The New York herald., 1871-12-11
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Closing Scene Of the Trial Of the Assassins Of
Generals LecOmte aud Clement Thomas.
Seven Condemned to Die-Names and Dispost-
tons Of the Prisoners-Thrilling
Scenes in Court

PARIS, Nov. TO- 1877.
when WIN the tide Of blood cease to fows Seven
more unruly spirits have been condemned to death.
Some OF the Communists who. on The 18th OF March,
took part In the cowardly outrage which stained
with blood the 1rst page OF the Reign OF Terror, Will
be hurried into eternity. But how many miscreants
equally guilty, or even more 80. have escaped the
reach OF justice. In the Rue des Rosters on that
fatal day. there were upwards OF TWO thousand per-
sons present-an infuriated crowd Of men, women
and children. In the body OF General Clement
Thomas alone were discovered seventy balls. On
examination three bullet holes were found IN the
s0les OF his boots and ten IN the skirt OF his coat
HIS arm, which ne raised to protect his lace, was
shattered by twenty balls. Men, women and chill
1ren wreaked their vengeance on the innocent but
unfortunate generals The human fends goried
In the feast Of blood, In which women
God forgive the wretches In female form-took
mart. In previous letter told you that children
perched on trees and walls shouted excitedly
during the slaughter, ne will fall No, ho will not
fall All, he falsp One OF the young rufiaEs was
Leblond. From the wall on winch he was he OBJ
served chasseur turn pale when about to IRE at
the General. Leblond jumped down, seized the
rne from the conscience stricken soldier, saying,
'lf you are afraid am not" and tho youthful mur.
derer fired. At least one hundred persons must
have done the same. and yet but twenty seven have
ucIpated IN the crlme and but seven have been
condemned to death-surely number insufficient
to expate the crime and to guard against It's repe
uti0n. No member OF the committee OF the Rue
DIES Rosters has been found. God knows / am not
bloodthirsty, and that when regarding the misera-
BILE wretches on trial for their lives, who within
few days may in all probability be hurried hcOre
their Maker, to give an account Of their steward
ship In TINS world, feel even for them compassion.
children once, condemned murdcrcrs though they
now are. Education and early associations have
been their ruin-the sins OF the fathers have fallen
ON the children.
TUE LAST TWO DAYS TRIAL
OF the assasslns OF Montmartre can be briefly lie.
scribed. On Friday the advocates Tor the prisoners
stl strugg cd hard. The married couple vauter,
wIneshop Keepers, on the value OF whose evidence
IN lavOr OF Masseot much stress had been lad 10y
Naitre Richer, tho prisoners counsel, made their
appearance but were OF no service to the accused.
They knew not Massclot; they had never seen him;
they knew not why they had been summoned.
Aasselot, to do him justice, looked dreadluIly
"nabergased;n but his counsel left no stone un-
turned to MAKE the witnesses recOllect man they
den led having ever seen. Tho prisoner saw with
dismay the last plank OF safety DRIFT from him, ana
the audience laughed ironically. Perc Maitre
Richer Is . bold man. He defended nine prisoners.
We became dreadfully tired OF him; and why should
We n0LS TO see actor perform tragedy, comedy
and pantomime In the same dress would be mo-
notOnous; to witness his performance OF nine ira.
gcdles OF the "boOtl-ln- thc-falr" school, without
changing costume, Is worse. The sickly faced wo.
man Bonnard and the dlngy skinned Pole Kadowsky
wore defended by Maitre La vlolctte. N. Robert
appeared for Dupont; NJ. Champetier de Ribcs for
Ras; M. Constant for Simon Mayer, and then came
the veteran legal champion, Maitre Lachaud.
who briefly thanked the Commissaire du Gouvernc.
mcnt for having abandoned tho prosecution against
his Client Ennois, and then the Court broke up.
