Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-09
A Citizen OF syston Arrested in Paris, =


The Paris correspondent. of the New
York Times gives an account Of the arrest
of Mr.. J. g. A. Warren, of Boston. by the
French police during the riots in Paris. =
1t will be seen by the cable dispatches that
Mr.. Warren has demanded reparation from
the French government. The correspon,
dent says: A.-''
Mr.. Warren states that he was proceed
ing along the Boulevard hIontmartre on
Thursday evening, the 10th, in company
with another American, Mr.. Charles r.
Goodwin, he saw the police chasing the
crowd and they turned into side street,
the Rue Richelieu, to get out of the way
They had not got far when they heard the
beat of drum. This was followed by
rush of police agents, and before they had
time to demonstrate or to state who they
were, they were both struck several times
and Mr.. Warren was knocked down. Mr..
Goodwin owed his exemption from fur
Their ill-usage and Imprisonment to the
fact of his wearing the ribbon of the Lee
gion of Honor, but Mr.. Warren, as he was
trying to rise to his feet, was seized and
dragged to the Marie in the Rue DrOupt.
When he arrived there he found the large
court yard full of prisoners and policemen.
After delay of about half an hour he was
taken to the inspectors room and search
ed. All his papers and money were taken
from him. He had at the time two hun
dred francs in paper and about one hun
dred and eighty francs in gold. After his
name, address and signatensem had been
taken down, his papers, and, as he suppo-
sed, his money, were replaced in his peck
cts, but he discovered subsequently that
his funds had not been restored. A further
examination was made Of his person for
weapons, after which he was transferred to
another room, which was crowded with
prisoners Of almost every station in life.
After remaining there about half an hour
the prisoners were formed into a body,
numbering about seven hundred, and
marched, guarded by soldiers and police
men. to the cOncieygerie at the other end of
the river.
This was about one o'clock at night. =
During the march the utmost brutality was
exercised toward The prisoners, and they
were driven and pushed along like herd
of cattle. MIR. Warren was 50 badly bruised
and hurt that he had to be supported by
two Of the prisoners His shirt and clothes
were covered with blood from the effect OF
blows which had been wantonly inflicted
upon him in the yard Of the Marie by one
of the sergeants lie vile. After they
reached the c0Nciergerie, about three in the
morning he tainted away and was con-
veyed for the night to separate cell,
w3ere he was attended by the surgeon of
the prison, who administered chloroform
and stimulanta to him. He remained in
the coacie3yerie with the other prisoners
until seven o'clock on Friday evening, and
they had nothing oil this time but little
soup of the weakest kind and some hard
bread. AS evening approached they were
Informed that they were about to be trans
ferred to the fort at Bicetre, on learning
which Mr.. Warren managed to get scrap
of paper and wrote letter to DIR. John
ston, of the Boulevard Haussmann, in
forming him OF his position. The Doctor
Immediately forwarded it to Mr.. Wash
burne, and at 1870 the same night Mr..
Moore, assistant secretary to the legation.
went to the prefecture and demanded his
release. He was told that it was then too
late to do anything IL the matter but that
it would be attended to early in the morn
ing.
Shortly after he had dispatch Ell this note
to DR.. Johnston, Err. Warren, with the
other prisoners, were transferred in the
close prison carriages to the fort at Bice-
ire. They were kept standing in one OF
the classmates there. suffering from the
heat and thirst consequent upon over
crowding, nntil nearly midnight. The roll
was then called, and the prisoners were
marched, eight at time, accompanied by
file Of soldiers, to the inspectors room,
in another building, where their names,
addresses and personal descriptions We're
entered in a book. This done, they were
conveyed to second caSemate, and in pro-
ceeding to it each prisoner stopped by Or
der and picked mp bundle of straw, which
with blanket, was to constitute his bed.
Eoft in, for
rest of the night, but without food or
drink. The heat and odor of the place
were insutterahle, and were aggravated by
the fact that all the necessities of nature
had to be provided for in that crowded
apartment. To men accustomed to every
luxury, as many of those confined there
were, the sut1erings endured during this
memorable night must have been terri
BILE ordeal. It is etated that three of the
prisoners died at the conciergerie, while at
Electro fourth lost his senses and COM
mitted suicide.
On Saturday noon IN order reached the
fort directing the release of Mr.. Warren.
He was summoned to the directors room,
and the fOrmality of entering in book
his name, personal description and address
in Paris having been again gone through,
he was told that he would be released the
same evening. lie was then taken back
to the casemate, where he received little
food, and at O'Clock he was released and
escorted to the railway by corporal
Fortunately little silver sufficient to pay
his fare, which he had in one of his pockets,
had escaped or had not tempted the Gu
pidity of his captors. and he got back to
Paris reioiced that his adventure had had
SO speedy termination. Since his return
he has been taking steps to recover the
money of which he was deprived by the
police, bat [ am afraid without much
chance of success.
A Receiver to Take Charge of Nash
villa