Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-07-01
llprrors OF p'ris.

Mgr. Darboy, the Archbishop Of Pa
rs, and all the abbes and priests who
were mastered by the Communists, at
La Roquette prison, died with the cour-
age Of the old martyrs for the faith.
The Archbishop spoke words Of for
giveness and pardon to his murdcrerS
before they shot him. On Wednesday,
the oath of May, one Latrancals, IN en-
galley slave, who acted as the Commit
mist governor OF the prison, led body
of fifty National Guards to the cells &C.
cupied by the Archbishop and the hun
dred or more other hostages. They
were then made to follow them to the
broad circular road which separates the
building from the outer walls OF the
prison. Here the venerable Mgr. Oar
boy and his companions were shot, one
st a time. The first hostage shot was
Pere Allard then came the AfchblSh-
CD, and so on to the end. The venei%-
bic Able Duguerry was the last eXecu-
ted. While most Of the wrctches who
were engaged in these cruel murders
heaped revilings upon the heads OF Their
prisoners before shooting them, two OF
the Nationals knclt before the Arch
bishop and implored his pardon; but
the others rushed at them, and with
kicks and cuffs drove them away. Al
ter the executions the bodies were placed
in a goods wagon of the Lyons Rail
way Company, and taken to Pere Ia
Chaise and flung promiscuouSIy INTO
trench, without handful of earth beng
thrown over them.
The seven days offghting and mas
sacre which resulted in the overflow OF
the Commune were full OF such horrorS
a. were unknown even in the most S n
culinary horrors Of the Reign Of Ter
ror. The butchery at the prison Of La
Roquette, of the Archbishop of Paris,
many other high church dignitmleS and
priests and numerous citizens, to the
number of sixty-eight headed the list of
yanton cruelties. But there were other
horrible massacres inflicted upon each
other by Versailists and Communists,
which almost surpass belief. Near the
house of Minister Washburne, six chill
dren, between the ages of eight and ten
wears, caught setting fire to houses,were
summarily shot by Versailles officer OF
high rank. Families that sympathlzed
with the Cummune, upon the taking OF
barricade by the NersailliSts, would
offer the soldiers hospital,ics only to
poison them with the food and VINE
given to them. Upon the discovery OF
this, the whole family would be shot IN
return by the furious comrades OF the
poisoned soldiers. Women, for express
sing their sympathy with the Commune
and their contempt for the Nersalllists,
would be shot on the spot The Mar
auis of Gallifet, general in the regular
army, rode along the lines while 10000
Communists prisoners were halted In
the avenue de fImperatrice;selected lou
cf their number for execution, and sent
them off to the Bots dc Boulogne, where
they were instantly put to death. This
nan, as>we learn recently by cable, was
= few days ago shot by the widow OF a
Communist whom be had ordered to be
s1ecutQd-possibly one of the unfortu-
nate 100 above mentioned. AT Luxem-
bourg, in the Park of Monceau, and IN
the square Tour St. Jaques whole droves
Of Communists, male and female, were
made to march up to large trenches,
stand with their faces to the pit, and IN
this position they were fired at from be-
hind, when, tumbling into the trench,
all, dead aud wounded, were buried to
gSher.