The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
oUTwITTING PARIS POLICE.
How Now Famous Guerin Got Sup
plies via Chimney and Roof.


From the London Telegraph
NJ. Jules Guerin and his leaguers have
been victualled for some time past in Il
very ingenious manner, which was only
discovered by the besieeing forces in the
small hours Of this morning. The secret
of the empty lobster shells, husks of bacon
and sausages and superannuated sardbne
boxes thrown from Fort Chabrol into the
street from time TO time Is out, and the
able victuallers of the rebels are now in
prison II was about , O'Clock this morn
ing when the municipal men on guard
around the Grand Occident heard heavy
thuds on the roof of the building. They
craned their necks and strained their eyes
in order TO find out what was passing over
their heads, but they could discern nothing
in the thick darkness. AT last they real
lied what was going on on the roof of the
fort when heavy bundle fell on the head
of a policeman. When opened the packet
was found TO contain shunks of rough
household bread. In the meantime the
thuds were continuing. and some of the
men on guard by dint of looking fancied
that they could see other packets impelled
along, as IF by a mysterious agency IN the
air and falling into Guerin's strong hold.
A police official and his men then started
i'm order to make Investigations. They went
up 10 the garnet of a house next to the
fort, from the window of which they saw a
rope stretched across to the Grand Occi-
dent. aud attached to one of the chimneys
of that building. The Victuals were passed
along this rope by means of rings TO the
besieged. who were seen hauling down
packets similar TO that which fell in the
street. The police official and his men
broke down the door of the garnet, and in
side found the Victuallers hard at work,
and blissfuly ignorant of the fact that
their plans had been discovered. The food
providers of Guerin were four in number
one being female cook. of middle age.
She tried to get away, but was unsuccess-
full in doing so, while the men gave battle
10 the police in a most determined man
ner One of the inspectors was kicked
violently in the stomach and his hand was
bitten in struggle with one of the victu-
alters. These were eventually overpowered
and handcuffed, and were taken with the
woman 10 a neighboring station, whence
they were transferred to the depot.
The cook lived in the garnet, and had
charge of the abundant provisions with
which 1t was stocked Her companions
were a civil engineer, one of Guerin' 5
friends. a young man. who occupied an
other garnet near that of the cook, and
a costermonger, who brought in the vic
tuals every evening. The food was varied,
fish. fresh and sailed meat, green vege-
tables. maccaroni, cheese, pears, plums,
peaches and grapes, with timed and bot
tled mysteries of all sorts. over sixty-five
packets were i'm readiness to he sent across
the rope when the police arrived and con-
hscated everything. The confederates had
been few nights at work. 1t is expected
that the cook and costerTnonger will not
be included in the charge of completely in
the rebellion which is to be brought against
the civil engineer. who employed them, and
the young man, his assistant 1t is affirm
ed that two detectives, who were lodged
in a room near that of the cook. neither
saw nor heard anything OF the vctualing
operations until they We're aroused by the
noise of the police official and his men
as they entered the garnet and made the
arrests. From this IL must be inferred
that the detectives slumbered at their
posts, for it is difficult to see how the
operations of the Victualers, however skill
fully carried out. could have escaped the
observation of the men specially posted
near the cooks garnet, and supposed TO be
keenly looking out for any signs of COM
munication between the leaguers and their
near neighbors. The mystery. however.
surrounding the determination of the
leaguers has oozed out. People fully i'm
agiued the rebels TO be starving, commit
ting suicide by slow degrees. and so on,
yet here they were receiving large con-
slSnments Of excellent food.