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The Anarchist Defense of Louis Léveillé

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Louis Léveillé

The Anarchist Defense of Louis Léveillé
in “L’Anarchie en cour d’assises” by Sébastien Faure, 1891
[On May 1, 1891, after a Labor Day demonstration, police attacked protestors in Clichy. A violent battle ensued and gunfire was exchanged. Three anarchists were arrested. Henri Louis Decamps was sentenced to five years in prison, Charles Auguste Dardare to three and Louis Léveillé (who was wounded in the fight) was acquitted. Ravachol would later take revenge for the injustice in March the following year.]
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