The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
One Frenchman Murders An
other After Cherishing Re-
yenge Twenty-Six Years.
CHIMPANZEE FRIGHTENS
BEVY OF WORKING GIRLS
Gang Of American Thugs, Under
Leadership of Englishman,
Operates in Paris.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
PARIS. Nov "a crime that sur
passes anything i'll the history of Amer
lean feuds was perpetrated recently at
st. Enogat 1t was tho elimination of
a simple school boys fight which oc-
CURED twenty-six years ago. Tho VIC
tim had forgotten all about 1t. The as
sassin, one Beslon, chanced upon his
victim, a man named Gatcbois. The
recollections of Gatebois were OF the
most friendly description. He could not
make sufficient of the Individual who
struggled with himself to master the
iulree RS" lie gave him good din
ner and showed him over his shop, and
Introduced him to mauy of his friends.
The unsuspicious Gatebois had him again
to lunch, They chattcd and joked and
then went into the garden. Beslon sud
denly drew a revolver. You brute, he
did to me twenty-six years ago." Be
fore Gatepois could reply Beslou fired
and as his old conrad fell smashed his
skull with the revolver. Neighbors who
oner. GateboIs was taken TO hospital
where he died the same night Beslon
remained cool "Twcnty-siX years ago. u
he said. that man struck me when
was defenseless, | have been waiting
IL chance to revenge myself"
The other. day. twenty work girls
came out OF a dressmakcr's shop in the
Rue Boileau at midday. an arm oncir-
cled the waist OF enc OF them. The girl
protested Indignantly. Tho too gallant
intruder WAS well-drcssed. but he was q
hideous little person. The girls began
making fun of him. when suddenly Inc
against hers. She boxed mis- ears. and
he dropped on al fours and bit her leg
There was panic, The girls rushed
off shriekins. and two policemen ar
| fnH lans tt,,-1 ,f..e
a Chimpanzce, the pet of an explorer
living near at hand. Elc was captured
! after struggle and carried off by his
| masters cook. who went 10 fetch hin
at the police station, where he had spent
tho night. An amusing item OF the storS
is that the magistrate got very angry
with the chmpanzee when be was first
brought in because he refused to answer
| told that he was talking TO Chin.
panzec. his honor being near sighted die
not know that.
American Robbers in Paris.
gang OF American hold-up men i.
operating in this city under the leader
ship OF noted English crook. Madamoi-
sellc Bertrand had dsagrecable
experience with them recently She IS
handsome woman. with a great weak
ness for jewelry, with which she bedeckd
Tor n stroll to the music halls of Mont.
martrc. The other evening she stalked
into "a cafe near the Moulin Rouge. Uer
diamonds literally blazod and her magni-
! ficeDce al once caught tho attention ci
four young men who were at supper
! with little or no ceremony an acquaiu-
tance was struck up and in q few min
utes Mile, Bertrand was seated with thc
they told Mile. Bertrand. and as they
spoke French with some difficulty. Mile
bertrand saw no reason 10 disbellcvc
them. On the contrary. she congratu-
LOT
certainly party of those mutimillion
aires. After supper a cab bore them to
a dancing establishment. where cham
payne flowed freely.
When the night Hns over hTle. Ber.
trand was offered a room in their hotel
Thither went the party. and Mile, Ser
traRd was shown TO her room by her
new acquaintance. Hardly were they
inside the room however. than she was
seized and gagged by two OF tho men
while the other two took her jewclry anC
purse, Her cries soon brought asSis.
tance, and Mile. Bertrand gave a descrip-
tion OF her assailants TO the police. Thrc,
| Of the men were captured Il few hours
later and were Identified as belonging
! to a band Of foad agents who have lately
been acting profltably in the Nontmartr(
J quarter,
Aged Woman Killed,
| \ sad story is told OF an old woman
| OF So years. known in Fauglrard. where
she lived as Mother Trote who was
found early "A few mornings since lying
on the pavement in Il pool OF blood with
| her skull fractured. She used to stroll
around the houses, taking To the neigh
bors, who knew her well. Leaning
heavily on stick she would stand and
talk about her daughter, who died at tho
age Of 20 while bathing
THE lady In blue who stands up there
every morning at daybreak, she would
say; she stands on the roof opposite
my window. She is beautiful. Her feel
are white, her haiv is of gold. and her
blue robe Is just like n moon ray. They
said she died many years ago, but | still
see her she bcckons 10 me. and one
! OF these mornings shall go to her
The poor woman kept her word. She
apparently managed to get on to tho
roof, No doubt she saw her beloved vi
sion. Towards ii SHE stretched hei
withered hands, went forward and fell
| into The road beneath and To denth.