The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-20
CLEMENCEAU' i.
CONDITI0NiS 4
SATISFACTORY
He Wants Examination as Soon
as}PossibIe
NO FEVER HAS DEVELOPED
The Would 6e Assassin Said He
Planned to Kill cIemenceau Because
Latter Is Enemy Of Humanity

Paris, Feb. 20. - Premier Clenien.
ceau who was wounded in the shoui-
der yesterday in an attempt by ~
young anarchist, Emile Coffin, to as.
sassinate him, was In a satisfactory
condition this morning, according to
latest reports. No fever has devel-
oped Neighbors of the Coffin family
say the anarchist was great reader
of novels and books on astronomy
and sociology. The father has tried
vainly to combat his sons anarchistic
ideas. Coffin. who was taken to Sante
prison last night, has been under
treatment for affection OF the heart
and disease of the larynx. Examinai I
tion of the automobile in which the
premier was riding when fired upon, I
showed seven distinct bullet markss
It was expected that an Xray exams
nation OF the wound would be made
today. The premier told the phygi-
clans he wanted an examination hs
soon as possible as he must get bfck
to work in Il few days.
Paris, Feb 19.-Thc would.be muir
derer OF Premier Clemenceau gave
his name as Emile Coffin The police
say he is known in anarchist circles
as Milou." He said that he h3d
planned to kill the premier hecnise
NJ Clemenceau was the enemy OF
humanity and was preparing for an
other war.
The attack occurred al S.55 O'clock,
just after the aged premiepfhad en-
tered his automobile and was being
driven from his residence. IN the Rue
Franklin to the foreign Office for a
conference with Colonel House OF the
American peace delegation, British
Foreign Secretary Bafours and Baron
Sonnino, the Italian foreign minister
rhe car was turning corner OF the
Rue Franklin into the Rue Delessert
when a man standing on the sidewalk
jumped toward Ahe door OF the auto
mobile and fired, shattering the win.
lows. NJ Clemenceau at the first
hot tried to open the door although
.he automobile was under consider
able Roadway and II was while he
was thus engaged that d bullet hit
him in the shoulder. His chauffeur,
Brabant. and Goursat, police agent
detailed to guard the premier and
who was seated beside the chauffeur,
were also hit, their wounds, however,
being slight
Concerning just what happened
then the reports are contradictory.
Subsequently at the City hall. where
Coffin was first taken. Policeman
Goursat, who was wounded in the
right eye, said that NJ. Clemenceau on
stepping from the automobile rushed
up to the assailant and grappled with
him. Other accounts say that on
alighting the premier without
glance in the direction of the an
archist, with whom the police, pass
ers-by and employees from nearby
stores attracted by the shooting we're
struggling, started to walk toward
his home Before he reached the
door a number Of persons came run
ming up to assist him.
NJ. Clemenceau passed his wounded
hand over his face, leaving smear
of blood and this gave rlae to an ei-
roneous report that he had been
wounded in the head.
1t is not serious this time" he
said in reply to a sympathetic In.
quiry
Leaning ON the shoulder of one OF
the domestics Of his household the
premier walked up one flight OF stairs
TO his bedroom, where he sat IN big
armchair and began to joke with the
servants, who were in tears, saying:
:" Ce nest rlon," ct is nothingl
Meanwhile the would-be murderer
was being severely handled by the,
crowd .from whom the police had
difficulty in rescuing him,