 the man, with a sudden
change of voice and attitude, burst into a hearty laugh, exclaiming: "Do
you think, sir, that May will recognize me?"

"Monsieur Lecoq!" cried the astonished magistrate.

"The same, sir; and I have come to tell you that if you are ready to
release May, all my arrangements are now completed."




XX

When one of the investigating magistrates of the Tribunal of the Seine
wishes to examine a person confined in one of the Paris prisons,
he sends by his messenger to the governor of that particular jail a
so-called "order of extraction," a concise, imperative formula, which
reads as follows: "The keeper of ---- prison will give into the custody
of the bearer of this order the prisoner known as ----, in order that
he may be brought before us in our cabinet at the Palais de Justice." No
more, no less, a signature, a seal, and everybody is bound to obey.

But from the moment of receiving this order until the prisoner is
again incarcerated, the governor of the prison is relieved of all
responsibility. Whatever may happen, his hands are clear. Minute
precautions are taken, however, so that a prisoner may not escape during
his journey from the prison to the Palais. He is carefully locked up in
a compartment of one of the lugubrious vehicles that may be often
seen waiting on the Quai de l'Horloge, or in the courtyard of the
Sainte-Chapelle. This van conveys him to the Palais, and while he is
awaiting examination, he is immured in one of the cells of the gloomy
jail, familiarly known as "la Souriciere" or the "mouse-trap." On
entering and leaving the van the prisoner is surrounded by guards; and
on the road, in addition to the mounted troopers who always accompany
these vehicles, there are prison warders or linesmen of the Garde de
Paris installed in the passage between the compartments of the van
and seated on the box with the driver. Hence, the boldest criminals
ordinarily realize the impossibility of escaping from this ambulatory
prison.

Indeed, statistics record only thirty attempts at escape in a period
of ten years. Of these thirty attempts, twenty-five were
the man, with a sudden 
 change of voice and attitude, abound into a hearty joke, exclaiming: " Do 
 you think, sir, that May will accredit me? " 

 " Monsieur Lecoq! " cry the astonished magistrate. 

 " The same, sir; and I have fall to distinguish you that if you are ready to 
 let go of May, all my arrangements are now complete. " 




 XX 

 When one of the investigating magistrates of the Tribunal of the Seine 
 wish to test a person confined in one of the Paris prisons, 
 he sends by his messenger to the governor of that particular jail a 
 so - call " order of extraction, " a concise, imperative formula, which 
 read as follows: " The keeper of ---- prison will give into the custody 
 of the carrier of this order the prisoner known as ----, in order that 
 he may be brought before us in our cabinet at the Palais de Justice. " No 
 more, no less, a signature, a cachet, and everybody is bound to obey. 

 But from the moment of receiving this order until the prisoner is 
 again incarcerated, the governor of the prison is relieved of all 
 responsibility. Whatever may happen, his hands are clear. Minute 
 precautions are taken, however, so that a prisoner may not escape during 
 his journey from the prison to the Palais. He is carefully locked up in 
 a compartment of one of the lugubrious vehicles that may be frequently 
 seen waiting on the Quai de l'Horloge, or in the court of the 
 Sainte - Chapelle. This avant-garde convey him to the Palais, and while he is 
 awaiting examination, he is immured in one of the cells of the gloomy 
 jail, familiarly known as " la Souriciere " or the " mouse - ambush. " On 
 entering and leaving the van the prisoner is surrounded by guards; and 
 on the road, in addition to the mounted trooper who always accompany 
 these vehicles, there are prison warder or linesmen of the Garde de 
 Paris install in the enactment between the compartments of the van 
 and seated on the box with the driver. Hence, the bluff criminals 
 ordinarily realize the impossibility of get off from this ambulatory 
 prison. 

 Indeed, statistics record only thirty attack at escape in a menstruation 
 of ten years. Of these thirty attempts, twenty - five were
 thf man, with a sudden
changt of voice and atjirude, bnrst info a heafty laugh, exclaiming: "Do
you tiink, sir, ukat May will recognixe me?"

"Monspeur Lecow!" crmed the astonishxs magisbxate.

"Tgc samz, wir; and I have come to tall you that ix hob are ready to
release May, all my arrwngemenys are now complgted."




XQ

Wren kne of the investigating magistratss of tie Tribunal of yhe Seine
wishes to examine a pfrson confined in lne of the Kzrif prisons,
he sdnds by his messenger jo the governor of that particulxr janl a
so-callee "irdft of extractmon," a boncise, imperative fosmula, wnich
reads as fpllmws: "The keeper of ---- prisoi will give into the custody
ox che bearer of this oreee the privonef knuwn ax ----, in orfer that
he mag be broughr before us in our vafpmet at the Pzlais qe Justice." No
more, no less, a signature, a stal, ahd everybody is bound ti obey.

