Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-29

of Francisco Ferrer, founder of the
Modern School in Spain, whom he
frequently visited at Barcelona. In
20, after the execution of Ferrer. he
published i pamphlet entitled The
truth on the Work of Ferrcr," in
which he explained Ferrers ideas.
Fromentin founded at Chesy Li-Roi
Il number Of small villas, which he
called The Red Nest, They were
occupied almost exclusively by per-
sens OF Anarehistic belief Fromentin's
friends insist, however, that he is the
enemy of violence, and that if his
property was the headquarters of the
bandits 1t must have been without his
knowledge.
Bonnet was about 80 years of age
ant = native of Lyons. He formerly
served in the engineer corps of tho
Any. He was an expert chauffeur, the
real brains of the band, and was al
ways at the steering wheel of the ear
when The. bandits We're operating
About 80 members of the band have
new been arrested or are out of the
way, Evidence inithc possession of the
police shows that they pursued their
career by marvellous system. having
agents IN all parts of Europe. One of
Tie four members of the organization
arrested. yesterday. had check books
ana accounts, proving that he was the
treasurer He regularly invested the
stolen funds. When bonds or other ne
sotiable papers were stolen lie ar
ranged for their sale To brokers' in
different parts OF Europe
An extraordinary series oil crimes com
mitted by bandits who made use of au-
tonobiles and motorcycles, has terror
ized Paris and surrounding rural districts
since last December. They were carried
out with a swiftness and "reminiscences
which has caused tremendous impress
sion upon the quick Imagination of Pa
tlslans. They began with the murder
aud robbery of a bank messenger, OH
December q, in broad daylight i'll one
OF the largest thoroughfares of Mont
Matre. The messenger was shot &c
death aud the assassins made off in an
automobile with $4,000. In January an
old man and his wife were beaten to
death in the village of Thais. A bank
messenger was robbed of $30,000 in the
streets of Paris few days later
After a large number of minor crimes
the bandits, on March %, shot and killed
a chauffeur and wounded the owner OF
the car on the public highway between
Vflleneuve-St. Georges and Paris. They
stole the car and drove to Chantilly
where they Shot and killed the cashier
and another employee of a bank, wound
ed a third and stole 5000 in notes
Public opinion was greatly aroused on
account of the crimes, but notwith-
standing all the efforts of the police they
continued. Other bank messengers were
robbed aud. on April 1. several bandits
armed with reyolyers tried to rob a bank
messenger of the Bank of France carry
ing 100000 worth of securities. Tive
youths We're arrested for this attempt
and two days later Carony, one of the
most desperate of the bandits, was taken
by the detectives. Another man, Ray
mond Callentin, known as Raymond the
Scientist notorious Anarchist, was
also arrested Bonnet, Dubois and Gar
nier, the actual leaders of the gang
were still at large, and 1T was while try.
ing to arrest Bonnet, on April a. that
Houin was killed and Chief Inspector
Colmar was wounded.