The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-12
the FRENCH CONSPIRACY.
An Official Statement-The "Act
of Accusation Against the
Regicide CenspiratOrs-
What the Govern
ment Proposes -r
to Prove.

18th OF July. 1t Is dated June 4, and, after
stating who formed the ''chambres des misses
on accusation" and that the requistory of M.
Grandperret (this is the document published
Just before the ptebtscite, which the Marseil-
laise published as feuiUeton) would be
joined to the existing dcte, it thus pro-
oeeds:
''For many years the revolutionary party
had disarmed itself before the power and the
authority of the Imperial power; but in 1868
the public meetings which were held in diff
ferent points of the capital, and the violence
of the speeches which were delivered there, i
had terminated the passions. The men of
action--as one of the accused has said-had
recognized each other, had drawn together
and understood one another. Soon secret
conventicles (conc8Itobules) were organized
chez Dupont, Guerin, Sappia, Fontaine pere,
and others, all known by the extravaganza of
their republican and socialist opinions The
police watched all the movements of the
members of these meetings, without being
able to penetrate as yet into their projects
and their end Nevertheless, their influence
was visible externally in the violent language
of their adopts in the menaces of some of
them against the agents of authority, and in
q certain assurance of the success of their
enterprises in a not distant future which
they manifested The slightest public
u
sion for riots, and it was remarked that the
rioters were Immediately united, and seemed
to assemble and to march at given signal
The burial of Victor Noir, in the month of
january, 1870, had been the occasion of a
general review of the revolutionary party
and although disagreement between Roche
fort and Flourens stopped the crowd ready to
rush (se rue7) upon Paris, the presence was
nevertheless remarked then and there of all
the chiefs of the party, as we'll as the organi-
cation of armed groups, and for moment
sinister event was dreaded. This occasion
having failed, Flourens and his adherents
thought to seize another opportunity on the
7th of February, 1870, at the moment of the
arrest of the Deputy Rochefort. Flourens,
who presided over a public meeting, numer-
GUS and extremely agitated, did not fear to
proclaim the republic, sword in hand, to
seize the person of the commissary of police
and to parade the streets, calling the citizens
to arms. At his call, armed groups were
formed, barricades were raised at different
points, shops were pillaged under pretense of
searching for arms, and during three days
certain quarters of Paris were prey to the
most serious disorders. The rioters had
manifested their projects by the most culpa-
BILE acts; the police, therefore, had full
liberty of action, and numerous arrests were
made on the barricades and wherever dis
order showed ITSELF Search was made at the
QOmlCli6 Oh the men composing Jn6 cOQV0n-
ticle, whom the police had for some time
watched Arms and ammunition were found
there, and q great number of revolutionary
writings. 1t was soon discovered, by the
confession of the accused themselves, that
groups of agitators had been formed by the
advice of Villeneuve, friend of Blanqui, at
st. Ouen, at Batignolles, at Belleville, and at
Levallois; that subscriptions had been opened
to buy arms, and that these arms, when
bouglE, had been distributed to those who
were not able to provide themselves; that at
length the determination had been taken to
overthrow the Imperial Government, and to
attempt the life of the Emperor. One only
point remained obscure; how could these
men, armed only with revolvers for the most
part, have persuaded themselves that
they could fight with success the
public forces with the formidable
arms which they possess In the secret
meetings. it had been answered to this ques-
tion that there was an understanding with the
army. But what had treasured the most timid
were these words, often repeated by the lead
ers, ''Science will take the place of force ia
science suppteera la force) These words
have been frequently met with during the
inquiry, but what did they mean The pro-
cess relative to the facts reported above was
on the point of being terminated when new
facts came to light. The Prefecture of Police
was informed, on the one hand, that man
named Beaury had arrived from London with
the design of assassinating the Emperor;
and, on the other hand, that explosive bombs
were being made in Paris, either to serve for
an attempt against his Majesty, or to be en-
ployed against the troops in case of reyolu-
tionary movement surveillance was esta-
blished. Beaury was arrested on the Goth
of April, being the bearer of a sx-chambered
loaded revolver. Camille Beaury, private in
the 7th Regiment of the Line, quartered in
Paris, had deserted after the funeral of
Salmon, called Victor Noir, at which he
had been present. He went first of all to
Belgium, and thence to London, where he
met with another deserter, named Fayolles,
and where he also met Gustave Flourens,
whom he had known in Paris. Beaury was
present in London at banquet given by the
refugees to Tibaldi, of Italian origin, con-
demned in France. recently returned from
CAYENNE. Beaury has affirmed and persists
in affirming, that the resolution to assassinate
the Emperor was taken by Fayolles, Flourens,
Tibaldi, and himself; that they drew lots for
which of the four conspirators should be the
first to act, and that it was him (Beaury)
whom chance chose; and that the next day he
left for France. Arrived in Paris, he put
himself in relations with a man named Soret
to whom he had been recommended by
Flourens, and also with man named Ballot,
who gave him money on Flourens' account.
Soret is the individual with whom Flourens
took refuge on the night of the 7th-8th of
February, and it was in Ballots house
that the same Flonrens remained hid
during forty days, from the Sth of February
to the 2Oth of March. Ballot did not confine
himself to handing money to Beaury, who
wished to assassinate the Emperor: he also
gave money, always by order of Flourens, tc
those who were employed in making bombs
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