Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
PARIS CRIME RIDDEN
The Police to Use Dogs to Ter
rorize the Apaches.
IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM
Malefactors Afraid Of Hydrophobia
From Bites.
LAST RESORT OF THE OFFICIALS
Gangs of Criminals. in Defiance Of
Authorities, Adopt Distinguishing
Marks in Hairdressing.
IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM
LAST RESORT OF THE OFFICIALS

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. March 81. 1897.
Have We a right to scare criminals with
hydrophobia? This Is the crux of ms
story which begins with a fine girl in
Boulevard cafe. She beamed upon a male
companion who was husky beyond words,
q young Colossus. radiating force, trium-
plant. brutal. contemptuousiy suave.
The splendid ANIMAL observed a wo-
man tourist. What Is he-a dragon lieu
tenant in ciyu?''
Madam. he is a criminal" replied our
Paris expert. Notice how his hair Is cut
and slightly shaved clean round his neck
at the height of the ears-no prison cut. but
part of a new criminal mode. Should he
take off his hat we should learn from what
part Of town he halls He is a 'Costeau,
chief OF Apache thugs. doing the swell
act to keep prestige with his band. Doubt
less some prowling round admiring
him. Yes-there!-observe the 'Barbillon" "
He pointed out a typical fifteenyear old
Paris voyou, hands in pockets, lingering on
the sidewalk. most alert little villain
saucy. sneerlng, humorous, suspicious. his
eyes dancing like rats.
observe his haircut" said the expert;
and that truly. 1t cut aud
shaved behind, His cap was insolently
pushed back from the forehead.
by his bang it is a Grenelle gang. come
to the center to raise money. Tonight
there will be more holdups than usual"
How do they dare put identifying marks
upon themselves" a lawyer of the party
asked
why have they always tatooed?" re-
piled the expert. They proud of be-
irg thugs-a trade that leaves no traces
And. as they attack only the well-to-do
even when tempted TO more laborious bur
Cling, they are sure Of the sympathy-or
at least. the apathy-of the lower popu-
lace
1t is the top-notch of Apache immunity
I'm Paris. where the criminal population is
now GnoVO the police force $500. the plain
clothes Surete :su- and distracted Monsieur
Lepine is dalIyimg with the temptation TO
use hNdruphUbia scare last dcSper-
ute remedy.
A Sign of the Defiance.
This insoleut hairdressing is indeed
strong sign of the scandalous immunity.
Head high, rejoicing in their youth and
strength, the souteneurs and DULLES of the
Point-du-Jour parade their shaved-in tenn
pies and slickeddown convex bang
Each Paris quarter has its mode. In the
MaisoU- Blanche variation the bang is
straight and short between shaved temples
and slightly curIed to the left with the hot
iron. The bang of the MouJmartre thug
hangs diagonaIly from right to left i'm a
swelling half-roll; while he of the Portfolio
Vinceuncs reioiCes in a Point du-Jour bang
between curious side-bangs from temple to
ear.
rs lie bioodthirsty?" shivered the tourist
tady-her eyes glued the splendid Cos
teau-yet she pretended not to comprehend
the sneakinE sympathy OF the Paris popu-
lace
''The fifteen year-old BsrbIlon out there
Is rather the blOodthirsty type" replied the
expert The word means young barbot;
and the Paris aTgot Of applying fishes
names To womens buiiies finds rich humor
in the dimlnutive; so. any reference to
'gills' or fms is deadly Insult to attractive
youth OF higher Paris walk, but the bar
bot tolerates and the 'barbillon retoices
IN the appella ton.
THAT nfteen-year-o boy has certainly
both dagger and revolver In his pocket"
said the expert. ne is Paris phenome-
nom He has grown up In the street eyaded
school. run errands, half picked up a trade
thieved from store fronts and stood watch
for thugs; but now, around fifteen. he be-
comes terrible Burning with ambition, he
wants his affair To win bet he will
stab the first conner az dark street corner.
And he will keep on stabbins-just to get
his land in.
Why. he's but child" palpitated the
tourist lady.
He Is also practical anarchist. The
Paris street has told him that all property
possessors are his oppressors that they
have got the good things of earth by
trickery. The grown-up thugs he worships
and serves with delight are hardy knights.
He. too. would be hardy knight. a gars
Costeau 'spflIer of grape juice
Grape juice
Blood
A Crop Of Criminals.
once one has the type we'll in eye
from fifteen up TO nineteen they are very
swaggering-it is alarming how one comes
10 recognize them by the hundreds, cyni-
cal. railing. sly. ferocious true malingering
young brutes Paris Is surely raising IA
mighty crop, Nothing is being done for
them-ss for the bad boys OF Denver and
other American cities In our walks the
tourists learned TO point them out. That's
one Look at his shaved neck" They