The New York herald., 1871-08-23
THE COMMUNIST TRIALS.
Continuation Of the Proceedings Against
the Communist Prisoners.
THE SHOOTING OF THE HOSTAGES
The Barbarities Of the Commune Never
Eqnallfd by Savages.
A BLOODY COURT YARD.
Details Of the Murders on the Place
de la ROquette.
HOW BISHOP SURAT MET HIS FATE.
Indifference Of Regere, the Host Callous
of the Herd, in Court.
BLOODY COURT YARD.
Details of the Murders ON the Place
de la ROquette.
HOW BISHOP SURAT MET HIS FATE.
Indifference Of Regere, the Host Callous
of the Herd, in Court.
APPEARANCE OF The CULPRITS.

VERSAILLES, August Q, 1871.
1--WE shall become well conducted criminals at
last On the first day Of trial we laughed,
j0ked read novels and newspapers, pattei our
aUocdts on the shouder-whlch pattings were re-
turned-and munched sugar plums brought into
Court by our amiable trend Regere, whose pockets
were well lined with those sweet. dainties. In TACT
We behaved Ia the most unseemy manner. But
what did tnat matterS We are common crlmi-
mails. Traupmann's fame Is forgotten. His
business was put retail compared with ours. We
are wholesale merchants In blood and fire, de-
baucnery and inlamy; we call ourselves political
Offenders; shall i've in history and yet who can
tell the number OF our victims and destruction Of
property we and our satellites have caused.
Yesterday the authorizes separated us from each
other by placing gendarmes between us ON
our criminal benches; to-day our books ana papers
have been taken from us; we can no Longer indulge
IN the perusal OF the latest journals to while away
the weary hours OF this tedious process We have no
alternative but to sleep. How many days will pass
before some of us, al any rate, Will sleep the sleep
OF deathP Conscience makes towards OF us all.
In our cells at night we no longer assume the inso
lent Dravado we displayed before the Third ConseM
de Guerre."
THE COURT THIS MORNING.
The sun streamed brightly through the windows
OF the riding school wnen the Court entered this
morning, while the noise OF trumpets OF shOeng
horses and other sounds We are accustomed to near
in cavalry camp rendered the evidence Of the wit
nesses totally inaudlole to all except those their
Immediate nelghborhood. This Is o capital riding
school, but 1t is not adapted for court OF
justice It's acoustic properties aDomi-
nable. No sooner did the President announce
that the Court was opened than, as usual,
the barrsters took random shots at the prosecution.
do arnh IN la prnei idapt fhof tIpnn
ant papers had been distracted from the dosster
and replaced by blank papers copies, so that the
defence could not fnd the elements of the accusa-
ton, and he therefore demanded that they should
be Immediately replaced The COnenltssdtre Rap
port took exception to the word SOuSrdjtes.
There was, OF course, sktrmish between the Rap.
pOTteur and the bar, which ended in nothing but
delay in the termination of the terrible drama.
THE ACCUSED FRKRB
appeared If possible more ghastly pale than on the
previous days of trial. Some amusement was
casioned at the commencement of the proceedings.
When the first witness called twice, did others
with different palronymics present themselves. AT
last, wearled with swearing wrong men, The Presi-
dent exclaimed IN tone OF despair, 'YOyOaS done !
cannot you md Inc the right man P''. Yester.
day objection was taken by counsel to the
evidence Of a witness because he had answered
the President oWt, Colonel, instead Of Ouj mon
IreSiden. To-day The second witness address ed
the President as Oui. colonel, throughout his
evidence, and yet no notice was taken OF his dong
30. The third witness, vatiier, plumber. with q
leaden face maze his appearance In prison dress,
being at present detained in the Prison de la Ro
quette, where he will remain for eighteen months
for having appropriated horse the property Of
another Nothing can well be more simple unbe.
coming than the dark gray prison dress and yet
how respectable the imprisoned plumber looked in
contrast TO the members OF the Commune
WAITER DEPosED
to having been IN prison on the oath May, when
thirty or forty federals arrived accompanied with
G1ew avengers OF the republic, conducted by fair
man, with his mustache en- 0'osSe OF bristed, who
held III his hand list, and said 1--WE want six
men. you know. We require six HOSTAGES The
Archbishop, NJ. BOnjeau, NJ. Deguerry, the
Peres Ducoudrey, Allard and Clercq were
brought out and shot, The witness de-
clared that he hal not sem Ferra, but
pointed out the accused Luller as resembling the
man who had commanded the assassins of the
hostages. Lulier STOOD up, shrugged his shoulders,
and regarded the prisoner with derislve smile,
which seemed to say, "POor man, what fool you
are p "Wel." said the witness, "after that have
but one more word TO say-there Is a strong like.
ness" Lullier's smile was most remarKable-lt was
made for enect-one OF those indescrbaDle Gnns
ndia-rubber heads could effect. One OF the journals
this morning considered Luer's smile as tender
ana innocent. For my own part / could discover
nothing In 1t but mocKing insoence. Lullier's man.
ner gives promise OF exciting ana violent scenes
when he shall be put on trial.
THE NEXT WITNESS
called was young student, also prisoner in the
Prison de 10 Roquette. saw the Archbishop
and the other hostages led forth Tor execu.
tion. Heard Monsiegneur Darboy exclaim,
II have written to Versailles but have
received no answer l am In favor OF
liberty and die an honest man." and then the
witness heard the discharge of firearms. l have
often remarked with astonlshment the raordinary
voluollity OF French witnesses. No matter what
station In life they hold. with rare exceptions, their
evidence Is run OF without nesitation and generally
diverges to subjects which have no direct connec-
ton with the case before the Court OF this had
to-day a remarkable instance in the evidence given
BY M. de Marsy, the Vicar OF SAINT Vincent dc Paul.
He speaks well and knows that he does so He was
twice arrested and imprisoned; ne had much to say
and related the narrative most 10fciDly. His cell
ccing more conimodious Than That o. the Arch
bishops, he offered to exchange win Mohseigneur
VINO was ILL lie also exchanged cells with the
President Bonjeau. me latter had Obtained per-
mission 10 leave The prison l0r ory-eight hours on
parole In order 10 VISIT his VIE; NAT after that
delay he would return To prison. Fearing that ne
could not Keep his word NJ. B0nJcau would not leave
the prison. Wnen called forth for execution, he
said TO witness--" Remind my wife tnat III with
her souvenir on my nearL" - nave seen" con-
tinued the Vicar Of SAINT Vincent de raul, ''dn-
happily order justice and berv all victims 10 these
assassins. | have seen the representative OF the
clergy, the representative oI all hai Is great COW
ardly ssa-sna,ed Inc Wear climbed the prison
Dars 10 send to the martyrs last adieu, which
eancd him such Insults irym the exeCutoners as
sney alone could proEer. The thrilling accounts OF
Srison cells and scenes OF blood were listened TO
s r.n Dreathless attention. EverDody 10 court, with
1Mcepton OF the prisoners, considered The Vicar
SSiaIn'hg and regretted when his evidence was con-
vu Swnsv. nc nad evidently come determined to tel
~nJtninH ne could calculated To exterminate those
,n"oa "a9 peeh the cause of hls own suaernQs aud
", us cunT eres, and retired from the platform
%ssneu WIN himself were his auditors The
n,s ~ss, 49, energeuc manner IN wnicn the Vicar gave
SS vsuunvc mas, however, doomed HIM, lear
w"1ncver mere may be another nsurrection. Some
'"e "u'hs ne 'old we're ~ uupaalabe mat Ferre.