The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-20

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ed room at the top " the building
How was he to be got al? lie WAS
man OF prodigious strength. n mau who
had vowed he would never he taken
alive. a man who always carried FIRE
arms, ready TO Stay any one who might
seek TO take him.
such man is best taken In his bed,
NJ. Henri" suggested vidocq The only
difficulty was how II was 20 he man.
aged 10 take him so.
Fossard. In spite of his being such
desperate criminal. was bit uf u fop
lie used 60 keep bottle " eau de
cologne IN his room That scent was
to prove his undolng II is not the
only occasion that perfume has proved
disastrous to criminals who have I'm.
dulged In l:. A few nights later when
fossard was In bed aud fast asleep
he was awakened 10y timid knock at
his door Calling out 10 know what
he was disturbed for. he heard tim
orous childs voice In reply. II inform.
ed Fussnrd that the knocker wus poor
little Louis. the nephew of woman
on the next floor who had been taken
very I'll and who had sent the child to
beg NJ FoSsard To lend her his bottle
of eau de cologne Fossard gropcd
round for the bottle and with IL In his
hand threw open the door. Vidocq
and his helpers were ON him in an in-
slant
The most terrible man I'm paris"-
such became the description among
the dangerous classes Of NidOcq. now
a recognized agent Of the police.
lie was not regarded with favor by
members Of the detective service. They
might well. indeed. look askance at a
man with such record.
IL have never caught any criminal
who more deserved imprisonment than
NJ. Nidocq." protested an indignant OF.
tccr to VI. Henri one day.
But NidOcq was too useful TO be
hastily set aside. Never had the Grim.
inals Of Paris such bad time as they
were now enjoying wini vidocq In the
detective force.
lie organized the first really efficient
detective service on the continent The
task Of selecting twelve assistants was
contided TO him. Nidocq chose the
majority of them from the cleverest
thieves he knew. Those that had been
pickpockets he made wear gloves II
I was impossible for them to indulge I'm
/ their former bad habits while wearing
those fashionable articles.
Tall. OF magnificent physique. with
what is known as an open counte-
nance, with large twinkling blue eyes
and mouth that seemed to be ever
ready TO break into good natured
laughter. Nidocq was perhaps the last
man In the world TO be taken for de
tective.
IL always regretted" he declared
once. that my duty prevented me from
cutlyating n mustache. but II would he
a sad hlndrance to my Disgusting my
self. | had to give the idea up Grim.
inals would have got to know that mus
tache OF mine"
So he remained close shaven man
TO the end OF his days. Perhaps there
never was more energetic disgulser
than Vidocq. lie relied upon his mar
velous facility in making up TO utterly
bewilder the professional criminals he
had TO deal with.
In one days hard work he assumed
no fewer than twelve wholly distinct
DISCUSSES!
lie went when he was not In dis
guise. constantly armed A pistol lay
ready to his hand In a pocket OF his
handsome clothes. and dagger was
concealed In the front OF his coat.
At the end Of ten years service he
retired.
The news spread all over Paris. VI
docq, who had made the police OF Paris
more feared than they had ever been
before. was actually in the hands OF
the police!
He had after his retirement from the
force established n private inquiry Of
fee. and clients OF all kinds fiocked to
him. Then he opened an agency for
the protection Of shopkeepers and mer-
chants against fraudulent customers.
He had as many as 5000 customers on
his books when the police arrested
him. and he was now accused OF hav-
ing In many cases become the ally OF
the very people from whom he was
supposed TO be protecting his custom
ers, He was found guilty and sen
fenced TO eight years Imprisonment
When he at last got the conviction re-
versed Vldocq found himself a ruined
man.
One OF the attractions at n place OF
entertainment In London years age
was NJ. Vldocq. The great detectiv'
had taken TO the stage! Enormous au
diences came TO see the strange man
who related his extraordinary expert
ences and seemed like dozen differ
ent men upon the stage by his marvel
GUS quickness In changing his appear
ance.
one day In 1857 white haired. fee
bic. mumbllng old man lay dying in {
bed In the garret OF house In
miserable Paris street. He was Vldocq