Paris, Aug. 29.
'As an example of temporary sus~ cess in leading a double life, it. would be hard to beat Andre Martini, of 'Marseilles,, Originally, he was a printer and' lithographic engraver, and, judging by subsequent events, fa very good one indeed. Later, hi discovered that he had a votes He took lessons in singing, obtain fed an engagement at the Marseilles Opera asa baritone, and became quite well-known locally. He was typical Southerner, gay, talkative and exuberant, ready to all a new acquaintance "his "dear friend!" within 24 hours of the first intro~ duction, After a few years, his voice gave out and he was obliged to abandon his stage, career, but continued to frequent his usual haunts and spend money freely. The existence of a wife and two daughters did not prevent him, from assisting at least three other ladies to meet their expenses. As usual, in great cities, no one took the {Fouble to inquire about his sources income. 1 His friends have now learned with surprise that, for, the last five years, he has been "manufac turing" French Government stock certificates and coupons, postal relers, and Bnglish banks notes, {id not attempt to imitate French Yank notes, which are printed in several colours and are very come plicated in design, but he acted on the evidence of his eyes, which told him that a stock cortfieate, repre renting Frs, 10,000 was much easier to forge than a bank note worth only one-tenth of the certis Tieate, "He was even more success ful with postal orders. One of the Yotes on account which the Cham Ler did not find time to pass be fore adjourning for the summer, Holidays contained an item of Fra, 895,000 to make good losses sustained by the Post Office in cone nection with forged orders, and highly probable that Maxtini'a ete printing office was largely, if not entirely, responsible for thiel drain on the national exchequer, He was assisted by another expert workman, named Intartaglia, whom he originally employed on a "little overtime job" of printing sheots off clvidend coupons. He did it 20 well that, according to his state" tent, Martini paid him Frs, 14,000 down on the nail, or more than be earned in a yeo in the ordinary, way. This princely remuneration Gnzzied him end his collaboration with Martini became a whole-time fair, greatly to the benefit of Martini, who was thus enabled ta show himself in public at any hou the day or night, while Intartagli toiled for him.
Martini seems to have been good judge of character, for Me Cartagiia was one of those useful persons who keep quiet and da What they are asked to do, Tins told the police all he know virtually nothing—while Masting who knows everything, is mar Tuusly discreet. In these cases, the police are naturally anxious to' find Tot only the actual forgers, but tthe men who put the forgeries into circulation. An inspector gave Martini some - extracts from the criminal records showing that, aes cused persons who make a clean breast of it are always let off come Taratively lightly. He mentioned, the name of a forger who gave tha ames of his accomplices, and Martini merely remarked:—MIf he did that, he must have cheon scoundrel." When Lis daughter ame to sco him in prison and sobs bed on his breast, he told her not to worry, that he had influential friends in Paris and that it would all right! The Minister of Fine nee being the complainant, Maxting and Intariaglia have been' brought to Paris from Marseilles, ud, ish the course of the next yenr oF 50," they will no doubt make their ape pearance before the Seine Assizg Frontier Train Holdup—4
The passengers who were trying to sleep in a northward-bound.ox" press from the Italian frontioxy, Carly the other morning, little ims gained that they were on the soong of a dating exploit by bandits The train was running at about 60 4 miles an hour and the guard in tha
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