New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-15
FRANCE
End Of the Lyons Court Martial Conicmna-
lion of the Prisoners.

ton Of the Prisoners.
The trial at LYONS 81 VI Gent and others. 10, an
alleged conspiracy 10 overthrow the Government,
came to an end on the 2Sth ult., as follows
Tie accused were brought IN at - O'Clock, and
the Judges took their seats shortly after
M GUllet the advocate charged 20 defend the
accused Pasta SAID thai, a. the public prosecutoI
had abandoned the accusation against hun, he would
not ADDRESS She Court but he mad 10 declare, IN the
name If all has colleagues, tnat none otthem irtendoS
to speak The accused had stated to them their rea.
sons or declining their assistance, and they found
nothing tIsrespec.ful IN u. But they would remain
10 afford them their counsel # II should De required
"The Pre- .ident.-Accused Pasta, what have YOU
10 say
Il sta-Nothng | don't even know why AM
3" The President then asked all the accused
rally # they had anything to say, and they all an
swered IN the NEGATIVE, with the exception Of
" rhourel, " no sald-A profound sentiment, which
share. has rendered mute the eloquent and devoted
advocate who was to have presented my defense. 1
shall therefore be silent. But viii say that re-
man convinced that a> men OF honor. independent
and free and hose conscience Is not subject to the
state Of siege. YOU VIII not forget that you render
justice IN the name of God, of the French people.
aud OF the Republic.
The Presld,nt-Gcntlcmen of The Court, and
adyOca,eS-Nou have nothing more 10 say Ana
YOU accused, have you anything 10 add % your de-
ienSef
No one answered.
The Judges retired TO deliberate a. l2 o'clock,
and Z, turned nto Court between ana , IN the eve
.'rhe President then, IN the name OF the French
ps0p'e' Nhe guard presenting aTms,l delivered the
Judgment The accused. as o., usual before Court
MARITAL were not present The reading of the Judg-
mtHf occupied an hour and a man, me detiiis being
repeated Or every one Of the accused Aiief setting
forth he constitution oil The Count, and the names ~
the Judges zone OF them sefgeant-malor) and the
manner IN which the trlal had been conducted, this
document stated that the questions which the Court
had examined were was the accused guhly OF
having taken part IN plot at Lyons for The purpose
of destroy ing or changing the Government OF the He
public , Was that ploifo'lowed BY an act commit
led, or commenced, for preparing The execution oil
~ g. Was the same accused guilty. OF having taken
u.ut IN plot formed AT Lyons, iOf the purpose Of
exciting civil war by aiming the cltlzens against
each other :. Wa that plot fol0wedby an aotcOm
m.tied or commenced, Tor preparing me execution
of IL 8 Was tie same accused guilty OF having
formed part Of "A secret society Is 10 beht, thefe
was an additional questlOn-Nas the accused guliiy
of having been the cmei OF a secret society me
decision of the Court on these questions Was, that
10 Of the accused were not guilty, and mat the
other, 80 Ia number, including those Ia hight we're
The accused acquitted were -Belllscer. Nous,
Auriol DMl!an Marion. PInct, Alcblade halleyai,
Tacheresse. Pasta, Caussonel Andre, and bsteouie-
The concentrations passed on the accused eo o q,
clarcd guilty were virtue OF articles - ~ ana VI
of the Penal Code 10 of the decree Of the 2sth July
l-is on secret societes-the sad articles being mod
fled Nth respeci 10 some ~ The accused, " article
l63 Of the Penal Code and Of the Law OF Germ
nal. An These condemnatlons are as follows
"Transp lphOnse Gent, Albert ode'
Loneomazlno De SAINT Prix, Antoine Rey, carriere,
Salilant.
Ten years deteniion-H Delescluze' Bouyier,
Bsrbut. Dsumas Marescot Salabeile, LamorIhei anu
Five wears detention -Borei, Cheysssus, Grill.
Isldore, Gent, Jean, Froment, Robert, Maisue,
Pierre AIalleyal.
Five wears imprisonment, I'VE years deprivation
of evil ughts and ,OO0f fne-Merc.
TWO wears Imprisonment, hse years deprivation
Of civil rights, and I,G0f hne-B ndot, Jouyenne,
PeuDon. 800,
a years lmpnsenment, l,Oo0f. hne, and two
YEAR deprivation Of civil nghts-sauye, Bonslryen,
Charpentler.
SIX wears imprisonment, and two years deprya
ton OF cIyIl nghts-DupOnt, earle.
A years Imprisonment and l,OOOf hne-Tno1rei
dythe ma Cnty Of iOur)
fDetentlon Is what the French law calls dGfief"e
= pfnoants IT more severe than ordinary I'M
pnsOnment. and subjects the offender ditef hIs TO-
lease ~ the sDrfeu0i4ce VI the police iof me A.,
Just a. the President had terminated the isa.ns
Of the Judgment, a loud cry oil we Ia ''P''-
..The pfe.Itent-W Whence comes that cry
"Cau, Moltlou!s, the officer On duly-ffom 'h1
! prison, Colonel -. ..,,se me-
| ,,ce - no regretted The President then sad thds
he Cour: ordered The public prosecutor 20 Ieao va
-urofgent 70 lie accused IN preseh'e 81 'iie S1
ssennfied under arms an1 10 The acquitted IN pres
| - ~ fb. gllard assembled without arms also W
lu,oIm the cOncemneG that me "a" diio"eI mem -
nours 10 appeal 10 the Court Of REVISION ne a-'e,
that the public prosecutor was !" see '"e J''s''"'
executed - -...
;. Tie public prosecutor then went 10 the prison
ard fesd me judgment -
In ne yicin.ty Of the court large crowds were
as..,,b,ed bu, tie military precautions taken pre-
vert.e any demon STATIONS. ana the ram having be-
.un 90 fall heavily. caused them after While u dis
IeI,e"
Ills not known whether the condemned Will ap>
neai 10 the Court u Cessation I, - sad that should
tIey do 90 Their sentence must be anniliei. imS
rosed by al extraordinary tribunal, Which IS con-
trary 20 the Constitution
The Presidency-The Prince de- JoiDviile.
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