, 1877-10-07

work. Then the mob restcTed him to his Cap
taincy, AMI sent him on his way with cheering;
then some one cried out that he had sold them
to the Versaillese, and the moo dragged him
uway and shot him. It was at this marie,
doubtless, that Gabriel Rainier, Fcrre, aul
other desper.lte leaders resolved on the 1nts-
sacre Of the hostages; possibly Cl'lserct so1i-
sening to it. i colrt-nartial Was set 10 WuFk
in the midst Of the horrible d,n anu eoliH.."n,
its three members being an old maA unknown
to those present, a drunken Federal otnccF, ana
Gustaye Ernest Genton, joiner.
IT WAS FIRST PROPOSED
to execute sixty-si1 hostages, but As IN atnend-
mcnt it was resolved to kill six. and orie's to
that effect were issued, though unly two. the
Archbishop aud II. Bonjean, were specified by
name. Vcr,nore1 and Jules Va1lcs, to their
credit be it said. strcnuously opposed the HAS
sacre- Ar i o'clock the hostages lla1 been
locked up in their cells, the Archbishop chang
iny No. with the Apte de Maray, whose dun
gcou, No. E}, was more spacious on the grats:E-
OF the window he scratched a cross and the
words, Nod'tr nlehf:s, v;ri ssias. Between aud
) a squad Of Feder11s aud some whltc-cappctl
FlouEens Avengers entered tue prison. = 1t II
fixed for to-day, is e. asked Francois. Gc1,tnn
nodded, and gave him u note that he passed
over to the clerk. g This oF.ler is Irregular"
said the clerk. - Are you Scrsaillesc, tou!'
angrily said the officer, but the clerk who, like
all the regular prison officials, was striving by
every delay to save blootsiled) pointed out that
the order called for six prisoners, but only
with without making
CONFUSION IN THE BOOKS.
Francois, being drunken to the stage OF dignity,
supported this opinion, whereu 3on GentoI,
growing "There's more red tapc than there
was under old Badiuguct; Ive killed men be-
fore this with infinitely less ccrcmony!'' wrote
out on the back ef the order the names Of Dar-
boY, Bonjean. Jeekcr, AlaEd. Cicrc, and Duco1l-
tlray; then substituted for Jecker that Of Able
Duguerry, and asked If that would do. y Per-
- ~
your scruples!:' cried Genton, and ran off to
headquarters, leaving in the office Edn,on1
Megy, who abused Francois violently for nor
having '.truly revolutionary nlind,' not
''rising to the level Of circumstances" The
rcyolutlun of Sept. took llegy from the gal
| leys, where hc WIS serving IL fiteen-year term
for murder; but he was Imprisoned under the
Republic for striking his Captain Under tbs
Commune he rose tn be I General CON-
manded the Fort OF Issy, and took . leading
part in firing the city. With him was the other
leading actor in the massacre, Beuia, Sicard,
4 consumptiye SHOEMAKER, Captain on Ferre's
staff. Henrion one OF tine turnkeys, during the
delay approached
THE SQUAD OF AVENGERS,
and said to ont: ''Look out for what you arc
doiny-this is murder; you may have to answer
for it," ~ know it, answered the soldier;
'sthcre is no fun in it, but there are our orders:
n hat are VIC to do:'' At this moment Genton
returned with his list, corrected and a2provcd.
s.AlI right.''' said Francois, and calling Henron
babe him open the cells Ut the fourth section.
II will go and get my keys" staintncred Hem
- o, 49, W. tha.,, asrn 80 ,,1 ~ H.. IT, ,,17
,s ~ nus ~; o 49, a"a ~ a't ~, harr;.ra -; W;'
cellnes, and painting ami sobbing threw him
self into the Bavaran camp ut lantin, crying,
s'They will kill thcnl They will kill thcm''
After some little delay the Fcstcrals were
lnaiIneu ~ an.G ~. p ~. e,h.. ~,
~ se ga a'ut a,, tua ,'n,har si',
n not SoM % VIVA. saH w h looet 'ct VIZ tSe 20 u
;c,t@ tne ,na;p frr,na W hc sank IN the s..irs
u!s ti!!s snst - Wn ~ 80, % ~ ~ I,-aa p,.,,,;1,'
s.in ,.st W. ~ 1to' - nv Gna 1nt st,1n,n.rs'i
n!.,,I. i .d;1,t, Wha1 1io vn, know oI Trvn11:-
,,od H,,nain at n,p;iv yu en,tchinc H.
