Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-23
FRE''...' / POLITICIANS
bn Trial Fer Plotting to Overthrow
the Government.
ADJOURNMENT FOR SOME WEEKS.

the government,
ADJOURNMENT FOR SOME WEEKS.
The French senate, Sitting rs High
Court, VIII Allow the Prisoners to
BE Represented by Counsel During
tho parliamentary Hearing.
Paris. Sept 19-rhe senate met as
high court of Justice yesterday for the
purpose of trying % politicians, in
Guiding NM. De Monicourt. Deroulede,
Marcel IIabert. 'fhiebaud, Baron De
VauX and Jules Guerin. on the charge
of conspiring against the government.
Not one of the accused was present
or in the palace, but nine cells have
been fitted mp for them in the library
The cells are very comfortably furnish
ed. The floor is covered with lin
olem and the walls are hung
with grccnisIl cloth. The furni-
ture consists OF an iron bedstead. an
easy chair, n marble topped toilet
table, Il cusridor and IL rug. Thus the
prisoners will have little TO complain
of, and may congratulate themselves
that times have changed since the
Gir0ndins were confined in the pal
acc of the senate by ltobespierre dur
ing the reign of terror and languished
in its dungeons, and since Marshal Ney
WAS immurcd in an unventlated cell
until led forth TO be shot in the gar
denS.
President Fallieres opened the pro-
ceedings, amid general silence. by
reading the decree of the president OF
the republic constituting the senate.
on the report Of the minister Of JUS
ticc. into Il high court To try the
charge against the accused of making
an attempt on the security of the state.
NJ E'allieres then declared the SELL
ate constituted as Il high court. and
the clerk of the court called the roll
of senator's. who answered with the
word present"
Then the door through which NJ.
Fallieres catered was again opened
wide, and three tall figures. in long
scarlet robes. appeared on the thresh-
old and with stately mien marched
into the hall. and ascending the steps
of the platform took up their places on
the right hand of the president. The
first was NJ Bernard. the procurator
general, who WAS a handsome figure
in his scarlet robe trimmed with
broad strip of ermine. NJ. Bernard I'M
mediately began to read the indict-
ment in monotonous voice.
The Indictment commenced by recit-
ing the facts of the arrest of NM.
Deroulede and Marcel Habert. and said
the inquiry has showed the existence
of conspiracy to change the form OF
government. to which the disorders OF
last February. it was added, were due.
A letter from the Duke of Orleans
to his representative. NJ. Buffet. writ
ten from Marienbad, in July 1896, in
structing him to commence a royalist
organization. was read. and then order
secret instructions. in which it was
stipulated that the sum to be spent
was not to exceed 100000 francs The
mention of this figure evoked laughter
from the senators and others present.
After number of incidents in which
street riotng was fomented by the con-
sprators, the indictment proceeded
with recapitulation of the royalist
manoeuvers. and declared the royal
lists led and paid mob to insult Pres
ident Loubet on the day of his election.
The culminatory point Of the roy
alist conspiracy was reached Feb. %.
when NJ Deroulede made his notorious
attempt on the Place de la Nation to
induce a brigade of infantry to march
on the Elysee palace. Everything. it
seems, was prepared to carry out the
royalist plan that day. but NJ. Derou-
lede's failure spoiled all. and the Duke
of Orleans, who was awaiting at Brus-
sells the signal to come to Paris. re-
ceived instead telegram from M.
Buffet, saying: Useless to come"
Continuing the indictment then ex-
planned that the conspiracy was not
abandoned with the failure of Feb 90,
but that the Vaccinations continued in
secret and public meetings were con-
tinually held.
The indictments evoked frequent out
bursts OF derisive laughter and ironical
comment at the expense of the royal
ISIS, especially OH the TCdUllS VI lue
various kilograms exchanged and the
failure of the plots.
At the conclusion of the reading OF
the indictment NJ. Bernard and his
colleagues left the senate, and M. Fall
Heres ordered the senators to sit be-
hind closed doors.
On the resumption of the public sit
ting NJ. Fallieres announced that the
senate had decided Ivy a vote of 234
against 80. to allow prisoners to be
represented by counsel during the pre-
liminary inquiry. but that the question
of the competency of the senate to sit
as high court to try the charges had
been adjourned until after the con-
cluson of the preliminary inquiry.
This is tantamount to an adjournment
of the high court for several weeks at
least
The general comment in the senate
Hobbies was that the Indictment dis
played the ridiculous but still criminal
character of the royalist intrigues to
overthrow the republic.
Duel on IL Virginia street.
Charlottesville, Va. Sept 19-Late
yesterday afternoon a shooting af-