, 1889-08-22

his feelings by communicative. facts
which have been transmitted In the nc-
completes dispatch.
The future victim, content with meet
ing an unhoped for providence, IL con
vinccd by tile language and appearance
of tho robber that he has found n COM
patriot, almost n brother, or, at least,
man endowed with the best qualities.
He grows expansive, rccounting his past
and his plans for the future, which, If
realized, will bring him rest and hap.
piuess.
At this moment an agent of tho detec.
tive police would meet with an i'll rocep-
ton should he strive to warn the unior-
tunatc man of the trap into which he Is
about to fnll, so impenotrable to the
rays OF truth has the bondage which
covers his eyes become.
10 JUSTIFY their presence in Paris or
the scaports, the robbers, all of whom,
according to themselves, have made their
fortunes IN trade, declare that they are
there to receive an inheritance. The in
Vehtorles are long and the formnlltics to
go through with endless. II il thus
that they gradually put their man to
sleep.
At the hotel, where he has been
warmly recommended, his expenses are
paid, us will he the cost of his final
transportation to the midst of his rCla-
tivcs. The future victim, under the spell
OF 80 many kind offices, commences to
allow himself to be drawn along. The
false bonoiactor takes advantage of this
and pushes his solicitude SO far as to say
to him:
'Look out for thieves. They are
Watching you. Maleiactors may cast
themselves upon you and take your
money. They are rarely arrested, and If
You nrc robbed YOU can only bid adieu
Ia nj hn na
sionally find ROBBERS, rest assured that
they never have anything Oh them. Do
now us you see lit, you are warned, |
speak to you as II compatriot and u
friend. Believe me, you will do well to
intrust me with your money; You have
no need of it, since am paying yourcx-
penses aud shall not leave you.
The thief has almost attained his am /;
he already secs himself master of the
satchcl coveted for so long, He has
sown inquictudc in the soul of his vic
tim he strikes the decisive blow by con-
tinuing to move him with stories of rob
berries executed with exceptional audac-
ity.
THE FINISHING STROKE,
"As for me-" ho says, seeing the poor
man terrified, thanks to my prccau-
tions, | have been able, in my numerous
voyages, to prevent the visits of all
kinds of thieves" Tho victim is moved
and troubled by a variety of different
feelings, and finally the money leaves
the hands of its legitimate owner and
passes quietly into those of the able rob
Der. The latter has then but one wish,
to end matters by flight. lie gives his
dupe twenty francs, requesting him, in
order To gain time, to select some cigars,
choice Londres, dark, dry and spotted
with white. Afterwards he gets into the
first vehicle that comes along and van
ishes.
These American style robberles arc so
strange that the public attribute them
to the fertile Imagination of the journal
lists.
The Italian, as in many other kinds OF
robbery occupies the first rank IN this.
He exccls in tinesse and stratagcm. Ii
is with an address which Is altogct her
peculiar to him that he directs this spe-
cies of theft without for an instant
departing from the impurturablc serious
ness which chardctcrizes him, even in
the drollest farccs. lie possesses the
nerve, yes, and the falsencss, necessary
to bring. such an operation TO II success
full conclusion. The Italian has always
had the genius for intrigue, joined to u
supleness almost oriental.
When he has in hand tho victim suit
able to rob, il is interesting to follow
and see him manmuvrc with his accom-
plices. Their tactics are admirable.
They commence by stationing them
selves along the streets and Watching
simultaneously both the police and the
pilot bringing up the pigeon.
The slightest gesture, agreed upon in
advance, Is understood and rapidly
transmitted. Accordingly the director
in chief prepares his plan and makes no
signal without knowing the resolution
taken by the traveller who often quits
one depot, only to reappear at another
the same day.
robberics, constantly ON the wing,
almost always escape the hands of JUS
ticc. y well-postcd international police
alone can paralylo their numerous
crimes. q. MACE,
Formerly Chief of the Paris detectives.