The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-26
Robbery and Murder Follow
Unchecked in Their Path
Daylight Marauders.
CABINET MEETS TO PLAN
MEANS OF CHECKING THEM
Three Assassinatiohs and a Bank Rob.
berry We're the Results Of the Work
Of the Outlaws Ycstcrday-No Clues
to the Identity Of Criminals.

Paris. March 26.-At specially
convened meeting of The French cab
met this morning, ii was decided to
strengthen and centralizc the French
detective department and to reor-
ganize the division Of secret service
men to operate in swift automobiles
so as to cope with the new typo of
criminals. auto bandit"
A general alarm has been sent out
to all the police authorities OF Eu-
rope in connection4with. the murder
yesterday. No trace, however, has
been found Of the brigands. who be-
sides killing the chauffeur at Vile
Eeuve st. Georges, held up the bank
at Chantilly. killing, two of the en-
ployes and wounding another and
stealing $4,000.
The feature of the series of crimes
Is the startling rapidity with which
they were committed. An automobile
was stolen by the bandits as it was
passing through the historical forest
Of Senart, about twenty-five miles
from Paris. From that place it was
traced to Paris and. Chantilly.. where
It arrived at half past ten. Its occu-
pants had storned the bank at Chan
tilly. twenty-three miles to the north
east Of Paris. returned to the suburb
Of Asnieres with the spoils, and
tudue SOOO lnelT escape, aIter WnlCn
all trace of them was lost
The stolen automobile was seen and
recognized by the cyclist police on
watch at Asnieres about 1880 a. m.
The police sprang upon their bicycles
and gave chase, but were soon dis
tanced. Shortly afterward they came
up with the automobile, which had
been abandoned by the bandits close
to the railroad.
In the abandoned vehicle the police
found an empty PORTFOLIO belonging
to the Chantilly bank. which removes
all doubt that the Villcneuve-S
Georges assassins also were those of
Chantilly. There were number of
blood stains on the motor car and
two hats with a number of cartridges
Tor revolvers and carbines were
found.
Alphonse Bartillon Immediately was
and photographed the fin
ger prints on the automobile.
An employe of tho bank at Chan
tilly who escaped in miraculous
manner relates the story of the ban
dts attack as follows:
-Four assassins entered the bank
and lined up before the co. .ter with
military precision. At the word of
command given by one of them a VOL
ley was fired and the cashier dropped
dead while another victim was NOR
tally wounded and expired in a few
minutes. A third man was wounded
by two balls in the shoulder. A
fourth. happened to be stopping to
open drawer. when two bullets pass
ed close to his head without hitting
him. and he escaped into the yard"
Soon after the robberies had been
reported detectives in automobiles
began searching the environs of Paris.
The detectives believe they have a
much better chance Of capturing the
now inasmuch as several
persons have been able to obtain a
good look at them and could identify
them. A rumor is current that a man
named GARNER. one Of the band. has
been arrested in the suburbs Of Col
umbus. but there Is no confirmation
Of this.
With a view of coping with the
automobile bandits. Jules Steeg, min
lister Of the interior. has decided to
introduce a bill into the chamber Of
deputies tomorrow providing for the
creation of an automobile police
force.