Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
MUSEUM OF RELICS
Interesting Storage at Paris
Police Headquarters.
HAS GREAT HISTORIC VALUE
lSecularized Monastery to Become Ma.
tional Charge Statistics Of
Old-Age Insurance.

PARIS. August 9.-Among the most in
terestng but least visited of the many
museums of Paris Is that recently opened
at police headquarters on the init; tive of
Louis Lepine, the popular project OF po-
lice.
The relics include many of great historic
interest. and the revolutionary epoch fur
nishes a large share. Side by side are
the warrants for the arrest of the cele-
brated chemist Lavoisier, for whom the
republic had no use and Nine. dh
Barry. In another case is the document
relating to the arrest of the actors ana
actresses of the Theatre Francafs. July
g. 1895. among them the celebrated &C
tresses LANCE and Raucourt. about whose
famous charms the austere description
of the accused" is Enthusiastically ST.
lent
A cynical official has grouped together
the warrants for the arrest OF the Giron-
dfns Vergnaud NalaZe and GeuSOnne,
who left their cells only to appear before
the revolutionary tribunal, and the inev-
liable sequel the scanold. all signed Her-
mann, and the document which IN turn
sent Hermann himself to the guillotine a
few days later.
Damien, "Frightful Assassin"
A little further on is the prison entry
of Damien the frightfu assassin of OUR
beloved king. Louis Nv" together with
those of Jehan Chastel. who attempted 10
a ssassinate Henry ". and of Ravaillac,
who succeeded in doing so.
Among celebrated crimes and criminals
whose memories linger here are the
dreadful prisoners. the Marquise de Brln-
villiers and her associates. the documents
of whose trials joste those relating to
the celebrated affair of the queens neck
lace. which shook the throne OF Louis
XVI.
Here. too. are the papers dealing with
Cartouche, Mandrin and the Lyons
Mail.
Among the entries in the register OF
the Conciergerie. preserved in another
case. are those relating to the arrest Oh
Chevalier de la Barre, tried and exc
cuted in 1166 for refusing to uncover
his head before the Sacrament. carried
in procession. Revolutionary heroes sup
ply long list of entries: Camille Des-
moulins. Danton. the poet Andre Chenler,
Gems Hoche and Santerre and Nine.
Roland.
Monastery as Historical Monument.
1t Is understood that the secularized
monastery of the Grande Chartreuse is
shortly to be classed as a historical
monument" which viii secure its preser-
walton by the action of the government
In the meantime, as the roof of the edi-
flee is falling into disrepair, the minis
ter of the interior, at the urgent instance
of the president of the senate. Antonln
Dubost, and German Perier, deputy, has
opened credit of S2,io0 for the neces-
sary work.
In 1876. Immediately after the expul-
sion of the Carthusians. the council gen
eral of the department of the lSere ac-
dressed a petition to the government
asking that the monastery should he
classed among the historic monuments
of France. 1t was also suggested that 1t
might be utilized as a museum of geol-
ogy forestry and zoology with a bo
tanic garden, laboratory and observatory
Lodgings were 10 be provided for French
and foreign students OF the flora, min
eraiogy and geology of the French Alps,
and the institution was to be animated
with the University of Grenoble.