New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-23


The workmen Of Paris Will In another generation utterly
refuse 10 believe in the crimes which there can hardly DC
a reasonable doubt that Ferre and many OF his ieio"
prisoners committed, unless much conclusive e'-
dence brought forward than has yet been given IN he
trial. A skillfu French judge, apt as most frehch
Judges at wringing the truth from the most uh-
willing prisoners, would ascertain from the prisoners
either by force persuasion much that would be inter-
esting TO know but such task will never be accom-
rlished by a mild-mannered old gentleman Ike COl'
Merlin, who contents himself with reading to the prs-
oncrs few questions prepared beforehand. ana oiteh
hardly takes the trouble to listen to their answers
In conclusion ought TO say wOrdabout the cohuuct
OF the prisoners under trial. 1t is simply ASTOUNDING
They do to be in the least concerned at their
position and the President has been more than once
obliged to recall them to a proper sense OF the eA'
treme gravity Of their position. zone would THINK,
said Alexandra Dumas, Gis in court on the 9th lhs'
"that they expected the Commune TO be pr0calmeu
anew before the trial over" The remark Is quite
true these madmen do really behave II they expected
ochange places with their before sentence sha
have been pronounced
EVIDENCE on TIE TRIAL OF PIERRE AND ASST
Ports fgg iO) Correspondence Of m, Pau Mdu "a~e'n'
The evidence given yesterday afternoon pc
fore the courtmartal at Versailles was OF that efiPo
description that the playful Ferre was sOpertu DY
IT, Asst left off catching flies, and Regere eating DonDos
DR. PuymOyen was called and asked TO describe what ne
had seem He deposed that he did not know fSo n
mune installed itself at la Grande Rpquettc ana kid
Of cOurt-martial formed ut La Pellle hnquetto,
where youthful offenders arc incarccrauu nc sd"
n man condemned TO death in five minutes ny some
young wrctches Of about II X years or age VINO gave
guard brought ore this tribunal by an escort VINO
shouted. "Entn nous dllons en- manger az gehddrmt,
that he was and had eight children. learned tha
this man was sentenced 10 be shot ne saa mshod
aside by the men who led nm away liz
was thrown into cell where he con D,i
handed over To the crowd. woman armed with mus
ket asked If for the gendarmes and the priests
shouted Break his jaw! 1t dangerous to enter
into this den where the court martial was sttng Inc
said Don't 90 in there or you'l he killed. However
went in, among men who were shouting ike maino
and bowling like cannibals; near me was q NatiOhH
Guard whose face | shall never forget keu uTT0ls
trckng from his mustache. | asked m SELL, II
they blood. THIS man approached me- idnfan
e sotgie dune hGeine impure theeng ana tnoung nv
at the same time to give me orslaSte oi Ms %
will he enough for thee II thou payest tcas anu We
be speaking to me he amused mseI ny co,D nS
brought before this sanguinary court ana nc was sIo
condemned and taken away the president a. was a n
throwing It ont Of the window. A young soldier was
next tried for the crime Of not joining The Com
and he was Toured IN thg me- most n tboie as"a
sins and the soldier knelt down. Get up! and he
rose lie then made to kneel again a hankrrchieI
was tied his eyes and then readnSed ana hnaiI
tLe door lad shot, and his body tossed into Vege
HE cart amid shouts and laughter Four other per
sons we re- massacTed in similar manner, among theh
Nouseigucur Surat, who had managed To escape from
the prison. but who caught by some OF the juvenile
onenders at a barricade and brought back woman
demanded the honor OF killing him. and she set on the
unforunate preate with pOnard, striking at his facei
bmt the bishop kept her OF with his hands. AT last
ioTng patence and jeered by the crowd this fury drew
a revolver and shot down her victim" .
To-day Maitre achaud asked for an authorization mot
vet granted summon NJ Theirs and NJ. Jules simon IN
The Interest painter COurbet and NJ Ernest PICARD
Was actually examined in connection with the accusa-
tons against Asst The cxMinster OF the Interior was
asked IN he visited Asst after his arrest ana O1
him that "A Prussian spy. 1t should be remen,
brred that Asst arrested directly the troops entered
Paris. NJ. Picard explained that when he heard
Asst had been captured, he went to see him IN
the hope of being able to get some Information
from him respecting the means intended TO he
employed for blowing up Paris. " Iwshcd to know,
added NJ Picard, il ne would aid us to avert new cats
trophies When Minister of the Interior singular
letter was shown to me. did not say that ASH was
Prussan agent, but only that the letter seemed
10 show that the men OF the Commune were
i'm correspondence with them. ASST replied thai
| must expect catastrophe. but he could
do nothing" NJ. Picard in reply to further questions
put by Asss counsel, declared that the GOYcrnuc ha
tone all power to prevent collision III - dhcut
TO understand why NJ Picard was called by the defense
NJ Henri ROchefOrt being too Ill to appear, NJ. Gam
betta's eXSecrctary PipeenBOis was next oale, ana
that ASST had demanded numerous Neces Tor the
transport ammunition to the public buildings Dut
was to preserve them from "A bombardment