FRENCH CRIME WAVE.
INNOCENT MAN , MURPURED.
DETAILS OF THIS BLANCHiST AFFAIR.
Press Association—B7 Electrio , Telcgrsph^rCopyriphV (Received May tith, 11 p.m.) PARIS, May 0. Tbo man known as •'8i11, ,, who murdered Blanchot, a carter, believing that ho caused tho arrest of Renert, a member of the Bonnot gang, was rocently prrestcc| and released for lack of evidence, BJaiichet was courting a young dressmaker lodging in Jlepert'a hpuse, and it was tho dressmaker who really informed th«? authorities. Tho police believe that nt a secret conclave at Nancy, tho Anarchists decreed that Renert should ha avenged, Blanchot was lured to a lonely part of a road, and "B1}1" fired, missing him. Blnnehot fled, A trarccnr conductor saw him running ami signalling wildly, but djd not stop becauso it was uot the usual halting phice for tho car. "Bill" finally shot Blajichel. Foresters find soldiers are. surrounding the forest of Hay, whore it is b&Ijcvcd that "BUI" j s hiding.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14348, 7 May 1912, Page 7
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