MAIL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 374, 25 March 1902, Page 3

MAIL NEWS.

BURGLAR’S REVENGE ON POLICE OFFICIAL. PARIS, FeE 16^ —An American burglar named Vincent Bownes, who was caught robbing the American section of the Exposition and sent to prison, was pardoned a week ago, after having served eighteen months of his three years The same day, he sent a threatening" letter .to Police Commissioner Lentz, who had him

arrested. Last night he broke into M. Lentz’s apartments and filled a bag with jewellery, money, and every valuable article easily carried, including a fancy revolver which lay loaded on the night table., Then he cut with the scissors every, article of clothing of Mi and Mme. Lentz, and finally woke them both just for the pleasure of insulting and jibing them, covering his victims all the time with the Commissioner’s own revolver. After the burglar left "the bedroom M s Lentz heard him lingering in the dining-room downstairs, evidently, taking a farewell drinki The Police Commissioner hastened

to dress as best be could in his mutilated garments, and gave chase^ A lew blocks away the burglar came up with a crowd of bibulous night owls, halted, turned upon Lentz, collared him, shrieked “Help !” and accused the Police Commissioner ol having tried to rob hiuij An eager crowd ol volunteers thereupon hustled the Commissioner to the nearest police station, while his accuser slipped away^ ORPHAN’S FACE WON SUITj .VIENNA, Feb. 16.—'Two women, neither over thirty, stood belore a Judge who was to decide which should support a fatherless boy ol eight years\ ’ One was the rich widow ol a Vienna

manufacturer, who had driven up with ia splendid carriage and pair, and who wore costly silks and furs. The other was a simply clad working woman, whose pretty lace was pinched with hunger and care.; The rich woman’s husband had died seven years ago and left his childless widow all his earthly possessions. The poor woman said he was the father of her boy, though she had not made it known before because she had been able to care for the child hitherto, but now her health was failing. The poor woman had no proof that could satisfy, the Courts When the

case seemed lost tier lawyer begged permission to produce the child, 'the Judge shrugged his shoulders as much as to say, “What is- the use?,’ l But the rich widow, suddenly stirred by an impulse she could not account for, said she should like-to have the child produced, if that were possible. The boy was brought in. The rich woman looked at him searchingly for a moment, then sa'id to the J edge : “ i will trouble you no more- The boy is the image of my poor husband. Me shall have as much of his money as he deserves when he has grown up

under my cure.’’ GIANT LOSES HIS FEET, PARIS, Feb. 16.—Constantin, said to be the tallest man giant in the world—B feet 3 inches in height—will never again be seen on the exhibition platform. Owing to spontaneous decay of the flesh both of his feet were amputated to-day in one of the Orleans hospitals. Constantin was a great favorite with the dime museum public in America.