The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-19 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF VERSAILLES.

Simile or °mosso 17.
The court remasembled at half-put ton o'clock.
M. Dinky, a meretant, and lientexant-colonel of the 6th ,
legion of the national guard, stated that, on the 10th June,
two or three hundred national guards of his legion. accost-
palsied by antral myeabers of he legion of artillery, called
we his to lake the initiative in hawing the legion to protest
against the Roman espeditioa. He said he would reply the
vat day. The next day be was called es foe an answer, and
be took the (Ibsen apart and told them that it was not true.
as had been reported, that the bikes were takiag the iii-
dative of a denuastratios, sad, he added, tie, before acting,
it would be beet to wait for the elsaiden ef the Assembly ; he
further said that he would any elemisnuestion, as he
considered it illegal. The natiaaal 'yards them went to Pei-
Sees ridiag-ethool, when they drew up the coavocatioa
whisk egoeured is the aewepapere of the 12th. On the lith.
be mull ant oppose the demonstration, because he had not
Wising loess ; but he would have defended the Maids if
it had been atteekod.
la answer to the seemed Gulaard, the witness said that he
did net movable say of the prisoners u having been among
the ar.tillerymies et the national guard who waited on Lim.
Gmeard have said that it was usual in the legions for auni
slues to be taken by the national guards on ierpormat politi-
sal osessions, in order to make known their sentim.sts.
With respect to the Roman expedition, there was not a sin-
gle legion which did not disease the attitude that the national
guard ought to aolume : and this win done sonteneonsly,
and without plotting. If, he added, Schmitz. one of the ac-
cused, had signed a protest in the 6th legion, similar protests
were Diluted In otter legion.. He begged of the jury not to
kirget this remark.
The Procurtur•Oeneral observed that it wu only in the
=tea that a permanent executive commission bad betn
An ;Avocete said that that was not fully establish •d.
M. Mier said that he had let his riding-school for a meet-
ing of the s:h legion, relative to the election of • camel, but
when he found that the object of the muting was political,
be mused the ass to be turned ME He bad bees told some
days after that it was Schmitz who bad presided over the
meeting, but he could not recognise him.
The Procure or-General here read a letter written by the an
cooed Submits to the 'waren*/ magistrate, in whim, he ad-
mitted having rigid- d over the 'muting in question, and
that it was he who drew up the manifesto of the executive
oommimion nominated by that legion.
From some questions put to the witness Pellier, it ap-
peased that the bureau OT executive chosen at toe monies
had really been appointed with the view to the election of a
colonel of Vte 6th legion, but that the meting had com-
naeroed by discussing the Roman expedition, intending to
take up the question of the election afterwards.
The President then announced that whereoee would now
be called to depose repeating the demonstration of the 13th
Jane.
' Ravel, a wine-shopkeeper, Rue de Bondy, 14, deposed
• that, en the morning of 13th June, several Judie duals, who
were chinking in hie house, said This evening, the pre-
sident and ministers will be Outten at View' ones! To-
' =flow, we 'Del do for Changarnier and Canigeac ! LA
' the vistas look out!" (Laughter.) In the demonstration
there were Rational guards and *Shen of different legions,
is undone and especially of the 6th. I know some of
! these national guards by sight. I saw M. Winne@ Arago
, at the Chateau d'llan. 1 hoard nativaal guards and work-
' meia " Vette le &publican D. monatique et Sociale I"
Nos e of the accused were among the persons who talked in

hie shop.
• Tbouret, an advocate, said the wither had retied to
sign his deposition, le•t it should injure him in his business.
ViLemont, • soldier of the 6th Lancers, said he meant
pained M. Lacrosse, minister of pubic works, up the B
on the 13th, and beard the people in the procession
cry, " Viva la republique !" " Vise la constitution !"
republique R maim!" " Down with the traitors !" He
thin described how M. Lacrosse was surrounded and me-
owed by the crowd, and how he escaped by galloping to the
main* in the Rue de Vendome.
M. Chili/kr, chef d'eseadron of the staff of the national
guard, saw the minister of public works surrounded and
threatened, and heard ales of "Down with the president !"
" Down with the government!" " Viva la republique
Remain !" The 'roam forming the demotcration appeared
to hies to be organioed, ea far as organisation in such a cam
wee possible. He did not recognise Etienne Arego, or say
of among those who cried.
al. de Reasieville, sous chided the Minister of the Interior
and captain in the staff of the national guard, deposed that
on the 13th June he was sent by M. Dufaure, to reconnoitre
the state of Paris as far as the Place de la Bastille, and the
appearance of the manifestation which was about to take
place. When near the Boulevard St. Manic, ha taw a
crowd of individuals, some in the uniform of the national
guard, and others in blouses, and in the midst of them M.
Lacrosse, the minister of oublic works ; the minister was on
horseback, and complet ly surrounded by the crowd, who
appeared to be very agitated. He (witness) endeevoared
to penetrate the crowd in order to release M. Lavas*, bat
was himself serrounded, some of the men 'tiro,: bald of the
bridle of his borne, and others of his sabre. They called on
hint to cry " Viva la Republique Romaine !" but he would
not tonwnt, and at length, lay washing his horse rear, he
eaceseeded is extsiesting kimelL He heard aka of " Vivo
in Cementation," " Vin la Republique Romalae," " A his
lea trainee," " A hooka Chequer. He we. himself ethed
a Cossack. He saw no vaporise officer of the widened gamed
at the head of the maalfeesadea.
