The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-15
PARIS POLICE

fAhlS TOIiIE
There ore troubles in Paris, as well as In other
places and not every man Ia that beautiful city Is
considered entirely honest. A correspondent Of The
Courier dos Eats Unis sets forth the difficulties OF The
capital OF France In such strong colors, that we eei
disposed to Translate part OF his letter, dated par
10Th December 1874.
The resources oil the police no longer suffice to
keep 10 check the robbers that stain with blood the
streets OF Paris al night all that has been mar
rated BY the chronicles of the Forest OF Bondy and
the Black Forest, IL nothing In comparison win what
takes place in the bosom OF the most hourshns city
in Europe The forests have been purged oil the
banditt that infested ihem but Paris carefully pre-
serves her own, which every year increases ~ mum
Der and sudscty Instead of going aud ststioning
themselves upon The highway and waiting the doubt
iul approach Of unsrmed travellers, the honorable
fraternity OF robbers find II much more convenient 70
| exercise their industry In the city. This permits
them 10 labor upon a much more extensive scale -
| They do much hsndsomer business, their prohts
are and greater, and they lead more comfort
able life altogether.
Passengers, after seven o'clock in the evening arc
now no safer in the streets Of Paris than they were
10 the time of Bolesu, Notwithstanding The progress
Of light The police officers, the gas, and the waieh'
| can do nothing.
/ formidable girdle Of fort6catio has been made;
high walls, deep pitches detached understanding
| is left undone. Paris is perfectly defended against
the Prussians and the Cossacks, who, without DOUBT
will not be caught there again But Paris Is without
defence against herd Of williams, who every year
take the city by assault Every year some OF these
bandti are taken and the public officer takes care
to announce that an incalculable number yet remain
| at large.
You are informed, at is all that can be done for
| you Now take your measures to avoid the signal
| peril. Do not tsrry too late In the streets Return
home before dark you will gain thereby every way.
You will taste the charms Of domestic life, and The
4 de- ica cies Of The fire. ida clfcle.o
"But there are some people who are obliged to 20
| out Of an evening 20
avery well, let them take a cab carriages are
rarely stopped"
But suppose their income will not admit of such
"Why, if they are poor, if they really have no
money, they need not be afraid OF robbers"
But The robbers commence by knocking man down
and then search his pockets, when he is stretched
upon the pavement Fourier told the story the other
| day in the Criminal Court.
"Is il possible" said one Of the Judges, with great
Indignation that you killed for thirty cents"
"'Pon my word,h said the robber," when kill
ed him, did not know that he hadn't more than thr-
ty cents was most disagreeably surprised In find
| ing only Il at small sum in his pocket"
And then the amisbe scoundrel added, in an under
! tone, and with a smile,
"N gu see, therefore, that ought not to suffer for
the decreased for il is really who have been robbed
uDutT cifCumstdnCtsi rtahy iaio 'hc "oinh
This Fourier was the chief OF the band OF stran-
glers.
We have, also, some real stabbers, those who kill
with Bowie knife; some maulers, who use a great
club; and finally have new species, the stiaers,
who clap upon your face mask daubed with pitch.
Is il not strange that the police, poweress to put
down bandtti, forbid citizens to go armed, and abso-
lutey prohibit the bearing of pistols, or sword canes
so that respectable man. convicted of having used
weapons to defend himself against these assassins,
may legally be dragged before the Criminal Court,
and be made TO undergo fine and imprisonment But
between two evils, people choose the least, and so
many excellent citizens arm themselves TO the teeth,
if they go out after nigbtfall.
young painter Of my acquaintance, who resided
in the faubourg of St. German and passed his even
ngs the opposite side, bit upon pleasant expedi.
ent to render himself secure from both robbers and
the law He armed himself with two or three guns
powder and shot, with pistols in bis pocket and when
challenged by the watch, declared that he had been
| into the country to shoot birds