The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-29

PARIS, April 2s.-After their laSp
had been wrecked by two terriflc
charges OF dynamite. the bullets oG
police. detectives and gendarmes adj
vancing under cover OF artillery hav-
ing failed to dislodge them. Dubois,
the world-famoux anarchist. and Bon
not. the demon Chauffeur OF the
l''Phantom death car" Of the autonlu-
Bile bandits who have terrorized Paris
/ for two years. were today 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 sesf>
sationai ever fought In France he
tween police and hunted criminais,
was witnessed by a crowd OF more
than 10000 persons. The entire city
has been thrown into an urr0ar %
excitement by the conflict.
| Dubois was istantly killed by the
advancing police after he had raised
himself from the auto tonneau IN
which he had sought safety from
| four last shots, and Bonnet was m0fs
tally wounded as he raised himself 90
fire from between two mattresses ins
which ne haad sought safety from
| the dynamite blasts.
Two Of the detectives participating
In the fight were seriously wounded.
Daring Murderer.
| Bonnet within the past few monthas
/ murders In the criminal history o.
France. A score OF robberies. In TIM
execution of manv OF which sever11
persons were killed, were planned hXa
Bonnet The bandits always escaU13
In q taxicab. and II was Bonnot whNs
piloted the machine from the clutchemS
Of the Law.
i
| Bonnet and some of his gang Wex4S
lurking at Choisy LIE Roi. townshlN3
southeast Of Paris. and not Ear froAI
| Ivry. Finger prints left by -Bohn1&s
on an automobile during one OF h3ga
1 gangs melees. enabled the police -
confirm this information. sss
At dawn today six AUTOMOBILES
laden with detectives. led by n. L.
| pine, project of police, and detectives
under comma nd of Detective 0uie1<Ss
ard, rushed to the suburb and uu4
rounded a small garage which t1R
| two bandits had been seen to eEt91
early this morning. The garage NNl3
little more than q small sed. Loo
gendarmes were called y. and Al tA7
neighborhood dwellings, were orders
evacuated. At 10 o'clock. when XIII
police were still busy with their -
ltmiuary operations q crowd OF ~ ~
persons had Rathered. Fire lines W11A
drawn to keen the throng outside IN
zone Of danger. s1s84
Cltisens Volunteer Services. ssa
More than hundred inhabita
| of Choisy armed with shot euns vs3
unttered their services and were 1
| CT pied by Mons Lapine. At 0:39 IT,
/ first advance was made on the wAFS
aud the attacking party rn0NeM
| later hastened back to cover b&e
4 rain OF bullets Aired from . 1r
l window IN the front OF the GarA44S3
Realizing that the bandits
making. their last stand-WA
r.eant escape or bankruptcies onS
ticEs were suspended until avsSa
| from .vicennes could he redutsitf04
A. j ,o~ns cf army engineers
i en.d to the scene.
Ar ther adv-nce was made e1s
i.ardits' strcnxhold In the meanll
BIZ. with the same result--tMe
! pereeCeS were apDarenfly oAuAn
= ith an urls~,ited supplv OF AJNN
tom ON and the way they nee
showed that neither had bA4M
/ curing the first attack.
1 Al noon the first cherHe *
mita Was plsced In the reNr H.
! garage. the notice koldir~ thA
i tfs.r. ar the bsrdifa bv nr3N9
!! shc.s srcp, the front md nr1u1f4
| arts'iery guns 40 y 70 hegin eel
| mont.
The last expIeded ten
ister 4, damaged the esvAK6
rush 81 Before the swsoA \ I'M
Il 81 awar sNc6ssd chNsUo
l nj A the fumee No.
fell III III direct I'M
/ naNri.y hpilA iues
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