The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-29
FRENCH BANDIT
WAS BLOWN UP!
WITH DYNAMITE
Man Who Has Terrorized
Paris Autoists Met Death
ina Tragic Manner.
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TOOK REFUSE BECAME tun",,.iSss
Held tho Police 1t Bay for Hours,
Wounding . Number-Several Ef-
forts Necessary to Explode the Dy-
uamite-Bandit Badly Wounded.


uamite-Baniit Badly Wounded.
Paris, April 2s.-Bonnet, the leader
Of an organized gang of automobile
bandits who have been terrorizing
Paris and the surrounding districts
FOR months past and Dubois. a notori-
GUS anarchist. were shot to death Sum
day In one Of the most thrilling en-
counters in the annals of French
crime.i
A garage at Croisy-Le-Roi. six
miles south of Paris in which the
bandits had taken refuge. was blown
up by dynamite after these two men
had kept at bay for hours large
part Of the police force of Paris. a
contingent Of gendarmes. two COM
panies Of republican guards and a
company of engineers.
Ten thousand spectators viewed the
battle; from points of vantage.
The engagement equalled in dra-
matte circumstances the encounter in
January. 1911. described as 'the bat
tie OF Stepney" when desperadoes.
suspected of being the murderers of
In the white chapel district and went
to their death battling against hun
dreds Of London police and soldiers.
Bonnet and Dubois after wounding
two policemen Sunday. took refuge
IN the garage. They were trapped in
the building, which was at once sur
rounded. Reinforcements were dis
patched to aid the police. composed
Of gendarmes. republican guards and
engineers.
4 battery of artillery was on the
way from Versailles when a small de-
tachment Of soldiers succeeded in
placing dynamite against the struc-
ture and blowing out the front wall.
Bonnet was captured alive. He was
Yiddled with bullets and died on the
way to a hospital. The great crowd
that had gathered with cries Of
death to sonnot nm o,s,a almost tore the he
whom were injured.
Paetstsps ,psEticnisFly .autonobiliste
hsXea besS fn.a state Of terror because
H thS reckless crimes of the auto
mobile bendits. which reached a eli
inhS IA the murder OF Assistant Sup
erintAfident Jouin of the detective
department and wounding of Chief
morning Of April "a. The govern
ment then ordered all the available
police to hunt the assassins day and
night.
Guichard, superintendent of detec-
tives, tracked Bonnot to the isolated
safage at Choisy-le-rio. As Guich-
ard and his men approached. a ban
dit. who proved to be Dubois. was
answered the summons to surrender
by opening fire, while he retreated
to the garage. At the same moment
there was a hail Of bullets from a
window and two detectives fell, one
with two bullets in his abdomen. It
was Bonnot shooting from the first
floor. The detectives retired and a
gendarmes and all classes of people
came quickly. They were armed with
Muskets and revolvers. and directed
hundreds Of bullets at the garage
from which came a steady rain of
lead in reply. NJ. Pepine, a prefect
Of Paris was Immediately notified and
he telephoned instructions to the po-
lice to do nothing until he arrived.
I'VE will blow them up with dyna-
Meanwhile the. republic guard and
entire corps arrived while thousands
Of persons fccked to the scene from
all directions and occupied positions
at q safe distance. They became so
numerous that the soldiers were fore
ed to drive them back as they were
Interfering with the progress Of the
sively.
Used Dynamite.
M. .Lepine. NJ. Guichard and, the
commander Of the republican guard
held q council Of war and decided to
use dynamite. Hundreds of gem
darmes armed with carbines then be-
gan to encircle the building to pre-
vent the escape Of the bandits. A
cart was rigged up with thick mat
tresses az a barricade and the attack
ing party backed slowly toward the
garage.
Prior to this excitement had been
at fever heat. Officers galloped back
and forth giving orders to- restrain the
crowds which were now surging in
the streets.
When, the cart reached the wall.
Lieutenant Forteau emerged and cool.
lyt placed two huge sticks of dynamite
fuse. The horse galloped out Of
range. and the spectators waited. But
no explosion followed. This operation
was repeated twice. Then came ter
rife report, and column Of smoke
and debris shot skyward.
All the Wn1ie the OanQ1t6 were vol.
leying steadily, but no one was hit.
A. the front wall collapsed with a
crash the soldiers rushed forward and
on the ground floor they found Du-
bois. They mounted a narrow STAIR
way and observed man streaming
with blood. his left arm In sling.
crouched behind mattress. Blood
was pouring from wounds in his head
and chest. Curse you! Curse you!''
he cried ~ he pulled the trigger Of his
empty revolver. He reached for
poison in his belt. but before he could
take It he was overpowered. carried
down and placed in an automobile.
Il Was. then that the crowd changed
into q wild mob. bowling for the death
Of the bandit. The soldiers protected
him with the butts Of their carbines.
but many blows fell on Bonot before
the automobile started of, literally
crushing down 4 score Of people in
clearing q pathway and speeded to
Paris.
Bonnot was unconscious and expired
on. his way TO the. hospital. The doc.
tors found twelve wounds. There
were two bullets In his head and two
In his abdomen, and they marvelled
that he lived as long as he did. Du-
bois had three wounds. He also wore
q belt containing poison. but 1t IL con-
sidered improbable that he had time
b. swallow any OF the preparation,
On Bonhot was found statement.