The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-12
Tr,al N slons,sur Cshet.

From the London Globe, July ~
Tho name Of CADET has been prominent in the
French journals for some time past, in connection
with the lcarian Communist Colony In America.
For certain alleged frauds he was, two years ago,
sentenced to two years imprisonment ~ the Cor
and is now his trial in appeal According to the
indictment, 1t seems tina, in the year 1917 NJ Ca
bet announced that he had obtained concession Of
about 200 600 acres in Texas, and invited the ad
rents TO his doctrines to take the engagement to
90 to lcaria and put all they possessed in common.
certain number of persons went to Texas, but in
stead of meeting with the promised land they ex-
Pectea; they encountered only hardship and misery.
In le49, letter, written by twenty-five of ais dis
appointed lcarians was pu olished in thu journals,
complaining that they had been auduenty enticed
into disastrous speculation Shortly AFTER one of
CADET, and he was joined in the complaint by other
lcarians. They stated, among other things, that
Cahet obtained from the associates 270,0O0f., and
that before leaving he made them give up every
thing Of value they had with them. Some other
lcinans, however, prote sted against the accusar
tons made against their chief The account books
sho we'd that CADET had I'd at his disposal 24 $751;
of which disbursements to the amount OF lao ,OO0f.
were proved by receipts; there no recei pts for
the disbursement Of the remainder, but it was re-
marked that great number of the items were of
such nature that receipts could not De obtained
for them thus, for example there was one item
for 24000f. for conveyances by railway. When ex-
amined by the President of the Court of Appeal,
M. CADET defended his conduct f:om the charge
made against him He att-ibutedall the evils from
which his emigrants had suffered to their wn neg
lect of precautions, we'll to the Revolution of
February, 1913. If there were any Irregularities
in the accounts, it was the fault of the clerks He
had done all in hts power to his friends who
had gone to the promised land of plenty. mum
Der Of witnesses were then examined, who explained
the nature Of the receptions practiscd on them and
the hardship and losses they had sustained. All
their letters to their families in France had been
intercepted by M. CADET, whose object was to keep
them in the dark as long as possible. Tue prison
ers counsel addressed the court at some length in
an ingenious speech, defending hiscent's conduct.
The substitute of the Procureur General supported
the charge, and observed that nearly all the pri-
soner had said about Texas was untrue. If he had
been sincere he ought to have gone out With he
grants to share their hardshPs but instead of that
he had remained at Paris. While he was occupied
with Partisan politics his adherents were dying
The accounts displayed great ireguarity, and,
after close examin alton of Thorn, there was a de-
felt of 7,000f NJ CADET had not lie pit an account
of all the sums paid to him, and that neglect alone
was an offence in the eye of the law He had, be-
sides, clearly pro6ted by the subscriptions paid up
On the demand Of M. CADET the case was adjourn
ed, to afford him an opportunity Of preparing his
defence.