The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28
The Plan of Reprisals and by
Whom Concocted.
THE QUESTIONING OF BELLgcRAV
JOurde'S Declaration That BE Could Have Nad
Five Thousand ghaSsrps!s from Prussia.
CEEgaAL CsAGZyS TESTIMONY.
How the Bank of France Was Man
aged Under the Commune.
PARIS, August IL, 1871.

~ PARIS August IL, 1871.
This morning the trial or Urban was resumed.
The change in the appearance or the prisoners
when they entered the the subject or
general remark. On the arsI day OF trial they APP
peared Reality and in good SPIRITS now, on the con-
trary hagxard looks give sign OF the mental anguish
they endure ia spite OF occasional Dursts o. bra.
waldo. Already does tae sentence Of death or hard
labor for lie ring in their ears; look where they VIII
IN the court they can discover no sign OF com.
The evdon, desire OF the excited crowd
Is THAI uliey shall be eXtcrminated. Urban is OF
stanoe1 growth insignificant repulsive and ferret
ike III appearance but possessed OF personal vanity
Ike hts comrades. Prior TO the 18th OF March lie
was but little known exc pit In the Rue veneun,
where he Kept school HIS tuition was, however,
so interspersed with republican principles OF The
blood-red type that parents withdrew Their chl-
dren. He was out nttle more successful rs a peda.
gogue than he has since been as a revolutionary
chief Loss OF pupils IS sad 10 have made him a
Communist. NOW that he is o. trla for life ne
assumes an air OF as:onshment. The nrst witness
OF sensational character was Madame Leroy,
URRAlN's MISTRESS
the same young l2dY who on the FIRST day OF lrial
was seated among the prisoner witnesses. she de-
scribsd herself as Alexandrine Leroy. without par
,icular profession. The interest OF the audience
when she entered the court hei Ehtened by the
reply OF Inc previous witneSs-a outsh boy--to the
President Madame Leroyln Yes. She had In
1Uence over Urbln-lt you hke--You know, Colo
nel-the son OF influence women have over their
lovers" Bo1s are precocious In Paris. AsxandriRe
Leroy eaters, ana the rst Impression caused by her
appearance Is one Of establishment that such q
woman can be Tho mistress OF such wretchei
creature as ne WHO Is now on trial. she is pretty
slight fair, with blue eyes and well cut features
The manner in which she gives her evidence is also
ambiguity, but with ooncseness ana armness.
She differs occasionally from the opinion Of
the Court, but she does so without pretenson. She
y evidently woman conscious OF her own power.
How sad ii is that she has not eXerc sed her un-
doubted Influence Tor less criminal than that
OF the Commune she had lived, she said In the
Marie OF the seventh ACCOMPLISHMENT; when the
cartridge manutactoryin the Avenue Kapp blew up
She, her over, Urbaln, and the COME de Montout
organized assistance for the wounded; a corporal
denounced an Individual as having relations with
Versailles; NJ de Montout gave an order for his
arrest; NJ. Landau and his vile were'brougnt to The
Marie. she (Mne. Leroy acted as gregaeg; a
watch, Sixty francs In money and a pdleUr--every.
body in Paris nom an empress to q ragpicker has
taiea-were taken IRON NJ Landau AMI seat TO the
Prefecture Police; she had never said II the Com.
muDe old not triumph they would not leave one
stone upon another such an expression would be
unseemly from tue mouth OF q woman; Monsieur de
Eontout was presented 10 us by the Secretary
General about the end OF April. Stated Nine
Leroy sa.d:-l mlstrusted him; there was tue suf
IN him Of which traitors are made; too late dis
entered Paris remained ut the Marie 10 place In
safety certain papers; N. dc Nontou took me 10 his
house IN me Rue de lreyse; n, UrDaln came there
OH SATURDAY.; n. de MUntOut made him change mis-
uniform Tor 'mutl;n Uroaln gave him his scarf as a
souvenir. Two or three Gays later NJ. De &onlout
seat him 70 tie house uf one Of his friends wDere he
wa. arrested went TO the Marie, at the risk OF
beng myself arrested, To release Uruan Wlth a line
Rom "a de AoItoug who declared that the man
called Riga.de had not taken part IN The lnsurrec-
eon. We took refuge IN the Rue lie Commines,
where we were arrested together. NJ dc MUutout
then gave no sgns OF assistance, Notwithstanding
that UIbain na1 Two or three tines saved his life.
