New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24

NEW York. August pa correspondent
of the London Times, writing from Paris,
August s. says: In.regard to the court mar
tial tor the trial of communists was sur
prised at the want Of interest shown by the
public. The place was little more than half
full, court, prisoners and newspaper re-
p0Tters all occupying q platform raised
some feet above the body of the hail. The
men had seen the day before in the prison
negligent now saw arrayed as for the
boulevards. The one idea evidently domi-
nanS in their somewhat unprepossessing
countenances was one so dear to their coun-
trynen generally that all eyes were upon
them. They struck .smoek heroic attitudes
and then tlanced furtiyely around to see
whether they had produced desired effect
They laughed and talked for effect at mo-
ment when the indictments charged them
with the heaviest offenses. Ferre was par
tieulqrly tickled at the stress laid upon his
completely in tile murder of the hostages.
and ASST was rippling over with jokes from
the beginning to the end of his act of accu-
sation. Segere, with scrupulously fitting
gloves, covering small hands, which he
affectedly passed through bis carefully
brushed hair, with stiffest and whitest shirt
collars, stood for the most part surveying
the audience with bland ana I,atronizing
smile. 1t seemed q special pleasure to any
of them TO find friend in the audience to
nod to him IN an atfable and familiar man
ner, as though TO re-assure him, and then
, laugh, perhaps, because the friend showed
some confusion at an nnwelcome recogni-
ton. In fact, they seemed to. regard the
whole affair as elaborate and not a bad
practical joke got up for their especial ben
eft
Late journals just received by the foreign
mails give interesting details of the trial
OF commune prisoners now in progress at
Versailles. AT the examination of Asst, the
following coIloquy took place. The presi-
dent said to Asst:
s You gave the order for the assassina-
ton of Generals LeCompte and Thomas.
on the eighteenth of March.
:. Il is false, replied he.
{ We're yon not the chief leader of the
commune against the government ~
Yes, said ASST. q fUu.attacked us and
we accepted the struggle
You voted for the massacre of hos
tagesl
Yes again was the firm reply, she
cause when At var it is necessary to resort
Murmurs of indignation arose among the |
audience, but Asst only smiled disdain-
fully.
The president asked:
Why did you purchase sulphur coal! |
Yen wished to burn down Paris"
The accused retorted by deserving that
oho5 t4lt afVYl5Sf Hal ZONE Eue3f WORST DIV 1
firing explosive shells into the city.
"It is infamous cried the public prose /
cutor, who was greatly moved. You made
acquisitions for Petroleum and miscellape
Gus addresses II was unnecessary to do
so, he replied, as the forts were full of it.
Asst, IN reply to the question of the presi-
dent, did not seem TO DENY his utilization
with the International Society. He admits
that he was a member of the central com
mittee. is a Free Mason, and was with the
central committee on the tenth of March.
Was not at Rue Des Raiseres. and knew
nothing OF the executions OF Generals
Thomas and Lecompte. Asst went on to
say tha< she had not opposed the law on
hostages. but should himself have executed
them. He had said that the only way to
save their brethren at Versailles was to
threaten reprisals; an eye for an eve was
his maxim. Gavean exclaimed you take
three eyes for one.n He had signed the de-
cree for pulling down the Nendome column
and other DEGREES Still be had not signed.
but admitted he had not protested, and
never thought of resigning
The account OF those horrible details.
which are brought to light at these trials,
created heprofoundest Indignation among
The French public