The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-29
PARIS BANDIT
ANDANARCHIST
SHOT TO DEATH
THRILLING FIGHT
IN FRENCH CAPITAL.
Great Crowds Watch Battle For
Hours Between Criminals
and Troops.
Building Dynamited Where the
TerrOrists Had Vainly
Sought Shelter.

fAklS, Aprh 2S. Bonnot. the
leader OF an organized gang of auto
mobile bandits, who have been terror
izing Paris and the surrounding dis
trict for months past, and Dubois. a
notorious anarchist. were shot to
death to-day in the most thrilling en-
counter IN the annals OF French crime
A garage at Choisy-le-Roi. six miles
south OF Paris. in which the bandits
mad taken refuge, was blown up by
dynamite after these two men had
Kept at bay for hours a large part OF
the police force OF Paris, a con-
ungent OF gendarmes. two companies
or Republican guards and a company
or engineers. Ten thousand specta-
tors viewed the battle from points Of
vantage
To-day's. engagement eoualIed in
dramatic circumstances the encounter
in January. 1911. described as the
battle OF London" when desperadoes
suspected OF being the murderers OF
police In Houndsditch. were trapped
In house in the Whitechapel district
and went TO their death battling
hundreds OF London police and
! soldiers.
Bandits Trapped.
Bonnot and Dubois. after wounding
Two policemen to-day. took refuge in
the garage. They we're trapped In
/ the building, which was at once sur
rounded. Relnforcements we're dis
patched to aid the police. composed OF
gendarmes. republican guards and en-.
gineers. A battery OF artillery was
on the way from Versailles when a
small detachment OF soldiers succeed
ed In placing dynamite against the
structure and blowing out the front
wall
Bonnot was captured alive. lie was
riddled with bullets and died on the
way 10 a hospital The great crowd
that had gathered. with cries OF
J Death to Bonnot." almost tore the
I bandit from the soldiers. several OF
whom were injured
Paris Was TerrorIzed.
Parisians. particularly automobll-
lists. have been IN n state of terror be-
cause OF the reckless daring OF rhe
robbers. which reached a climax In
the killing OF Superintendent Jouin. q
the detective department. and the
wounding OF Inspector Colmar by Ron.
] aANN VII W" NAANNAAANA VI ANNNN -. ne
government then ordered all the avail.
able police 10 hunt the assassins day
and night
A. 2 o'clock this morning ". Gut
chard. superintendent Of detectives
tracked Bonnet 10 the isolated garage
a. ChOisy Le-Roi. A. Guichard and
bis men approached bandit. who
proved TO be Dubois. was preparing "a
mount n motorcycle. lie answered
the summons 10 surrender BY openine
hre. while he retreated 70 the garage
At the same moment there was a
hail Of bullets from a window. and
two detectives fell. one with two buI
lets m his abdomen. u was Bonnet
shooting from the FIRST floor
The detectives retired and a general
alarm was sent out Police. Rend
armes and All classes of people came
quickly. They we're armed with mus
kets and revolvers. and directed hun.
dreds Of bullets at the garage. from
which came n steady rain OF lead in
reply NJ. Lepine. prefect Of Paris.
was Immediately notified. and he telc.
phoned Instructions 10 the police ~
4 DO nothing until he arrived we will
blow them up With dynamite" be
!. said
Thousands 20 Scene
Meanwhile the Republican guard
and engineer corps arrived. while
thousands of persons aocked 20 the
scene from AT directions and occupied
places ~ safe distance They be-
came 70 numerous that the soldiers
were forced 10 drive them back. a.
they we're interfering with tho prog.