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TTIE SPXPAY OREOOXlAy. PORTLAND. MAY 12, 191
WORLD AMAZED BY
1 OF
DRA
CRIME
Author, of "Arsene Lupin" Re
views Denouement of the
Auto Bandit's Career.
SOCIETY VICTOR IN END
IdT, Bon not, Man of Remarkable
Sane Frold, Taxea Nation' Po
lice Resource ia Battle He
Cannot Hope to Kin.
(Continued from First Pm0
aid to hl comrade. "Until the lat
moment of a mul desperate situation
I have hope."
Bead's Riainmlni Grew.
He started hi campaign vlth aom
burglaries at Lyon and Geneva, all
according: to a concerted plan. It wn
only gradually that other malefactor
began to throw In their lot with him.
And then the Idea of operating on a
hi cl cam to Bon not. A band wa
formed, and r larxer, mora exten
sive In It ramification. Oarnter. Valet.
Soudjr and the rent Boclatd them
elTe with him. Pecret council wer
held, definite relation eatablUhed with
the anarchist world.
Carouy came In with the prestige of
hi pat career a a militant anarchlat
and orator. Then came "Raymond la
8clen-." Callemln was called, look
ing physically a weakling-, but on of
the most ferocious and desperate of alL
And thu tbe band was formed, with
label, a creed, and a declared aim
that of revenge upon ocletv. There I
nothing; more dangerous than criminal
who find an excuse for their action In
ideas and theories. For these are a
mighty driving; force of action. In
spired by them, such men a these bay
no feeling of being criminals, but con
sider themselves apostles, men fighting
for an Ideal. They seek the shelter of
great names. There I generous Ell
Recluse and Prtnc Kropotkln. and
Tolstoy, that gentle man of genius,
whos vibrant faith and mystical Chris
tianity they claim to uphold. On such
theories they base their acta.
Otbera Moat Be Seertflerd.
"I wish to live." wrote Bonnot. In
tliat stranp and stupid will of his. "to
live my life. Every man ha the right
to live." But to live In the ene under
stood by Bonnot. that 1 to say. to do
nothing at all. It I necessary to usurp
the pla-e of those who work. To llv
one's life in Ibsen's phrase. It Is nec
essary to ruin th live of other. To
live one life. It la accessary, from
time to time, to crush out one's fel
lows. But how acced? How attain tht
goal, which I In truth omewhat dl-c-oncertlng
for uch men a Bonnot.
and which consists, those who knew
him tell me. In acquiring a small
fortune and a comfortable income, a
house In tha country with a garden
full of flower and vegetable In abort,
' . . - ...i,.n., man at regular
l TT v vm o .- w
habit with healthy view?
What I to ba done? On whom
should war ba opened? What coops
must b executed? Those first coun
cil Of toe oanu inuvv m. -
strange, and. Indeed, tragic.
On hi ubject I have received om
very curlou confidential Information
from an Important official of the Pre
fecture of Police. It la necessary to
say that the police know far more on
the whole matter of the bandit thn
they are wllltng to make public The
bait of a hundred-thoueand-frano offer
has loosened many tongues.
Mastery at Detail haw.
According to th detalla given ma
bout these secret meeting, which so
far have never been made public Bon
not succeeded early In the history of
the group In obtaining an ascendency
over his colleagues. At one of the pre
liminary reunions he. with a clear
sighted mastery of detail and a prac
tical grasp which completely carried
the others away, set forth a scheme of
operations he had formed and pointed
out what Instruments they would need.
-Arms first of alL These we can
obtain by breaking Into gunsmith
hops."
rnen" and thl wa th most orig
inal not of th scheme "automobile
must be used." At thl meeting he
poke. It seems, for nearly two hours,
and left an Impression upon his hear
ers that here wa the man who would
lead them into battle against a fo
more formidable than any encountered
by Napoleon society, which must al
ways win in the end.
The looting of tha American gunsmith
hop on th Boulevard Itaussmann. the
theft at Lenormand's, the assault
and robbery In th Rue Ordener.
war the Immediate results of Bon
rot's leadership and the beginning of
tbe four months terror of Franca.
II pointed out how easy It was for
a fsw men. well armed and with plenty
of resource, to terrorise lo.00 ordinary
cttlsen.
"Let four or flv of u ba In an
automobile armed with revolver. We
jump out and two or tore of n aet
upon soma bank rasssenger. whom w
know to ba carrying money, while otb
fira at random to frighten tha on
looker.-
AatsM rragrassiet "Ftr fa KID."
But hsr Gam tor. th terrible Car
rier, th boy of with tha head of an
Adonis, corrects bis colleague, laugh-
,nOh. no- not at random. If they are
to ba frightened we must fir to kllL"
Th formula was found; to clear an
empty apac around by filling tha
crowd with terror, to clear a spaca,
even If for a few second only. o a
to be masters of the situation, and art.
