The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1894-04-14 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ANARCHISTS IN ENGLAND.  Mi 8.113131 1111 LoWDOW. At the Bow-street Polioe-oourt, London, Theedole Joe. Coadanoe. Meunier, cabinet maker, 33, who refused his address, was brought up for extradition, charged with murder within the jurisdioeion of the Frenoh Republic ; and John Frank Riden, 35, instrument maker, Cleveland-street, was charged with attempting to rescue him from the lawful custody of Chief Inspector Melville it Vietoria Station.—lt ix alleged that Meunier took part in the murderous explosion at the Café Very, Paris, in 1892. The prisoner was arrested du a warrant granted by Sir John Bridge in June, 1892. The case of Woken was taken first.—Chief Inspector Melville stated that on the previous evening he was on the London and Chatham platform of Viotoria Station just as a train was leaving for Qattenborough. He saw the prisoner speak to Meunier as they passed each other on the platform. The witness spoke to the railway officials, telling them who he was, and ' laid his hand on Mennier's shoulder seized him by the arm. He said to him in Frenoh, "Meunier, I arrest you." Meunier began at once to struggle violently, but the witness was assisted by the railway offioiels. While the struggle was going on the prisoner Rioken rushed up and said in French, "What are you doing with that man?" At the same time Ricken tried to drag the witness and the railwaa officials sway, the other prisoner struggling furiously in the meantime. Eventually Meunier and the prisoner got separated, and the former was detained by the railway officials, and witness kept holdillet the latter, and told him he would be charged with attempting to rescue a prisoner. He @till struggled violently, and had to be thrown to the ground. Be was afterwards taken to Bow Street and charged. He made no reply. Tt•is withers added that during the struggle he told Rioken that he was an inspector of polioe. He also shouted out, "This man (meaning Meunier) is wanted for murder." He recognised Meunier by nia photograph.—The prisoner said that what Inspect,r Melville had stated was more or less true. He met Meunier in Brussels eight months ago, and knew him as M. Henii. At Victoria Station he bought a ticket for the man he now knew to be Meunier, as the latter did not speak English. When he saw his friend struggling with several men he naturally went to his rescue. He was then seized and thrown to the ground. He was very excited ani defended himself. He did not wish to attack the police. His sole object was to defend a friend. He freely admitted that he was an Anarchist, but if he had wanted to attack the pclioe he would have been too prudent to do so without being armed.— Inspector Melville, in reply to Sir John Bridge, said he knew little about the prisoner at present, but had reason to believe that he knew Meunier very well.—Corroborative evidence was given, and prisoner was remanded on bail. In the case against Meunier Chief-inspector Melville repeated his evidence in the former•case as to the arrest of Meunier and his attempted rescue by Rieke's. He explained that while he was engaged with the other prisoner the railway people tea Meunier into the waiting-room. The witness there searched him, and found in his possession a revolver with five chambers fully loaded. In another pocket were 19 ball cartridges to fit the revolver. The prisoner was wearing glasses at the time. The witness took him in a nab, and he then said, "You have got me safe. lam certainly Meunier, and an Anarchist. I deny nothing. Here you throw yourself so quickly upon a man that he has no time to defend himself with what he has on him."—Prisoner was remanded.  said  thei and