NJ &c dontout mad proposed 10 Urlaln systemof
defence oy blowing up the DRAINS. He always sala
GO alead, don't fear / have rom
NJ THEIRS PASSES FoE URBAN,
Andres and huDerc; We shan be sale and s)un1r
Urtair was forced 10 make his horrible proposition
CommIssalre kappor,eur interlered to prevent the
evidence againsi ". de MOutouL by asking whether
Nj. dc Montout or Urban was beng tired The Com
mlssa.re Rapporteur intimately acquainted as he
must be with Tie facts OF the case though many of
them may never he publicly Known u soldier not
LAWYER, and evidently man Of great ability but,
unfortunately. shows 700 much ieolDg. ! may say
nIliInosny, against me accused. Madame Leroy
after giving her evidence reured 10 her present pri
wth an tue grace Oi thoroughbred lady, taxing
the hearts OF all with her. Her evidence made a
and manner was the theme OF general conversation
N. BARBAL DIX MONrOUr
b.e on several occasions; he had, therefore, great
difficulty 10 giving evidence against hm. lie per-
suaded Urban when TIE Nersalais entered Paris
ogo TO the Commune ana tell his colleagues that
all was lost He then sheltered Urban in ms house
lhss Keeping from the Commune one OF its nose
dangerous chiefs. letter rom the witness, VINO
played The part Of colonel OF the National Guard
70 NJ. Thlers was read proving tnat Madame Leroy
Is az keeueyed as pretty He was In the service OF
the government OF Versailles, ana worked harI to
counteract me proceedings OF the Commune. lie
BAD desired that Urbdin should be Minister VI War
TIE LAW OF BEpRrsALs
having heard OF the killing Of q pGTienleDtdfre by
the Nersailais Crban had always been opposed
10 lncendlarsin. Doctor Parse, a member Of The
Commune, was the author OF mat plan Of de-
strucuon. The witness then showed how near
m we nave been TO tnp heayenwards by
been placed ia The drains for the purpose OF blowing
up different quarters OF the town, but CTbain was
knew Urban IN 1886, la a small parish of Calvados
where he was tutor, respected by a. The witness
mune- lie could account for II only through his
weakness aud absence Of religious sentiment. Ur.
balm, WHO proposed 10 Kill the hostages actually
calico priest to give HIM q character when Ur.
balm was arrested on the lOth OF June he said 10 the
agents:"lou are vlctoTiOus. IL well; but tie 10.
ture VII. declder 10 ms son lac said, 'Do not for
get thisp Urban anIrIGs that lie said to his son,
"Soueiens. 20 de &c 1aoment?p lie did The same
when his wife died. ard his son was tnen but Dye
PEARS Of age ne he h opinion that children should
remember tue acts OF Inelr parents.
At the CONCLUSION OF the evidence OF THIS witness
the
oUgsTIoNIEG OF BTLLroRAy
was commenced. Externally there is nothing 10 In
oIGaie the violent passions and compete absence o
moral sentiments, or which his conduct has given
proof lie is without any convictions or principles
As member or the Connie Central ne was proposed
ana elected member OF the Commune as member o.
the Commune lie demanded the formation OF the
Conite de Sdiet Pu0Dc, OF which lie became mem.
Der, ana lac then insisted ON the execution OF the
Law against the hostages lie was born al Naples,
OF French parents by profession he l. artist but
his talent as painter is Of low ORDER He speaks
well and gently, IA q tenor voice. Indeed there is
nothing about him externally 10 warn strangers
against hidden serpent. He evidently ATTEMPTS by
soltness o. manner, 10 ingratate himself with ms
Judges. lie deCla ed that no
DID NOT HEAR or THE ASSASSINATION
OF Generals Clement Thomas ana lecomte until
long after The event. lie had been member OF the
Committee Of Public Safety; he had been opposed
10 the demolition OF the column In the Place Ven
dome; he had opposed the decree against the hos
fages. bat the decree never executeu Tor those
WHO were massacred were not hostages ana IN Tue