Despite being under close surveillance that night, Dutilleul
escaped at 11:30. When the news hit the streets the following
morning, it was greeted everywhere with great enthusiasm.
Nonetheless, once Dutilleul had carried out a fresh burglary
which raised his popularity to new heights, he didn’t seem
very concerned about hiding, and he roamed freely through
Montmartre taking no precautions at all. Three days after his
escape he was arrested in Rue Caulaincourt at the Café du
Rêve a little before noon, as he was enjoying a glass of white
wine and lemon with friends.