Eex: tlous from etiu in, al t hostagrs were nf
KEYS lroin n1'li; 49, ~ tnG "e'. ="
e:n".hSi,. or;.'1 pan,;o hn,];ng ,for. t,.,i
NJ 9norent @ ~ tie transfcr :: Here, - calm
~ 1,nlicd roirr froln n. ..Roniean!'' "iIerr!
~ ~ -, eSarn,+ Pnn3;- h,,rr7ei him
~ ~ hn % ia arm s,rnT. Never mind it: Won
| !,, ou1 ~ y au' at.4l' s5 "'AA 49, '01
Will oo ID you ~.
... THE 81 AAR!fns R .,,>
we're soon ranged N inc, anu ha!na1n leu tne1i
away. AS thcy paSsedtw KEEPERS, VINO nae t1!r'eu
away nn1oae 70 ocI Luz, sssnt1 & -. oo.lIa'' :
s, h;s +hnnght rc,c;vrd II ths. hns~i,ai ,rar,lc,
us u.s., .nus .' i;,,. Lo+ sa,1 .1'sr.: o1 Ear;n
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'ri. .er ~ ~ x,i.r, ~, tc r.ctien so, ~.
h,.I1 ~ |1,sorra ~ ~ ~ thc;r r;ct;ns Thcs..
ncaI ',;1oi - t.I,sa,rc. - .hn ,a,.v r. knce IN
asa.teu ana. sn,n.. ~ thc En,.raIs ,a,,phcI ami
;nnra1 naa,1 -th.,n . fc"ra thosc mrn a1onr -
Je::s,eo tn.s.' Hen..,,,,t :: r., .inn,t En,w wt
saau ,e'. ~. t...," -, .,"ro.t;, @ Moan,r:,;,..
my iappoa ad .',l.1 us .,. ~ tr.r.,..r s
assaSas ,1"aa n. a',., 49, g.. t,.n m ~
puols aa ,,v r,,n,';,+ -a,',,1 ,ie nriso
e ah,. i;tt;'r, ~; ,,,d t'ro,r,,n..l H.,
si H. '..,r.,,,s ur ~ ,h.n o,v. h;s arm
a.'2J u na,.; y. " Tna H., a1ord 7rnri-aJ nnr
~ ~. !sI -. ,1n,i. ,,s,'; ahnr" 1;s h"n.i
tSuI, s;In;n, ~" sn..r, i..n !, iavs wtnrss IT..
rnn;t;,,.v ~ rar.-s fnr ihe 1w;nr r.,,
as ws thmr laI,,. I - ~. 10 cy,t. on yhi1 1I,.
w.. mas hr s9t,@t,t the Arrshon saf1 t,
a1s ~ tha Esd..r"1s .s hare ,,,y"rs iorrI Tho
niaN,i,ravs oae jnv.f, ihnr,r ), iihprtv
~ u"t onr lc1tr y answerc;i the man: sdon't
| hothcr 1s ~ Tic rate was ouc,leu ard the
| prisoners led to the spot Francois and Fcri1
had selected on the ed sort Of sunkcn ditch,
| open above, but walled in on thrcc sides. Tho
prisoners were piaced against the wall in THUR
rauk,-thc Archbishop, then u. Bon,ean, then
| the Abbe Dugucrry, then Fathers Durondray
| and Clerc, the Jesuts; last Of all the Ahbe
| Allard, almoner Of the ambulance service. II
was :45 p. III.
TIE SOLDIERS
w.,e drawn nm at thirty yaris distance. Gen.