Show paris thieves reenact re enact a crime then find the job recorded by the camera from the days of who founded the french national detective service under the name of la strete generale Gen crale in 1820 now the adjective is nationale nationals Nati onale the scientific reconstruction of crime as an aid to successful solution has been generally practiced writes a correspondent in the new york times both assassin and robber have been forced whenever possible to reproduce in the original environment the maneuvers which caused their arrest when not possible detectives tec tives themselves have assumed the roles the underworld of paris has become so accustomed to these reconstructions that its most unfortunate members take pride in their acting and even censure the absence of properties the surface fraternity however consisting chiefly of pickpockets pick pockets and shoplift ers was thrown into consternation i when two of its most recent recruits from poland were not only maw macir to reconstruct their delinquencies but tu to do so under the retentive eye ee nt ni the camera an innovation that caused considerable annoyance to the ones whose pictures turned out to be excellent portraits unconsciously ly and naturally posed the police record of the case is brief inspectors chaillot chaillon Ch aillon ailIon and of the police judiciary judi ciare recently arrested two polish pickpockets pick pockets who had just taken the gold watch of a well known doctor in the crowd coming out of the etoile station of the metro with the consent of dr the theft was repeated and excellent pictures have hare been placed on file at the prefecture |