Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-05-03
DESPERATE MEN
ARE SHOT DOWN
AUTO ROBBERS WHO HAVE TER
RoRlZED PARIS FOR TWO
YEARS KILLED BY POLICE.
GENDARMEs USE DYNAMITE
Wreck Garage In Which Two Grimm
ais Had Taken Refuge and Then
Slay Offenders in Hand-to-
Hand Encounter.

Paris, France.-After their lair had
been wrecked by two terrific charges
of dynamite, the bullets of police, de-
tectives and gendarmes, advancing un-
der cover of artillery having failed to
dislodge them, Dubois, the world-fa-
nous anarchist, and Bonnot, the
Demon Chauffeur" of the phantom
death car" of the automobile bandits,
who have terrorized Paris for two
years, were shot dead in hand-to-
hand encounter in small garage at
Choisy lie Roi on the outskirts Of
Paris. The battle, which was the
most sensational ever fought in
France between police and hunted
criminals, was witnessed by crowd
Of more than 10000 persons. The en-
tire city has been thrown into an up
road of excitement by the conflict.
Dubois was instantly killed by the ad-
vancing police after he had raised
himself from the automobile tonneau
in which he was hiding and fired his
four last shots, and Bonnot was NOR
tally wounded as he raised himself to
| fire from between two mattresses in
which he had sought safety from the
dynamite blasts. Two of the detec-
| tives participating in the fight were
seriously wounded.
Police Surround Garage.
Bonnot within the past few months
murderers in the criminal history of
| France. A score of robberies, in the
execution of many of which several
persons were killed, were planned by
| Bonnot. The bandits always escaped
| in a taXicab and it was Bonnot who
piloted the machine from-the clutches
| of the law. It became known that
Bonnot and some of his gang were
| lurking at Choisy LIE Roi, a township
southeast of Paris and not far from
Irvy. Finger prints left by Bonnot
on an automobile by one of his
gang enabled the police to confirm
this information. At dawn six auto
mobiles laden with detectives, led by
NJ, Lepine, prefect of police, and de-
teLIyes under Chief of Detectives
Guichard, rushed to the suburb and
surrounded a small garage which the
two bandits had been seen to enter
early in the morning. The garage
was little more than a small shed.
Local gendarmes were called out and
all the neighboring dwellings were or
dered evacuated At 10 a. m. when
the police were still busy with their
preliminary operations, a crowd of
5000 persons had gathered. Fire lines
were drawn to keep the throng out
side the zone of danger. More than
hundred inhabitants of Choisy,
armed with shotguns, volunteered
their services and we're accepted by
NJ. Lepine. At 80 the first advance
was made on the garage and the at
tacking party a moment later has
tened back to cover before rain of
bullets fired from a small window in
the front of the garage. Realizing
that the bandits were making their
last stand, police operations were sus-
pended until artillery from Vincennes
could be requisitioned and a corps of
army engineers hastened to the scene.
Shed Is Dynamted.
Another advance was made on the
bandits stronghold in the meantime,
but with the same result. The des-
peradoes We're apparently equipped
with an unlimited supply of ammuni,
tion and the way they used it showed
that neither had been hit during the
first attack At noon the first charge
of dynamite was placed in the rear
of the garage, the police holding the
attention of the bandits by firing al
the shed from the front and printing
the artillery guns as if to begin bonn
! bardment. The blast exploded ten
minutes later. 1t damaged the gar
age but not sufficiently to permit the
police to rush it. Before the smoke
had cleared away another charge had
been set. AS the fumes blew away
debris fell in all directions. Windows
in nearby buildings were shattered
and the crowd, which now numbered
at least 10000, for a moment was
panic-stricken. The police swarmeC
into the wreckage. No sign of life
, was noticeable until q form arose
from the tonneau of partly demol
ished automobile and man, subse
Quently identified as Dubois, grazet
| the heads of the invaders with -four
r bullets. A volley of shots answered
} his charge and he fell dead with {
+ piercing shrek. Two large mattresses
lying on the floor, one on top of the
other We're seen to move slightly anC
l the police stood by with pointed re
volvers. Suddenly throwing the tol
, mattress Bonnot raised his gun to fir,
but was shot down.