IN PURSUIT OF " BILL."
THE MURDER OF BLANCHET. LURED TO A LONELY SPOT. Bj Telegraph.— Press Association,— Copyright. PARIS, 6th May. " Bill," the anarchist, who escaped after killing Blanchet in revenge for causing the arrest of Renert, a member of the Bonnot gang, was recently arrested and released for hick of evidence. Blanchet was courting a young dressmaker, who was lodging irf Renert's house, and it was the dressmaker who really informed the authorities. The police believe that a secret conclave of Nancy anarchists decreed that Renert should be avenged. Blanchet wae lured to a lor»ely part of a road, where Bill fired at him, but missed. Blanchet fled, and a tram car conductor saw him running and signalling wildly, but did not stop because it was not the usual halting-place. Bill finally shot Blanchet with a revolver. Foresters and soldiers are surrounding the forest of Hay, where it is believed Bill is hiding.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 108, 7 May 1912, Page 7
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154IN PURSUIT OF " BILL." Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 108, 7 May 1912, Page 7
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