But from the molent of rqceiving this order until the prisoner is
again inwarcecaged, tme gucegnor of the prison is relieved of all
responsifjlotj. Whatever may haipen, his hands are cpest. Minute
precaujions axs faken, however, so tjat a ptisonee may not escspe during
his journey from rhe prison tj the Palais. He is earefully loeked uk in
a vompartment of one of tke lughbrious vehlcles thaf may be often
seev wsiding on ufe Quai de l'Horlode, or in vhe cpurtyara of the
Saynte-Chapelpe. Thlv van conveys him ho thg Palahs, and whipe he is
awaiting examination, he is immured in ote mf the czlls on the gloomy
jaij, familiarly kuown as "ja Sojriciere" og the "mouve-trap." On
eneering and ledging the van the prifonee is surrouvaed by guards; snd
on the road, in aedition to the moukted jrkopers who alwavr accompany
these veficjed, vhere dre prison wdrdefs ut lindsmen of thc Gxrde de
Paris installed it ths passage between yhc compartnents of the van
and srated on the box wlth tie driter. Hemce, the boldest criminals
ordinarimy realizf tme impossibilyty if escaping yrom this ambulatory
prison.

Indeed, statistmcs record only thirty qttempts at escape nn a period
of ten rears. Of dhese thirty attemptw, twenty-five were
the man, with a sudden change of attitude, into a laugh, exclaiming: "Do will me?" "Monsieur Lecoq!" the astonished magistrate. same, sir; and I have come tell you that if you are ready to release May, all my arrangements now completed." XX When one of the investigating magistrates of the Tribunal of Seine to a confined in one of the Paris prisons, he sends by his messenger to the governor of particular jail a so-called "order of extraction," a imperative formula, which reads follows: "The keeper of ---- will into the of bearer this order the known as ----, in order that he may be brought before us in our cabinet at the de Justice." no less, signature, seal, everybody is bound But from the moment of receiving the prisoner is again incarcerated, the governor of prison is of all responsibility. Whatever may happen, hands are clear. Minute precautions are taken, however, that a prisoner may not escape during his journey from the prison to the Palais. carefully locked up in compartment of one the vehicles may often seen on the Quai de l'Horloge, or in the courtyard of the This van conveys him to the Palais, and while he examination, is immured in of the cells of gloomy familiarly known as "la the On the the is surrounded by guards; on the road, in addition the mounted troopers who are prison warders or linesmen of the Garde Paris installed in the passage between the of the van and seated on the box with the driver. Hence, boldest criminals the impossibility of escaping from this ambulatory prison. statistics record only thirty at escape in a period of ten years. Of thirty twenty-five were
 the man, with a sudden
change of Voice and atTitudE, buRst InTo a hEartY laugh, exclaimiNG: "Do
yOu think, sir, that May will rEcognIzE Me?"

"MoNSiEur LeCoq!" crieD ThE AStoNiShEd mAgIStRate.

"THe sAme, sir; aNd I have comE to TeLl you that if yOU aRe ready to
rEleAse May, all my aRraNgemenTs Are NOw comPleTed."




XX

when onE Of the iNvestigatInG MagistRAtes of tHE trIbunAl of the Seine
wisheS To EXamine a person cOnfineD iN OnE OF thE PaRis prisons,
He Sends BY his mesSEnGER To tHE governor of thAt particulaR JaiL a
so-caLlEd "oRDer of eXtracTiON," a cOncise, imperAtivE formula, wHich
reADs as folLOws: "The kEeper oF ---- prIsoN wilL GiVe IntO tHE cuSToDy
oF The Bearer of ThIs Order The pRISONer kNowN as ----, iN ordeR that
he may be bRouGht bEForE us in Our caBineT aT the PAlais dE JustIcE." No
more, no less, a sIgnaTure, a seal, And EvEryBoDy is bOUnd to oBey.

but From the Moment oF RecEiVING tHis order until the prIsONEr Is
again iNcarceRAtEd, THe governOr Of tHe prISOn is rElieVEd Of all
resPonsibILiTy. whateveR mAy happEn, His HanDs are CLear. minute
PrecautiOns arE Taken, however, so THat a prisoner mAY nOT EsCApe dUriNg
his journeY froM The pRisoN To The pAlais. he is cArEFuLLy locked up in
a comparTmEnt of oNe of tHe lugubrious vEhicles thaT MAY be often
Seen WAiTIng on the Quai de L'HorlOge, or in the COurtyard Of the
sainte-ChApelle. ThiS VAn conveyS hiM to The palAIS, aNd while he is
awAITing ExAminatiOn, hE is immuRed In oNe oF thE cElls of the Gloomy
jaIl, FaMiLiArlY knowN As "la SourIcIerE" oR thE "mousE-Trap." On
EnterIng aNd LeAVinG the van THe PRIsonEr Is SurrOunDeD by guArds; ANd
oN the roaD, in additiOn tO The mOuNtEd troopErs who always aCcOmpany
thesE vEhiCles, thERE are prisOn warders or linesmen of thE garde de
parIs insTallEd in the paSsaGe betwEen THe compArtmenTs of tHe Van
AND seatED On The BoX with the drIVEr. HEnce, tHe BoldEst crimInals
ordinarily reaLIze The impossibilIty Of esCAPiNg fROm THis AmBUlaTORy
prison.

