Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-13

Detect 's nr the Quay DorSaN. !.
Paris. at 6 Il desperate struggle. IN.
captured 'od broken up the ~stlangest,
most desperate M rcsourceful band
"F Gnrrotrr- ard c~utthroats In Paris.
II gang which FOR over = year has ter
rnrizen pedestrians in certain sections
OF The cts and 10 which arc charged
niany desperate robbfiies and other
rrinl-s.
Ti~ n~.tutndinc revelation that fol
lowed thr capture of tho gang MAS that
every WrfuJet Of the oath bound band
~ "a won.u. nld that for over "A year
these wuiucu. dressed as men. have
committed utos! of the desperate crimes
pf the rtty The fact tlint while fleeing
from 'hc genes OF their crimes they
suddenly were transformed from male
attire tniu fe,iaic in most cages has
iafncd NC poiicc and enabled the Grim
inaIS in escape.
THREE Of the women formerly were
models one WAS an actress. and one 4
Nmaii sti"pkccpcr. The other four were
,wOsnc.i OF tie slams. desperate clitrac-
terS. strong as men. and schoolcd in
crinc a"d ,tc ways of battling the po-
lice.
The trancr was Mathildc Linsi. a
nNOdet. Tt,". ~ Il chotus girl. was cele-
asfatcd Zoe her beauty and her vivacitA.
and nho disappeared from the cafe
where Sur NiS me fiNDfitr almost lWO
years age.
Beautiful and Clever Girl Led the Band.
Thc discovery that this girl. young,
handsome aud clever. unskiilcd in crime
or tho way. uf criminals, was the lead
er or The ntost desperate" band of cut
thrUats I" the city staggered even the
pOticc-uu.i one of her MONS
confessed and told the story of the or
EanizatiOn uf the baud and gave in
ll.;n ~ . $500,
pianucd by Nnthildc Linst and carried
out 10y thc,n unocl her direction.
Altpos; a year ago there occurred "a
series ar mysterious and bold attacks
"n ped st! iai,s. especially in the Mont
mnrtf' district. with its maze of street,
and ats nuiucrous midnight population.
There waS "a popularity about almost
all the attacks. Invariably the man
WAS CARRYING much money. Almost as
invariably he had just left n woman in
Nhc Of the cafes or restaurants that
,ahOund in th" quartcr-and just as in
variubIy the police were unable to con
meet the woman with the ~crimc-which
furnished the peculiar feature of the
cases.
The attacks were sudden. aud ii the
Iman resisted. which he seldom did. he
was garrOted and thrown aside. half
cad and tenniiess. The police quickly
realized the attacks were the work of
VVEsAdstLtTr DifiltS or OF one D.iIlu. ANA
that IL worked carefully. at least as far
as the selection of the victim WAS con
cerned. and boldly i'm the actual ON
aRissiOu ~ the crime.
Al Efforts of the Police Failed.
THE police followed the usual routine
Of setting stool pigeons-"donkcys'' the
Partisan police call them-to work. and
watching every known thief carefully.
Every device allied IT was evident
that none OF the oid-time offenders
weae Ia this gang. and the dectiVcs, dis
gutsed runningly. failed utterly to dis
cover ANY trace of Il new gang.
Tho methods Of the French police are
scientific a"d cunning. Every detective
has his "wn private stool pigeons.
usually cCitninals who are b%etraying
their like for the sake of money or pro-
,iecttOa. and besides that every detect
V is famiiiar with his own district
and it's Inhabitants.
Still criWes continued regularly, often
Three Or four rich hauts being reported
va IL single night. and seldom II night
lpassed without its bold attack. flight.
Aud iNvariabte escape.
Dne night u wealthy American see
ink tine sights" In Paris was held up
Gnd rubbed almos under the eyes of
three EeNdarMes who were set to watch
IL slnAi park where three streets
jOined. The maj had been drinking
WNN q party or fou' in IL cafe. and
heinE much Intoxicated. had started Ia
walk to his hotel. only ii few blocks
distant. AZ the square he suddenly was
t;eixcd from behind. an arm was thrown
around his neck. and in an instant his
watch ~ his purse. together with
the diamonds he wore. were gone.
Robbers Were Audsc;cus Beyond Be-
lief.
The police rushed upon the scene.
Chc ~;,.i@vcs had fed precipitately. One
h the iLrsuers collldcd with ii woman,
.si.o swore III HIM. and when questioned
she aHg.i;: exclaimed that he was the
second man who had collided with her
in W." minutes. Thereupon the police
renewed tie chase.
The asi,acity of the obber almost
was beyond belief. Most of the crimes
svcrc committed in the Montmartre. bui
occasionally the scene WAS shifted, and
some "i tho mos daring holdups and
Iubbeifes took place inp excellent resi-