Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16
The anarchist Conspiracy.

over the anarchists. He was en-.
crossed in the perusal of large Off.
cial-looking document, when he was
interrupted by the entrance Of two Of
his principal subordinates, Detective.
Sergeants Mulligan and Magee. They
had come to inquire if he had any
orders to give them before they left
the yard" for the night.
"Ah, boys" said the inspector,
looking up, II was just going to send
for YOU"
"Aye, and hot work, too" an
swered the inspector, with signiti-
cant shake of his head. II have
just received word from the French
police that Lucien Miasme, Louis
Roche and Jean Lerat, who disap-
peared from Paris some weeks ago,
are reported to be in London"
''Miasme, Roche and Lerat," re-
peated Mulligan, thoughtfully.
''They are the fellows who were tried
for that Notre Dame affair, aren't
they ?"
'Yes, and who should have been
hanged for it" replied the inspector.
II was in Paris at the time, and at
tended the trial. There was no doubt
but they were guilty-they them
selves hardly denied it-but the case
was mismapaged. and the jury was
scared for their own skins, and the
end of it was that three most villain
Gus murderers were let loose on
society again"
1T was II big business, that Notre
Dame explosion" said Magee.
Faith big enough for anything.
The church was full of people
women and children chief1y-and
scores of them were killed or injured
One family-the Comte de la large
and his wife and two daughters-who
were sitting just where the bomb ex-
ploded, were simply wiped out.
believe, at this moment, the only
representative of the de la large
family existing is the son, who at the
time of the outrage, and now, too
for all know, was serving with his
regiment in SIAM"
''If that son ever meets Miasme,
Roche and Lerat there'll be trouble
/ expect" was Mulligan's COM
ment.
"Yes, it was reported in the French
papers that when he heard of the
result of the trial he swore he would
have the blood of his mothers MUIR
derers yet. / dare say, however, he
nnnln1 10 he
has made no move, and that's seven
months ago. But to business. The
French police tell me that Miasme,
Roche and Lerat are said to be here
for the purpose of committing out
RACES in revenge for our surrendering
that ruffian Marquis. They say, too.
that they are well supplied with
money, though where it comes from
is q mystery. IL that's the case,
the sooner we get on the track the
better"
The inspector paused for a mo-
ment, and searched among the papers
on his desk. Then he handed to the
detectives several photographs.
These" he said, "are portraits
Of the three ruffians taken when
they were in prison in Paris. Look
at them we'll, and see that you don't
forget the rascals' faces"
The two detectives examined the
photographs closely. An anxious and
prolonged consultation followed.
When it was ended midnight was far
past.
The two detectives left the yard"
and turned down the dark and silent
Embankment. The difficulties and
responsibility of the task that night
committed to them lay heavy on
their minds. Neither of the men
spoke as they walked slowly along,
lost in anxious thought.
Suddenly Mulligan stopped and
caught Magee tightly by the arm. At
the same instant there was brilliant
flash of reddish light about two hun
dred yards in front of them. The
next second tremendous report al
most deafened them.
For moment the two detectives
were too dumbfounded to think or
act. Mulligan, however, quickly pull
ed himself together.
1.-THE anarchists, by heavenH he
cried. "Come, Tom, we may catch
the scoundrels yet" Without an
instant's hesitation the two men
rushed of at breakneck speed along
the Embankment toward the spot
where the explosion had taFen place.
As they neared it they slackened
their pace and kept q sharp lookout
80 that nothing might escape them
in the darkness. A second later they
observed dark pass lying huddled
up on the pavement. They APP
preached the object warily. 1t was
the body OF a man. A moments ex-
animation showed them that he had
been killed by the explosion. His
right arm was blown simply to frag-
ments and his right side was bleed
ing mass of flesh and bones and
clothes. He was quite dead.
Detectiye-Sergeant Mulligan struck
a light and examined the dead mans
face.
1.-THE chief hero of the Notre Dame
explosion has exploded himself; the
Lord be praisedp'
Subsequent investigation confirmed
the detectives theory. They left no
doubt that the man killed that night
was the redoubtable anarchist, Louis
Roche, and that he had persisted by
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