In reply to a queens* ken the prisonn Geiser', the
witness said that he did not recognise moor, the primness
say one whom he had seen at the meeting.
M. limaard, ma employe, the next witness celled, mid
that he had on the previous evening seen a person, dressed
m • cook, who announced that a m inifestatioa was to take
plate the next day ; but, although there were a somber of
police agents prim at, he war not an. rod. He was present,
he said, at the time of the manUestation, and saw a number
of groups formed. When the cortege commenced its much
he had seen M. Etienne Arego aad some officers of the artil-
lery of the tuitional guard, whom he did not know. Fearing
that there would he a disturbance, be took the Rue Bourbon
Villeneuve, and proceeded towards the Rue de la Puis,
wham he met the dragoons. He became alarmed, and re-
tonal towards the Roe Montmartre, where he saw same
mon attempting to break into a gunsmith's chop. Tree wa-
wa
also coufirmed the evidence of the pr eveling one rela-
tive to the situation in which Ni. Lineup wa placed. lie
boll, he said, beard tries of " Vivo la Constitution" and
"Vivo Preadkon," but not of " A la Interne." He saw one
rod flag carried by the manifestation, on which was in-
swabbed " Les metiers combettans de Ferrier," but had not
men the socialist emblem of the triangle. He met some in-
dividnahe with muskets is the Rae Femme Montmartre, arid
heard cries of " Aux armor" sad, after hearing the die-
s/sup et musketry at the Co'neervat.ire des Arts et Metiers,
saw CoL Forestier and several artillerymen with their cu-
bism. It was about half-peal three or four o'clock when he
saw Col. Fortifier.
In reply to a question from the privatise Delahaye, the
witness said that he did not recognise among the prisoners
say of the artillerymen whom he had seen, but that that
saighe be accounted for by his having only sea their backs.
M. Guillaume, a glovemmafacturer, residing in the Rue
de Bendy, deposed in similar terms to preceding witnesses
sate the assemblage at the Chateau d'Bau, and the ma ell of
the manifestation. He said he saw M. Etienne Armco at the
bead cl it is his un-form as chef-de-batailion. He had his
Mabee In the scabbard. At either side of hint wets li.atenant.
actionel of the national guard and a captain of the artillery.
Had heard the cry of " Vive la Constitution" and of " Vim
is Republique Democratique et Buckle !" but the latter cry
was not vary frequent. Boats isolated voices were also heard!
Ito ay " Vivo Respell," " Vim Etienne Arsgo," " Vivo la '
Montague r. Then were a great number of national guards
and their officers present ; the privates were without &regal
Ile did not see anything of the incident connected with the
mielster
of public works, He bad been near the Chateau I
d'Eau oa the previous evening, and had seen very mammas
group. of persons assembled.
U. Boa, one of the counsels for the prisoners, begged the!
president to ask the witness whether he had not telt some
surprise in seeing the police tacitly allow the assemblage
to toks place.
The President said he could not put each a question, as it
was not one of fact.
The prisoner °oilseed asked whether the witaem had ems
any artillerymen with their arms in the mids: of the anni-
llamado& when it was is march.
The witness replied that he had not, but that be had ems
them neat the mairie.
The petunia °abased said that the 6th battery had assem-
bled at the mains by his order, as it was their usual place
of masteries ; there was thereoo» nothing extraordinary is
the witness having seen them there.
M. Serge, a sergeant of the 18th light infantry, who teas
mended the post of the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, deposed
that he had with him twelve men and a corporal. Oa mass
the manifestation approach, he had closed the gates Of the
pest. Boos after, a group of individuals opproached the par,
I crying " Viva la Republique !" Vivi la Constitution !
A bas les Coomuse ." and summoned him and his men to
give up their arms. He replied that the arms were better in
Into hands of his men than they would be in the hands of
those who demanded them; they then attempted to scale the
gates, and to make them toils disk bayonets. He bat me
however yielded, and the firmness displayed by the pest M.
timidated their aggressors.
The President—Your conduct was very noble, and you
deserve the highest praise.
Proculeur-General—At what hour did that take place ?
Whasso—About two o'clock.
IL Prima-in, a cosmakeary of pekoe, deposed that be
=hireserd:gedeneerali
thCehrarlsdrate Iriaatiz,thanedhluesmdmoford
the mewl to apes. is the usual way. The witness them
poessiel to describe the advance 01 the troops and the
talsodeg the boulevards, He stated that a barricade had
boas oemmenced opposite the Rue du Helder, but thulium
I • vary hale me, and way eempoeed of chairs. The
mealintation appeared very excited, end
1 mgrmem s
on " V ire Is Oserditutimar The head of the ma-
paned the Res de la Pain when the troop I
&tried en them. The body we. thus eut in two.
la reply to a clanging tram the prisoner Gabbard, whams
mil that the troops did not Worse until the sommees to
had made ia the real and leis! ma
allrPoosereer-Cloeseol seated k saying that the amp
het meodosesed ea die mmilmeatiss Wore any sommies
imam had hose made, seed esdeavoured to impress se the
Ivry that molt bed km the ems.
_me of tho esessel, mid that the barricade talked
et was some *ma a her dries which happened to be
ISOWN/Al efl the Booloveird thrown together.
11. &Minter, another of the cereal, said that nothing
meld better prove the pacific eborsoter of the manifestation
them the fact that the only shot fired was by the military.
The prisoner Goinard asked the witness whether he had
heard several shots Bred ?
Witeess—l did not.