The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

fospton ever dreams OF believing any statement
made By any other member Of IL, that q trades
man will give credit TO any professional man
more confidently than TO an actor OF equal
standing; that disloyslty, often operating as
what q trade u~nionist would call shameless
blactleGeine. excites neither surprise nor dis
appreciation In the ereenroom; that theatrical
agreements are perhaps the riskiest securities
in tho world, and that the extent 10 which mod
srn Industrial Developments are daily throwing
masses of money Into idle, irresponsible, igno-
rant, and immature hands hasmade the stage
probably moro corrupt at present than Il has
ever been in the history of the world before"
But Shaw q~uarrels with SCOTS Philistine
preference for actresses who are "ladies." He
says: ut IL quito certain that the range Of an
aotress's experience and the development OF her
sympathies depend on q latitude In her social
relations which. though perfectly consistent
with q much higher degree Of self-respect than
10 at all common among ordinary respectable
ladies. involves o good deal Of knowledge
which Is forbidden to pure women. Any actress
who denies this 10 rightly classed By public
opinion as q hypocrite. Further, an actress
10 essentially o workwoman and not a lady. II
she is ashamed Of this, she deserves all the NOR
tihcation her shame may bring her. / therefore
do not think that Mr.. Scott has considered
deeply enough when using such question
begging terms IS lady pure and 90 on. I
very much doubt whether he. az . lover Of
humanity and art, would tolerate the conven-
tional limitations Of ladyhood and innocence
other on the stage or on"
Tho French detective police made o very
novel and clever capture the other day. One Of
them had Swallowed . orimina to o restaurant.
He was well aware that he had 10 deal with .
desperate character. who had q knife and q re-
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with effect II any attempt was made to
take him into custody. Seating himself at
o neighboring table tho detective medi-
tated awhile. and then. calling for writing
materials. he indited the following note:
"As I cannot, single-handed. capture this indi-
vidual, against whom I have o warrant. I am
going to steal his purse In order that ho may
conduct me to the station. ] beg tho chief to
help mo as soon as he has read this, and 30 pre-
vent him from doing any mischief" Placing
the missive in his pooketbook. the detective rose
and left the caf6 at the Same time as tho man Of
whom he had been in search took his departure.
and when they were together In the street he
made o snatch at his purse. and was caught in tho
act. Boiling over with righteous indignation. the
criminal seized the amateur thief by tho collar.
and. denouncing him roundly as a rufian Of tho
deepest dye, led him of to the nearest station.
When the place was reached the tables were
promptly turned. The culprit having been
searched. tho note which he had written In tho
cafe was found on him, and o moment afterward
the police were throwing themselves on the in
dividual who had lodged the complaint against
him.
Another moro notorious criminal was cap
tured in Paris on Wednesday night. His career
places him almost among the historic law
breakers and adventurers Of tho world. Placide
Schouppe, together with his accomplice. an
italian named PM, was one Of the most skilful
burglars to be found In Paris or elsewhere.
Schouppe was . Belgian by birth. but his ex-
ploits were perpetrated chiefly in France. Ar
rested In Paris in 1889 with his faithful friend
PM. he was sentenced to ten years hard labor
and transported to Guiana in tho company of
his accomplice. After a twelvemonth In prison
he escaped from the penitentiary of Saint
Laurent, together with PM and another
convict of Roumanian origin. All the funds
tho three possessed amounted to only 400
francs. They crossed the Maroni and penetrated
into the wild forests of Guiana. The ~fugitives
had carried away with them some old bayonets,
which they fixed to branches, and thus armed
they passed through countries entirely unknown
to them. Atlength they reached Dutch Guiana.
but here they fell into the hands Of o band OF
pillaRers. who stripped them of all they had, and
y w oANS " eh ~ hAS ShSh ~ u
ties In order to obtain there ward in such cases.
Schouppe. however. managed to soften tho
heart Of the chief of the band, who set them FREQ.
A few days after. while in the midst of q
forest. they were surprised by the sudden fall OF
night, which Is common in those ATTITUDES. Be.
fore they had time to light a bonfire the roaring
of wild beasts reached their ears. Schoupre
and his comrades kept close to one another,
ready to repel an attack. Suddenly q tiger
bounded on them. killed the Roumanian con.
Wet, and wounded schouppe. Soon the fire
which the f~ugitives had lit began to flame, and
the beasts withdrew. At daybreak Schouppe
and PM resumed their journey. and arrived at
q plantation. where they found employment
during several weeks. Having earned q
little money. Schouppe. one afternoon,
leaving PM alone. went to q neigh
boring village to buy some clothes. as since
their escape they had been obliged to wear the
prison costume. During his absence q drama
took place on the plantation. The Dutch guards
while going their rounds. approached toward
PM, asked him where he came from, and II he
had papers to show. The Italian was confused
and seeing himself on the point of being ar
rested he tried to run away. One Of the guardl
shot at him.. and wounded him In tho leg. AS
Boon as his wound was cured he was handed
over to the French authorities. who took him
back to tho penitentiary from which no had
escaped.
Schouppe, being informed of what had 90
CURED at the plantation, changed his course
and, after a few days exploration, he reached
Paramaribo. where he embarked on q small shir
on It's way to Vera Cruz. Our hero now believed
himself safe. but, alas! his trials were not YET
over. The vessel was caught In o storm, and
everybody was drowned save Schouppe and an
other voyager. The two landed on a small
island. where they suffered like martyrs from
tho torrid climate. Without food or clothing
on the fourth day the companion of the
convict died from privation. On tho sixth day
Sohouppe. who was q stronger man. perceived q
vessel a abort distance from the island. He
made signals which were responded to. and was
taken on board. The ship soon arrived at Vera
Cruz, and Schouppe at once went to the Eng
lish Consul. who. 1t Is said. paid his passage to
Liverpool.
Some weeks later Schouppe repaired to Bel
GUM, where he resumed his old profession oil
burglar. 1t was he who pillaged the chateau oil