The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-12
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An opan-air. school for burglars and
bInurderers has beer discovered ia the
tTuiierics Gardens, Paris, By Two spe3
tcial detectives appointed totwatch al
suspected persons in that place
While walking near the ornamental
plot where the hsrci-charnler NJ Pol,
feeds sparrows daitS,ti he detective OBJ
served a notwithstanding Old Nan sit
lting on one of the seats and conTei,Sr
ing IN a most serious manner with tsv'a
youths OF seeHy and t.isrepatable sip-
peararce To these he gave two dag
house on the gravel With his stick.
Soon afterward the youths went awsst.
the old man saying 10 them, "couTas;e,
and good luck" The detectives swE
had heard as Well as seen, LAID their
plans One watched the elderly nan.
the other followed the youths, Who
were tracked to a house near The OPP
era wherein resides a wealthy octo3e-
MARIAN, who goes about attended by his
h0us ekeeper The youths went up
stairs But finding that the octogenarian
and his servant we're out and he Hat
locked up. they descended and return-
ed To the Tuilcres, always shadow
ed They reiolnei their aged ft.end,
who had given them the rla:g%crs near
Gnmbetta's monument and fad . new
conference with him, IL about half
an hour the trio laFt the Tuileries. and,
followed by the two detectives, walk
ed across the center of the city to the
Place de Ia Rcpnblittuc. On the way
they entered a small RESTAURANT for
luncheon. When thar was oror the old
man sat near the statue on the place
mentioned and the Two youths moved
toward the Rte 30 Turcnne, The de-
tectives. reinfor2e d, went in the same
direction and Swallowed the boys ~
the shop OF d s'IoeIr1alteT. who lives
alone and is reported to Keep his say
ings in 4 long Stacking Here the pair
Were arrested and their Gid friend
was also captured Inter on as he was
waiting, for then; on the Place &c la
Republique.
The trio were taken to tho depot,
where they were searched and ques-
toned. The youths hid in their POS
session not only the daggers. but also
plans of rooms to he entered AMI tie
approaches to the,salne. The old man
had a loaded revolver and more plans.
IN cross-examjnation the youths sta
ted that the Old man distinctly told
them TO murder the octogenarian liv-
ing near Opera. or the .,hnelna ilcr or
the Rue dc TurcEne, promising that
if they brought back any plumber he
would share itwithr them and take
them to his country chateau sur
rounded by vines, all of which val
liable property he would beI'math to
them, as he was a widower and had
no heirs DazZIeu by this p:oEise the
youths agreed to act on his instrEc-
lions and to do exactly what he want.
ed The old man. who calls himself
Bertrand, which is not his real name.
youths how to commit burglary and
If necessary to pcrpeLrate murder. He
further declared that he only gave
them the daggers as p1aythings. AS
the man has been ascertaine to be
an old offender and wanted Tor de-
linquency committed at Perpisnan he
has been retained in custody The
cognizances. and che of them, Del
sian, has offered to join the Foreign
Legion-Paris Coz, espondent nf the
London Telegraph.
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