The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-01
FOrIy.lAree Men and Women Shot
A Revolving Sight.

The most revolving sight occurred this
morning on the piazza in front of the
Hotel De Vile. Thirty.three Com
munists, among whom were seven women,
were shot In body by company Of SOL
diers. Around three sides Of the square
troops 10 the number Of fifteen hundred
were drawn up under command Of. Col.
Guesat ATS O'Clock the prisoners, who
had been confined in coal cellars back Of
Porter's Lodge in the Hotel De Vile,
were brought out, their hands behind
them, and then marched out by the main
gateway through double file Of soldiers,
and having reached the centre ofthe wide
area In front ofthe Hotel De vile, were
ranged in row and made TO kneel down
close together. There was nothing on
the whole piazza, There were en-.
-ployed sCavenger carts, which stood
In q line at the. rear of the prisoners.
When the company was in Iine and
ready to fire, Col. Guesat stepped for
ward and told the prisoners in o few
words they were 70 suffer death for having
been Caughtin the act Of setting fire TO
buildings and dwellings in Paris. AT this
moment the women uttered piercing
shrieks, and began to sway themselves
back and forth. An officer advanced and
made than keep still, with the fat OF his
sword. A lew minutes afterwards vol.
ley was fired, and when the smoke clear.
ed away most horrible sight was pre-.
sented, Three Of the women who were
in the middle row, between the men, were
still living, and writhing in awful agony
A second and third volley was fired, but
not until tho sixth did all the prisoners
cease to live The dead bodies were then
flung into three scavenger carts, and car
rled away TO be buried.
n... HAvRE, May 81.
A society has been organized here,
whose object Is to prevent the resumption
OF intercourse between the French and
Germans.
VERsAILLEs, May 81, ,-Evening.
The publication and circulation of
newspapers In the Department of the
Seine, are made subject to special authori.
zation by Marshal Mcmahon NJ. Picard
and Gen. Leao, will soon retire from the
Ministry. It b not known who will sue
coed them. Paris will remain for some
time yet under military Jurisdiction, but
communication with the city Is unre.
strlCted, and entrance and exit are free to
all, It Is said the prisoners now In the
hands of the government exceeds 10000.
0. PARIS, May 3l-Evoning.
Orders to set fire to buildings which
had been previously marked by the Cen
trail and Safety Committees for destruc.
ton have been found on the insurgent
prisoners. 0mnlbuses and cabs have com.
menced running again. The cafes, res
taurants and places Of amusement are
opening their doors, but are ordered to be
closed at midnight. All proprietors who
dlsobey will be handed over TO the mill
tary authorities The Journal DeS Debdts
has reappeared. Nearly all the newspa-
pers which temporarily removed to Yer.
sailles have returned to Paris s
A new journal, the 7ri. Color, advocates
the restoration Of the Orleans Princes on
the ground that they will be q standing
menace To Germany. .....
Kreutln, among the inSurgent leaders
captured at Ylncinnes, has been shot
oscyn, a member Of the Commune, was
delivered to the Versaillists by the Prus.
SLAMS and soon aNerward executed. The
National GrartlS Throughout France will
be dlsbandcd. OF the forty thousand
prisoners ut Versailles many will bG sent
for trial to the seaports. 1t Is considered
certain that Gen. Clssey will succeed Gen.
Leao As Minister Of War.