Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-10

of its adroit originator. An item Of
news was inserted in the local paper
through the detectives agency
stating that the murderer of
old Jacques Brunei was sus-
pected of having gone to ClermontFer-
rand.
This ruse completely deceived Raw
achol. now In hiding among the haunts
Of his brother anarchists, and he stupid
ly fell into the trap which had been
laid for him. NJ. Benad posted three
detectives in the house where he had
located the room occupied by Ravachol.
II these three officers had not been sub
sequently disconnected by the stupid
interference of . certain commissary
of police. they would without question
have carried the whole plan Of capture
20 successful conclusion.
The marplot in the case was one M.
Teychene. commissary of the twelfth
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the district which
comprises the villebeuf quarter, who,
In his excess Of wisdom. decided that the
detectives were too clever by half, and
that he himself Was the At and proper
person TO reap the credit and glory of
the capture. This pompous. thick
witted parsonage Is an almost perfect
type Of the traditional Joseph Frud-
homme-an ideal representative of the
French bucolic bourgeois official, puffed
up by preposterously inflated notion
of his own Importance and intelligence.
he therefore installed himself with
his own subordinate In the house
where Ravachol had hired room, and
there were thus'fve persons Ia all await
ing the anarchists arrival
Very shortly after the detectives had
gotten into ambush Rsvachol made his
appearance. aud the instant he at
tempted To enter his room the landlord
gave the signal and joined the police in
the attack. One OF Benad's men seized
the anarchist, while the others formed
q circle around him and endeavored TO
put him In irons. They were met,
however. by . stubborn resistance on
the prisoners part. and one Of the de-
tectives. getting wearied. essayed TO
overcome the intraetahle criminal by
resorting In violent methods. At this
point VI. Teychepe. swelling like .
bullfroG with official dignity and
grandeur, struck . dramatic attitude.
and. shifting his breast In ponderous-
ly solemn manner, exclaimed: do no
violence In she presence Of the laws
majesty" The result WA that the de-
tectivc~ all along the road had TO con-
tend - best they could against the
fierce struggles Of The prisoner, mar
rowly avoiding the infection of serious
injury 70 their pcrsons from the fero-
cious kicks and mnree Rsvschol con-
timed 10 make ct thsn-
While descending . narrow street the
party were suddenly sccosted upon
rounding . curve In Ne roadway, rem
dered chsrure from The dsrkpesa> by .
drunken man carrying . psckA~e. In
sssrtly The lynr-eyed Commiss~ry ley
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lighted on . dnpsrste sssromplies Of
the pwtacner. Who no doubs had
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