New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26
THE French DETECTIVES.



II il TO the credit of the French detectives, too
that their cspri a. t0rps is extremely high. and that
tney have intense pride IN the honorable tradl
toms OF the force iheu sef-respeCt - the stronger
Lerausa they have never been degraded into
nOucuirdy. or political spies. some are better
than Others but the general standard ol
riirht be- adduced Of their shrewdncss aud
promptitlc. Of their palnstaklug patience oil tIelr
devotion and endurance IN attaining tAclr tl1a'
4 weapon or tool a 'WHF b'o t'.y'."IL on - !''.o
Kew viii hc carried round every iron worker IN
Paris until some ,lew Is oItantd q. JUST rs taiirr
yi..foJ AN the shops OF tho cRdrcH0S 10 dis, over
vino had sold the ~ Two pounds of butter inscribed
upuu . scrap o. paper d, had picked mp on the sc'he
OF "a great crime. The detective must Poe master OF
cXpcdients and shuts. One VINO hau run as Guilty.
90 earth found him playing billiards IN 4 crowded
rom and To have arrested him there might haVo
lcI 10 alteration, perhaps 10 CONNECT, Do'4 ol
,,hfrh tine uolIce.oiiiccT are strictly cuJOnco 10
avoid cur detective decided instantly upon Il
plan and rushing up to his victim claimed him
loudly as a nephew. Come out. my dear boy,
con,e ont | have some excellent news to give you
from your dear amt" he cried. aud led the other
vainly protesting INTO passage where the capture
was quietly but eiectually made. Another had
pursued his game across tho frontier anu came
luou tho man ne wanted rs he was calmly t,y-
fishing some way ont OF The town. 10 arrest MN
There would have been uIthcult, loo5 uil dangerous
and the officer would not run the risS. instead oil
that he entered iuto cOnyeiSat on expressed de-
lgilt at coming across a cOmpatriOt, and presently
asked him To dine. The same night the rulprit was
lodged without any contIetemps IN belglan
mG,sOn fdrrst
81. Mace. the present head of the surete, carries
vOrthIly the mantle of such distinguished PreIo-
cessoTs as NM Allard Jacob. and Claude. NJ.
Mace has devoted his Whole life tO police service
and has worked always with conspicuous success
As q cOmmissaire dc police lie gave early PROOF vi
what Edgar Allen Poe styles analytical power. n.
Naca's investigation OF the murder of Nj. lIlnOtte
whose body discovered IN well In the huo
Princesse, Was masterpiece Oh cohStiuctlFo
reasoning and gave early proof OF his value as
detective officer. Now, rs Chef de la curete MS
whole heart and soul is given 20 his work. IL Is
easy To tell his peculiar gifts at glance lie mas
evidently great powers of concentration, ana the
moment he speaks To a person gives MIN DIS close
individual attention. He has IA slngularly keen,
penetrating eye. swift intellect which receives,
assimIlates, Sits and utilizes with great rapdlty
all the facts brought before him. With his friends
and those recommended to HIM he has most genu-
inc winning address. and 1t is easy to understand
that this frank. charming manner Is OF great ser
vice 10 him in the cross-eXamnatlon or persons not
upon their guard. II his mare inspires terror ~ III
clearly should. with the dangerous classes NJ; Mace
i at the same time extremely popular among honest
folk within and without the Prefecture.