The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-23

! Among the accused are governesscs. Tney cannot,
ence between good ana evil See to to- what lead
these DANGEROUS theories-the emancipation OF
preached by professors who nave thus
they not, In order to tempt the miserable creatures
made The most Incredible cnimeras to sparkle be-
fore their eyes they have spoken OF women advo.
Gates, women Deputies, women commanders OF
armies. such observations appear ike dreams.
which " e%
the authors. All these professors, these apostles
xarseiHsiss and the XGianche Of M. Pascal eel
Grousset; they opened school from which have ap.
peSrea All these herolncs OF immortality robbery
churches, have substituted for the Word Of the Cos
pei the propaganda Of crime. Others. processing
the purity OF childhood, have usnrped In the schools
the venerated function OF Sisters OF Charity. The
woman Michel, goyerness who will appear before
stranscst maxims and replaced Tor rs poor Door little
ongs The Commssaire du Government then all
dressed the Court, more especially with respect TO
lar stress on their confession thai at the last mo-
ment they had received money.
THE DEFENCE OF THE PETRoLEUsEs
The Advocate Fluroux then spoke In defence OF
the woman Retitle He declared that on opening his
brief he searched in vain for an insurgent, and had
found only woman protected by tie neutrality OF
the nag OF Geneva. He expected to end an incen-
diary and pet'o!e'lse. but he could discover
had been soldier; he died in Africa. Thc lawyer
then attempted to prove that incendiarism under
means 9, %a
occasionally adopted in war; they could Judge or
Iie truth OF MS assertion by the Prms slans The
resemble tue prisoners.
ANOTHER SPEECH IN THEIR DEFENCE.
Maitre Haussman then made speech IN favor OF
the accused Papavoine and Bocquin. The advocate
pleaded well; but it is "uphili" work defending
peuoieuses, the public mind being dead against any
woman with mineral oil prOcllvlties. He declared
proof existed OF his clients having been actually
concerned IN the crimes laid to their Charge. It IS
true nat they d1 not oppose the Of incendiar-
ism; but IL must be remembered that set OF BAN
Ss aw w. aes wse
plcity. Thus the inactl0n Of person who, knOw-
Ing that q crime was about TO be committed, did
lated with acts OF legal completely"
SOLDIERS PRAYER.
Considerable curiosity was expressed by the
public to learn the defence OF the women Suetens
and Marchais by their soldier advocates. The
with declaring that the woman Bocquin threw her.
SELF on the mercy OF the Court: In my humble
before q court martial. Lieutenant Quincy. how
ever, being OF more eloquent calibre, went Ia Tor
himself famously. lie commenced with administer
ing well merlted box on the ears OF the delinquent
GENTLEMEN OF THE COuNcL-I shall be brief. /
here take place deserted by the members Of the
bar; remain on q field Of battle which has been
abandoned. Yesterday in this place there were
advocates OF talent and renown, VINO hal come to
defend the chiefs Of the insrrection, but none of
them have thought it their duty to come and offer
hand to these pariahs OF society. The Lieutenanv
then attempted 10 explain the decentralization which
exists among the laborlng classes. He said that
young men who had scarcely courage to shoulder
musket entered the large ndydStnS or Paris,
no mus u 'np te Places q from
honest livelihood. He would terminate with an an
ecdote. Some time since ne saw bands OF insur-
gents who had been made prisoners entering YER
sailes Among them were women OF the class
which the crowd respects not. Then u woman Of
him, belcvin. thnt he had power 10 RESTRAIN The
people. Sne addressed him with these words:-
unlortunates; for, after OIL they are women"
| "Well, then,' concluded Lieutenant Quincy, II
men! You viii hear my prayer~.is is that Of sol
der" The Court retired to deliberate.
THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.
At five O'Clock, after having been absent rather
more than one hour and Q hail. the Court returned
into the riding school. which had IN the meantime
become crowded. Hearing that the Judgment would
probably be pronounced the afternoon the fair
sex had 'ntrred up" bad slgn for the accused.
a presenliment OF evil. The same for.nalitles
those described when the chiefs OF the Commune
were condemned last Saturday were observed; the
| guard presented arms, the members OF the Court
remained with their heads covered. The President
| demned the accused
Elizabeth Eetiffe 10 death.
Leontine SueTens to death.
| Josephine MarcDals to death.
! Eulaiie Papavolne TO hard labor for life.
| Lucle Bocquin to ten years recuStOn
| CONCLUSION.
| The rapidly with which the trial had been con-
| pressed tue audience. The general optnIon, how.
ever, Which hear expressed was that the sentence
was not too severe for the crimes which had been
proved against the prisoners, but that the condem-
nation pronounced BY the third Council Of War
against the leaders Of the Commune was in com.
parlson TOO enicnt Several OF those condemned
By the third Council OF War have appealed against
their sentence. SnOad they be allowed fresh trial
be sent before The fourth COnseil de Guerre GOD
alone can help them. Immediately after the judg-
ment was read publicly yesterday the court was
cleared or the public the guards and prisoners
were introduced and the sentences were read to the
accused. TIE women Retife, Suetens aud Papa
vOine burst into tears; MarchalS renamed ull-
moved; Bocqun exclaimed, "Oh Cod who VIII take
care OF my child % There key to every heart;
ia il not the fault OF man that any woman should
have fallen so low