The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-19

nothing was talked about at Versailles
but the exquisite gallantry of the Cheval-
Ter de Paulailler. This act lifted the
noble thief to a high place in the esti-
nation of the people at court.
Poulailler, on one of his business"
tours, IN the public conveyance to Cam
brai, was fellow passenger with an able,
doven of some noble chapter of Belgium
The conversation reyerting to news of
the day, the able expressed his hatred to
Poulailler and horror of his abominable
crimes and averred that on an approach
ing visit to Paris he should call upon the
Lieutenant of police and reproach him
for the lack of zeal he was guilty of in
allowing the bandit to remain at large
About month later there came a let
ter to NJ. Herault announcing that few
days previously NJ de Potter, chief
canon of the noble chapter of Brussels,
had been killed and stripped by Pou-
Taller, who, clothed in his garments and
furnished with the canon's papers, would
enter Paris at the barriere Saint Martin.
The letter purported to be written by an
him IN the hope of securing the reward
promised for his apprehension. The JOY
of M. Herault may be imagined at the
reception of this information. A cloud
OF police agents were posted at every
entrance to the CITY particularly at the
one indicated in the letter On the ar
rival of the coach from Lille it was sur
rounded by officers and escorted to the
Hotel des MeSSageries, or stage Office.
here at the moment that the passengers
d1Sembarked they arrested the one who
IN feature, physique and clothing an
swered the description furnished by the
accomplice of Poulailler.
he fright, rage and resistance of the
arrested man, who, of course, was no
other than the canon. on being escorted
to headquarters of the police, was in
tense. There, with NJ. Herault, were two
citizens of Brussels. great friends of the
eccleslastlc, who were waiting to attest
to the facts in regard to his murder.
What was their delight and the disap-
pointrnent of the Lieutenant of police
when IN the person of the supposed brig
and was recognized the veritable doven
OF the noble chapter of Belgium. The
bad hunor of NJ. Herault was increased
when the canon presented letter from
Poulalller to him. in which he recalled
the conversation in the stage coach and
the promise of the ecclesiastic to urge
greater zeal on the Lieutenant of police
IN ettecting the capture of a man who
had never done him harm.
Five times was Poupailler arrested and
| imprisoned but on each occasion,
/ through the aid of women, he was able
TO escape. Upon the sex he exercised a
special fascination. his handsome face,
grace and ease OF manner and generosity
being the talisnanS that enabled him to
/ slip through the hands of the law. His
end came from betrayal by one of his
nlistresses, Mile. de Kerbergen. who for
a long time had been his constant COM
panion. but whom he ultimately aban-
doned in favor of a woman younger and
more attractive. Twice he attempted to
rid himself OF Mile de Kerbergen, once
by stabbing her and the second time by
poison, She. indignant at such display
Of ingratitude after so manv sacrifices
made for her lover. resolved upon re-
venge. A young thief who had become