St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09
THE PARIS APAcHEs.
How They Deal with Their On
IurkY NictIms.

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 speciality OF night attacks are n
bloodthirsty. cowardly set Of rufiians,
and a. they are always armed 10 the
teeth and hold human life cheap. a
solitary citizen going home late, or n
policeman on a lonely beat has very
little chance against them.
when they have once made up their
minds to rob a passerby--which one
does not matter mueh-it Is more than
likely they will decide TO begin opera
tlons at once. That means that three
Apaches will take up n position on the
pavement and pretend TO be engaged
In innocent gossip. The street is de-
serted A solitary pedcStrian comes
into sight. In moment he IL meas
ured up by the three scoundrels on
the lookout for their prey. There Is
not policeman In sight. The moment
IA favorable.
"'He has n gold chain says one.
"'Hell do. says the chief Of the
criminal trio. Get ready
They continue TO converse until the
stranger reaches them. lnyoluntarily
he glances nj them as he passos That
a. SUFFICIENT.
"'what do you mean by looking NJ
us like that7 asks the chief In an In.
solent tone. Then. turning 20 his com.
panions. he remarks. Hasn't he rot an
ugly mugr
"The pedestrian. however little he
may be inclined 10 quarrel with the
eyillooking rufiians who have aeeosted
him. 10 unlikely 70 take their insults
In silence, hut at his first word OF
protest one OF the group advances on
him with a menaeing air.
"'whatl' ha eXelaims. I'll show you
who you've got 10 deal with
THE stranger stands on his guard
but Immediately another member o,
the trio bounds upon him from behind
seizes him around the neck with HE
arm and lifts him on the ground. Hls
cries for help are stined In his throat
and II he succeeds In making a sound
the arm shieh presses against his
throat Is frightened and he loses con
sclousness.
While this is going on another OF
the aeeomplices goes through the vic,
TINS pockets, while the third keeps
watch for the police. Then, when
everything worth taking has been ap-
the wretch who has al
most strangled the victim releases his
arm. gives kim violent push and
sends him headlong TO the pavement
where he will lie senseless for half az
hour at least.
But things do not always pass SO |
easily. Sometimes the victim shows
more resistance than was expected, |
and then the Apaehes have to modify |
their plans, He must either be stunned |
with a blow from a mutton bone or
given stab with a knife or dagger
The mutton'bone used by the Paris
Apache Is a terrible weapon. In ap
pearanee II resembles a small hatehet
without a handle. Is about six inches
ong, and comes from the shoulder OF
he sheep. This and the knife and the
are the fay0rits weapons
'f the Paris hooligan. They are ef
ectiye and noiseless. whereas the use
'f the revolver is likely TO attract the
)oliee.
Among the more recent methods in. !
rented by the Paris Apache for ren.
iering the passing citizen incapable
II resistance is the lasso. At the ia,
Iorable moment a cord from is 10 20
eet in length and ending in a run.
ling knot Is thrown by an expert
land. AS II falls over the victims
zeal 1t is jerked tight. and. half stran.
lied, he is thrown to the ground. The
est is easy"