New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-20
THE PARIS PLOTTERS.
COMMUNIST LEADERS BRIBED BY THIERS-FUIL
ACCOUNT OF PLOT TO DELIVER PARIS 10
THE vERsAILLISTs.


ACCOUNT OF PLOT TO DELIVER PARIS 10
THE vERsAILLISTs.
[FRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
| VERSAILLES June 6.-The GaulOis gives
recital of how the Commune narrowly escaped falling
through the treason OF few OF Its members on Two
different previous to the entry OF the Versai
lists the gate Of st. Cloud This recital agrees with
| Information I received from high source while the
second siege going on and which was then only
at liberty to indicate vaguely That turning point in
the operations OF Marshal McMahon the dentye sale OF
the forts Of vanvres and Issy. is not mentioned The
Communal military chief who negotiated 1t is one OF the
few nsurgen leaders that escaped the vengeance OF the
Assembys forces and there cogen reasons why the
who furnish the GduOs with the tale OF treason
which 1t publishes should not fling too much dirt at
him. The leading agent OF NJ. Theirs at the Hotel
de Vile Lyons pOhouse politician OF the name
OF Bourget, who tried before O courtmartial
and before sentence assed eontyed to escape TO
Paris. He lay for weeks concealed in low lodg
inghouse at MontrOuge, near the gate or Chatlon
When onhe 18th Of March, members OF the Inter
national whom he had the character Of agtators
at Lyons to he came as friend Of Cluseret
to offer them his services Bourget thrsted less for po
litical renown than for wealth. He did not believe that
the Commune was born to long life, and he resolved,
from the moment it evident TO all that M. Theirs
would enter into compromise, to betray it for sum
Of money large enough place him for beyond the
reach Of poverty With this end in view he went to Gen.
Vaentin, the military Project OF Police Of the
Department OF seine-etOse, and offered to
serve as his agent at the Hotel de Vile
in connection with Billorsy Influential member both
OF the Commune and the Central Committee. This Bill.
loray had resided some years at Lyons where he and
Boureet were on terms OF intimacy. They were both
poor and lazy. and, under the Empire, they both med
tated turning their demagogc influence to account In
obtaining employment from the police. Bourget was,
therefore, OF his from the Arst and did not
hesitate to reveal TO him his plan for making fortune
and his interview with Gen. Valentin. The next time
Bourget saw Valenn he received the offer Of large
sumthe Galois does not state the figure, but heard
few weeks ago that it 10000 francs he would find
place the Fort Of Issy in the hands OF the Yer
saists. To do this it necessary to corrupt Com
muna General.
Bioray at thought Of Eudes, who he said, was
young kmnded, and could be easily persuaded that
the Commune being already lost the only thing that
manned for It's members to think Of how they might
best get out Of the dangerous position in which they had
placed themselves. The consprators sent word to
fortunate Eudes through common friend that they
wanted to him on important business He appointed
a rendezvous at his house at O'Clock next morn
ing After preparing the way for reasonable proposal
by deplorng the foes of which the Commune had been
guilty, and the hopelessness of further resistance
to the regular army they advised Eudes TO think
Of making friends with the mammon Of IN
righteousness while there was yet time. He
said he did not his way to getting out Of the scape.
struck upon plan which would the lives Of the
three and enable them to pass comfortable old age at
the cost Of that little scoundrel Foutrque" the nick
name Thiers). "Foutriquet," Bourget went to
say fancied the affairs Of the Commune were In more
nourshing than he ourgeD knew them to be, and
they would do well to profit by his ignorance in asking
high price for the services he imagined they could rem
der him. OF course, II any hope remained Of holding
Paris for couple OF months longer, Bourget and
Boray would be the last persons TO into uegota
tons with Versailles. But the stood they were
In selling themselves, simply spelling their enc
mics without doing material Injury to their
friendsf Eudes at length talked But he said
that he must before lending himself to the scheme OF
Bourget and Billoray apprise his wife Of 1t. Now,
Madame Eudes at present prisoner at satory, is q
very young and enthusiastic woman, and an ardent
Republican. When Eudes condemned to death last
August for attempting Belevile in open rebellion
against the Empire she said to his advocate, "You need
not conceal from me your fear that further hope
remains Of saving him. cannot but rejoice to know
that he will die martyr for just cause" Billoray,
knowing Of what stuff Eudes's wife was made. en-
deavored but without success to prevent her being
admitted into the secret. She was however called by
Eudes and told of the brilliant offer Of Gen. Vaentin
by the other two. But feared instead Of being
dazzed she became enraged at the false Communists,
and at Eudes for arresug them the instant they
| made him such dsgraceful proposal, and ended by
| turning them out of her house.
who, however. himself too much compromised to
| denounce the conspirators Bourget and Billoray
thought Of managing the fall OF Issy and other strategic
points, each of which to be separately paid for
through fellow Of the of Ceriser, former
French Police at Tours and Bordeaux and to
all appearance violent advocate OF the Commune This
Cerisier was boated sot He had been soldier under
Empire and passed the period Of his military service
| in the disciplinary corps in Africa. Mistakng his
| unruly turbulent character for innate hatred Of
tyranny and the fruit Of rrepressble democratic aspra
TONS CeTser, on leaving 1.-THE Army, came to Paris, and
set himself up the public meetings martyr OF des
potism He easily succeeded in impartng this opinion
of himself to Beleville m whose pothouses he
| geticaly supported the irreconciable canfidature
of Gambetta. Cerser, on returning from Bordeaux
after the fall of the Gambetta Government got in with
the Deescuze party and obtained the command OF the
lOst Battalion notorious for the part took In
Staying the Areuel Dominlcans. There difficulty
in striking up cordial understanding with rufan Of
| this stamp For nearly week he and the other two
conspirators held nightly meetings In CAFE OF low
repute in the Rue Rochouar 1t there agreed that
BilOray in his quality Of Delegate of War (pending
Cuserets imprisonment, TO send Ceriser to
mand the points which the Versasts wanted severally
capture. He TO drug the brandy OF his men, and
when they snoring in lethargic sumber, signal to
the enemy to enter slip of himself to Paris and there
raise the cry Of The towards have sold me-" Moulin
saquet and post at Cachan were taken in this way and
every Of the drugged Nationals shot by the heroic
troops who captured them. An unexpected change in
the direction OF the War Office rendered 1t impossible for
Versailles to obtain Issy through Boray through
Ceriser, who to defend the eneeinte the
Bots de Bouogne The consprators had already received
considerable from NJ Theirs and the Chief Of the
Executive, through Gen. Valentin ntimated to BOurge
at st. Denis the disgust he felt at not getting the full
value of his money Bloray receiving this message
sent his NJ THEIRS and promised that he would
shortly render valuable services He did not hope to gam
nj NJ IL