A mysterious death

We found him unconscious yesterday morning in a. construction site, 196, rue Championnet, Mr. Claude Vieille, 69 years old, night watchman, living at 3, rue du Ruisseau, who, transported to Bichât hospital, died there shortly after. His corpse was sent to the Forensic Institute.

Street accidents

Yesterday morning, at 8 a.m. 40, at the Lafayette-Magenta crossroads, a van driven by Mr. Charles Bouillot, 33 years old, transport entrepreneur, 17, rue Eteix, collided with a tram of line 16. As a result of the commotion and under the violence of the shock, Mr. Bouillot suffered a serious head injury and completely lost the ability to speak. He was transported to Lariboisière hospital and Mr. Bénézech, police commissioner, opened an investigation.

An indelicate accountant

Ernest Grosvalet, 26 years old, residing at 84, rue de Bondy, bookkeeper for Mr. Léon Milaut, authorized representative of The May Department Slores Company, novelty purchasing house, 17, boulevard Poissonnière, was collecting cash, ago a few days, using a forged receipt, he acquired a check for 8,423 francs. With this money, Grosvalet went to party in Brussels. A few days later, having only 93 fr. 60 in his pocket, he returned to the capital, where he was picked up yesterday evening, as he was returning home. The indelicate accountant was sent to the Depot by Mr. Schacdelin, police commissioner.

Silver Bar Thief

On March 1, Jean Durand, a delivery boy for Mr. Bruno, a transport entrepreneur, embezzled silver bars that he had been responsible for collecting through customs. With the complicity of Georges Welter, he sold the ingots which weighed 48 kilograms and were worth 14,000 francs for 4,700 francs to Mrs. Jolivalt, a jeweler in the room. Yesterday, the twelfth chamber sentenced Durand to three years in prison, Welter to 18 months and Ms. Jolivalt to one year of the same sentence.

The drowned

At a place called "La Patache", we recovered yesterday morning, on Quai d'Auteuil, the body of a fifty-year-old man, tall, gray hair, appearing to have stayed eight days in the water, dressed in a dark checkered jacket, a light gray vest and black pants. The corpse was sent to the Forensic Institute.

The disappearances

Mr. Pagés, 82, rue Chardon-Lagache, reported the disappearance of his son, aged 13.
Mrs. widow Elisa Guépard, 12, rue Chapon, reports the disappearance of her son Armand, 26 years old, trephined in war, whose description is as follows: 1 m. 80, curly blond hair, black eyes, brown mustache, dressed in black velvet pants, a striped shirt and a gray jacket.

Paris by night

Last night, around two o'clock in the morning, Ms. Ducos, 28 years old, 21 bis, rue Voltaire, was returning from a ball with her sister-in-law, when she was followed by five or six suspicious-looking individuals. Opposite number 243 Boulevard Voltaire, Mme Ducos took refuge in a building, but she did not have time to pull the door behind her. One of the men jumped on her, grabbed her by the throat and tried to strangle her, while another threatened her with a knife, telling her to hand over all the money she had on her. . Frightened, Ms. Ducos gave the criminal a sum of 70 francs that she had in her bag and everyone fled. Complaint was filed at the Sainte-Marguerite police station.

A missing person who finds himself

A teacher from Pierpont, district of Briey (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Mr. Marchal, who has disappeared mysteriously for several days, has just informed the Versailles Prosecutor's Office that he has taken refuge in a town in the district of Versailles . He provided identification documents which cannot be challenged and which clearly relate to him. Mr. Marchal claims that he has personal reasons for not publicizing his retirement. His request was granted and the Briey Public Prosecutor's Office, which had opened an investigation into this strange disappearance, was notified.

Fire

Senlis, July 18. — During a storm, a fire broke out on the farm of Mr. Moullé, a farmer in Silly-le-Long. The fire started in bales of paper which were under a shed. Two barns and a huge building containing crops were engulfed in flames. The damage, amounting to 200,000 francs, is covered by insurance. (Artwork.)

Serious war casualty commits suicide

Draguignan, July 18. — During the night, a man named Charles Oliva, seriously wounded in the war, aged 31, cut his throat with a razor. The unfortunate man had been receiving treatment in hospital since January 1917. The trauma caused by the bursting of a shell had left him hemiplegic. It is assumed that the cruel infirmity from which he suffered had had an effect on his morale and that the scorching heat having intervened, it is to them that this disastrous determination should be attributed. (Artwork)

An emerald in a fish

Saint Nazaire. July 18 — Mr. Poireau, a fishmonger in Machecoul, having bought a fish commonly called a “dogfish” in La Turballe, found in the guts of the beast a gold medallion, decorated with an emerald.

A gas strike

Saint-Nazaire, July 18 - The drivers of the Saint-Nazaire gas company have partially gone on strike, demanding a salary increase of two francs per twelve hours of work. The current wage for twelve hours is 27 francs per day and 31 francs per day. 50 at night. The service was able to be provided with the help of non-striking drivers and makeshift staff.

The medical records scandal

Montpellier, July 18. — Mr. Gand, investigating judge, has just charged Mr. Lamouroux, a doctor and pharmacist in Montpellier, with trafficking in medical records. An investigation would have revealed major irregularities and abuses against which Doctor Lamouroux protests with the utmost energy. Mr. Lamouroux was released provisionally, on bail of fifty thousand francs.