Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-10-07
THE PARIS APACHES.
How They Deal with Their On
lucky Victims.

HOW They DehA WIN AAo
lucky Victims.
The floods in Paris afforded golden
opportunities to the thieves and hooli-
gans-the dreaded "Apaches'-of the
French capital. A Paris correspond
ent sends an interesting account OF
these reckless men and their methods
and weapons.
THE desperate criminals who make
q specially of night attacks are a
bloodthirsty, cowardly set OF rufians,
and as they are always armed to the
teeth and hold human life cheap. q
solitary citizen going home late. or a
policeman on a lonely beat has very
little chance against them.
when they have once made up their
minds to rob a passerby-which n
does not matter much-it Is more h
likely they will decide to begin opera
lions at once. That means that three
Apaches will take up a position on the
pavement and pretend to be engaged
In innocent gossip. The street Is de-
serted. A solitary pedestrian comes
into sight. In a moment he Is meas
ured up by the three scoundrels on
the lookout for their prey. There Is
not a policeman in sight. The moment
Is favorable.
"He has a gold chain says one.
Hell do says the chief OF the
criminal trio. Get ready
They continue to converse until the
stranger reaches them. Involuntarily
he glances at them as he passes. That
Is sufficient.
"'What do you mean by looking at
us like that?' asks the chief In an In
solent tone. Then, turning to his COM
panions, he remarks, Hasn't he got an
ugly mug?
1.-THE pedestrian, however little he
may be inclined to quarrel with the
evil-looking rufians who have accosted
him, is unlikely to take their insults
In silence. But at his first word OF
protest one Of the group advances on
him with a menacing air.
WHAT he exclaims, I'll show you
who you've got to deal with
"The stranger stands on his guard
but Immediately another member OF
the trio bounds upon him from behind
seizes him around the neck with his
arm and lifts him off the ground. HE
cries for help are stifled in his throat
and II he succeeds in making a sound
fha orrn uybioh nraccac 1inQt h1A
throat is frightened and he loses con
seriousness.
while this is going on another OIL
the accomplices goes through the vic
TINS pockets. while the third keeps
watch for the police. Then, wher
everything worth taking has been ap
propriated, the wretch who has al
most strangled the victim releases hi:
arm, gives him a violent push anc
sends him headlong to the pavement
where he will lie senseless for half ar
l hour at least.
} But things do not always pass 81
, easily. Sometimes the victim show
more resistance than was expected
, anu lueu Tue ApdCHeS nave W hiouii
. their plans. He must either be stunned
with a blow from a m%utton-bone o.
t given a stab with a knife or dagger
The mutton-bone used by the Pari
Apache is a terrible weapon. In az
pearance 1t resembles a small Ratchet
without a handle, is about six inche
long, and comes from the shoulder O
the sheep. This and the knife and tn
knuckle-iron are the favorite weapon
Of the Paris hooligan. They are Of
fective and noiseless, whereas the US
Of the revolver is likely to attract tn
' police.
Among the more recent methods II
vented by the Paris Apache for rel
' dering the passing citizen incapabl
= Of resistance Is the lasso. At the IL
vorable moment a cord from Is to 2
feet In length and ending In a rur
ming knot is thrown by an exper
hand. As It falls over the victim
= heal 1t is jerked tight, and, half straI
|. gled, he Is thrown to the ground. TIL
rest IL easy"