Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-19
From "Bcll Smiths Book on Paris"
xMcisncy d the Paris Police.


when The discovery was made that our do
mestic had very improper notions upon the
sacred rights Of property, and appropriated
various little articles to herself. we Of
course dismissed the offender; and about
three weeks after Lucy announced the fact
that piece Of jewelry, not worth in itself
over hundred dollars, but valuable TO 9TH
ers as keepsake: was among the missing.
The poor child was in tears, and al her ear
nest request, ID. went to the police with the
grievance. To complain of our late domes-
tic was absurd, as the article had been miss-
ed SO long after her departure. We were
satisfied she had taken the pin with her, but
had no evidence. The official listened pa.
tiently, asked numerous questions, made
few notes, and then, in answer to some en-
quries Of D., shook his head und said moth.
ing. d. again called on him, ins,;gated by
friends, who assured us the police would not
let it rest, but received no encouragement,
and we let the matter drop. Some time af.
ter, so long indeed that we had forgotten
the domestic, police, and all, Lucy sudden
ly rushed into the dining room with the
missing jewelry. She had found il carefully
wrapped in paper lying upon u table in her
room. Between the time Of the loss and re.
covery we had removed to distant part OF
Paris from our first residences and again
changed our domestic. D. immediately cali
ed upon the police Off or who smiled when
he saw him enter, but gave no explanation
of the mysterious return of the missing tri-
fe.
Another instance was related to me late
ly. An American lady hired coach she
met in the street and kept it four hours
After returning to her hotel she found she
had lost valuable watch and chain, and
satisfied that she must have dropped it in
the coach, she gave information TO the po-
lice, but could not remember the number OF
tho carriage and as she engaged il in the
street, had consequently no clue to the
stand or stable. She could not even re-
member any peculiarly about horse, car
rage or driver. The officer had only the
part of the street where the coach was first
engaged and the fact that the driver, on be-
ing dismissed, had turned round and driven
in an opposite direction from the one he
came. This was exceedingly slight mate
rial to 20 on, yet in five hours her watch and
chain were returned uBinJured.
Mrs. r. while walking on the Bouevards
dropped her pocket book. She missed the
article 10 five minutes Of its loss, and goiig
diatcly to the nearest police station,
stated her troubles. At The conclusion OF
her short de scription the officer opened
drawer and handed her the missing port.
monne. II had but few moments before
been brought in by a street cleaner. con-
tents mt ouched. Residents and visitors OF
Paris will give you any quantity Of nstan-
ces such as these: but il is as a political
machine that the system appears the most
startling.
To believe all one hears is to put faith 10
necromancy. We do know, however, TINT
susp cted persons have no secrets, and no
life out ol the keeping Of The powers in ex.
lstence. His apartments are open to the
police; when the lodgcr is out they are in
His property is closely inspected; his draw
ers, trunks, writing desks, cupboaTds, and in
fact every recess known or attempted 10 be
hidden or opened, and written inventories,
careful copies Of all papers made for the
inspection and consideration Of their mas
tiers. Nor will any attempts at ordinary
concealment serve the purpose. The sus-
pected cannot take walk TO the post Of
fee tina, the spies are no. at ork-p:ercing
el5thes with long needles, knocking ut the
furniture, pounding on the walls, and rat
Ting al Iccks. Should monsieur, being sus-
peeted, rttrrn Unexpectedly the concierge
keeps him in conversation on some trivial
pretence Until the agents escape. FP,
our friend. who took so active part un-
der the Republic, and is now in conse-
quen.e an exile, SAID the Provisional Gov
crnment made some amusing discoveries,
and he /, his establishment found even co.
pies Of his love letters on file. What was
remarkable under Louis Philippe is twice
so under the present Emperor.