Evening Star Newspaper, May 31, 1929, Page 22

' 228 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1929, CRIME NEWS BARED O FRENCH PRESS Solving of Murders in Paris Vary With American Police Methods. By the Associated Press PARIS, May 31—The difference the methods of the French secret se! ice and those of the American detec- | tives is as wide as the ocean that sepa- rates the two countries. Yet centage of unsolved murders erimes in France is much sm: that of the United States. Recently a prominent English woman, a widely known painter, was found dead in a well with a bullet through head. The “Branson mystery” it called and for a few days interested whole of Europe. The woman lived in a lonely village a few miles from Taras- con in the south of France and the Marseille secret service was put on the case. Puble Followed Deductons. From the very first M. Guibbal. in | I . CARNES’ SUCCESSOR charge of the case, took the P public into his confidence. Step by step | | | Becomes Racketeer || To Avoid Marriage Arranged by Parents By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. May 31.—The rea- son Louis L. Trent became a | confidence man, he said after being sentenced Wednesdayk to 1 to 10 years in prison, was to avoid marriage to the girl his | | parents, back in Camden, N. J., | | had chosen for him. | “My parents are wealthy resi- dents of Camden.” he said, “and had arranged a marriage for me with a woman I did not like, so T left. I knew that if I got into trouble with the police the mar- riage would be off. That's one n I entered this racket.” ing worthless checks was Trent's trouble. mation as to the line of inquiry pursued, | reminded some one in the village that something about the case. It 2d thus far appeared irrelevant, but he told Guibbal and the arrest of Pinel followed. American reporters in Paris very sel- dom fail to spot a French secret serv- jce man, “a fiic” as the Apaches call hem. B or shine, Summer or Winter, 90 per cent of them invariably carry an umbrella. the people of France were able to foi- | Jow through the newspapers the deduc- | tions of the “flying squad.” The mar- seille detectives hid nothing from news- paper men, even permitting them to be present at the interrogation of suspected persons. Instead of rumors and theorics the public was in possession of facts. ‘When Guibbal had obtained s: proof to warrant an ayrest, in froni a half dozen reporters, he laid a gentle hand on the shoulder of the suspect | while the other hand held the butt of a wicked looking revolver, and said: “Pincl I arrest you in the name of the law for the murder of Miss Emily Branson.” Practice Third Degree. “The third degree is practiced in France and no secret is made about it. They call it the “passage a tabac” (the tobacco treatment), but the fundamental basis of the entire French police work con- sists in an army of informers and spies. some benevolent, others for a slight re- muneration or merely being allowed to remain out of jail when the cops have Dr. A. J. Barton Becomes Secre- | tary-Treasurer of Mission Board. By the Associated Pre ATLANTA, May 31—Reorganization | of ‘thie Southern Baptist Mission Board was completed today with Dr. A J i ton, superintendent of the ch nsion work, acting as secretary surer, the office formerly held by ton S. Carnes, Now serving a prison entence for cmbezzlement of the beard's funds The rd has met all outstanding currer port stored to howed, and $108000 has been he building fund. Notes pay- CHOSEN BY BAPTISTS the angual financial re- | VIRGINIA 0DD FELLOWS HOLD CLOSING SESSION posal to Redistrict State Membership Fails. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., May 31.—The clos- ing session of the Grand Council of Vir ginia Odd Fellows was held Wednesday and a decision was reached to meet next year in Lynchburg. The four trus- tees of the Orphans’ Home at Lynch- were Dr. R. P. Kelly, W. L. Martin, J. A proposal to redistrict the State membership and to reduce the attend- ance on the Grand Lodge failed, as did an _effort to amend the by-laws mate- rially changing the method of distribut- ling sick benefits. ed Over to D. C. Police. | Special Dispatch to The ALEXANDRIA, nwe, Potomac, has been turned over to ing worthless checks in that Jacobson was arrested here by Detective Sergt, warrant sworn Joe Pitle of 930 F street, W Police say that Jacobson worthless check for $5 on Swan Broth- | ers here. | Edgar Sims on a hington. ‘Store Your - | FURS! ' WITH BERNARD | Free Glazing _and Servicing before entry Into our Cold Vaults. Repairing—Restyling || Into a new swing of tashion—at Low | Summer Rates. 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