New-York tribune., 1912-04-29
Bandits Last Stand.

Bonnot and Dubois, after wounding
two policemen to-day. took refuge IN
the garagc They we're trapped in the
building which was at once surrounded.
Reinforcements were dispatched 10 aid
the police. composed Of gendarnes, re-
publican guards and engineers. a bat
,er,- of artillery WAS on tho way from
Versailles. when a small detachment OF
soldiers succeeded iu placing dynamite
against tho structure and blowing out
the front wall.
Bonnot was captured alive. Tie was
riddled with bullets and died on the
way 60 a hospital The great crowd
that had gathered with cries Of "Death
10 Bonnot" almost tore tie bandit from
the soldiers. several Of whom were in
jured
Parisiaus. particularly automobo!lsts'
have been in a state II terror because
of the reckless crimes Of the autonoOue
bandits. which reached a climax In the
murder ut Assistant Superintendent
Jouiu Of the detective department ana
mar by Bonnot on the morning of
Wednesday last The governm mt then
ordered an the available Iolice 10 hunt
Tho assassus day and night.
Hail Of Bullets from Window.
At O'Clock this morning NJ. Guichard.
Superintendent Of Detectives. tracked
Bonnot % the isolated garage at Choisy-
ls-Roi As Guichard and his men ap-
preached a bandit. who proved To DE
Dubois. was preparing 10 mount mo
torcycle He answered the summons 10
surrender by opening fire, while he re-
treated 10 the garage. At the same mo
ment there was a hail Z bullets from a
window. and two detectives fell. one with
tvo bullets in his abdomen. II was Bon
hot shooting from the first floor
Sh, detectives retired and a genera
smrm was sent out. Police. gendarmes
and an classes of people came quickly.
They were armed with muskets and re-
tUlyers and directed hundreds ot bullets
at The garage, from which came a STEADY
rain of lead I'm reply. NJ. L"plne' PFe-
feet OF Police of Paris was Immediately
notified. and he tclephoned instructions
to the police to do nothing until he ar
rived we will blow them mp with
dynamite" no said
Meanwhile the republican, guard ana
engineer corps arrived, while thousands
of persons nocked TO the scene from All
directions and occupied positions at
safe distance. They became 80 numor-
Ous that the soldiers were forced al
length to drive them back, as they we're
interfering with the progress of the
siege which was soon being conducted
aggrcssiyely.
Tho adjoining dwellings were ordered
evacuated. the police realizing that Bon
no, and lis band would fight to the last.
When tho way was thus prepared an at
tempt was made 10 rush the garage
Two uC thc most famous French de-
tcctiycs. who were in the lead, fell scri-
0usly Wnurded by the first volley from
the garag1. which the desperadoes had
harricadcd and pierced with ioopholes.
They we're armed to the teeth and fired
to kill
Hundreds EncircIe Garage.
VI. Ltpinc, NJ. Guichard and the COM
mander Of the republican guard held
council OF war, and decided TO use dyna-
mic. Hundreds Of gendarmes, armed
With carbines, then began To encrcIe
lhe building 10 prevent the escape of the
bandits. 4 cart Was rigged up. WIN
thick mattresses as a barricade. ana
lhe attacking party backed slowly
toward the garage Prior TO this the ex-
element had been intense. Oificers gal
'oped back and forth giving orders to re-
ftran the crowds. which were now surg
ing IN the streets. But as the cart was