The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
PARIS LAUGHS |
At DULL COPS
Yidocqs of the Metropolis Ridi.
cuIe SlOw-Witted Pro-
vincial Police.
DOG MISTAKES WATCHMAN
FOR APACHE AND BITES HIN
Guardian of Peace Fired al Of
ficers, Supposing They
We're Thieves.
BY PAUL VILLKRS.

Special Gable to The Tribune.
PARIS, Jan An extraordinarv
illustration Of rural police methods
comes from Pontcarre, little summs,
resort situated near the Forest of Ar.s;
menonville, where a tramp murdered
an old woman who kept d small inn.
Hearing the old woman s screams, the
neighbors, instead of giving the alal NJ
went off to fetch her husband ir a.
village n mile away, leaving the won an
TO her fate.
The husband thought he had better
tell the local watchman, and went III
TO the latter's house
In his turn, the watchman decided he
must inform the mayor, who was work.
ing at Edouard de Rothschild IS chateau
At once the mayor set out for the
scene, accompanied by the watchmau.
a commercial traveller who happened
to be in the village. and shopkeeper
Through the windows of the murdered
woman s inn they could see The
murderer riAing the rooms. but the,
mayor refused to act until the gen.
darmes arrived.
Whom the tramp came down stain
the party saw him stepping over his
victim, who lay dead. Only after ths
guardians of public order had watched
the violation Of the law for twenty
minutes did the watchman decide Il
take action, crying. 'SOpen in the name
of the law and beating on the door.
But the murderer opened back,
window and escaped easily into the
black depths Of the forest. So far be.
has not been captured.
Funeral for Murdered Dog.
The seventeenth brigade of the city
police got up funeral for the police
dog, Leo, shot dead by an apache,
Leo, who was the pet Of the brigade,
was working with his comrade and
friend. the mastiff, Prince, on the fortis
ications late at night scouting with a
cyclist police patrol
Just under the massive stouework Of
the disused fortress the two dogs halted
before gap recently torn through
wooden palings. They examined the
spot. and then returned to the police
showing signs that something vas
amiss. Two officers returned to the
gap, and decided to go through Leo,
and Prince went with them
The policemen had not gone many
steps when surprised by a reyolvef
fusillade. Convinced that they had 20
do with outlaws, the officers slipped the
leaShes of the two dogs. The firing
went on for few seconds, but it did
not stop the dogs, which leaped for
the fence and made toward one OF the
men who was shooting. This man al
most succeeded in getting away, but
after chase the police seized him.
Prince Avenges Leo.
Another man who was held by Toe
police dog Prince was also arrested;
Prince seized him with ferocity. and
although the policeman who had GIN
in charge generally had absolute
mastery over the dog, he could not
make him let GO the man 8 wrist, which
he had seized in his strong Jaws
The policeman was at loss TO under
stand this, but on looking round ne
discovered that Leo was lying. dead.
was first captured His comrade,
Prince, had mistaken the thief y
identity. and grappled with the oth's
man At the police station IT VS.
found that only one of the men ~sS
an apache. g.,
The other was a nightwatchmau Wne
had used his revolver because nc ma,
took the police for thieves.
In the Cathedral Of st. Denis there
room which contains the hearts o.
some French monarchs. M
The name Of each monarch Is en-.
rraved on the pedestals. There was ~
pedestal reserved for the heart OF Loals
XVII, but in the middle of one OF !Ss
rows n pedestal rather larger. than .ns
Others bore the initial, on witnou'
a crown. The casket was in gold ~.
M. Boissy d'Anglas suggests, WIZ
some support from other authorizes
that this is the heart Of Napoleop,
placed there by one of those who seIssa
him at ST. Helena. and having peea
taken from the body after the autopsy