The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-28


innocent, and has made the cautious Par
isian careful to avoid even the appearance
Of evil For IL has made II almost as bad
TO be suspected OF crime as II Is 10 have
actually. committed It, But Pierre was
guilty.
He still carried the fatal blood upon his
clutching fingers when he was locked UP
for the night In the little police station
cell. At IN the morning the great ''voi-
ture de prison drew up at the door. and
he with a few others. manacled, was put
into Il In this prison van he was not per-
mltted TO sit on long seat where he
might converse with other prisoners. as are
Americans who have been arrested. but
was placed In a little cupboard just big
enough for him 10 stand In uncomfortabiy.
This cupboard was carefully locked. and
after the other passengers had been SINH
larry placed, the outer door of the CARR
age was locked also. These Paris prison
vans Accommodate twenty prisoners each,
and q narrow aisle runs between the VS.
of cupooards The driver can look through
a little window. which IS Just back Of his
head, and see the doors OF each prisoners
closet. and frequently there IS another
man. who sits at tho other end OF the pas
sage on a seat supported by the outer
door Pierre. through this system had a
most thoroughly secluded Journey.
The "voiture de prison rur1bled
away from the police station with hol-
low roar. which deafened Pierre ard made
n Impossible for him TO think. He was
hall stlpefied by the jolting and the stufh-
ness OF his little coop by the time the van
had ratified along the qua to the Place ST
Michel turned thence across the bridge
which crosses this arm OF the Seine. and
finally. having travelled some brief and
very ri-pavesi streets ON the Island where
+he Palass De Justice ana the police built
tngs stand stopped I'm q great court yard.
watched everywhers by Republican
Guards In their ugly uniforms and bearing
enormous rifles.
Tho particular doorway before which ths
,,--son van stopped was the ertrarce 20 the
.acrot'' Il Is az tire depot" that al the
nrdSorers OF PARIS are received from the
r,olfca Pierre was reieas ei from his coop
An tha van and marched between two rows
Of Republican Guards into the bare recep-
t.on room al precisely O'Clock. There
were many with him. and they nad come
from all parts OF Paris. charged with all
sorts Of crimes A number OF officials
stood behind long. high desks OF plain
hosr,fs and before them the prisoners
rassed in single file. answering questions
with lies or truth. "a tia case rniSAt be'
nr>,testirf- Innocence 90 deaf ears; some
ssvx contrasting guilt IN the extremity or
their fright Tho officials did not Kan 10
I.~ren 10 the confessions Of guilt
w the melancholy ffls OF which Pierre
yor~,,ed a part we're Old sinners and young
sinners Girls with faces from wrnch
night OF confinement In the rolfce sta1oh
cells had stolen a part or the paint were
there. charged with having sio.a.ea -
s.ate regulation IN thcfr vice: little boy
,ys. IN front 90 Pierre was sccuscd OF
S.eaHns- a Loaf OF bread; an Old woman 81
,ta hack openly and loudly svowed 20 al
~. word that she had been drunk the
nigh. before
All prfckea Up their ears when they
heard the Official read f9erres mans ~a1
Instantly became the srstocfaA aiil0Hs
80 v,.,f,ev crew OF criminals
r,A.evsiN. he was led away. 1Als
-. ,rarnA within the walls or the
49,, was calculated 70 impress nm
w,,h the fact that he was now PFls-
o-sr a wild beast who must oe go
:. "a Trar, the little receiving room INTO
~ - -. yapit.d vestibuls Of the prison
80 ara from here. after three Dolls
nasn ala on each OF three 9oors' -
- tr., . gloomy stone staircase W.
~ .nsu spiral up tall stone tower
qrrtx staircase. dripping WIG az.
sav.o its stairs highly polisaea al ' -
corners wern round oy eoGn.'e~ ... Lex.>s-t-
a., criminal feet. was an uheAhiy
IHs :. short were The tnrrings that
-. .on,d not see the guard wao "Sat
49,. a. the guard who felloWe1' -
eo'rla only hear their resoandins L.,
steps and the cianSing OF -. xray
v,xsn-v he Was al alone "a tas
N Vs. a. the round tower. Audio;y ne
Sos between two men .t t.' nav w'' f.ar
loaded musket. 1t was nsr -. "a se
a. overlook Pierre. Hs teH
e,,g,nss 40 ana up that he was climbing
70 his doom. 49, Tsa~->
rat the climb ended at tast az -,
- ,sssred irtc a small room NaeIria
vas ..,-as FOUR rows % httl- eoops.
we similar to the ore in Ss'oh me -
BAD been locked n ,ss P ,,..9. s ss ans
thsy 49, wf,bou, Doors tn front One
y, w'r on. q tsen howsvsr nc on. sF |. re
can Sc. any osssE P, ,ssy r. wS assisnsi
raF .r~~s- - ire r',r' =
N .-s,~ wer. the horvts'e RePloi'c'-n
grs-ss Pierre was pushed 'n1o os'e o
,ss w.r. caoe<. We s:aried % sI'eaN
.-sneace.~ Commanded a gaaFd n : 's'~
gzcie tone