Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-20

Apaches as a hero and leader. Not
only they, but several women Of the
most degraded character, obeyed his
orders and stood in great awe Of his
cruel nature and his reckless
audacity. One of the women went
by the double soubriquet of ia
Grande Marcelle, Queen Of the
Apaches."
Liabeuf was a shoemaker by trade,
and he fashioned himself the spiked
armor which he wore. la Grande
Marcelle" is a 'machanician," &C
cording to her police papers, though
in what line Of industry has not been
stated. She is twenty-three years
old, tall, with a savage countenance,
though not without a certain kind Of
beauty. She may be regarded as the
type of the female Apache. Since
the terrible combat of the Rue Aubry-
le-Boucher she has sworn before wit
nesses to avenge Liabeuf.
I'll have the life Of a 'f1ic!'"
,slang for policeman), she cried,
brandishing a poignard, when she
learned of his arrest. At that very
moment she had a fresh knife wound,
almost completely traversing her
right hand.
The fear of la Grande Marcelle"
is said to be widespread in the haunts
of Montmartre. She has significant
devices tattooed on her person, which
is covered, besides, with scars
reminiscent of the hundred and one
melees in which she had taken part.
On her left wrist are two crossed
daggers, and on her left hand five
black points, the sign Of recognition
of the Apaches. Higher up on the
arm is a portrait of her lover. la
Grande Marcelle" is said to have
buckled Liabeuf's armor on for him
ebfore the fatal encounter.
"Casque dor" "Chiffonette" and
THE Meuse of Montmartre" are
other queens of the Paris NApaches.
Chifonette, who reigned in the
Belleyille quarter, is a tall, hand
some girl, who would be better look
ing II she had not lost an eye. She
is tattooed like a Cannibal islander.
and shows the scars of fifty wounds
received in fights with knife OF re-
volver.
A young Apache, who had de-
ceived her, she attacked In his sleep
and reduced him to such a condi-
ton that he had to spend six months
in the hospital.
When he came out he asked Chit
fonette to marry him, saying that If
she refused he would kill her. She
consented, and he made formal ar
rangements for the wedding. Two
days before the event she told him
she was fooling him.
He drew revolver and fired three
shots, one of which entered her fore
head 'and made her eye hang out.
Calmly replacing the eye In its
socket, Chinonette drew her knife
and plunged II again and again into
her admirers body until he was
dead. For this she received q year
in prison.
Two young Apaehes called ''Loulou"
and Beau Blond" were sauntering
along the Boulevard de BelleVille
one evening when they met Pope, a
female Apache, whom they accused
OF betraying Chiffonette. Loulou,
with a knife a foot long, and Beau
Blond. armed with q yataghan.
rushed at her to carve her up for
her treachery, but three detectives.
disguised as Apaehes, who had been
watching them, arrested all three.
The outward signs Of the Apache
are ordinarily a vicious appearance,
a defiant air and a hat or cap worn
over one ear.
The crimes of the Apaehes and
became so numerous that
the Government was forced to con
duct a crusade against them until
their activities were nearly stopped.
Hence, at the outbreak of the war.
many Of them were sitting around In q.
gloomy idleness, and this made ID
more easy to recruit q regiment Of
them