Apaches
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figures.
Les Apaches was a Parisian Belle Époque violent criminal underworld subculture of early 20th-century hooligans, night muggers, street gangs and other criminals.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Le Brun, a French agent, was beaten by some Apaches in the Montmartre district and was crippled for life (ILLU 213).
