Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-09-05
a Newspapers sxploir.


now French Htp Frtsr BE { His Rivals in /
Noted Murder Case.
Two veteran newspaper men. enc OF |
whom was formerly connected with the |
New York Herald bureau at Paris, Wore
talking over old times 3 few evenings
since In the presence OF Tribune re-
porter. They drifted into comparison
Of the work done By American reporters
with that done by those on the other
side Of the Atlantic. particularly in En-
gland and France.
A number of brilliant exploits were
recalled, notable among them that Of
a Tribune reporter in meeting ship
wrecked sailor on Lake Michigan, the
only survivor of terrible disaster, and
successfully keeping him secluded
from other interviewers until his story
was published in the Tribune. It was
agreed that American reporters have
keen scent for news and are more skill
full in their methods of getting facts
than any of their foreign brethren.
ssBut,r remarked the former correspon-
| dent Of the Herald, 1.-THE French report
ers are not slow The feat accomplished
by the reporter for Paris paper at the
time Of the great Troppmann murder
case was agitating France, will compare
favorably with any on record The
reporter was sent to Cernay,
4 where Troppmann's father lived.
Upon his arrival he called upon the
Justice Of the Peace and the Commits
saire de Police, asked them to follow
him to the Marie. took his seat In the
Judges chair, and with unparalleled au.
dacity ordered the Garde Champetre te
bring the assassin's father before him
The dignity and imperiousness assumed
by the reporter repelled any question Al
to his authority. When the father d
Troppmann was brought before him ht
Intercepted him as though oficiall,
commissioned to do So The result wal
that it was learned that the son ha(
, written to the father en- the eve of tn,
day of the crime.
Monsieur lie Commissaire, 60 to thu
house of the witness and seize those let
ters,' commanded the reporter.
THE functionary obeyed and the lei
tiers were brought The reporter foun
they contained questionable evidenc
of Troppmann's guilt He copied ther
} carefully but quickly and solemnly. 81
then handed them to the Justice an
told him to seal them and preserve thel
; safely for future use. He put the copie
in his pocket and dismissed the court.
at was now only a little after moo
and no passenger train would leave fe
! | Paris till evening. That would max
: the report too late for the next morl
/ ing's issue of his paper. To make ma
, tiers worse he met two other reportel
} who had just arrived from Paris. The
he had to do something to keep the new
from them and at the same time escaI
to Paris. A happy thought came to h
rescue. They had not eaten since NOR
ing. He told them he, too, was ha
. starved If they would go to the il
near By and order good deieuner wi
: plenty of wine. he would join them 500
'.They were ready to accept the su
gestion. As soon as they were out
. sight he jumped into wagon and h'
: himself driven rapidly to the static
Z iwhere, after much urging and undout
: ly some financial persuasion, he ST
: ceeded in getting aboard luggage-tra
which was about to start He caught
regular train at the junction some d
lance from Cerney and reached Pa
late at night. The first page of his |
:. per had been made up, but the impo
. ance of the news he brought was su
= that the page was reopened- and t
: next morning Paris was made acquail
!, ed, through one paper only, with the
= disputable evidence of the guilt
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