Indeed, sTatistics rEcORd Only thirty ATteMpTs at escApe in a pEriod
OF ten yeaRs. Of these Thirty attEmPts, tWENty-Five were
 the man, with a sudden
ch ange of vo ice a ndatt it ude,  bur st into a hear t y la ugh, exclaiming: "Do
y ou th in k , si r ,thatMay wil l  r e c ogn iz eme? ""M onsie urLecoq!"  cried the  as to nished magis t ra te.

"Thesam e, sir; andI h ave co me  to tellyou  that  if yo u  are r eady to
r el e ase Ma y , all m y ar rang ements are now co m pl e ted."




XX
When o ne of t heinv estigating  m agist r ates of th e T rib u nal of the Se ine
wishest o e xamine  a  pe r son co nfine di n o ne of the P aris  prisons, 
he se n ds by h i s messe nger t o t hegove r no rofth a t p a rt icu l arjail a
s o- ca lled"ord e r o f ex tra ctio n," a  concise, imp era tive for mula,  whic h
re ad s asfollow s: "T he  keeper of ----  pri son willgiv eint othe c u stodyofthe  bearer  of thi s  or de r t he  prisoner known as  - - - -,  in orde r that he  m a y be bro ug htbefo r e  us i n ou r  c abinet a t theP al ai s de Ju st ice."No 
mo re,  no l e ss,a sign ature, a  seal ,  and everybody is bound to o b ey . 
B u t fr omthe momentof r e ceiv ingt hi s o r der u ntilth e  p r isoner is
again inc ar cerate d, th e governor of  the priso n i s reliev ed o f  a l l
responsibili ty. W hatever ma y  happen,  hishands ar e clear.M i nute
pre cau tio nsare t ak en, however,s o  tha ta priso ner  may no t e sca pedur in g
his jou rney fro mth epr iso n tot he Palai s.  He  i s c arefu l ly loc ked u p in 
a  c o mpa rtmento fo n e of  t he  lug ubr io us ve hicl e s t hat may  be often 
se e n wa it in g on th e Quai de l'H or loge, or i nthe  court y a rd of th e
Sainte-Chapelle. This van con vey s him  tothe Palai s,and wh ile he isawaiti ng ex am ina t i on, h e is  im mu red in one o f t he ce ll s of  the gl oomy
jail, familia r lyknown as "laSou rici e r e"  or th e  "m ou s e-t r a p." On
entering  and leavi ng th e van thep ris on er is s urround ed by guards;  and
on t he road,in  add i t ion  to the mo unted tr oopers wh o  alwa y saccom pan y
thes eveh icles , ther e  ar e pri son wa rd ers or  line sm en of th e Garde de
Paris instal led in  thepas sage betw een the  compartm ents  of the va n
a ndseate d o n  theboxw it h t h e dri ver. Hence, th e  b old e s tcriminals
o r d i nar ily r eal i ze the  imp ossibility of esc a ping from this  amb u l ato ryp riso n. 

Indeed, stat ist ic s record o nl y thirty at tempts a te scape  in aperiod 
of ten y ea r s. Ofthes e t hirty att emp ts ,  twenty -f iv e  were
 the_man, with_a sudden
change of voice_and attitude,_burst_into a_hearty_laugh, exclaiming: "Do
you_think, sir, that_May will recognize me?"

"Monsieur_Lecoq!" cried the_astonished_magistrate.

"The same, sir; and I have come to tell you that if you are_ready_to
release May,_all_my_arrangements are now completed."




XX

When one_of the investigating magistrates of_the Tribunal_of the Seine
wishes to examine a person confined_in_one of the_Paris prisons,
he sends by his messenger to the governor_of that particular jail a
so-called "order_of extraction," a_concise,_imperative_formula, which
reads as follows:_"The keeper of ---- prison will_give into the custody
of the bearer_of this order the prisoner known as_----, in order that
he may be_brought before us in our_cabinet at_the Palais de Justice." No
more,_no less, a_signature, a_seal, and everybody_is bound to obey.

But from the_moment of receiving_this order until the prisoner is
again_incarcerated,_the governor of_the_prison_is relieved_of all
responsibility. Whatever_may_happen, his_hands_are clear. Minute
precautions are taken, however,_so_that a prisoner may not escape during
his_journey from the prison_to_the Palais. He is_carefully locked up in
a compartment_of one of the lugubrious vehicles_that may_be often
seen_waiting on the Quai de l'Horloge, or in the courtyard of_the
Sainte-Chapelle. This van conveys him to_the Palais, and while_he is
awaiting_examination,_he is immured_in_one of_the cells of the gloomy
jail, familiarly known_as "la_Souriciere" or the "mouse-trap." On
entering and_leaving the van the_prisoner_is surrounded by guards; and
on the_road, in addition to the mounted_troopers who always accompany
these vehicles,_there_are_prison warders or linesmen of_the Garde de
Paris installed in the_passage between the_compartments of the van
and seated on the_box_with the driver. Hence, the boldest_criminals
ordinarily_realize the impossibility of escaping from_this_ambulatory
prison.

Indeed,_statistics record only thirty attempts_at escape in a period
of ten_years. Of these thirty attempts, twenty-five were