The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13
PATRIOTIC
LEAGUERS
ARE JAILED
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tfons at which the question was dis
cussed whether the attempt should be
made to change the form of government
before or after the Rennes court-mar-
tial. The Government, thereupon, judg
ing that the time for action had ar
rived, ordered number of arrests to
be made, all Of which apparently have
not yet been effected.
A police commissary called at a. m.
at the residence of NJ. Thiebault. on the
Quai Voltaire, and number of police
men surrounded the house. But NJ.
Thiebault escaped by a balcony to an
adjoining house. The police have seized
the Drapeau (newspaper) office.
The house of Andre de Buffet, a rep
resentative of the Duke of Orleans and
vice president of the Young Royalist
League, was searched and a number Of
papers were seized. Buffet was ar
rested at Feiguier, on the frontier, as
he was about to cross into Belgium.
NJ. Maillard of the Petit Parisien staff
has been arrested on the charge Of urg-
ing soldiers to plebiscite on the form OF
government.
The police have placed seals upon the
doors of Jules Guerin's residence, in
which he still defies them.
At Nancy a man named Pisson was
arrested on the charge of espionage
and was condemned to three years i'm
prsonment, 500 francs fine and to be
deprived of civil rights for a decade.
OF the seventeen warrants of arrest is
sued only fourteen were executed.
NJ. Fabre began to interrogate Paul
Deroulede this evening. AS the cells at
police headquarters are all occupied,
several of the prisoners will be trans
ferred 10 the Prison de la Sante.
According to rumors current in Off
cial circles, the affair is likely to pro-
duce serious consequences. 1t is stated
that the Government possesses precise
and detailed instructions from the Due
d Orleans to his agents. 1t is pointed
out that when the arrest of Deroulede
was made no outsiders knew that the
partisans Of the Duke of Orleans were
mixed up in the affair.
Curiously enough. Prince Victor Bon
aparte has been closely watched by the
Orleanists for several months. they
fearing that he might disturb the
schemes.
MN. Deroulede, chief of the League
OIL 1dlTlOtS, anu MdICeI-I1aDciNi - q mem
Der of the Chamber of Deputies, We're
arrested on the evening of February %
last, on the charge of melting soldiers
to characterization in connection with
the election of President Loubet.
On May 81, the prisoners, who had
been on trial before the Assize Court
in Paris, were acquitted, although dur
ing the proceedings M. Deroulede ad-
mitted that he wished to lead brigade
to overthrow the parliamentary repub-
lie: that his action was fully premedi-
tated and that he would not cease his
attempts to overthrow pariamentar
ism. He acknowledged he was guilty of
all the charges except the allegation
that he wanted to lead the soldiers
astray without leader. He said: L
wanted a. general at their head. L
would have preferred the commander
in-chief. Unhappily 1 had no choice
He finished his harangue by asking a
plebiscitary republic, asserting at the
same time that he never intended to
turn the soldiers from their duty, but
onlv wished to carry General Roget,
who was in command of the troops,
with him. M. Marcel-Habert also ad-
mitted that he wished to cause a reVo-
luton. but denied having melted SOL
diers to disobedience. He said he only
sought to lead General Roget to the
Elysee palace, and that the men with
him had been merely following the Off