Evening star., 1924-02-09

No tale OF the exploits Of "Oid
King Brady was ever richer in
thrilling and romantic incidents than
that of the mysterious death of Phil
Iippe Daudet, fifteen-year- son of
Leon Daudet, the royalist leader. and
grandsons OF the famous author of
"Sapho."
The affair has provided elements of
passionate interest not only because
Of the human factors involved, but
because OF the strange political rev.
Citations it has produced.
One OF the most picturesque dis
coveries is that the Paris police long
have been linked intimately with
prominent anarchists of the capital.
notably with a certain anarchist book
seller named lie Flaoutter. This sim
gular individual merits being made
the subject of novel.
1t is now disclosed that Lee FlaouI-
ter, while moving in the inner circles
of Partisan anarchism and holding
anarchist meetings in his bookshop.
all along has been an intimate col
laborator of Paris detective chief,
who in turn. it is revealed. Is a bro
ther-in-law of NJ. Raymond Poincare,
prime minister of France.
In other words, LIE Flaoutter has
been a "stool pigeon for the police
and it is naturally suspected, also.
that he has not been above acting
as a spy on the other side as well.
Indeed, the experiences of the war
have shown that nothing is common
er than a secret agent who works for
both sides.
Young Philippe Daudet, on the day
of his death, went to Le Flaoutters s
book store. He had been associating
with the anarchists for several days,
having run away from his super
patriotic royalist home week be-
fore. According to the booksellers $
testimony. the boy came to buy a
COPY of Baudelaire's Les F1eurs du
NAL" that perversely beautiful rec
ord of moral decay. The book was
out of stock. Come back this after
noon," said LIE Flaoutter. "and l Will
have it for you"
Then the boy, without revealing his
identity. drew a pistol from his
pocket lie F'laoutter says) and de-
clared that he was going to assas-
sinate some high reactionary poll
tician. The bookseller counseled him
to be sensible and not to commit an
act of useless folly, which could not
help the anarchist cause.
when the DOy nau SoHe- thS pOCN
seller rushed at.once to his frlend tne
detective inspector. Have guard
stationed around my shop this after
noon," he urged, land you can plncn
him when he comes back to get ms
book. He is a young man OF nl1eeh
wearing a tan overcoat.
THAT afternoon there were twenty
plain clothes men outside the shop.
They were all over the place. Ihey
stopped and questioned several boys
in tan overcoatS.
But oddly they didn't stop young
Dandet Its because / was mis-
taken about the color OF the over
coat" LIE Flaoutter explained later.
"It was gray, not tan" For. he says.
Philippe entered the shop at tho ap-
pointed hour and exclaimed, II am
being followed There are cops all
m and down the street. I am going
nut and shoot a few of them." at the
same time brandishing anew his
pistol. Le Flaoutter again persuad-
ed him to be calm and the youth
went out unmolested. An hour later
| he was found dying of pistol shot
in taxicab.
| when the boys father Identified the
body two days later. The affair was
| hushed up at the request OF the fam
| lily, seconded by NJ. Poineare. But
after the pompous royalist funerai
| ths anarchist daily Spilled the