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LATEST NEWS DOCTOR DELATTRE KIDNAPPED A MAD PIECE OF CRIMINAL DARING At the moment of going to press , we have received an item of news which we dare not guarantee as authentic , because of its very improbable character . We print it , therefore , with all reserve . Yesterday evening , Dr. Delattre , the well-known surgeon , was present , with his wife and daughter , at the performance of Hernani at the Comedie Francaise . At the commencement of the third act , that is to say , at about ten o'clock , the door of his box opened and a gentleman , accompanied by two others , leaned over to the doctor and said to him , in a low voice , but loud enough for Mme. Delattre to hear : `` Doctor , I have a very painful task to fulfil and I shall be very grateful to you if you will make it as easy for me as you can . '' `` Who are you , sir ? '' `` M. Thezard , commissary of police of the first district ; and my instructions are to take you to M. Dudouis , at the prefecture . '' `` But -- '' `` Not a word , doctor , I entreat you , not a movement -- There is some regrettable mistake ; and that is why we must act in silence and not attract anybody 's attention .