Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-23
FRENCHMEN0N TRIAL
Senate Convenes In Paris as
High Court of Justice.
MANY CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
PottttcfRSs Accused OF Rctng In
League with the Duke et Orleans
to Overthrow tho Government.
The Dak@'s Whereaboats.

PARIS. sept. I9.-The senate met az
higa count of justice yesterday FOR the
purpose ~ trying p politicians. including
NM. De MonicoUlt. pcrouledc. Marcel
Habcrt. Th.eaaud. Baron de- Naux and
jules trerin. on the charre of conspifing
against the government. The procurat.'r
general. NJ Bernard. read the long m
dictnenf. hich lasted from p tii 3'i0
p. ma. whnu thc senate entered into The
preliminary inquiry which il 20 be orCer
ed
President Fallieres opened the proceed
iRgS amid General silence by reading the
decree of the president of tho republic
constituting the senate. on the report ~
the minister of justice. into high court
a. try the charge against the accused 81
making an attempt ON the security OF the
state.
NJ. Falliercs then declared rnc senate
constituted as a "a. gh court. and the clerk
of the court called the roll ~ scnatnr~.
who answered with the word present.
Ihere was momcntary excitement
when N. Faihcrr> concluded reading the
president decree Rirhti~t senator.
NJ. Ia Marzrll,. hcgau 60 speak. and VI.
Fallicres said sharply.
Il cannot hear YOU"
Ia Narzclie insisted. aud NJ Falliere-
again said. Il cannot hear you." ami the
LeftistS shouted. Order, Ordcr,"
a RightiSt senator NJ. Provost de Tan
nay. thercupon cried. pointing Go the
Leftists.
There are our iudCcs'
AT this there WAS general shout ~
oh and silence" from the Lef.ist>
and galieries. the public and members of
the preSs. the latter being throughout th,
proceedings more audible than ths. ~eua
tors themselves.
NJ. Fallieres. however. with a rapping
OF his mallet. quickly restored order.
The leading absentces. when the roll
was calied. were NM Constnns. Schcu.
rer- kesfner aud Meycier.
Then thc door through which NJ. Eat
hcres eDtcsed WAS again opened Wide
aud three tail figures. in long. ~ea "a
robes. apreAre.l oo the threshold .Rpsi
with stately mien. marched Into tne hat
and aSs ending the steps of the platform
took up their places on the righr hand o
the president. The FIRST was NJ. Bernard
the procurator general. who WAS hand
some figure in his scarlet robe trimme,
with a broad strip of ermine. again-
which white back ground the red and blu
ribbons of his decorations. pinned on hf
breast. showed mp brightly. The tw'
substitutes with him wore scarlet gov
trimmed with black and having no ~
mine
NJ Bernard immediately began a. rea'
the Indictment la "a monotonous voice.
At the conclusion of the reading of th
Indictment NJ. Bernard aud hi~ cOllca cue
left the senate. and NJ. Faliicre~ ordcre
the senators to sit behind closed doors.
The senate ar Z p. m was still delibei
ating. II was then understood the Scna
tors had agreed % grant the apphcatip
that the prisoners be- represented befuf
the parliamentary inquiry 10y counse
This was point the prisoners considere
most important 20 them.
Several pnpers yesterday revived th
rtmOr that the Duke 81 Orleans h. sht
. up with NJ. Guerin In Fort Chabrol. tn
headquarters of the Anti-Semite leagts
which has been hesieged since Aug. 7.
' No definite statement was made % ia
$ effect and the papers merely limited TIA
= d might be true. baSing their ideas d
J.. the statement that the Duke OF DrlrsI
? mas not been heard from for over
month The same rumor on a prev u
: occasion was utterly discreditcd. Sin
then several persons have entered Fo
Chabroi aud have not seen the duke. Z
a matter OF fact. the Duke of Orlcal
has been heard or several times III
Due de Luynes. one % his intima
= friends, said on Aug. 80 that tht Duke
q Orleans was In Austria. The silence
n the Royalist pretender az this stage
II not surprising and Is not taken 60 De- al
4 ground for suppcsing him 20 be wi
:, Gnerin.
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