The advocates had not nnished tile dc.ence
Of all the accused but II was understood that the
President mad determined that the Judgment OF the
Court should be pronounced on the following day,
even should night sitting be requisite to do SO.
Yesterday Maitre Kicner commenced the proceed.
ings by the defence Of Francois Chevalier, Arthur
Chevalier and Lcblond-tno last three OF Ills nine
aud indlscretion Maitre Nisbey trusted that the
Court would show indulgence lor MS client Gobln.
nccessity 10 JOIN the insurrcct,0n. Matro COurtois
besOught the Court to acqult Herpin LacrOix, who
people anu proposing q court martial. in order to
gain time and thus save tho lives VI the murdered
ssas Of The Maiire Taborde who defended the pris.
oner Jurle, dcsgnated "Commandant In spite OF
amse" surely INC eoart , Mooa sr ,n not 1a5e TO
ne might nave been seen on many OCCASIONS with
his battalion. but ne was always IN INC rear. It's
strange hat counsel will persist IN attempting ora
tOrlcal displays before Co,lScu Dr. Guerr, Court
which invariably tries, cOnvicts and condemns to
death with mnitary precision. 10 'rough'
court marital Is generally equivalent TO signing
death warrant IL IL astonishing that MaiLre La.
bOrle only secured for his Client Jurie Ave years.
Imprisonment, for he slashcd, dashed, ranted and
Resticulatcd friyhtiully The President struck his
hand down on the table with the evident intention
OF saying, 1--WE have had enough Of tns captrap,"
and the learned counsel sat down, evidently greatly
wUAr TaE PRISONERS uAD TO SAY.
The President then asked each prisoner In turn II
he desired TO urge anything further tn ms defence.
NAraln knhn antnt
innocence the others simply relied on the mercy OF
the Court Nerdaguer made a short speech, In
femlnine trembling voice, and accustomed although
every one court felt that dying man was speak
ing some hllaI.ty by the manner IN winch he con.
cluded. al forgive" said the wretchcd man. pub
lie opinion; forgive The Connlssare du Gouvetne-
ment; ! even iorgwen tro,vnMtlng towards 4,sn tns
and newspaper have done 10 require a solution
the ex-sacrlsan dld not add, Tor he sat down as II
dcspondingly. Tue President then SAID that the
Court would retire 10 deliberate, and tue prisoners
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT
II was four O'Clock, ana already the shades OF
evening daikened the gloomy riding school. All
expected that The verdict would not be pronounced
unlll late hour, but the majority Oi the audience
renamed in court. There are one hundred aues.
Two minutes per question, we have al least three
hours ana twenty minutes to remain was tho
general remark. and many went out to dine. The
republican guards lighted the six lamps suspended
TO the walls ol the gigantic riding school, Three
car.llcs on the desks OF Journalists. The sen.
sationalists huddled together near the stoves,
10 which the Commissalre du Gouverne-
nlcnt came to warm his dgits. He entertained
the group which surrounded him with tales OF
horror. He Is pleasant spoken, clever man, this
C0nmandant Russian, and has won golden opinions
by the manner in which ne has acquitted himself
during the trial. From him we learned that the
trial OF the assasslns Of NJ. Chandey Will be in
tensey dramatic, as well as those oil the murderers
OF The gendarmes, the Dominican friars and
the Archbishop OF Paris There are 123
prisoners accused OF participation IN these crimes.
Among them are several very pretty women, some
10 ny tnn IN
0i them Wa, found wearing the violet stockings OF
Monseigneur Darboy. Time passed rapidly wnlle
listening 10 these tales Of crime. Five O'Clock, SIX,
seven struck, and then the quarter.
"MESsIEURs, LA CORR SILENCE S'IL-VoUS PLAT P
shouted the hu,ssler. The guard presented arms
and the President RAPIDLY read the Judgment,
which, however took iorty.nve minutes IN de-
livery.
TIE COURT CONDEMNED
verdauusr Iauranpe Masse,Ot. simon MAYER.