The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-14
THE DOOMED REDS.
The Communist C0nvicts Be-
fore Their Execution.
lOSSEL'S LAST HOURS.
N Honorable Death---A Respected
Name---A Courageous Example.
sERRE,s LAST HOURS.
What the French Press Had to Say
on the Executions.
Hn PRISON WALLS SPEAK.

me Ounard steamship Java, Captain Martyr,
ON Liverpool December 2, VIA Queenstown 50, ar
wed as This port yesterday with two days. later
sws than that brought by the CITY Of Paris.
essseps Own Account OF His Last Days ON
Earth-An Interesting MISUNDERSTANDING
Scenes with His Parents, Sisters and
Fricnds-"Not Lot TO BE Piiied.''
me following is q translation OF part OF most
aseresting manuscript rom the pen OF the hairless
tossel. now in the possession OF correspondent
n Paris, who knew the deceased well. The
Manuscript is in the form OF q journal, under
he title, any Last Days; for my Parents" and the
assages which we present below wildly portray
be alterations OF feeling experienced by the
coined man as the crisis Of his fate drew very
Aay:-
SATURDAY, Nov. 25, 1871.
This day has certainly been q memorable one for
all the days have lived TINS ~ one OF those on
vhlch nave most suffered. Since l LETT the Com
anne have only had one moment OF anguish. IL
sris, threatened with prescription by that aus
sreeabe Assembly. A Versailles journal pub
aucn success 1t had been intended for eu'tie
on n0vek wherein it was SHOWN That on certain
red thousand francs TO surrender Paris to NJ.
hers For the moment ! was overcome by SO
Icn was Eo afs Sc aas NOT %
rem the moment OF my arrest by the conquerors,
very phase Of the trial, every attempt
asOed my character in evidence. SO that Il
her now nut me 10 death they Will have had their
aost dangerous for themselves Tor their system,
or their oh dr am therefore cutie a. ease IN
Q the decislon Of the Commission.
SECRET DELIBERATIONS.
II Is nine days since the Commission OF Pardons
asemDled, and Its secret deliberations
anne to an end yesterday. The result Is not yet
.nown, but the demeanor Of those poor wretches
pauuTes dia6es, clearly enough that they are
Inclined to strIke; nothing is SO terrible as people
rho are frightened. Three days back 1t was pub
says this mo uss es dos
o sound public opinion"
he YOUNG MEN OF PARIS ASK FOR MERCY TO
RossEL.
Yesterday In answer to an appeal OF the Constft,.-
ION, number OF young men came from Paris to
utrenis. Respectful and moderate they elected
I'VE among themselves as representatives who only
Saint Hiaire. Thers vas getting INTO his ~ car
1age and refused to listen to them. 'rnis step can
'niy prove Injurious TO those whom you wish to
ave. said he, not, 1t would seem, without q GER
ain degree OF agitaton in spite OF the insignificant
lumber OF those who addressed him. Bartheiemy
Assembly from returning to Paris - .
roy HAvE GOT THE REPUBLICS; WHAT MORE CAN
Ton VIM exasperate the Com m,ssion Of Pardons
= After all. You are not numerous, as you would
ne It TO be thought" TO these words. TO the nten
snrase IN particular, my friend Baihant replied. f
on do not nnd US sufficiently numerous we viii
'0me 10000 strong tomorrow u 1t suits you."
THE PRISONER AND his PARENTS.
To-day Jolly came to see me- BE knows nothing
lively last night after having adjourned itself to the
IN OF December and having decided on the ten APP
me- ds mother
aster came In all haste to warn me that q rumor
I'd found credit among the members o. the Com.
darch Is, / had pettloned the Minister '' d y
Var for q step, which had been refused me.
lressed to my mother, and In which contradicted
bis rumor or caumny Of the eleventh hour.
mother and sister had spent the evening Of the DAY
sefore IN waiting for the members OF the Commls.
Sn to come out ana t, mad seen them pass without
,o0ple who nave just decreed somebody's death
hey were walking with light STEP They were
Asir di6ner. No; they did not Iook herces Very
ate In the evening an English journalist had sent
o1ld not leave Versailles without letting the them Know
+ My father had gone immediately TO tell M. Passa
nave NJ M gGer that
anne into the parlor, my sisters features were all
distorted, and she had been drying tears. "sho
ncther was very pale-quiGe pale. Little Sarah
aad kept her veil over her eyes, and tried TO look
ann. From time to time there was contraction
IA corner OF her lips, but she was not crying
faiher stood behind them, as usual; his counten-
nee y nrm but love him too well not to feel that
nwardly he suffers all the more, but bitterly
spent having caused such deeD and bitter grief
my beloved father. | cannot bear that my
'ersonaily concernsd am tnick-skinned, and am
o little preoccupied with this contingency OF i'm.
Is not diseased insenslDility on my part But
shnt cannot understand Is that, BY delaying to
AXE decision and discriminating that decision
Vhen taken, they should prolong the agony OF nv
arents who have not committed any other crime
han that OF bringing me INTO the world and teach
ecded; they are silent the decision must be fatal
uch is the conclusion at which my parents have
rived.
49, TILE MOTHER AND HER son.
'Do not exasperaie the Commission OF Pardon ~
Of NV parents a. broke mV heart Tne
aotner was telling me OF the steps she had taken
ne day before, when suddenly she exclaimed, 81
aind p MY sister, who was more composed. took
p the narrative, TO which. i did not listen.
IL cared little for the rest. Today I" It
my mother who Is cam ma, and my sister who Is be-
de ners 1--WE were er better last 1gnt passa
7other, ~ have confidence; they Will not do any.
hing 10 you" Father talks OF other tnings-of
~lade, Of the one am going to make. My
lotner made me promise her two or them,
Ssuns nappS to be ae to &c so@ehna
err. Tne little one is not crying, but her heart
u yo SAY sns . pn ne yS
nd soDs-her courage Is at an end. My poor little
odchild my poor lutte friend they ere rendlng
wing little puss. am well aware that moody viii
axe The place q your old brothers but there is stu
MY lake good care OF the others; they have euch
q old habit OF loving me that fear for them when
ney Will longer nave me to devote themselves to-
HE PRISON CELL~-H0w RossEL RECEIVED HIS
VISITORS.
The "parIoird is cage OF about one metre in sur.
ACE and three metres high. Al the back there Ii q
DOR. on either side brick partitions; In 'front.'
~east nigh, O double grating made with wire treI
the mcshes OF which are TWO cenumetres
rye. Opposite this cage Is another box slightly
ecper, which opens also at breast height but with.
ut grating, on an intervening passage where the
sarder IL stationed They are all four In this box.
1 hen We are m good hum0r we call IL our Guignal
Punch and Judyl because the personages are there
. closely packed as on the scene where Punch's
Ieat drama Is performed. Only here the drama 10
another kind.
THK wARDER
those duty ts6 10 Control our wards Is not fierce
~ fOars. allx s OLD soldier .a who d has served