Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-06
a NIGHT OF Ha1RRORs.

10 SOl respondent OF the
New York Times gives an account
81 the arrest of Mr.. J. @. A. War
rem, OF Boston, by the French police
during the riots in Paris. 1t will
beseen by the cable dispatches that
MIR. Warren hiss demanded repara-
ton from the French government.
The correspondent says
Mr.. Warren states that as he was
proceeding along the Boulevard
Montmartre 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 a side street.
the Rue Richelieu, to get out of the
way. They had not got far when
they heard the beat of a drum.
This was followed by a 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 further ill-usage
and Imprisonment to the fact of his
wearing the ribbon of the Legion
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.
Alter a delay of about half an hour
he was taken to the inspector room
and searched. All his papers and
money were taken from him. He
had at the time two hundred francs
in paper and about one hundred and
eighty francs in gold. After his
name, address and signalement had
been taken down, his papers, and,
as he supposed, his money were re-
placed in his pockets, but he dis
covered 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 al
most every station in life. After
remaining there about half an hour
the prisoners were formed into
body, numbering about seven hun
dred, and marched, guarded by
soldiers and policemen, to the con-
ciergerie at the other side of the
river.
THIS was about one o'clock at
night. During the march the
utmost brutality was exercised to-
ward the prisoners, and they were
driven and pushed along like a herd
of cattle. Mr.. Warren was so 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 de vile.
After they reached the conciergerie,
about three in the morning, he
tainted away and was conveyed for
the night TO a separate cell, where
he was attended by the surgeon OF
the prison, who administered chic
reform and stimulants to him. He
remained in the coRciergerie with
the other prisoners until seven
o'clock on Friday evening, and
they had nothing all 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 a scrap of paper and wrote
a letter to DR.. Johnston, OF the
Boulevard Haussmann, informing
him of his position. The Doctor
Immediately forwarded it to Mr.
Washburne, and at II 80 the sam'
night Mr.. Moore, Assistant Score
tary to the Legation, went to The
Prefecture and demanded his re-
lease. He was told that it was thel
too late to do anything in the mat
ter, but that it would be ATTENDED
to early in the morning.
Shortly after he had dispatched
this note to DR.. Johnston, Mr.. War
rem, with the other prisoners, wer
transferred in the close prison car
riages to the fort at Bicetre. The.
were kept standing in one OF tn
classmates there, suffering from tn
heat and thirst consequent upoi
over crowding, until nearly mid
night. The roll was then called
and the prisoners were marched
eight at q time, accompanied by
file of soldiers, to the inspector
room, in another building, wher
their names, addresses and persons
descriptions were entered in bool
This done, they were conveyed t
a second casemate, and in proceed
ing to it each prisoner stopped b
order and picked up bundle
straw. which, with a blanket, WIS
TO constitute his bed. There the
were left in quietness for the re-
of the night, but without food {
drink. The heat and odor OF Il
place were insufferable, and wei
aggravated by the fact that all Il
necessities Of nature had to be pr
vided for in that crowded apar
ment. To men accustomed to ever
luxury, as many of those confn'
there were, the sufferings endure
during this memorable night, mu
have been a terrible ordeal. 1t
stated that three of the prisone
died at the coHciergerie, while
Bicetre a fourth lost his sens
and committed suicide.
On Saturday noon an ord
reached the fort directing the
lease of Mr.. Warren. He was SUI
moned to the directors room, q
the formaIity of entering In DO
his name, personal description a
address in Paris having been ag'
cone through, he was told that
would be released the same evenil
He was then taken back to the ca
mate. where he received Ill