The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-19

protect him during his transit from
one metropolis to the othcr. from sorne
OF the most dangerous criminals OF
| inc universe. They infcst this Darticu-
lar route, and | know of no other
Journey that is 80 fraught with dan,
ser as this, owing to their presence at
Us ihtlroad stations, in its railroad
trains on It's channel steamers ana
upon It's piers OF Dover and Calais.
Perhaps this Is due to the colossal
values in specie, In jewels, in market
apic securities. in dispatches OF SovRrn-
ments. and of great financial concerns.
and last. but not least. In multi-mil-
lionaires, that are constantly passing
10 and fro between London and Paris
several times during each twenty-four
hours II is as II everything OF value.
animate and innnimate, passing be
tween the two capitals were restricted
TO TWO relatively narrow chutcs. alons
the borders of which there are posted
d!espite the vigilance OF the English and
French police, and Of the great dctec-
i've agencies. The upper crust of the
criminal world, its clevcrcH and most
desperate members, lowering all the
time In search of pickings.
OF course, the introduction OF the
Wagon Tits or Pullman system in lieu
9i inc old-fashi0ned compartments has
and 1t liz no longer so easy as in days
OF yoie for some man to make his WAY
along the footboard while the train is
in motion from one compartment 10
OF some other compartment or for a
feminine desperate to render nor fell
iow-occupants OF a compartment Gradu-
ally unconscious. by means of some In
sidious anesthetic or drug before pro-
ceeding TO diveht them OF their valu-
ablcS.
But, with every new obstacle placed
in the way of these pirates of tho
Paris London per Calais Dover route
their ingenuity seems to increase
There arc just as many mystifyins
robbcrics OF jewels and OF valuables
as ever. Just as many bags of dis
patches stolen, and just az much
blackmailing done as ever. Quite n
| long list too, might he made OF the
Journeys end. and who have vanished
for all time, somewhere en- route. In
deed. there is no more fertile subject
of Inspiration for the novelist and
short story writer than the published
and unpublished crimes OF this particu-
lar route.
True, the railroad companies on both
sides of the channel do all in their
arc assisted. to the best of their pow
en- by the ablest of the English and
French police. But. In spite of this, J
would warn every American making
or her guard. to look upon every strang-
er with distrust. no matter how much
their appearance may seem above all
suspicion, and above all, to avoid max
no matter how tempting the advances
IL tho French government. and es-
pecially it's project of police, NJ. Le-
pine, had not been keenly alive to
the dangers of the trip to which l have
referred briefly above. it would not
have taken the trouble to have j
Pierpont Morgan escorted to London by
their keenest detective officers under
the command of Durand, successor OF
old Xavier Paoli. who has recently
been publishing his "reminiscences OF
the time when he was intrusted with
the protection and safety of monarchs
and royal pcrsonages visiting France
One may be tempted to ask whether
the French government would have
manifested the same degree of solicit
tude in the case OF John or William
Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie. or any
other one Of those American multi
millionaircs whose name stands for
great aggregations of wealth / do
not think so. Morgan's case is excep-
tional In the frst place the French
government has received several very
handsome gifts from Mr. Morgan, who
has returned to 1T treasures of great
national value and interest, that had