New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
A Plot Defeated.

| lFrom the Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, June ia letter from yer
sallles of June 6 says: s.f ~ =
| "Ihe commune narrowly escaped falling
through the treason of a few of its mem
Ders, previous to the entry of the Yer
saillists. The leading agent of NJ. Tb;ers
| at the Hotel de Vile, was a LYONS NOT
house politician of the name of Bourpet
who was tried before court martial. and
before sentence was passed, contriyed r.
escape to Paris. He lay for some weeks
concealed at Montrouge. When some
members OF the Internationale, whom he
mad seen at Lyons, rose to power. he came
70 offer his services. He did not believe
the commune was born to long life and re-
solved to betray it for money. He went IN
General Valentin, Military Project of Police
OF the department of the Seine ct Disc. and
o l!, to serve as his agent at the Hotel de
VINE, In connection with Billioray. an in
nuentlal member both of the commune and
the central committee. The next time
Bourget saw Valentin he received an offer
OF three hundred thousand francs to
pace the fort of lssy in the hands
OF the Nersaillists To do this
1t was necessary to corrupt the Communal
general. Billioray at once thought of
Eudes, who was young, weak minded and
coulG De easily persuaded. Not finding it
possible to get anything out of Eudes,
Bourget and Billioray thought of Cerisier- a
former member of the French police at
Tours and bordeaux. There was no diff
Guilty In striking up an understanding. For
nearly week he and the other two con
splrators held nightly meetings. II was
there agreed that Billforay. in his ouaIitv
OF delegate of war, was to send Cerisier n
command the points which the VersailIists
wanted severally to capture. He was to
drug MS men and, when they were in a letb-
arglc slumber, signal to the enemy to enter
Moulin Saquet and post at Cachan were
taken IN tins way, and every one of the
dragged nationals shot by the heroic troops
who captured them
AN unexpected change in the direction of
Vi Ine war once rendered it impossible for the
Nersaillists to obtain Issy through Rillio,
ray or through Cerisier who was sent to
deIend the enceinte near the Bots de Bou
logne. The cOnspirators had already re-
ceived considerable sums from M
Theirs, and Billioray sent his ex.
ouses to M. Theirs, and promised
that he would shortly render valuable
services. lie thought it might be well to !
take INTO confidence one Pilotell, who would |
pc emery useful in burking denunclators |
ana IN lulling suspicious about Cerisier. His |
completely was rated at high figure, and |
5he versailles government readily agreed |
20 pay what was asked and sent a remit |
,ance to Bourget to secure Pilotell. Forty
'housand men were sent across the Seine. |
between eleven o'clock on the night of |
tuesday and two o'clock on the morning of |
Wednesday, May IL, to rush in through the
ncelnte when certain signal was made.
ne soldiers forming the vanguard were dis
used as Paris nationals. 1t was agreed
hat the false nationals were to come run
ing along the ditch, as if pursued by the
nemy, and implore the patriots to lower
be bridge and let them in; but this plan
roke down, through the infidelity of the
lessenger. Cerisier had refused to take
'ss than $4,000 francs. The money was
ent, but the messenger pocketed half, and
'ld Cerisier that Timers would only pay the
$4,000 francs when the gate was
his possession. Cerisier was furious. so
lat when the false nationals came run ming
ask admittance they were met by hail,
orm of mitrailleuse bullets.