The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Arrested by French PoIioemen.

Paris cable Special to New York Herald
Mitchell and Sullivan were arrested after the
fight, and sre stilI locked up at Geniis All the
persons present were also arrested, but released
later. had an interview with an eyewitness
who was arrested with Mitchell ana Sullivan.
but released The day ended even more dranat
icSliy than it began. 1t nearly ended in trag-
edy. TO night the pale and weary American re-
porter lmped into the European Herald Office
be dropped back a chair and elutched at a
glass Of beer which happened to be on the table
Lsar him.
What nnfortun atss7" YVES asked.
II am the survivor of party which stood By
while the fight was fought to-day"
Nv hat has happened~
IT his We were all arrested. Mitchell and
Sullivan are in the lookup STILL and when they
VIII get out heaven only knows For Gods sake
give me drink He was given a drinx Thus
refreshed he pulled himself together and told
the story. cit came about this way. The fight
was over. and we had got about a mile from the
battlefield was on the box Of cab with
some OF the Mitchell party. Sullivan and bis
friends were behind In three other cabs, and we
were making for Cre, where we had left our
baggage. just then ! man on horseback
In. the distance riding toward us; took look
at him. He had queer kind OF cap on and
cloak beneath which got peep of something
red, which made think that he was a
French officer. However. being rather anx-
1ous. l asked the coachman whether he was
not gendsrme. .Ah, Jen en- sais ren,' replied
Jehu. with trne Gallo insouciance l had an
other spy at the horseman, but be seemed inof-
fenRive enough, and we drove on. Suddenly
the gendarme--for he q eendarme-rodo up
TO the cab and ordered to stop. 'Nabbed. by
- exclaimed, looking abont to see if could
make dash for the woods. II was no use To
get close up 20 the window and make a memo
randum Of all the people inside he told the coach
man to turn round and drive TOW ards the other
cabs following us. There was nothing to do hut
to obey. As we were Fneaking back | saw first
one. then two, three and at last about ten other
gsn-darmes riding M from different directions
One stoTped the cab in which one Of the seconds
was. and said, If anyone tries 10 get out he'll
be shot Nevertheless, one of the party opened
the door and made clear bolt for the wood
While he was running the gendarme pulled his
revolver ont of his pocket and fired, first in the
air and then deliberately at him. He missed
and our pal disappeared | vas seriously think
ing OF try 'ng the trick myself. bat that revolver
sooered me. NO. no, musseer.' said l. lie restay
lei. A stout man in ezle of the cabs who was
rather excited. didn't catch on He got ont In
an instant ne had carbine pointed at him on
one side and revolver on the other I'd heard
Of such shines before. but never believed them.
Wei lads; It's no nse hchtinR, said l. We're
collared We al sat still after that, looking
rather foolish. Where are Won tallinp na tar
said somsbody. To Genlis, ten kilometers offs
grnffiy replied eendArme
1t was pouring with rain; we hadn't eaten
anythinR since 10 orning and altogether You bet |
things began 20 look UNPLEASANT. For almost au
darmes beside us, till we reached little town /
and we're driven into the courtyard. There |
we're thirty of us. They walked as all nto
big room and told us TO wait 'Id give couple |
of hundred to be out of this saii one ri |
hink myself lucky IL we Get off with month
laid another The brieadier soon came down
md began smiling around at as. (which are
he principalsP but of course we none Of Us
winked. Then he thought he wonld find out |
FOR himself, and seeing Mitchell with very |
black eye and Sullivan with his
lip all cut about. Of course he spot
ed them and had them marched upstairs.
They were led down again presently handcuffed.
md then he asked for the seconds. and took our
1ames and addresses. The rest of us were taken
ID one by one and closely questioned A nice
o. OF yarns spun, too. 'Priz@-hghtF Lord
'less you, 10; only wrestling match. What
vas doing thersf Why, | ran against the gem
lemen quite by accident in the train. ANY
'ettinRP Certainly not, betting; and good
Ieal more ot the sort The difficulty not
Q contradict Zach other in \ moment of con-
usion. Aswe weto being marched upstairs one
y as distracted tae attention of the gen-darmes
nd Jake kirain. who was with us, slipped
way and got Of from u.s. At last when we had
'een haf starved and bAdgered 10 death. they
et us 60 and We came back bv train to Paris
y OF us-thAt Is except Mitchell and Sullivan
10 stop there