Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-19
OAw One Takes Effect and
vpund is Not Consid-
cred Serious.
ASSlLANT THOUGHT
40 BE A RUSSIAN
Assassip &t.aeked and Beaten BY
Crowd t.auit Made A c''m'n-
-osau WY Entering Automobi's to Go
to War Fee-Wound in Shoulder
Not ssrio\ Unless Complications
Due to Pr{ier's Age Arise.

Frances aged \ut vigorous premier.
known as "Thegiger OF France" was
shot At, and sAntiy wounded this
morning as he Is entering his auto
mobile at his h4e. The assailant
was arrested.
Five shots were \red oy the assass-
in and it was frsSreported that the
premier had been Wounded in the
head. II developed later. howeer.
that the wound was IN the shouldF.
and he is sai1 to be 10. dangerously
hurt. |,
The shooting took place at S:H
o'clock this morning, as the premie1
was leaving his house in the Rui
Franklin to 20 to the war office.
Assassin Dressed a. Workman.
The assassin was an ordinary look
ing man, dressed as a workman. Five
shots were .red, Of which one took
effect In the premiers shoulder. When
the first shot was hred Premier Clem
snceau tried 20 open the door OF his
ar. II was while he was attemptih.a
10 do this that he was struck. He
was able "a 80 On foot 'iiifJ his own
house, where shortly, before noon the
Associated Press was informed he was
sitting up in an arm chair. smoking
and laughing with his stan Of assist
ants.
The only sign Of trouble from the
wound, 1t was stated, was q slightly
increased temperature.
The premiers wound is not regard
ed as dangerous in itself, but 1t is felt
there might be serious consequences
from it, considering the age Of the
victim.
At about II o'clock this morning,
however, II was officially announced
that NJ. Clemenceau was not seriously
wounded.
Grapplss With AssaiIant.
Policeman Goursat, who was wound
ed in the right eye, also not seriously
by one Of the assailant's shots, told a
representative of the Associated Press
that Premier Clemenceau rushed up
to the assassin and grappled with
him.
1t was leaned at ths city hall that
the assassin Of Premier Clemencean
was q man named Emile Coffin, p
years old, and born at Creil. The man
said his home was in. the Montrouse.
The police, however, do not believe
the papers he Possesses belong to him
and are inclined to think him Rus
sian. He Is fair. with long light hair.
and Is tall.
One OF the witnesses OF the shoot
ing. Henry Moulin. barber assistant,
told the Associated Press representa-
tive that when ne heard the first shot
fred he believed it was the Americans
firing in the air. "as they are In the
habit OF doing" he said. Moulin
rushed out OF his shop when he saw
what was happening, crying, they
have assassinated Cleme1ceau!" He
closed with the premier's assailant.
Mculir, added, and the man threw away
his revolver and held up his hands.
Crowd Beats Up Assailant.
walters from neafby restaurant
ioined IN holding the assassin. and the
police had some dificulty ii getting
him from them, and before the police
secured the assassin he was beaten by
me crowd. One Of the men in the
crowd seemed to wish to help1t pre-
miers assailant and the crowd beat
nim tadiy.
According to policeman Goursat the
assassin emptied his weapon. All the
OF the premier;s automobile
we're smashed by the bullets.
Policemen Goursat gave his descrip-
ion OF the shooting to the Associated
Press representative in the city hall.
where the arrested man was brought.
An enormous crowd, which observed
] respectful silence. assembled near
sIemencSau's residence after the oc-
.urenc4 Within a9half hour President
Pcincare arrived. He was quickly fol-
owed by various members Of the cab
net, high officials of the government
ind representatives Of the army and
,avy, - we'll ~ the diplomatic corps,
including William Graves Sharp, the
American ambassador.
Professors IAubri. 0osset and
Cuissier examined the Wound In Pre-
mier Clemenceau's shoulder Accord
ng to their diagnosis the premier was
struck In the posterior part of the
4ght shoulder blade. The bullet pene-
rated without 4 visceral lesion. The
doctors reported general and loea!
conditions as perfect.
Had Entsrsd Auto.
First reports were contradictory as
q some particulars, especially AZ TO
whsthsf the premier was inside or olt-
~ Ais- automobile when ~ shots
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