And th programme of action: Her
It is. taken from the list of their
i rimes after a series of Isolated bur
glaries: On March . at Charlerol they at
tempted th murder of Policeman Dee
marey. In August, at Nanoy. ther
was the burglary at Dlemers bouse;
on December IS, at Bonlogne-sar-Selne.
th theft at Lenormand automobile
store: December 11. at Pari, tbe at
tack and attempted murder of Bank
Messenger Caby; December 14. at
Paris, burglsry of Gunsmith Foury
shop, la tha Rue Lafayette.
December 11. at Aadus. burglary of
the postofflc and of th house of
Itocher. a retired diplomat. These wer
all In 11L
On January 1. 113. cam th bur
glary of th gunsmith' shop on th
Boulevard Hanssmann; on January 14.
at Ghent, th theft of Dr. Vernleuve's
automobile: January 11. at Etampea,
burglary of th railway station and
mnrder of a policeman; February 1.
at Hosiers, theft of M. Ial bee's auto
mobile, which they abandoned at Ar
. nay-le-Duc
s-ehruarv 1. theft of Bulsson a auto.
mobile: February ST. In th Plae du
Havre. Part, murder of Policeman Gar
nler: February Si. at Pontolse. bur
glsry of ataltr Tlntanf house; March
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1. attempted theft of an automobile at
Chatou.
Mardera aad Thefts Centlaae.
March 15. at-Montgeron. murder of
Chauffeur klatbiUe and theft of M- d
Bouge's automobile. On the same day
at ChantUly. murder of Legendro and
Trlnquler. attempted murder of Ouil
bert and aack of th Boclete Generale'a
11, at Petit Ivry. murder of
Assistant Chief of Police Jouln and at
tempted murder of Brigadier Colmar.
April IS. at Cholsy-le-RoU attempted
murder of Inspector Augena.
Meanwhile. In addition to these ex
ploits of the several members of the
band working together. Bonnot was
from time to time working alone. The
exploits of Nevember 17. when the
Italian Platano was murdered at Cha-telet-en-Brle.
and that of January 3 of
this year, when Moreau and his gov
erness wer done to death, ar to be
t down to his private account.
Two days was Bonnot hidden In ths
shabby-looking blue ahop of his friend
Gousy, two days or rest, pnysicai ui
mental. Bonnot felt himself secure in
that little room abov the queer little
ahop on the Rut de Paris at Petit Ivry.
Newspapers were dally bringing him
news of the sensation caused all over
tbe world by his crimes. lie read col
umns about himself In these sheets,
and saw bl nam displayed in large
typ over th whole width of the page.
It pleased him. -It flattered his nar
row and degenerate mind to think hlm
elf tbe object of uch Interest, to know
his very nam was synonymous with
tsrror.
Ems Alasoat Cwt Off.
Tha bandit was enjoying hi relaxa
tion. Suddenly like a coup de theater
arranged by an expert dramatUt. all
wa changed. Th peaceful llenc of
th little house was broken by voices,
gruff voices of command, timidly an
swered by that of his friend and host,
the shopkeeper Gousy.
Tb book of philosophy which he was
reading fell to the floor, and Bonnot's
hand mechanically grips the butt of his
rsvolver. No doubt Is possible dan
ger! On all fours, moving noiselessly and
swiftly, with th fellna movements
that characterised him. Bonnot crawled
to tha corner of tbe room where a sort
of trap door permitted a ful view of
th ahop below. Assistant Chief Joulu
and three other men of the police wer
talking excitedly to fSouxy.
"Ther la nothing here." said Gouxv.
"Ton can search upstslr. If you wish."
Bonnot sprang to his feet, glanced
round th room, a look of fear In his
eye. Trapped T Tha hou was surely
surrounded. Ther wa no hop of
"Bonnot became himself again, cool,
cruel, ready to fight. Mlnut passed.
Bonnot stood ther facing tha door, hi
finger on th trigger, almost motion
lsss. Then at last steps sounded on tbe
wooden staircase. Soma one. two per
sons In fsct. were approaching calm
ly, leisurely, without any attempt at
secrecy. Bonnot wondered. "Ar they
so very ur of catching me? Is some
one else coming In by th window?"
Baaaet Praaspt t Decide.
Thar was no time to think. The
door wae open. Ills Onger mechanically
pulled the trigger. The report, deaf
ening In th narrow wall of th room,
waa echoed by a shout. A man was on
him already. An epic fight began. Bon
not, ferocious, like a beast at bay. try
ing with all his might to free himself
from th powerful clutch of Assistant
Chief Jouln. Jouln. unarmed, holding
on and straining very nerve to over
power the bandit. For once Bonnot'
pistol was silent. Tb arm that held
th gun wa gripped by Jouln. and
pointed to his opponent' chest, but. by
the Irony of fate, this easy target wa
Intercepted by Bo-nnof other arm,
which In the struggle had been caught
In deadly embrace and rested pressed
tightly against Jouln's body.
What shall he do? Here again th
self-possession nd prompt decision of
the bandit are thrown Into relief. One,
perhaps two seconds of hesitation, then
another loud report. Jouln falls, th
bullet has reached hi heart, passing
through Bonnot's arm to get there.
