The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27

tupfSSffIt; v second carfldg6 f0llOWeU with the
other prisoners, tue crowd became menacng, and
When the c0rtege started there was an explosion OF
anger. The populace In deirium poured upon the
unhappy hostages blasphemy and insult. Tue hos
taees having been imprisoned IN La Roquette u
picket OF Communists was posted on the place and
before the door OF the prison. The picket was CON-
posed OF SIX companies chosen IRON the worst
batallions OF the quarer the ls0tn aud 2o6tn bata-
louA Toe picket remained there from the 22d tonne
ver,g, chosen expressly by Ranyier, without
a. give r sa err h1 orme %e the S
put with pistol IN hand. accompanied with horrible
threats; not fIding a sufficient number OF volun-
teefs 6ent0n was referred TO, who addressed him.
sell TO the VenGeurs dc tlOurens, the Lascars TO
tine Sons OF Pere Duchesne. TO restore coincidence
10 The Communists 1t was necessary TO strike q
heavy plow winch would prove that they were not
afraid oil responsibility or death ON tile DarricadeS.
ASSASSINATION was resoried to.
THE COURT MARITAL,
with Genton as President, was instituted. SER
geant and a dirty Old man were Judges; the mem.
formed the audience. 1t was this sinister and gro
tesque tribunal that sentenced 10 death the llistr
1ts victims. VI course tie accused dld not appear
before II. The JUDGMENT was written by The Old
Judge Between lour and five O'Clock Genton
h IA ,,,c collected men from the sixy-slxth
Inc llring party, and sent them ~ the prison Of
La RoQuelIe. When following them he met near
the prison the accused woman Provost, commonly
called La Cnsise with whom he was we'll &c
quainted) and also her lover, La Chaise. He told
them what lie had done and what he was about TO
undertake. the woman entered the prison with
MIN. she was vivandiere OF the Slxty-slxth, aud
Insisted That the Lring party should not be exclu'
syely composed oil men belonging 10 that battalion.
"fhey had already shot Communist officer tnat
morning; the responsibility TOO great she
farsn ~ wi cox wao ae a scaeeeI
In withdrawing from the prison considerable mum.
Der ana she nerself leit with them. A large group
oil National Guards had collected ne3r the prison
gales. There ives Understandable confusion. Pay
had been distributed W most OF the battalons; the
the women TOOK part IN the distribution. Every
body drank. ana soon the crowd was drunk. Al
seven O'Clock nifty armed men arrived with three
dele0ues OF the Uonmunes, distinguished by their
red scarfs. i've officers were In command. One OF
them mas been recognized by the Witnesses
pigerre, Commandant oil the Thirty-nlth pattaiion
The REAL FIRING PARTY.
AS soon as the men entered the prison gate was
closed; they loaded their rides In the first court;
their cnleis proceeded 10 Inc prison Office. Their
0escrip tlOn has nol been marked by any OF the Wit
and clothed In various uniforms wltnouL numbers
OH their forage caps. IL Is supposed chat many OF
Verlg, WAC had assumed the command. Some OF
them, however, must he among the accused and
VIII be probably recognized during the rial. Pgrre
only has been Recognized by Latonr, Ramatn Plcon
and Waiter. Genton, IL appears had already during
the day brought Drsr order 10 Francois. The order
Indicated MOnseigneur Darb0y, Boncan and the
Apbe Deguerry, but added three more at choice.
Francois, however lesltated: ne would not write or
even designate The three other names. denton
TOOK back the order 10 DO completed. In tho even
Ing the order Incomplete was brought back
by the three. delegues; The order demanded
av0w That the names OF the hostages had
not been entered; that wish respect 10
Them he only kept tue lists OF transfer or orders Tor
arrest. UnfOrtunates were sometimes brought
there owing 10 the caprice of q drunken lederate,
and they lost their Individuality, Deing afterwards
Only known by the number OF their cell or sleeping
berth. Francois could not ind the lists sent with
The hostages from Ma.as. the delegates and the
oncers OF the firing party became violent. Tue
lists were at last discovered. one OF the delegates
selected three names at random, perhaps, III the
order written down.
nr uurr
was completed, and the turnkey, Beausset, was Or
uered 10 cali tho roll or the fourth section In the
PRISON ONCE they vocliera'ed at the sl9wness o,
ut Kanain, and sent MIN towards the hostages.
kanain TOOK the list from Beausset aud called the
roll. The six victims lett their cells. NJ. BOnIean
wished 10 re-enter his. Ra.nain prevented MIN
from doing SO With brutality, shoutiae, ''What
do they want TO do with your You arc well enough
as YOU are' Another did mol come OUT quickly
enough. Rama said:-"dust go to feicn you"
wnen the SIX cinls were Elected Ramaln con.
Quoted them by q small staircase to the
small open space at the end OF tine In.
Urinary. The ieeerates It appears, :, wished
closed. Wnne Jeannard tried 10 open 1t Verlg re-
marker they would be TOO much III sight. The hr-
ioincI them they were assalled wiI obscene insults
aad then the eXecustoners orutaiy pushed them
me tse aDbs
bat Only succeeded IN inducing greater insults, 10
sucn All that one OF the euerates interered,
saying to his companions, 'You do no know what
may happen To yourselves Tomorrow"
THIS TERRIBLE SCENE
o ,S ver roso and nrnnonnced ast nened,c
f,nn ~ h,s tr,en,Is kneel,og around MIN ana men
the funeral procession continued Its march. Inese
pa o y inrr,nc ',s.lH the Anha Atari led Ihe
s ~ S,,s,Da In !" snndneI voice the t.Ile nro.
mails e IL was nreceded nv Ramain. VINO
nar.ned with bo,h hands thrust into Els mock eta
n,, ,vh csre,ess air ne ~ annut 10 accamnsh
narSov me o
ian. then came NM IJernerrv uierc and DncoI
!,irav' ;rne Communists surroi,nded their victims
and marcneG in disor,ier the turnkey Jeannar,i
Followed i'm the rear, more dead than alive. All
these details were Witnessed from the windows of
TIC calls In rho tourih sections where ahone rhe
hnsaoes reserved Tor another jowrnee. Near the
cell M X NJ Gard. segninnristp. saw an indryldual
give to n federatc oficer sabre aud a SWORD with
,olT Mi. and n has bcen proved That tic accu sed
ESrtin said 10 his brother in-law Berger shortly
aller the crime tnat he had been Obliged to lend
his sabre to the onicer who commanded the party
m Give no signal for firing So that no dOut,t can
exist that FOrtiu was among the assasslns. AT the