Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-20
ASSA|LANT KNOWN
|. AS RED MEMBER
BY PARIS POLICE
Three Bullets Took Effect
in the Body of Glenn
enceau.
TO MAKE RADl0GRAPHs
ANO LOCATE MISSILES
Condition of Frances Grand
Young Man" Said to Be
Hopeful.
HAS sPAsMs or COUGHING
Nan Who Fired Shots Charges He
Considered Leader Enemy
OF Ma ion.
Nan Who Fired Shots Charges He
Considered Leader Enemy
OF Ma ion.
tRy Associated Press.l

b Associated Pressl
PARIS Feb. l9.-Premier Georges
Clcmenceau. characterized by Lloyd
George as Frances grand young man.
was attacked today by an anarchist,
Emile Coffin. known aa "Milou." Seven
shots were fired. three Of which struck
the Premier. ono bullet lodged in The
muscles of the shoulder penetrating
deeply, but, so far as is at present
known, not irjucius the spine or pcnc-
tratinS to the lungs. Two bullets
bruised the rish; arm and hand. While
TWO other bullets arc reported to have
passed through the Frontiers clothing
At the time OF the attempted nssas-
sina,ion, NJ. Clcmenceau had lust Iof,
his home 20 drive In a motor car 20 "a
conference with Colonel Edward M
ton, and British Foreign Secrctarv
Baifour. Though bleeding p-ofuse;y.
n, N, Slcmenceau was able TO return to
his home where he rcassurcd the mem
berS OF his household and waved aside
ANXIOUS !nquirsrs with: 1T II noth-
La,cs, reports from his attendants
we're that his. condition was satfsfac-
tory, and that he was cbeerfliig thrJugh
on, OUT Inc hay, Gespite occasional h.a or,
TO MAKE UADIOGRApBS f'S;t7
S5iNJ'Ot LGU.tTfs BUDIETS
r ,lsor tho pyesent itrlas been decided
S%,iIe S% ne surgeons thnt extraction OF the
rAIEem ents have been made to .ake+
i LradioEraphs, or tho injured parts.
be costin. whom the police believe to
eating with anarchists and aiding in
liz, nis - pIopa sanda, declared that he had
piaGmed r 11e,1, TO kiil the Premier because
~. y ,Tielncaccau was the enemy Of hu
var . 80 ''.'o'"cEt
,AcGord.ns to the nrst examination
~
generally called "Arilou," wac born ar!
G9el IN ls,s ssairiK,Wo f. miles north OF Paris.
no military service. having been eN-
Insed i3n owins. 70 the state Of his health.
pierns bic ,.vea np,;I W'th b.. his family at Com
where he worked as a carmen, cr 's'S
s,i:tsrw in:o,rin a., declares himself 70 be "a
NO homes SHAVTENED .
OR BLOOD VESSEL .UURr
:, After temporary aid had been given
~, ~, ,S!emenceau. Professors Cosset and
were seh hastily cf the a', n2ssrai,y OF Paris,
an A-ray examination. One Of the
he necessary 10 remove the Iie buIie, "os as
n"-,o,i NO eonsS i,,N We're shattered; and no I'M
and Died rrofusely ID
r,,e,ip, pom emerging, from his car NJ
oEcr r MS face, leaving tho face sn,ea-edE
With blood. and this was the reason
o,,aI,eo Tor The tirst +, report that he had bsen
Marshal Foch arrived abou: ~
e,,sipcb: e,,a /. ana later was. joined BY Mar
=, nsetmier clemcnceau was quite
cneertul. in spite Of occasional ii.g OF
Gf,nuShins. He declared to mem bcrs nj
assailan'. He had seen him last cyen
ing wicn entering his homo, bu; tho
man had skunk away
BtRBER'S ASSIST<Nr,
CAPTURES AsSAILANT
=. Henry Moulin. u barher's assistant
Wno was the first TO seized the as
sI,I,a,,;, NJ; described his e&pcricnco in a
so,ncWhat fus,ered manner:
:! kent running after the murderer,
nn.,I.S. nu Ia,d. put as J ran was grcatly
eaehod hi ~a' E9, ao nsen MIN aaM MIN h,s HnsG
nus rGFoiNer away, II gave nc courage.
ana ana ran faster closing in on HIM
ana sook one good swipc ut hin, and
arrived" . Ne''|''Ne
Moulin is strong youth Of abou.
~ he posed for photosraSi,eTrspl gg T.T p'9nd and
hlushed q, girls chcercn and hisscd him
10. his bravery.
Policeman Goursat, who was wouod-
which struck me wen, through ;ho
limousine. .;i as was directly in line w;th
,M ,ne assassin: n who was rushing towards
This man surely was not n French.
man; his whole appearances is much
l;kc the Nihilists who orc familiar on
tho left bank of the Seine"
HUGE CROWDS GATHER
ABOUT PUItsIIER'S HOUSE
Huge crowds gathered around ire
premier'S. house and kept repeating:
This Is Russian" Despite the fact
that. they were informed that the Pre-
nierS assailant was French, thcv re-
fused to believe il.
at police Headquarters the Associated
Frcss was informed that Cottin has u
record there. with Bertillon .ucasprc-
n1enta. He WAS re sardcd asa mild SORT
oi anarchist The authorities did nor
believe lIc would be rccklCs enough 10
attempt such terrible act.
Coffin lived at Mont Rouge. a suburb
OF Paris, In a small hotel which, has
long been under police supervision, as
IL is frequentcd by anarchists. These
persons, however. are more notorious
for spreading literature and maxim
speeches. than for acts OF violence. ~
The police refuse to say whether tlIcy
believe the attack on the PremIcr vas
the result OF a plot or merely an jn-
dividual eci. They, arc WORKING liop9-
ever. apparently on the theory II waa
Il plot, ~ the !ittie hotel was cnclrclea.
and thorough search Of tho buli1,ns,
for incrimins,inS documents Is beins
made. f} t
Describing ltis sttack an tho rres
mier. EmilS Cottia saiI: x
Whcn rcuahcd Clcnicrceapi1