The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-15
SHOTAT PRESIDENT
FALL|ERES OF
FRANCE
Has Narrow Escape From Death
at Paris.
NATIONAL FETE is MARRIED
Leon Maille, Naval Reservlst Of haVre,
Whose Mind Is unhIneed. Fired
Two Bullets.

PARIS. July i5,-An attempt was
made To assnssinatc President Fal.
Heres here by Leon Maille, naval re.
serylst Of Havre. The president escap
ed unhurt
President Falliercs was being ac
claimed by the thousands who throng
ed the streets when Mallle from the
curb fired two shots point blank at
him. Mlraculously no one was hit
and the presidents carriage was hur.
rlcd along. Maillc was arrested. and
the police had difficulty In preventing
the crowd from lynching him.
The national fctc was married by
this dastardly attempt on the life Of
President Fallieres by Malllc. II n
believed he IL suffering from the ma
MIA 81 persecution. Maille fired two
shots az the president, but did not hit
him He was at once placed under ar
rest
on account " the activity OF the anti.
mllitarists. who tried 10 organize a
demonstration against the army
throughout France. exceptional precau.
lions were taken 10 safeguard Prcsi.
dent Fnlllercs The attempt ON his life
occurred or Avenue DIES Champs Ely
sees while the president was returning
90 the palace from Long Champs.
where he had reviewed the garrison OF
Paris Ia the presence OF 10000 cnthu'
sla-tlc people
Premier Clemenceau. and VI. Lanes.
the presidents secretary, were with
the president IN his landau. which
was escorted by n squadron ~ culrns.
siers. The carriage had safely emery
ed from the Bois de- Bologue. wher'
the antimlltarists had stationed them.
selves with the lntention Of hootlng the
soldiers. and was descending the broad
Champs Elysecs amid the acclamstions
of the crowds thronging the sidewalks
who were shouting give Fallleres"
aud "vive rarmecr' when AZ the cor
n.r o. I.esueur street Mallle from tho
curb hred point blank az the presi
dent.
President Fnllieres was cool and col.
lcctcd whom the cortcge stopped The
diplomats who werc following the
presidents landau alightcd from theii
carriages and hurried 10 the side of
NJ. Fallieres. Finding that nobody had
been injured by the presidents order
the cortege moved on.
In the meantime the policemen seized
Maille. who made mo- resistance. but
the police with difficulty prevented the
irnte crowds from iynchlng the pris
oncr until n Gordon u reserves came
up aud conducted him g. the station.
There Maille refused 60 give any
reasons lot his act. saying. The reyc
lntions ! have are ~ grave aud scri.
Gus that will only make them before
a magistrate Tor transmission 10 the
chief ~ state. 10 II n matter between
the government and me. am the
victim u many vlllalnics."
Some ~ the witnesses 81 the shoot.
Ink said that Maillr fired IN the air
II Il believed that the man particl.
pated In the recent seamen's strike
aud that his mind had bccn uuhlngei
by fanclcd grievances II i believed
also that be- aided Ia the revolution.
AIRY agitation of the General Federa.
tion 81 Labor aud the nntlmilltnrists
There Il no reason 60 suspect n plot.
NJ Maille only arrived here from Rou.
en- yesterday.
The attempt on the life ~ President
Falllers probably will strengthen the
governments Intention to put a stop
10 the antlmlliinrlsts' propaganda.
which already II dcmoralizing the ar.
my aud becoming a menace to the ~.
public.
Thirty.nlnc riuglcaders were arrest.
cd for kissing soldiers who were r..
turning from the review. Other ar.
rests werc made at the Place do ~
Concorde. where the League ~ Ia
triots held their annual ceremony.