The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-03
R0CHEFORT, GRoUssET, JOURDE.

Il
of the Com,nune-Their Expected Ar
rival In the City To-Day-Preparations
to Welcome Them.
| Yesterday morning M Henri Rochefort, after
| making few business arrangements, lett the city
| by the eleven O'Clock train with M. Peletier for
| the purpose OF soourning at the latter's country
| place at Yonkers for a couple OF days. Here he
will prepare the points OF the lecture the politi-
cal events in France since the rail- OF the Empire.
| He intends to make brilliant and carefully
worted plea. not for the Commune, which, he con-
cetves, made 80 great errors bur TO show tnat. Of
the two sides in the civil war which desolated Paris
in 1870 the Communists were the least bloodthrsty
and the least TO blame. This idea Will be supported
| by facts which he Will adduce from the history OF
! the short war. He will also consider the state OF
France since that time and the position Of the
| present government to which he Is so bitterly
| opposed From present appearances the French
political conyicts OF New Caledonia will benefit 70
substantial amount by the lecture. the sale or
tickets IS already very large, and promises TO be
such that the Academy Of Music on Friday even
| ing will not contain the people who will wish to
near the famous agitator present personally his
side OF the political problem in France.
| NJ. Rochefort will remain in Yonkers until Thurs
day evening, when he will return to the city. On
the OF the lecture here will depend whether
he goes to Boston and Philadelphia or not. Messrs
Pain and Benedlc, Rochefort's companions, re-
/ NAMED in the city yesterday.
/ The Communistic societies OF the city were on
the alert yesterday for the arrival here OF the two
/ leaders OF the Commune, Messrs Pascnal Grousset
| and Jourde. who left San Francisco ON May %.
They were among those who escaped with Roche
/ fort. AS they more Intimately connected
| with the Commune tnan NJ RocheiOrt himself,
both being actual members 0fit their reception by
! the brothers May and other Communists will be
/
| der them banquet. Messrs. Grousset and Jourde
| were among the most prominent members Of the
Paris Commune.
/ PAscHAL GRoussEr.
Pascha Grousset became known as journalist
during the last days or the Empire. lie is still
| young man, and in lace and figure handsome. At
the outbreak Of the Commune he was an editor on
associated with Henri Rochelort on the Marsel-
latse. when the Commune was declared Grousset
was elected one Of its members BY tue people Of
Paris. shortly alter he was assigned to the posi-
zion Of Minister Of Foreign n Relations and N this
ing the course taken by the Commune to the
representatives OF foreign nations in Paris.
He wrote letter to the Prussian commander,
informing him that the Commune intended
to interfere in no way with the treaty Of peace
which had been signed between France and Prus-
STA. He also wrote notes to the various foreign
Powers conciliatory iu their tone and making
strong plea for the Commune. These notes were
carefully worded and breathed none OF the extrav-
agant sentiments publicly advocated by other
position as Minister Of Foreign Relations unil the
fall or the Commune. IL was thought at first by
the versailles government that he had escaped.
lave ~ secnr,tv IN tha citv and snn ~ many s
spread that ne had been captured in various
Thas and anu n even even
object which was to throw the authorities OF the
| be was hidden in = hNnse in the = Rnn fondorcat
This belief proved to be true one. 1t was known
no ~ ,ho re sidaa IN NJ an 81 tnot mn
morainc Commissary Of Police Presented INN.
r. the fomrtn story ~ the house, Miss Hacard naG
mat "e gone ont and the Commissarv hav,nu rmn9
the BEL ana received no answer caG Us the door
rooms Win her back tnrned 70 the Visiting Marty
Woman which struck the Comm,ssarv He s sm.
vanced TO the woman. excalming. "You are pas
s1sd er ~ the
ay0w,nr himself to be the one named He al Id he
was journalist and member OF the Commune.
4 search was then made nr the nannrs Crnne.
set was sunnosed 70 nossess Tnese noners wers
found on the CANOPY OF the bed There was large
amount OF these found giving the record of t5e
Bureau Of Foreign Relations Under the Commune.
Grousset had been in woman's Clothes for ten DAYS.
when Grousset was taken 20 the Mairee az I the %
Ninth arrondissement ne was sauted with cries n Of
"a mort rassass,n" "a mort rince1adioueri &c.
cries which PROBABLY came from the very French
He was placed In carriage and escorted by body
q soldiers, but they eSaid not restrain the NY
inc MayOr mt his head ont OF the window ann
begged the mob to respect his prisoner. He was
listened TO for a short time with respecr when the
fury Of the mob redoubled General Prad,cr who
was nassing saw the trouble interposed and sOOn
| GOT together some officers and soldiers and pro-
tected the prisoner for some time At the Eau.
bourQ ST, Honore, which was blocked with ruins.
the fury Of the people again broke out and they
made another onslaught on the carriage "Death
to the incendiaryl'' they shouted. Grousset
they should conionnd me with the iconocast OF the
Louvre and the Hotel de Vile" The Mayor sa,u Il
ne had been in GrOusset's place ten days before
| hay utad ftnr i'm
In the Same manner At length the procession
reached the Palace de rIndustre, where It was
SAFE The same evening the prisoner was sent I'd
the Prison OF the Rue st. PIERRE In Versailles and
placed in cell No. g. next to ROcheort, He was
under the Impression that he was TO be immed,.
ately shot and showed some fear. No sucn course
was taken, however. Some time after he was
Judged by o military tribunal and sentenced 70
| Transportation and Imprisonment for life ia for.
where so many other Communists were taken.