Translation:Report on Martinet (3 July 1885)

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Martinet

Excerpt from a report by the Police Prefect of the department — dated 3 July 1885.

(Filed in the Sent to the 4th Bureau of the Sûreté Générale file)

I have the honor to submit to you, enclosed, a report on the activities of Mr. Martinet, a convicted individual released under a prohibition order that was served to him on 28 June last. You have granted him a deferral of departure, which expires this evening.
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Excerpt from a report by the Police Prefect of the department — dated —.

(Filed in the Sent to the 4th Bureau of the Direction de la Sûreté Générale file)

Due to the various deferrals granted to him, Martinet has not yet left Paris. He has no fixed address and sleeps here and there with girls. —

He has not returned to his residence at 7 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, where he had been lodging under the name Dubois.

In fact, he attended an anarchist meeting the night before last at 38 rue de Rambuteau.

Yesterday, Martinet was at the Bourse at 2:30 p.m. —

There, he met with a few of his friends who appeared to be waiting for him. His presence sparked remarks among the groups gathered there.

Many people wondered how it was that Martinet was still in Paris. The individual left the Bourse at 3 p.m. and went to rue du Croissant, where he discussed his departure with five or six people.
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Around 4 p.m., he entered the Café de la Presse where he conversed with several patrons. From there, he proceeded to the Montmartre district, to the publishing house of Mr. Dreyfus, where he remained until 7:15 p.m. Afterwards, he went to 131 rue Montmartre in the company of several individuals who were at the establishment.

At 8:30 p.m., he headed toward the Café de la Presse again but did not enter. He paced outside the door for about ten minutes, apparently waiting for someone, before going to 53 rue du Caire, to an establishment owned by a certain Mr. Moreau. There he met with several individuals and conversed with them until 9:15 p.m.

Upon leaving this establishment, he went to 38 rue de Réaumur, where the anarchist meeting he had attended the night before last was held.

About ten anarchists were still gathered there and seemed to be expecting him.

Martinet spoke and harangued the group with great animation for nearly an hour.

Periodically, two or three individuals would break away from the group and go outside to survey the surroundings.

At 10:30 p.m., they all departed.
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