The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
Interesting War Between
Thieves And Detective
In Paris


In Paris
feiis Nsutau has lost snothsr pair Of /
socks. aud the Prefecture ~ Police Of
Paris 10 iu iurors Of excitement A doE-
~ detectives, md skilled thief kuuters
iu The French capital, have been detailed /
TO find soms trace Of the wissiug hosiery
and meantime Nautsu ems OF the dst.eti.ss
of The great secret police organization Of !
Paris is half ~rarsd by sorry aud by the
laughter Of those Who tso~ The facts
Nantau oue OF the most famed dstsc-
tivcs Of france, has been robh.i Of ~
pairs Of stockisgs il al months. the
thieves taking bis hosisr, OF his feet. re-
placing HE shoes and dissppsariHg leaving
no clue. It's hro-u that the satire OBJ
ect b. 10 humihats the detective. ~bose
~ors Boz suppre.sing au organized gsug Of
csmbroiicrs Won him grsrt sppisuss aud
some reputation. These men recognized
az the most daring baud OF criminals ia
Paris devoted. slmosi their entire attsuiou
10 the robhing Of the Louss ofths usslthv
aloug tks boulevsrds aud the ssharbs
Month after month they asnsd abe efforts
q the police uatil nn.r, v.ntau -ss
given t.o men. Sergeant, pisksdsfssIn the
boulevard force aud vituin a fsr seek
be lad traiisd downssd arrested three Of
the gang Ia each case be secured con
vietion snSfsrisisus spplaudsa bin a.
coming Nidocq
HIS methods ~srs unique asd daring.
aud by meeting th. thisvss With he
own cunning he got aside their secret or.
I gauiIstion aud seemingly ~rseksd, ID.
There vas an omnious period Of iuact-
,sits 90 tie part Of ths robbers cAsek b.
mated A. every gsiHt. sridesuy beat a..
they turned dpou the n.a rsoss 1T. LAD
broken up their organization aud driven
tkrss Of its members 70 prison and Others
into hiding.
One ewing early 10 the summer Nsntsa
after hard day. ~ork. at dow il =
chair iu the oitcs Of the central admins
tration, ia the old uunicip.l barrscks
lie at iesuiug back agaiust the ~.ll-
looking cut uqou the river aud the Point
81 Nichasi, aEd be fell asleep. when he
a~oke later he arose, stretched himssl.
aad announced his intcution oI xoiug TO
boz. rooms 90 the Ras u l. Fi.rus. Sud.
hsuis 10 noticed that .o,sothiug va.
~rong, aud. stopping over. be vallvJ up
the lex % his trousers aud eIsmiusd BIZ.
iee,. ihe s0se. ssrs l-esd aud tied pert
sctl. ,bat tAs .tockiuss ~crs gols
he iaushiugly accused several fsio~
vi"ecrs OF psrpe,r.tinga loA. sgou him
.ud alter they bad denied any such sct he
departed tSr home, declaring "a al eutrag Z
tu.' u,an eoald not take a little nap 9Th
sat hcias robbed
ih, matter We eonsiderxd 4. ioks isl
/ scNvral weeks. aud httss afisatioa -,
P-'d &c "a uHid shtss ssvss later. Eu
NautAu ~as ~osFied. he 49, Vieiou.
almost. in his iasisasue- Sp0H sesrch,n,
the city sud trailing dosE sssry elss 9th,
'nsnl'srs OF the b-uJis baud sitL ~hiel
nS lad been At -.f. Ns.s until. isi.r. no.
ever, dad 70 heeouie Anv-n HAT ~hsn d,
renSvea his shoos slt~i sN@ching hons
tae HiSut ms .Vc.s ~,r, -tSiva be sisco,.
rsSa ugis vi e.snins irsm the tobJs r.
sse.asus Goat they I'D ..olc~ tn. suck.
Oh n's 4esi 10 rsVss thSiS .bilits ~ Out~Ii
him.
! hrve ~esAs alter the iirst disappear.
Ausr % the hosivTy Nsut.u sat do~n 10 the
Chamber Gisiis, just oil the Palace D4sh-
ine, "a The Palace Dc Jsstice, vhiis ss.it-
sug thu aessing Of = csse ia xhieh be ~ss
Interested. Ths prisousr against whom
he intended TO tsstif, as a ras1bsr OF the
gang be had been fighting. when be
awakened bis socks -0rs goas. sud IN the
bStsom OF bic right shoe. ~hish bad been
replaced aud rsl.ess. ~.s T. note sssnias
the detective 10 es.se pssssesssaS N. gan
os be held up to siss~sis 70 at g Passs.
AsxsEsd and .rosssdby The ssrsad per-
soaai attack, N.asss rsss~e1 ssz sffs-.
70 stamp ess The s.ss q sFiskssls. Hs
eo~iid~d % ss~ u be s-.~-ss - see pre-
tsessse HAT b. ss< i>ss .sss are tIsti-
Il his tsss. .as 10 >ss~<s1sis ED Gsss,
s.;iy he soy % boz 80 ss>ss s<sssss~s,
ssess h.S ssss ssssss 90 bis f.ss sire~lx-
I'D 'hrsssa fs'ss. s.x tasrs sss general
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