Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-01-26
POLICE OF PARIS.
Their Methods Effective Even il
Sometimes Dramatic.
TESTING A MAN OF COURAGE.

The See-s. Service Knew Mcrs Asous
His Own Asair. Tran Ss osd Si--
seIs ara Proved IL In Msst Starting
and ce.-l4.iss Manner
Tie posee os sa-.s nave aiways
made /. ! rue e Keep c.e>y u .oles
vita the c-.rnsnsl elec,eu. ,se spies
sad secse. ctscisls Q. he tsaas.asa,
pos.ns as criminals sr.oas tie real
criminals wien necessary u .sa-,, ,ae,-
secrets rae following incident. N
which tie national Impulse Ter arsuat-
.c e.sv, crc?s our. viii serve g ..lls-
,-s.e how well q. times .Asy 60 their
wo7S
A, the css.nnins Of tie s7saca sev
ola..oa tie chief .. TIE police q Pans
lad u.ssa Us register tie names OF 40
fewer than cc.c'O suspected AID de7-av
sd characters whose pursuits were
known 70 BE .. a criminal nature
4 merchant .. h;Sh eesas,.a o....y IN
Bc.5,eaa1 hsd occasion to vsss. Paris
upon courae-c,al business carrying
with HIN bills snd usoasy 70 very
ls-se au,ora. o. lis arrival ST the
gates ): tie French metropolis gen
,eel boxing uaa opened TIE door Of
tie cs--sSe snd addressed him 70 this
ece>..
"si-. have been ws.aas %. you
soUe tine. According 70 ny notes. you
were % STRIVE q. this hour. and, your
person, your carriage an6 ZOE: port
ma..eae exactly answering he de
scr.saoa | hold IL ny asad you will
| pe-Es,, ne to have the eonos ot con
,iac.l5s you 10 NJ de Ss-ttae"
The gentleman. ss,on.shed and
sls-ueS. 81 this interruption ard still
caove st hearing TIE name o. the CHEZ.
inspector =. the police mentioned. de
nant:s,i 70 knew VIA. NJ de Savsine
wan.e,: win hin. adding tia. he had
never committed any ocense against
the laws and tina: the isolice could
have 90 rtsh. 70 detain him
Tie messenger declared himself Is
| moran; OF The cause Of the detention
aad said tina. when be had conducted
him 20 NJ de Sarttne be should have
e1ecnted his orders. After some fur
the explanations the gentleman per,
| a.t... me encer 20 condrc. hin 70
the police o.cial
" &c Sar.iae, tie chief OF police. re
ce.ved Tin With great poli.eaess and
after .aqres.ag him % be seated 10
Us as.oa:shnen. described lis port
-so.eau snd old him he e1ac,
amount Ii bills and cash which he
| had e-onga. With Sim 20 Paris. whore
be vas 70 lodge. sis usual time ..
going 20 bed and number Of other
circumstances which he had conceived
were known only 10 himself.
Having thus excited bis attention
". De Sartne asked him:
"S;- are you man Of courage.
The gentleman. sa,l more as.oa.sh
q 8. he singu,arity Of his inter-oea
tory. demanded the reason why sue.
question vas pu. to him. addin:
that 90 man had hitherto doubted hi
courage
Sir. you are 70 be robbed and muir
tsrei this night" replied n de Sa.
ane ~ you are man o. couras
yon must go % your hote, and retir
% rest ct the usual hour. Bu: b
careful %. % fall asleep Neither vi.
II be proper 70. you to look under you
bed Q. .nso the close. which is IN you
chamber You must place your por'
manteau IN its usual situation nesr II
BED and betray 10 suspicion Ieav
, vha. remains 20 ne II you do nc
!, Tee, you. courage suhcien. 70 bea
sou ou: / will procure some one WI
vi. personats you and 50 20 bed I
fou. stead 7
TIE merchant, being convinced ths
". De Sastine's information was acct
rate n every particular, refused to t
7ersonased and resolved TO follow /.
erall. the direction. he had received
he accordingly drove to the hot
and went 20 bed a. his usual hour.
O'Clock. At hal: pas. le-the liz
mentioned by N. de Sartine-the dot
u his bedchamher was quietly force
open. and three men entered With
dark lantern, daggers and pistols T.
merchant, who pretended to be aslee
perceived one Of them TO be his ow
ssrvan. They rifed his portmantes
und.s.urbed and discussed AID set.it
:he pan Q. putting him to death
Hearing 81, this and not knowing
what means he was to be rescued. I!
I merchant was ande. srea. pertnrb
ion 0. mind during such an intery
i Of suspense
/. JUS. al tie moment the villains We
]. preparing to take the merchants Ii
;. four police oEcers who We're eonces
e ed under the bed and in the Gloss
e rushed out ard seized the offenders
L the very act q attempting murder q
) with the stolen property in their r.
:. session The law made short work
the criminals. and the police cons-a.
lated the merchant On his courage 6;
coolaess
!. Al E.eaI,eo. Reason.