The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
SEES BANDIT TRIAL
As A GREAT EVENT
Lord \Orthcliffc Declares II n
Struggle Between Armed
Anarchy and society.
CASE PROCEEDS SLOWLY
Prisoners Break Into Quota
ticnS When Denying Their
Part in Crimes.
CASE PROCEEDS SLOWLY

N"''td 'db'e D'eb1ffh IN TIN stN
. P>HIe. Feb ! Lord Northcific the
English newspaper publisher who was
, present at tu-day's session of the court
which j. trying tn" twenty-five members
of TN" Bonnot -tarni"r gang OF auto
mobile bandits. said at the close of the
proceedings that if was the greatest
event of th" century He regarded il
! as - struggle between armed anarchy
and society. In this respect the founder
, of th" London HcTv N0H seems TO have
, hattorrd the accused IVA ndts, as the chief
I connection between their anarchy and
their crimes seems to l,e that both origi
nate in their dislike for steady work.
/ The Interrogation of Monier. another
! OF the bandits. was concluded to-day
lie denied that he was present AT Mont
grron and Chantilv, where the bandit, ,
had committed crimes He declared
hat n that time he was working with
Gau2v ~ Jouin Ga,i2y was the keeper
ut the shop where Bonnet was killed He
accounr"d for the 800 francs found in
his possession hv saying it was "A propa
gind,,t subscription from his anarchist
= comrades
Soudv was next told to rise. He is
very hoyish looking, with long, well
brushed hair and has ma rked appearanc ces
, Of consumptivo. He said he had pre-
/ viously been condemned unjustly He
, began life a. q grocers apprentice in a
shop which was "a veritabe Uncle Tom :
cabin III. came to Paris and was con
d.mn"d because stolen goods were found
4 in his room. These goods. he said he
/ had received from his comrades law
fully.
When the Judge told Soudy that he had
/ been identified as the man who stood wit h
I a Winchester rifle outside the bank al
thantilly the prisoner replied Il dis
approve, morally and materially. OF at
/ t"mptS at human life ] am violent in
words only ! was in the Office of Loru-
lots anarchist paper a. the time referred
to"
I Soudv then launched out in a long ha
ranHue against the right of the jury to
try him. the efert of VIII ich was spoiled
when he forgot his words and had TO
reter to his notes He Explained that the
revolver found in his possession when he
was arrested was for defence if arrested
on an old charge. He added, If had
not been surprised there would have been
another corpse there" Later he ex planned
that hv this he meant his own corpse
II" said be didnot know Bonnot or GARNER
and quoted Proudhon : declaration that
properly = theft and added that he con
sid"red that p"op.rtv is derived fro,
theft.
The next prisoner to De interroga ted
was Iarouy. lie is of husky build and
has harsh features noticeably a flattened
nose n" is charged with the Thias
murder and with many burelaries Hs
was once arrested and released. after
which tho other members cf the gan G
believed that he had given information
Tn" result was that Garnier tried 1,
shoot him while the police were trying
20 rrarreet him. Ne made the islia
defence. denying everything The stamps
from post office. he declared had beer
given to him by Comrade VIII ose nam,
h- would not divulge. He declared h,
knew the names of the Thias murderers
bu, refused to betray them.
Tn" public prosecutor here offered no
TO prosecgte these men if they woulc
com" to-ward and testify Carouy re-
piled tina, this was impossible, as the,
wer" abroad tarouy then indulaed il
a quotation, using Anatois France.
saving that If he We're accused of tealinl
the towers of Notre Dame he would fe,
a. an excuse for his N'arouv'a) flight