Chauffeurs

[The brigands] were often called Chauffeurs or Scorchers; because they were accustomed to hold the soles of their victims 'feet in front of a fierce fire, to extort a revelation of the place where their property was concealed … Each band had a camp or rendezvous, with lines of communication throughout a particular district.

Quickrelease.tv Carlton Reid 2010

And then the conversation took a turn, not uncommon to those whose lives are quiet and monotonous; every one seemed to vie with each other in telling about some horror; and the savage and mysterious band of robbers called the Chauffeurs, who infested all the roads leading to the Rhine, with Schinderhannes at their head, furnished many a tale which made the very marrow of my bones run cold, and quenched even Amante's power of talking.

Curious, if True Strange Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

And then the conversation took a turn, not uncommon to those whose lives are quiet and monotonous; every one seemed to vie with each other in telling about some horror; and the savage and mysterious band of robbers called the Chauffeurs, who infested all the roads leading to the Rhine, with Schinderhannes at their head, furnished many a tale which made the very marrow of my bones run cold, and quenched even Amante's power of talking.

The Grey Woman and other Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

My sons and daughters married into the Chauffeurs, the Sacramentos, and the Palo-Altos.

Page 5 2010

Models emerged one at a time from old-fashioned elevators in the massive tent: Chauffeurs, footmen, parlor maids and various fetish characters were represented by 85 leggy models, ending with a cigarette-puffing Kate Moss.

The Runways' Best, Worst and Weirdest Christina Binkley 2011

Chauffeurs grimaced as they hauled trunks and suitcases up to dorm rooms.

Kiss & Break Up Kate Kingsley 2010

Chauffeurs needed to know the city, so that was impossible.

Priceless Nicole Richie 2010

Chauffeurs grimaced as they hauled trunks and suitcases up to dorm rooms.

Kiss & Break Up Kate Kingsley 2010

Negotiations about creating union agreements for these smaller buildings began last year with Local 808 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America in Queens and District 15, Local 447 of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO in Upper Manhattan.

Rey Camacho: Historic Unionization Agreements for our Superintendents & Porters 2010

Negotiations about creating union agreements for these smaller buildings began last year with Local 808 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America in Queens and District 15, Local 447 of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO in Upper Manhattan.

Rey Camacho: Historic Unionization Agreements for our Superintendents & Porters 2010