side threw
himself upon the miscreant. Instantly
detectives, who We're thick among the
spectators, came to the policeman's
aid. The man made no resistance, but
stood on the edge of the sidewalk with
the smoking revolver still in his hand.
The crowd, some of whom had tried
to flee in panic at the shots, imme-
diately closed in, endeavoring to strike
the culprit. Some succeeded. The
police then had to defend the prisoner
from the crowds anger. He went un-
resistingly to Jail. The revolver used
was so small as to be almost regarded
as a toy. 1t is eleven centimetres long
and is of five millimetres calibre. 1t is
a six-shooter. Four bullets remained
in it.
M. Fallieres was little moved. He
smiled and said he vas not hurt. The
cortege proceeded to the Palace with
out further connection.
A search revealed that the prisoner
had five francs and a ticket for lug
gage left at the st. Lazar railway sta
ton. Nothing more was found on him.
He was dressed like a workman in his
Sunday clothes, but a shirt slightly
soiled. His baggage proved to be a
broken trunk containing plenty of car
tridges for the revolver, clothing and
papers revealing the owner to be Jean
Marie Maille, a sailor, Al years old.
who was born at Meyries, in Lozere.
The papers showed that he had served
in the navy, quitting 1t with the rank
of first-class gunner, with a good rep
utation. He was afterward employed
as a sailor in the merchant marine, be-
ing with the Messageries Maritimes.
His last voyages in ships of that COM
pany were made to China in 1902 and
1908. Since that time Maille said he
had worked ashore, but he would not
tell where.