The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-28


which one would hardly have expected
of then-affirm that many men so
| caught in these police raids are people
in temporary distress or misery, but
! who have done no wrong action, or at
any rate have committed no crime
which comes within the arm of the
law.
Paris Becoming Hl-Famed.
Under the circumstances it would be
unfair to put stain on their name, to
spoil their chances of the future by
blackening their easier judiciare" or
criminal record"-which every citizen
is provided with-by a condemnation,
however slight.
This is all very well, but meanwhile
Paris is becoming so ill-famed for it's
daily crime list that soon no citizen
will venture out without a revolver in
his pocket Every day the crowds of
notorious criminals are increasing in
number
AT this time of the year especially
the scenes of riot disorder
and bloodshed are at their
hight. The hooligans laugh at
the police, and it is a revelation to see
the way they openly brave the police
| officials and district magistrates when
| brought before them.
These young scoundrels-for the
| great ajority are between the ages of
II and 25-have thief's knowledge of
! the law, and are quick to stand ION
| their rights" Moreover, they glory in
newspaper reports of their exploits.
| M Bay, the chief police commission
| err in charge of the Research Brig
! ade," has his own opinions as to the
| present outhurst of crime. Paris" he
says, lis empty; the women upon
whom the great mass of these hooli-
| gans prey are unable to obtain mon
| cy. Result-the scoundrels none of
| whom are capable of doing an hour S
| honest work, fall back on the knife,
| the revolver, the lasso or the burglar s
! jimmy"
All of these articles can be purchas-
ed cheaply. Another reason for the
street fights which take place with re-
volvers. and which inoffensive pas
sersby invariably get wounded is
| jealousy. A woman leaves her pro
| tector' and takes up with another
| man; the two men at once become
sworn enemies, and regular vendetta
is started between them. They gather
| their friends, and in pitched battles
| try to kill each other.
| 1t is only fair to the police to say
that their action is greatly hampered
by the application of what is
| Known as the RELOCATION" law. This
allows men who are brought up before
the police courts on some charge of
northumberland against whom a
previous conviction is proved-being
! forcibly sent to live out of France, in
the French convict colonies.
Paris is swarming with individuals
| who, If this law were applied, should
be in New Caledonia or French Guiana
Then, again, the police are thwarted by
ho ,nsr,
| tain number Of years-fifteen / think
ii is-a criminal. even If he has COM
mitted an atrocious murder, cannot be
| punished If the crime has gone undis-
| covered until the period of prescrip-
tion has been reached.
This was VIGOROUSLY exemplifed two
or three years back in the case of an
| eX-policeman who was arrested on sus-
| picion OF having murdered a woman in
the Rue Pierre lie Grand He denied
! II, but on being pressed hard. and aft
4 er making sure that the period Of pre-
/ scrlptlon had been reached, coolly adj
! mitted that he was the murderer OF a
woman whose death had excited a COM
! motion some sixteen years previously.
lie was allowed TO 90 scot free. -
] and went back 10 his place as secre-
tary 10 an old lady. a Warehouses
/ ln France. TOO, no one may carry a
/ revolver. though every criminal in
1 Paris IN 10 possession Of one. Recent
I IS "a respectable citizen who proba bly,
I saved hls life by using q revolver
against crowd ~ street bandits, was
T fined for being in possession ~ a pro-
hiblted weapon
what wonder. under such ciIea..-
stances ~ these. thaf Paria is really
suffering from Ga nf moral deffess
eion. and fhaf strangers are alfnasy
htKluHlnF fo describe fhe tlifB vi
Light a. "a CRY ~ Aassaalns.