The New York herald., 1879-08-11
THE POLICE OF PARIS.

THE NEW PREFECT OF POLICE AND HIS FIGHT
WITH THE NEwsPAPERs-A MORNING SCENE
ON THE BOULEVARD MAGENTA THAT WAS NO
SCENE AFTER ALL-THE LANTERNE CAUGHT
ON THE FLY.
Paris correspondence London Telegraph
With the accession to Office of NJ. Andrieux Pre-
feet OF Police the radical press of Paris, and parcu-
larly the Lantere fell upon very evil days. The Re-
roion Francaise has been compelled to suspend its
publication so that its staff are. for time at
least safe from fine and imprisonment. Not so the
Ldnerne, which only yesterday was in the person of
it's manager. sentenced to four months imprison-
mcnt 4,000f fine and the costs. The Ldntcyne seems
bent destroying the prestige of the police. and
abolishing the secret police and the Office
of Prefect of Police. 1t has for many months
past been carrying on bitter war against
all persons and things connected with the police.
At one time it may be remembered, it was powerful
enough to drive tho Minister of the Interior NJ. de
Marcere, from power, and cause Nj. Gigot (the Pre-
feet OF Poce) and NJ. Andrieux's predecessor to be
cashiered, that NJ. Andrieux in measure
owes his present eminent position to the Ldaterae
at which he has just struck severe a blow NJ
Andrieux had not been long in Office when fierce
strife broke out between him and the Ldnferne. He
naturally very much vexed to find his subordi-
mates constantly nmidated i'll the execution of their
duty by ioffenders threatening to go and tell the
Ldnterne about them. But worse than that-a num-
communication with the Lanterne, which they
supplied. with information OF all that occurred
the Prefecture. 80 that the legal chief of all the
French spies was the man most dogged by spies i'll
all France. NJ Andrieux. however, kept steady eye
the Ldnterne. watching his opportunity strike
home. That wished for opportunity presented it.
self "a few weeks ago. when NJ Andrieux caught his
enemy on the hip. young actress informed the
Lanterne that she had been accosted on the Boule-
ward Magenta at ten in the morning by fellow
wearing blouse and cap, that she refused to
listen to him, and that on his persisting in his
o1c Sla 1N..xo
the fellow seized her by the arm and gave her
into custody OF a policeman in uniform who
both parties to accompany him TO the nearest
police station but that the actress refused to do,
she was expected at rehearsal. The policeman
was about to compel her to accept his invitation.
when well dressed gentleman came upon the scene,
recognized Mile. Bernage. the actress. and requested
the policeman to trouble with her longer. The
policeman respectfully did he bid and the
we'll dressed gentleman, after questioning the man
in the blouse, who showed him green card. walked
away with him. The actress says crowd OF 200
persons witnesses of the scene and yet not
single person able to be found to come and de-
pose in favor of the Ldnferne which was charged
with publishing concocted story. None OF the
shopkecpers dwellers the busy thoroug hfare
had any incident of the kind, and neither the
man with the cap the well dressed gentleman
nor the policeman IN uniform has been discovered.
The only .dence for the defence the statement
sworn to by Mile. Bernagc. For the prosecution
stated that agent belonging to the Ice ds
goes duty till the afternoon, and that they mover
wear blouses--information, by the way, which will
be of use to ali who have interest in avoiding
such agents. Besides this the cards of the secret
police are not green; they are red or one side and
blue on the other. The mysterious affair comes TO
thiseither the actress invented the story she told
the Lant9ne in order to attract pubic attention, or
she had to deal with u sllam policeman in uniform
and two sham gouchurds. BY condemning the Lam
the Court shows iat IT believes in the ex-
panation, but the latter rs the one most favoraby
received by the public. Though never he rd of u
sham policeman In uniform. it Is undeniabe tact
that many scoundreis have attempted TO coerce de-
cent women by pretending they belonged to the So
crct police.