Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-29
BANDIT OF
PARIS IS KILLED
Kidding Place Riddled by
Police Bullets.

Gus bandit and leader of the gang OF
d~esperadoes who have been terrorizing
the country, killing and robbing almost
plices, were killed. The siege took
place at an automobile garage where
the two were found to be 10 hiding.
Bonnet was known as the demon
chauffeur" and Dubois was a Russian
anarchist. The band Of which they
were members has terrorized Paris and
its enyirons for months.
During the battle, in which dynamite
was employed, two policemen were
wounded. Bonnet died fighting to the
last, but Dubois poisoned himself after
the police and soldiers had made a
breach in the wall.
Chief Detective Guichard had been
on the trail Of the bandits for several
days. He and several detectives were
led to the village of Choisy-le-Roi, five
miles from the forti1cations. This
was the scene of the fight with the po-
lice last Wednesday, when Subchief
Jouin was killed.
Inc uSlENtift "Ebh ~ SbOASJ ~ S
to search q garage which Dubois had
rented from Fromentin, known as the
millionaire anarchist"
Chief 10 Fired Upon.
Chief Guichard cautiously opened the
door Of the garage and found Dubois
preparing to leave on a motorcycle.
The light began at ono Dubois drew
a revolver and began firing, and other
shots came from an upper window.
Two policemen. Eugene and Arlon,
were wounded at the very outset, the
former seriously in the stomach and
the latter slightly in the arm. Not
knowing how many men he nae to deal
with, Chief Guichard withdrew his
force and surrounded the garage.
The news Of the firing had spread,
and the local mayor and councillors,
armed with revolvers, arrived to re-
enforce the police. The Inhabitants Of
Choisy lie Roi also grabbed up weapons
and hurried to the scene. Republican
guards, more police and gendarmes mr.
rived in autos. having been summoned
from Paris by telephone. Sightseers
By the hundreds also arrived In autos
to watch the battle.
The police established a Gordon o
the garage, and everybody except gun
bearers was kept 800 yards from the
house where the men were Imprisoned.
The firing kept on for some time,
and after q general attack from all
sides the trumpets sounded Cease
fringl" and new tactics were tried.
Mattresses For Shields.
A long cart was loaded with straw
and armored with mattresses. which
had been borrowed from people hv-
ing nearby. The owner OF the cart,
shielded by the armor, backed his
horse toward the garage. Then a
lieutenant of the republican guard
era wled under the cart and placed a
dynamite cartridge against IN wall of
the house. Then he retired hurriedly.
The cartridge failed to explode. This
uaneuver was repeated three times.
On the third attempt the cartridge
exploded and made a large breach III
the house, which caught fire.
Silence then fell on the crowd, which
expected a last despairing rush from
the besleged. There was not a move
ment Of any kind. Then the cart was
again employed to cover an advance
by NJ. Lepire, the project Of police,
and NJ. Guichard, the chief Of detec-
tives, accompanied by some twenty de
tectiyes. Some of these held up mat
tresses before them as shields.
The police entered the garage and
found that Dubois had been dead for
some time. His body lay on the floor.
He had not died from wounds. but Is
supposed to have poisoned himself
early In the battle when he a that
escape was impossible.
Bonnet Shot In Head.
Chief Gulchard then started to look
for Bonnet. He mounted the stairs
cautiously aud was about to step into
the garnet when a shot came from the
bed. 1t WAS wild, and Gulchard sent
q bullet Into the head of a man which
was p%rotruding from under the mat
tress. The man was In a dying cor
dllloi- I1S phoNCh W w Ihp thcScA ho
demon Chauffeur Ronnot.
The excited crowd broke through the
police Gordon and on being informed
lint Bonnet was still alive made an
attempt to lynch him. Bonnet, blood
pouring from his nose and mouth, wal
still able to call the police 'beasts" AZ
he was being taken to the hospital
He died a few minutes after he
reached the hospital. A letter wa,
found In his pockets Ia which he ex
eulpatss certain Of his supposed &C
completes who are now under arrest
A prussic acid pill which he had made
ID desperate attempt TO get at wal
found In the lining Of his trousers.
Nineteen men are now under Rrres
on the charge Of being implicated II
the work Of the bandit gang.