Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-20
The Gear in England.

From the CornliiIl.
scare caused on the occasion of the
Cars visiting the Crystal Palace The expe-
diency of this visit had been much questioned.
| and the authorities OF Scotland Yard were very
! nervous about 1t. Their fear was not so mucl,
! that the Car would be assassinated as insulted
| In 1861. while going through the Palais de JUS
tlce III Paris. he had been mohbed by French
radicals. who mad shouted in his ears .-EjVe La
Polo@ne' and some demonstration of the sort
was 10 he apprehended on the part of cornmu-
mist refugees living In London On the diy be-
tore the Crystal Palace fete word was brought
| to IaroubOff. that Pole who earned his living
us q fencing master, intended to throw himself
nc Alexander lis feet and present "a petition
| Tor the release OF his brothers who were in
Siberia. This had to be prevented at all costs
me Pole lived in WardOur-st.. and the Rus
SLAMS were for getting him arrested out of
| hand The English police doubted whether
they could do this, as they had no warrant
but they astutely suggested that some
charge might be preferred against the Pole
The wretched mans residence was accordingly
watched; and in the evening. as he was going
out to dine at an eating-hOuse an Englis!, hire
ling ran against him, colared him. made an up-
roar. and accused him of having picked his
pocket broken piece of watch-chain dangling
from the Englishnan's waistcOat seemed to
bear out the latters accusation. and the poor
Pole, despite his indignant protests was
marched of to the police station. On the fol-
lowing day he was brought before magistrate
charge was sworn against him and remand
asked Tor. The magistrate granted the remand
refusing bail. and the Pole remained i'm jail
the prosecutor Of course. falling to appear at
the adjourned hearing. ZarOubOtf is very sar-
castle at the underhand strategem which the
Engs! police cOuntenanced to get this Pole out
OF harms way; and he adds that anything can
be done in England by keeping up a semblance
of legality. In very delicate cases he remarks
las when yOn might wish to kidnap somebody,
the official police will not give you overt assist
ance. but they will get you helped by one of the
private inquiry Offices. whose agents are often
discharged policemen. These agents do the
dirty work of Scotland Yard. They render i'm
pOrtant candestine services and their proceed
lngs, even when VIGOROUSLY illegal, are winked
at
But to return to the Crystal Palace fete. It
was ascertained that number Of refugees prin-
cipatiy frenchlnen who frequented low cafe in
Rupert street. had talked OF going down to the
palace. They had not threatened to make a
disturbance, but there was good reason to fear
that. finding themselves in force they might be
tempted to give tongue. Preparations were ac-
cOrdinSly made to receive them at Victoria sta
ton, where they had appointed their rem
devious Several polyglOt detectives called to
their tickets, Crystal Palace, gentlemen this
way. please" and ushered them down a plat
form where special train was waiting
None were admitted to this train but
those who were passed through the gate
by detectives, and the sorting was so
well managed that the refugees hurried into
the carriages, suspccting nothing col
lection OF London pickpOckets was drafted along
with the foreigners. and also number of peO-
pie who seemed TO the police to look ':suspic-
lous'-though in some eases it turned out that
they were inotfensive foreigners who had only
Deen picked off owing to the strangeness Of
their attire or language When the speca
tram was quite full it started at express speed
Tor Chatham. The disgust of the passengers at
being landed so far beyond their destination
may be IMAGINED. but none of them appear to
PrOitlse apologies were made to them for "A
mistake due. they were assured to the confu-
sion in the railway service Oh this exceptional
day; and they were sent back to London free of
cost But by the time they reached town the
tete at the Crystal Palace was over and the Car
had departed in peace.