Blood spurts from the latter's wound,
dropping on the body of the hero detec
tive. Quickly a handkerchief Is tight,
ly bound round the lacerated arm! No
time must be lost. Alresdy Bonnot'
alert Intelligence has told him that
th house Is not surrounded. Safely
lie through th window, and from the
window he Jumps onto another roof,
and from there climb into a room of
th next cottage. An old woman la
there, startled by the sudden invasion
of this man covered with blood, his
features contorted by spasms of phy
sical pain and fear. That gun Is up
again.
"Give me a couple of sheets," he
says. "I want to get out from the win
dow. Quick, or I'll fire!"
"I fctrt no sheets." Is the reply. So
with a last glance of contempt and
hatred. Bonnot disappears through the
window. Ills mind Is made up. He
will trust to luck and Jump. ' He lands
scfely. crosses the garden at a run.
scale tre wall, the road lies on the
othe Ide. the high road. Bonnot's
klnguo.n.
. Police Baffled Once More.
At his heels policemen and civilians
give chase. Which way has he gone?
Where is Bonnot? Vanished as usual.
The police are baffled once more.
Hour pas. Miles up the road Is a
small village, nothing more than a few
houses three shops and a drug store.
In th latter the chemist sits alone.
He Is Intensely interested In reading
tha accounts of the newest outrage of
the bandit Bonnot. A man enters.
"I want you to biud up my arm." says
ho. It Is Indeed unusual an event for
the village druggist. He Is inclined to
chat and ask questions, but his custom
er Is tactlturn. "I hurt myself. Whst
business Is It of yours? Do your work
Instead of talking."
"How very curious," think the
chemist. "Who Is this stranger?"
lie raises his eye from the wound
and meets for a second the cold, shifty
glenco of Bonnot. Those tigerish eyes,
the wounded arm. the abrupt manner
Bonnot is recognized.
Stout heart had the village druggist
and an eye to business as welL Not a
word, not a look, not the slightest
tremor of the hand betrayed his emo
tion as he proceeded to tend tbe wound.
He must not let Bonnot see that h
baa been recognised, and be must man
ago to have him arrested.
Betrayal by Chemist Thwarted.
"I need more bandages." h ald.
and stopping his work he retired Into
the back of the shop. Then he darted
by a back door Into the street-
"Qulek. quick, police! Bonnot Is In
my shop." he whispered to the first
person ho met. Then h went back
with some bottles and some bandagea
Bonnot was still there waiting. Th
chemist turned to him and found him
self looking Into the rauzxle of a gun.
"You have recognised mo and have
given the alarm. I could kill you Ilk
a dog at once, but I must have my arm
attoudad to. Be sharp about It. for It
I am caught here my first bullet will
ba tor you."
The chemist finished his work In dou
ble quick time, spurred to celerity by
the cold contact of a pistol's muxxle
against his tempi. "'J
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door, ahoutlng aa ho went, "I give you
your life In return for your neip. rwn
not was free again 1
Now for the last game. He I a
refugee In a garage with hi comrade
Dubola. They are both of them there
alone. Dubois gets up and starts his
motor cycle to go out and get newe.
Suddenly five or six automobiles arrive.
It la the enemy. It meana Inevitable
defeat and certain death.
The assault commences. Tha Inspec
tor make their plana They do not
know that Bonnet 1 there.
Inspectors Drive Back.
To , the number of 20. they ap
proached th garage. Dubois Is about
to come out. An Inspector dashes to
ward him and fire. The shot misses.
Dubois fires back, the Inspector fall.
But up above, on th flrt floor, the
tiger bandit haa appeared. Ho lka
around. He Area. No piatola which
miss fire for him. no enemies merely
grased! .
On policeman falls, struck by two
bullets full In the stomach. And then
all is changed. Tbe tiger haa roared.
It la not thue that be ahould be at
tacked, if live ar not to be sacrificed.
Before bim. before th terror which he
inspires, they beat a retreat.
Tbe Republican Guard I aent lor
from Parts. The Prefect of Police, ap
praised of the Imminent capture, gives
Instructions that nothing be done be
fore his arrival.
It Is at this point that rung up a few
minutes before by a friend, I dash up
In an automobile and find a regular
Blege In progress, with as armed en
campment and the blasting of the
nemy'a stronghold with dynamlt.
Each tree around th houa maaka
a policeman, a Republican Guard, or
an armed civilian, of whom the number
ateadlly Increaaea. From behind low
walla the barrela of carblnea glitter In
the aun. "Fire at will!" la the order
of the day. and the walla of the last
retreat of Bonnet, tho tiger bandit, ar
being riddled with bullet"-
And. further away from th Immedi
ate danger one. crowd well every
minute. Thousands hav com from
Pari In autos. on blcycls. on horse.
In cab and tram.
The tiger la at bay at last! Guards
hav difficulty to restrain this mass of
Infuriated humanity from rushing the
house blindly. Act of unheard-of
bravery are performed by the police
and Lieutenant Fontaln. under a steady
fire from Bonnot.
X great vengeanc waa taken that
day by police and octty In public, be
fore the whol world. agalnt th
enemies of their race, on th person of
tho tiger bandit.
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