The evening world., 1913-03-29

tormeu poncemen or plain cops or
Paris. These men are distributed over
twenty ACCOMPLISHMENTS or districts.
Each reimbursement 10 divided into four
precincts. A general manager or d.
rector. Mr. Touny. heads the whole uni
formed force, and under him are d.
visionary commissioner. one IN each
reimbursement. and these civilian dis
trict commanders are really Assistant
District-Attorneys. and while not al
ways lawyers. they are qualified TO pass
upon all minor legal questions.
In addition to the uniformed men sent
out to the districts. Mr.. Touny has un-
der him a special trafic squad, q
bicycle squad and q swimming squad,
the latter carrying small ropes with a
hook attached 10 rescue persons who
fall into the Seine. and the various
other squads needed to regulate the
surface fairs of great city.
DETECTIVES USE MANY STOOL.
PIGEONS"
Now turn to the separate force Of de-
tectives. Here centers the pride Of the
Paris police. The detectives have \
separate general manager. Mr.. Ham.
ard, whose official title 10 "chief de Ia
surete." His 1000 detectives are divid-
ed into two large divisions. 600 Of them
forming the department for criminal
Investigations. and 400 being assigned
to a wide variety OF work.
Let us consider the work Of the 900
detectives engaged In criminal investi-
cations alone. Guichard Is the head Of
these men. who have just covered
themselves with glory by capturing all
Of TIE motor bandits. He has num-
Der of principal inspectors and brigade
| chiefs under him, probably the clever
| est among the latter being Leon Leoni.
who. because OF his wonderful skill a.
linguist. as well as an investigator.
IL best known to visitors In Paris.
| Two hundred Of the six hundred de-
tectives who do criminal work und or
Gulchard are members OF Q special
force. This smaller body represents
the cream Of the Paris police. and 10
divided into three divisions: ID homi-
eide cases. co robber!es. and 90 EN-.
bezzlement cases.o The remaining 400
men Of Guichards command are scat
tered all over Paris doing general OBJ
servation" In the streets. the worst
sections being the exterior of the city.
along the walls OF the old French met
rOpo!is. Naturally. these detectives use
thousands OF stool pigeons In watch
ing the Apaches. and there Is Q COM
mon belief held BY the public that
practically every concierge or janitor
Is a secret police agent.
There are still 400 detectives who have
not been accounted for. These men
form the special brigades. There H.
first OF all. the Identification brigade
under Alphonse Bertillon, father OF the
system. now an enthusiast over finger
prints and gramophotography. Mex,
Is the gambling brigade. headed by
soulierer and Rameau. who ferret out
hand-books on the races, which are
prohibited. as the Government runs tbs
betting at the race tracks. They also
prevent public gambling houses run.
ming inside Paris. the French theory
being that gambling Is all right at the
seaside. In the exclusive clubs, or away
from the reach Of tho toiling masses.
WORK IS DIVIDED ACCORDING
q TO ITS NATURE.
Then there are the detectives VINO
regulate the social evil. specla
nTlkauc, tnOsc VINO cOnNne tnetr WORN
to political propositions. such as royal.
list plots and German spies: those whs
devote their energies to the iaborins
classes. watching socialists and an
archists. and several other brigades
including one for the hotels. Eact
brigade works by itself. but the mem
, bers do team work whenever a frac
! ture OF the law comes within their at
E tentlon.
Paris has no mounted police, regi
n ment OF the Republican Guard. directl,
a under the Prefet, acting as such.
!. A high official OF the Paris depart
ment was hatly asked by a represent,
i. tive of The Evening World to stat
reasons why graft could not lodge wit
his police. His reasons follow:
: tO. Taking br!be is not In the char
y hcter OF the Paris policeman.
r (b). The Paris police is organized Tx
n n regiment, and an order passes auto
4 matically from the commander dow
" to the private. A report must Away
return to the head.
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