Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

remarked the boastful young terror" the
other day to his examining magistrate. He
Is sure to go to Cayenne, so he is not afraid
10 talk freely about generalities. By find-
ing money in the street he meant highway
robbery, which little by little, became the
ideal work OF at least half the members
OF the band, and finally caused the split be-
tween the followers Of Manda and Lucca
even more than did the love adventures OF
Casque dor.
The "Apaches'-and 1t is here that their
chosen name becomes really significant
would lie in wait along chosen street, and
woe to the policeman who happened to pass
down 1t. The 'Knocker OF Flies" who
made himself a specialist at this work is
said TO have a record Of eighty policemen
Knocked out with his American" leadpipe
lAmerica gets the credit of these things
The fact that a street could thus be quietly
taken possession of at night and passersby
laid low, one after the other aroused the
popular Partisan imagination from the first.
During~the past six months certain quar-
tiers of the capital have been terrorized. Re
spectacle citizens who had never before
handled a revolver now go armed at night.
When Success Came.
1t was at the height of their success
when they were beginning to dispute over
the comparative advantages of housebreak-
Ing and highway robbery. that the epic
quarrel over Casque dor. the Golden
haired. took rise. Manda. handsome and
romantic-looking young brute, had been
rapidly gaining ascendency where Lucca,
an older and more cautious leader, had
peen once all-powerful rs the bands dicta-
tor or adviser. Manda favored the specu-
lative profits and intense sensations of
highway robbery. He had also fallen In
love with Casque dor. Lucca's sweetheart.
The Helen of the Apaches'' allowed her
SELF 10 be carried off by the auda cious Man
da. With them also went a good half Of
the band. This accomplished Manda sent
a courteous letter to his old chief Lucca
offering to meet him and twenty Of his
friends at s pm. of the day following in
the Rue d Akron to give him ''satisfa ction."
For several hundreds of years the seconds
from one to half dozen on each side
Fought side by side with their principals in
french duels. Therefore. II has been point
60 out, this classic battle Of the Rue
d AKRON was in reality survival of chiv-
airy. The two bands of the "Apaches' met
with knife and revolver. The police were
not IN sufficient number to interfere. Lucca
and four others were left for dead while
each side carried off it's wounded
1t is thus that affairs stand with the
apaches Manda is still in prison. osten-
slpiy on suspicion of planning the assassi-
natloh or MS former captain, but really on
the nope that other imprisoned members of
the band may be induced to testify against
MIN. dozen young men, supposed to be
Apaches. are in prison waiting trial
none mas confessed to anything that
inmate dilbtIlti- anu their Nlll-
tual fidelity has been the wonder of the
prefecture OF police. Lucca is still in the
hospital in dangerous condition. And
Casque dor. the cause of all the trouble
the worst member of the band is now en-
gagged as leading lady at the Bouffes-du-
Nord, at 10 francs a representation and
carries flowers and dainties wine and to-
bacco to both hospital and prison with
equivocal kindheartedness.
A Coming Debut
Casque dor, the Golden-haired. makes
her debut at the Bouffes-du-Nord next
Monday night. I'm an actress now" she
says airily. "A week ago two mess.eurs
came to me and said: You are Casoue
dOr, are you not?' Yes I said. Wen.
you are coming along with us 10 play com
edy, they said; so come on without any
funny business (chichD. We will make YOU
a great actress, and all Paris Will be run
ming to see you
Il reflected that when I was Younger I
used to appear in various capacities IN the
tent theaters of the suburban fairs" con-
tinued Casque dor. Then. why should I
not play at the Bouffes-du-Nord IL they
want me? Without hesitating second |
Jumped into the cab with the two mes
sleurs That same evening I was engaged
to play the part named after me in 'Casque
dOr; or, The Band OF the Apaches' a
drama IN five acts and six tableaux 1t IS
my history, as painful as possible, and l
get 125 francs a night
And thus all Paris will run to hear the
painful history of Casque dor. the Gold
en-haired. STERLING HELLO.