The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-25
PARIs's POLICE PLANS.
How the Exposition Will BE Made
Safe for ''Mees" and ''Meestare."

Safe for ''Mees" and .'Meestare."
From the London Pail Mall Gazette.
The preparations for the reception of
visitors to the Paris Exhibition include
elaborate arrangements for dealing with
the strong contingent of rogues of every
nationality who are certain to make a
point of spending the summer in Paris. AS
matter of facts these gentry have all
ready begun to arrive Only a day or two
ago a most distinguished London pick
pocket was arrested in the exhibition
at present, but With the foresight char
acteristic of the best professional capacity
he was accommodating the scene of oper-
ations, noting the spots where crowds are
likely to congregate, studying the quick
est means Of exit from the different build
ings. Curlously enough he was recognized
by a detective who, for exactly contrary
motives, was engaged in exactly the same
task.
At the prefecture of police a special
course Of instruction is being gone
through by the detective, who have been
set to study the very extensive collection
of photographs of scamps of every coun-
try preserved at the Quai des Orfevres.
The value of these photographs as a
means of recognizing the individuals
whom they portray has been greatly en-
HANGED by a very ingenious mnemonic
system devised by NJ Fsertillon. IT is inn
possible to explain the system at length
here, but it depends largely on the OBJ
| serVation on certain clearly defined lines
of the size and shape of The ear, and of
one or two other of the principal features
| Before this system was introduced the
recognition of persons from photograph
was very hazardous operation, yielding
only small number of successful at
tompts, whereas at present after study
! ing a mans photograph, The detectives
win pick him out of crowd nine times
| out OF ten.
! The special police force required for the
| exhibition has at last been arranged for
after no~little friction between the au-
| thorities interested The Paris Municipal
! Council looks askance at the police part
| ly because it does not control them. and
partly because the sergots hustle on oc-
casion the Socialist electors, who are held
| in high honor at the Hotel de Vile. In
! consequence the Council stipulated before
it would grant any money that the aug
menta ton Of the police force should not
he permanent. To procure suitable men
! for only short period was not easy, but
NJ. Lepine, the project of police. has solv-
| ed the problem by dint of an ingenious
! combination into the details of which it
! is unnecessary 10 enter. He will have
! however. to manage with fewer men than
| he asked for. as the money granted him
| is only 10000 instead of the fl20O00 he
| considered requisite. AS. it is he will dis
pose of an additional force Of 600 men In
uniform. and 60 extra plain-clothes detec-
| tives He will also be allowed to draw on
| the Republican Guards to the extent of
! 800 mounted men and 200 foot soldiers Or
/ der will thus he maintained in the exhibit
ton grounds by a special force of nearly
/ 500 men, who can be supplemented. If
necessary, by the reserve brigades The
| chief fear of the authorities is that ugly
| crushes may result from the immense
crowds that will congregate. This ques-
! lion is being minutely studied and the
| most careful arrangements are being
/ made for regulating the traffic, and for
establishing police barriers at dangerous
| points. There will be five police stations
| within the exhibition grounds. The ambu-
lance arrangements will also be most
| elaborate