Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-19
shot AT PRESIDENT
Leon MAILLE FIRED TWICE AT
EXECUTIVE OF FRANCE.
FaIIieres Was in Carriage on Crowded
Avenue Returning From a 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 a dastardlv
attempt on the life of President Fall
Heres by Leon Maille, naval re-
servist of Havre, who, it is believed.
is suffering from a 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
ize 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
Fallieres!" "Vive Earnest" when at
the corner of Lesueuer street, Maille.
from the curb, fired 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
Iured, by the presidents orders the
cortege moved on. In the meantime
two policemen seized Maille, who
made no resistance, but the police
with difficulty prevented the irate
crowds from lynching the prisoner
until a Gordon of reserves came I'D
and conducted him to the station.
There Maille refused to give any rea-
son for his act, saying:
The revelations l have are so
grave and serious that | will only
make them before a magistrate for
transmission to the chief of state. It
s matter between the government
md me. Il am the victim of many
'illainies."
No Plot Suspected.
Some of the witnesses of the shoot
ng said that Maille fired in the air.
I Is believed the man participated in
he recent seamen's strike and that
lis mind has been unhinged by fan
lied grievances. 1t is believed also
hat he aided in the revolutional agi-
alton OF the general federation of
abor and the anti-militarists. There
no reason to suspect a plot, as Mail
only arrived here from Rouen last
light.
Maille appeared before an examining
magistrate and the authorities only
in extracting from him
statement about family per-
ecution directed against him. 1t was
order to draw public attention to
is grievances, he said, that he fired
he shots. The prisoner terminated
he examination by announcing his
ltention to give no further explana-
ION, as he believed the magistrate
'ould do nothing to remedy his
Trongs.
President Fallieres has received nu-
ferrous kilograms of congratulation
'om the rulers of many countries on
is lucky escape.
Inc attempt on the life of President
allieres probably will strengthen the
overnments intention to put a stop
the anti-militarist propaganda
hich is already demoralizing the
rmy and becoming a menace to the
epublic. Thirty-nine ringleaders
ere arrested Sunday for kissing sol
lers who were returning from the re-
lew. Other arrests were made at the
lace de la Concorde, where the lea
lie OF patriots held their annual cere-
ony.