The New York herald., 1870-02-06
A Letter from RocheTort.

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the following letter has been sent to M. vermo-
PARIS, Jan. 10, 1870.
SrR-In declaring to the Minister OF Justice that
you were supposed to nave cerlain relations with
the police, l only repeat what you have yourself
twenty tunes brought upon tue tapis at public meet
ihgs have been accused Of beng the spy OF H.
.imes; circumstance tnal proves incon.
considered to have had connection with
the government which for US Ii the same
yourself cannot possibly make any difference be-
tween NJ. Rouner and NJ. Pietrl. III Ia reality you
nOs N ny e aGw 70 e
moment you entered It? You have been obliged to
avow your ministerial acquaintances, ami Judgment
has long Since been passed by public opinion
yourself You can nevertheless form at your leisure
jury OF honor; and even nope 1t wall acquit you.
As for myself, 1 have witnessed too often the
efforts which you increasingly make to create
trouble and division IN the republican party. And
ss long you shall continue 10 write articles OF
such odious character that the Minister OF Justice
taxes Them testimonials IN The tribune Itself TO
prove the cuipabiiity OF the Deputy wnom he Is
belongs to Inc TO ask whence they came fand to pub
1cly qualify as he deserves the author, who. after
having associated himself IN past times with NJ.
ROuher and the Marquis de IN Yaette, now makes
common cause with Al. Emile oliver.
Traupmann's Struggles with the Exccu,ioner
and Guilfotine.
GnlfUndn's Messenger, of Paris, OF January Il,
ports the very latest moments OF life OF the murderer
Traupmann, with his conduct ut tho guilloJine
thus
When the prisoner was getting ready to leave his
cell for the .tolettc', NJ Claude, the head OK the
secret police. asked MIN had he nothing to confess
u aided," said the prisoner, but never STRUCK"
sSn tha' 9 had na
thsln y MOI was tns snswer.
Some Oh the Journals state that, by sudden move
mont Of the shoulders, he attempted, just as the
slide was put IN motion. to ESCAPE from the hold OF
the executl0ners assistant and that 1t required all
the strength OF the latter, whose hand was bitten
The Gazette des Trtbnnd,lL gives the following
count OF the incidentally was then tnat in the pre-
sencs Of an inevitable and immediate death TrauD-
mann manifested The most evident signs OF terror.
On being Stretched the slide he Grst made
convulsiye movement Of his head and body to the
right; on being forced back towards the lunette he
made plunge forward and endcavored to GET his
right shoulder into the aperture. In word this
great CRIMINAL ciung desperately TO lie, and endeav
Ored by every to escape the terrible fate that
awaited him. Tho executioner. having by main
force brought back the criminal into the proper
position, the upper unctte was fixed on his neck
and q moment alter the blade fell.'
The Droat says:-sAt five PAGES distance, In the
misty light. there was scarcely any possibility OF dls-
executorcr. At tile lass momene Traupmann at
semptcd desperate effort and twisted himself vio-
1snty TO the right but being pushed back By one OF
the attendanis ne made lungc the left, and one
OF his shoulders was Tor q n0ment engaged In the
circular aperture destined for the neck Inc power
ni hand OF the executioner forced him oack upon
the sliding panel, and the next instant dil tBud
announced that the crime of Pantin was expiated."
Free Trade or Protcrtion-Ths Commercial
Treaties.
The Legislative Body OF France met in session
Jauuary 20 NJ Mege, one OIL the Ncc presidents, IN he
chair.
lhe order OF the day was the adjourned discussion
H. JULEs SIMON said-Nothing can prove more
Clearly the necessity OF Parliamentary nquirf
Shxa the coRdict Of statistics aRd cenUsdtet0Tf