Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Leader Paris Tsrrorists
and Aid Fight Troops
Five Hours.
ENDS REIGN OF CRIME
Ten Thousand Persons View the
Battle With Bullets and
Explosives.
MURDERS CHARGED TO AUTO
BANDITS.

MURDERS CHARGED To AUTO
BANDITS.
Following are some Of the crimes Of
the automobile bandits Of Paris:
Dec. n, 1e11-kilIed bank messen-
ger Of Soelete GeneraIe on sidewalk in
daylight and stole $4,000; fired shots
at him from automobile.
Jan. 2, 1sf2-Murdered aged couple
In village Of That's and robbed both Of
their money.
Feb. 17-shot and killed a police
man In front Of ST. Lazsre terminus
when he attempted 10 arrest them.
March 25-Shot and killed chauffeur
Of an automobile and wounded the
owner.
March 25-OroVe In the machine 70
q bank at ChantiIIy, where they shot
and killed the cashier and his assist
ant and wounded another empIoye; es-
capped with $1,000.
March 31-Threw black pepper In
eyes Of bank messenger on street
and robbed him Of $4,000 worth Of
bonds.
April 1-Tried TO rob messenger Of
Bank Of France Of 100000.
April 4-stransIed an express was-
on driver and stole valuable cargo.
April 23-Shot - death Assistant
Superintendent Jouin Of the Paris de-
tsetlve department and wounded Chief
Inspector Coleman.
Paris. April "a relentless war
against anarchists in France is to be
one result of the operations of the
Bonnot band Of automobile brigands.
two of whose leaders were killed yes
terday after a desperate battle with
the police and soldiers. The police
department is amazed at the discovery
OF a large number of anarchists who
have taken refuge in Paris from the
countries OF Europe. These will be
driven from the country.
The funeral OF Assistant Superin-
tendent Jouin Of the Paris detective
department. killed while endeavoring
10 arrest Bonnot April "a. took place
today. Louis Lepine, prefect of po-
lice, at the graveside. delivered an
appeal for more severe punishment
Of criminals.
STORY OF SUNDAY BATTLE.
Paris. April 29.-Bonnot, leader of
an organized band of automobile ban
dts who have been terrorizing Paris
and the surrounding district for
months, and Dubois, a notorious an
arChist confederate, were shot 10
death yesterday in the most thrilling
encounter in the annals of French
crime.
A garage at Choisy-leR Roi, six miles
south Of Paris, in which the bandits
had taken refuge, was blown up with
dynamite after these two men had
fought for five hours a large part of
the police force OF Paris. a contingent
Of gendarmes. two companies OF re-
publican guards and a company OF en-
gineers.
Ten thousand spectators viewed the
battle from points OF vantage.
The tragedy equaled in dramatic cir.
cumstances the encounter in January
1911. described as the battle OF Lon
DON when desperadoes suspected OF
being the murderers OF police. in
Houndsditch were trapped in a house
IN the Whitechapel district and went
TO death while fighting hundreds OF
London police and soldiers.
Bonnot and Dubois. after woundine
two policemen, took refuge In the gar
age. They were trapped in the build
ing. which was at once surrounded
Reenforcements were dispatched u
aid the police, composed Of gendarmes
republican guards and engineers. A
battery OF artillery was on the way
from Versailles when a small detach
ment OF soldiers succeeded in placinl
dynamite against the structure anC
blowing out the front wall.
Bonnot was captured alive. He haf
been shot many times, and died on III,
way 20 a hospital
The great crowd that had gathered
with cries OF Death 70 Bonnot," al
most wnested the bandit from the sol
diers. several of whom were injured.
Parisians. particularly automobilists
have been in a state Of terror because
OF the reckless crimes OF the automo
bile bandits, which reached a china,
in the murder OF Assistant Superin
tendent Jouin OF the detective depart
ment and the wounding Of Chief In
spector Coleman by Bonnot the morn