Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-15
Dyed Their Hair.

Carriers mistake came in trying to
negotiate stolen scurities at a branch
of a big banking house where he ana
his companions, Wallet and Vuille-
min, a woman companion, were track
ed to Nogent All three, who were
decided blondes. dyed their hair jet
black. An indscretion by the woman,
Nuillemin, to day enabled the police
to fix their, lair to "A certainty. She
went to n public pump to get drinking
water, where she was met by Pari-
sian woman. WullIemin, who is OF
Basque origin, carried the jug or
water on her shoulder, after the cus-
tom of the country. The Partisan,
struck by the picture, stopped her and
exclaimed:
How beautiful you are, madam,
You should pose for portrait.
Vuillemin smilingIy acknowledged
the compliment ana passed on. Then
the Partisan, with a woman's pene-
tration, decided that her hair was
dyed. The comments and inquiries
of the Partisan put the police on the
track.
Bandits Opened Fire.
When the police arrived at the villa,
which was known as the Moulin
Rouge, NJ. Guichard, superintendent
of detectives, carrying the tri-color
sash of his office, crieu out
open. in the name of the law"
man hidden in the garden re-
sponded with revolver fire. This for
mally began the battle and siege.
NJ. Guichard was not hit and re-
treated. He mobilzed the detectives.
police and gendarmes who carried
rifles, while company Of zouaves
from the nearby barracks joined the
besieging forces. The excitement was
intense and the enormous crowd hin
dered operations and had to be driven
back.
Six inspectors, protected by sheets
of STEEL cautiously approached the
house. They encountered a steady
fire but were not wounded. Three Of
the police, however fell from Ae ban
dts bullets, seriously wounded. In
the meantime the police and specta-
tors, who had gathered on the via
duct of the Eastern railroad, heaved
enormous rocks on to the roof of the
house, which stood adjacent to the
viaduct. soon the roof was wrecked
and fell in but the bandits continued
firing. The women, Nuillemin, emers
ed from the house and was arrested.
When NJ. Lepine, the project Of po-
lice, arrived he Immediately assumed
command and the scene took on all
the military aspects of a battle field
with reinforceents constantly coming
in. NJ. Lepine held a council with the
captain of the Gendarmes and Iouayes
and finally decided, as he did in the
case of Bonnot and Dubois at Choisy-
Le-Roi, to blow up the banits liar.
Explosives Failed First Time.
The Zouave bugler sounded cease
firing" and then retreat.
Soon the roar of an explosion broke
the silence and masses Of people rush
I'ed forward and tried to force their
way through the police lines to see
the results Inspectors and artillery
lieutenants had thrown dynamite
bombs from the viaduct. The explo-
sion was so great that it shook the
entire town and gave the impression
that an earthquake had occurred, but
when the smoke and dust cleared
away the sharp crack of rifles from
the interior of the building showed
that the bombs had failed to accom-
plish their purpose. Zouaves and Cen
darmes sharply answered the fire
When the bandits resumed the ag-
gressive NJ. Lepine himself had a mar
row escape from death. Although
some distance from the villa, a bullet
passed within an inch of his shoulder
and buried itself in the wall Of a
house.
The prefect requisitioned extra dy-
Mantle bombs and cartridges from the
military barracks at Vincennes. Sew
eral detectives and men with a new
type of steel shield which the police
arsenals recently devised, were able
to approach within Is feet OF the
house. Holding the shield with the
left arm and crouching behind 1t, they
fired. One shield was pierced but the
detective was not wounded.
It was evident after the explosion
that the bandits had taken refuge in
the cellar. Later they mounted to the
attic from which they directed n
fusillade. BY the uncertain glare Of