Evening journal., 1922-07-14
ATTEMPT TO KILL
MILLERANDFAILS
Anarchist Fires on Paris
Chief of Police Thinking
Him President
ANGRY CROWD
SEEKS REVENGE

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forth on the wide thoroughfare as
, the cavalry tried to rein their
mounts toward the scene OF the
shooting.
The attempt to assinate Millerand
was made while Paris was celebrat-
ing the anniversary of the fall Of
the Bastille in 1889 which marked
the overthrow Of the monarchy.
The Bastille in which countless
atrocities had been committed, by
despots of France was completely
. destroyed.
Celebration OF Bastllle Day in
France is similar to independence
y Day celebrated in the United States.
The Secretary of President Mil
lerand gave the United Press the
following eyewitness account OF the
attempted assassination:
president Millerand was riding in
an open carriage about 100 metres
, ahead of an automobile bearing
Chief of Police Naudins.
''Naudins' automobile was just
turning from the crowded Champs
Elysee into Avenue Marigny tow
ards the residence Of Millerand.
"A man stepped out OF the crowd
/, with a pistol in his hand
Three shots were fired at Maui
dins' automobile.
Thousands surged upon the at
tempted assassin. He was knocked
down, trampled and beaten. Police
rescued him from those intent upon
: taking his life and hurried him off
to prison.
Part Of the crowd rushed back
10 the carriage containing the Pres
ident. Stay back. They're trying to
shoot your was the warning that
came to Millerand from hundreds
OF persons"
When the crowds surged back to- |
wards Mllerand's carriage Don't
go ahead" the President thought /
he was being cheered.
Miilerand waved his arms and /
smiled. Then gendarmes surround /
ed his carriage and explained that an !
: attempt had been made to assassin
ate him.
The President calmly ordered
that he be driven to his residence.
a distance Of 200 yards. by the usual
route
Mirerand calmly proceeded with
the days program which included
lunch for Premier Poincare, Mar
shall Foch, Cabinet ministers and
others.
The bad aim OF Bouvet at the
automobile Of Naudin was due TO his
struggle with a woman on whose
shoulder he rested his revolver. The
woman. Madam OLIVIA, told police
she fought with the anarchist be-
cause Fhe thought Bouvet was at
tempting TO take her place in the
front row OF the crowd which was
witnessing the parade.
As the news on the attempt on
the life of Millerand spread through
out the city which was celebrating
Bastile Day its national holiday,
hundreds OF thousands rushed down
the Champs Elysee toward the Presi-
dents residence.
CASTOR Bouvet was released from
prison in April after conviction on
charges suborning troops in disobe-
dlence. :
. In a statement to police later. he
repudiated the confession that he
tried 10 assassinate Mil1erand. He
said he only intended to start a
demonstration and did not intend to 9
kill any one.
TWenty-four cartridges were r
found in his pockets. r
Bouvet was founder and proprie-
tor of an anarchistic newspaper. c
One policeman was injured by the C
crowd that attempted TO lynch Bou- h
vet. An arm Of Marie Du Camp was y
scared by one OF the bullets fired il
by Bouvet. n
Police stated that they were OF the
belief that Bouvet had an accom- n
phce who escaped on a bicycle. Il
First aid was given the anarchist c
as soon as he was Jailed. He had n
been severely beaten. h
Bouvet. in addition to his convic- r.
ton, charged with inducing dis o
obedience OF troops was charged p
with circulating improper literature. q
RAIN SAVES NOSE. h