New-York tribune., 1871-06-14
Human life has, in fact become cheap that man lie
shot more readily than dog
HORRInLE AsPECr or THE CrMETFRY


The Cemetery of Pere-l la-Chaise presents q
deploable sight the resting places of the dead much
the rng; cons have been broken and the remains lie
scattered over the ground You may measure the dead
on the "ss pos oSer oSS w coating Of line
There are many women among them. and faces the
feroeity Of which makes one sick to look upon
THE MASSACRE.
A prisoner at La Roquette, Nj. Evrard, Ser
gesnt Major Of the 106th Battalion OF National Guards
gives the following particulars: ION Wednesday. May
Lafrancas, nanesake Of the member OF the Commune
aud who himself had spent six years at the Bagne as
the principal % prisoners were confined An ofcer went
round to each CELL summonng first the Archbishop and
Ducoudray and Clair and the Able Deguerry, Cure Of
the Madeleine As the prisoners were summoned they
each side of which, far could see, were ar
ranged the National Guard who received the eaptiyes
Ny unfortunate companions taken into the court
psrty awaiting them Mo1seigneur Darboy stepped
ward and addressing his assassins uttered few words
and in face their companions fnet before him beseec
ing his forgiveness The other Federas at once rushed
proaches and then turning toward the prisoners
vent to most violent expressions The commander OF
lence, uttered frghtful oath. telling his men that they
there TO shoot those people and not to bully them
The Federas senced and upon the orders of their
leutenants loaded their weapons. Father Aiard was
placed against the wall and was the trst shot down
thus shot, all evncng the utmost calmness ana
courage. NJ. Deguerry alone exhibited a momentary
weakness which attributable rather TO ms state Oh
health than to fear After this tragca execution car
red out without any formal witnesses and In the
presence only of number OF bandlts, the pouies
of the unfortunate victims placed in cart be-
longing railway company, which had been Fequlsl-
toned for the purpose, and were taken to Pere Ia
Chase where they placed in the last trench OF the
JoSse eOne side by side, without even any attempt
The same witness thus describes his escape: On
Saturday, Ferre, member OF the Commune ana Dele
gate of the Public Safety came TO the prison, ana sum-
moning all those who were under sentence OF penai
servitude told them that they were all free Arms ana
uniforms were then given TO them, and Immediately
commenced scene Of slaughter OF the suspected
prisoners among whom were 66 gendarmes, who were all
killed Five other Cendarmes in the nirmary escaped.
drink or wearied with their bloody work, of the
warers OF the prison Langevn opened the cell doors
lives, Acting UPON this advice, NJ Evrard and many
others got through the gates, and dispensing lmme-
diatey, succeeded In efectng their escape
THE REVOLT AsCRIBED TO MENTAL DISEASE.
NJ. Francisque Sarcey reports In the GdutOis
conversation he has had with an illustrOus physician
return and who expressed the opinion that one OF the
chief causes of the terrible scenes wnch accompanied
contagious mental alienation" The minds OF the
Parsans, he said were gradually unnnged Dy tne pr-
vaons OF the siege The revolt OF the iSth Oh Mareh
gave the last blow TO brains which were already shakcn
and at length the greater part OF the population went
Taving mad The records Of the middle ages are In OF
cumsances, fercer and reckless than men. This
Is because their nervous sysem Is more developed her
brains weaker, and their sensibies more acnte
than those OF the stronger SEX and they are conse-
quently far more dangerous and do much more harm
None Of them knew exactly what they were
fighting for; they possessed by OF the various
forms of the religious mana-that which npelled the
Jansensts 10 torture themselves with strange delight
themselves the bayonets Of the soldiers paroxysm
OF passion seen ten minutes after utterly prosrate
the last than they heroes in the frstthey
were simply madmen.