New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
THE CZIR IN ENGLIND.


4 scare was caused on the occasion of the Cars
visiting the Crystal Palace. The cNpediency OF
TINS visit had been mueh QUESTIONED. ana the
authorities of Scotland Yard were very nervous
about it. Their fear was not so much that the CA'r
would be assasS.uatad as Insulled. In 1907, WhiP
going through the Palais dc Justice IN Paris, he nav
Iern uobbed bv French Radicals, who nad shouted
in his ears. Nlye la Pologne "; and some demon
slration oi the sort was 10 DO appfchended on mo
part of Communist refugees living M London; On
he day before the Crystal Paiace Iete "ord was
brought to Zarouboh that Pole who earned ms
living rs a fonciug master intended 20 thrO" NM
self ut Alexander lis leeb ana present u Ietltlou
for the release OF his bIohcrS who were IN Slberl
This had To be prevented at all costs. me AoId
lived in Mardour-st, aud the Russians were f0t
coffin. him arrested out 'Of hand. The English
pocc doubted whether they could do this, as they
hal slD warrant, but they IStuyely suggested thai
some charge might be preferred against the Pole.
The wrctched mans residence was accordingly
watched and IN the evening Is he was gong ou9
to dino at an oatng-houSc, an English blEtlug Iln
against him. cOi.8reu INN, made an uQro1r anu
3Ea,,seN him of having picked hls pocket. 4
brokeH piece OF yHjch-ch1in dangling IRON tho
Fuglisamau's wnlstCU9t seemed TO bear QUO lho
la,ters accusation, and the poor Pole, despite htS
indignant protests was marched OF CD 'Le pu.'
station On the IOuOwing day he was Drousht
before q magistrate, charge was sworn az tIhsS
him and remand asked Tor. The magistrate
granted the remand refusing bail and the Pole -
manned week in JAIL the prosecutor, OF course
failing TO appear nc the ADJOURNED nearing Lds"d-
boil is very sarcastic at tho underbabd Stratpesm
which the English police couutenanced TO GOT IhS
pOlo out of harms way; and he ADDS that any,
thing can be done in England by keeping up
sembIance of Legality. " In very delicate eases, he
remarks as when yOu might wish TO kldnap some
body, the official police will not give You overt
assistance, but they will get you helped by one oi
the private inquiry offices, whose agents are olten
discharged policemen. These agents 90 the dirty
work of Scotland Yard. They render mp0Ttans
elaudestinn services. and their proceedings even
whom VIGOROUSLY Illegal, are wiuked at
Bat to return 10 tho Crystal Palace Irte. IL was
asccrtained that u number of refugees, pglEeQaly
frenchmen who trequented low care III
Rupert-st. had talked OF going down 70 ,A'
Palace. They had not threatened 20 make dl3-
turhauce but there was good reason 10 fear that,
finding themselves IN force they might De tcMp',l
60 give tongue. Preparations were accorulhSy
made to receive them at Victoria Station WbeIein
had appointed their roudezvoul. Several poyglos
detectives called TO them III French OF German.
when they had taken their tickets Cfys'al tuate'
gentlemen; this way PLEASE, and ushefe1 then
down "A plat form where a special train was waiting.
None were admitted 10 this tram but those VINO
were passed through the gate by detectives, and tho
sorting was 80 we'll managed that the refugees hur-
ried into the carriages suspecting nothing. coll
lection of London piokpockets was drafted along
who seemed to the police to look suspicious -
though IN some cases it turned out that they were
inoionsive foreigners who had only been picked OF
owing to the srangeneSs of their attire language
When the special train was quite ful II started ~
express speed for Chatham. The disgust OF the
tntion may be imgined but none Of them appear 10
have suspected that they victims of hoax Pro-
fuse apologies were made to them tor mistake due,
they we're assured, to the confusion In the railway
service this excer tional day and they were sens
back to London free of cost. But by tho time they
reached town the fete at the Crystal Palace wa
over. and the Car had departed In peace.