The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-08-14
FOR CONSPIRACY
NJ. DeroNlede aud Others of the
French League Of Patriots
Arrested.
Charged With Proposing to At.
tempt to Overthrow the
Government.
OerOulede Once Before Arrested
on q Similar Charge and
Acquitted.

PARIS, Aug. An. Paul Deroulede,
founder Of the League of Patriots and q
member OF the chamber Of deputies,
for the Angouleme division OF Charente.
was arrested at o'clock a. III. at his
estate at Croissey, near Paris. A num-
her OF members Of the Anti.Semite and
Patriotic leagues were also arrested. A
selni-cfficial note issued reads as follows:
"A certain number Of arrests made
as the result Of q magisterial inquiry
and by virtue Of article 50 Of the penal
code. regarding a conspiracy organised
for the purpose Of accomplishing q
change in the form of government.
The persons implicated belong to the
groups Of the royalst youth and the
Patriotic and Anti-Semite leagues. At
trial OF the Neuilly barracks affair.
facts relatiog to that incident
alone were used as the basis Of the
prosecution. but searches were then
made and documents were seized which
led to the discovery Of an organization
dating back TO July. 1898. and of plot
TO seize the government, by force The
documents leave no room for doubt.
either in regard TO the existence of the
plot or as 10 the chief actors therein.
After very close watch. organized proof
Nas obtained that the same groups
were preparing for a fresh attempt at
an early date. the proof being such as
TO enable the disturbances 10 be averted
by immediate measures. The investi-
cation of the affair is entrusted to NJ.
Fabre. examining magistrate.
NJ. Deroulede was taken into custody
by four gendarmes and was driven to
Paris. On his arrival here he was in.
Carcerated in the Conciergerie prison.
The arres, OF NJ MARCEL Habert i,
expected.
The police have closed the Offices OF
the Patriotic League. which are now
guarded by gendarmes. When an At
tempt was made TO arrest NJ. Guerln
president Of the Anti-Semitc League, h,
refused 10 surrender. and barricaded
himself in his house. He says he II
prepared to hold out for three weeks
having a good stock Of food and fire
arms. The doors and windows of hi.
residence are barricaded and NJ. Gueril
announces he will blow up his hous'
before he surrenders.
On the application Of NJ. Fabre. fress
searches OF various houses were made
including the headquarters Of the Anti
,tv,,y yNNr p "A "
pers were seized.
4 number of additional arrests Of un
known persons have been made In con
uec,ion with the conspiracy.
Altogether l6 members OF the Anti
Semitic and Patriotic leagues and tn
Young Royalists have been arrested
A. Gueren, as this dispatch is sent
armed with revolvers and knives. still
holds possession Of his apartments. tn
headauarters of the Anti-Semite leagu
TO which entrance is cnly possible afte
running the gauntlet of strong guar
/ Of Anti-Semites.
|, is reported that NJ. Andre Buffe,
vice president of the Young Royals
league has been arrested.
Former Arrest Of Deroulede.
n Deroulede. chief Of the League {
Patriots. and Marcel-Habert. n membe
of the chamber of deputies, were al
rested on the evening of May 23d las
on the charge of melting soldiers
insubordination in connection with IN
election of President Loubet.
On May ~, the prisoners. who ha
been on trial before the assize court.
Paris. were acquitted, although durin
the proceedings NJ. Deroulede almitte
no wished to lead brigade to ove'
throw the parliamentary republi'
that his action was fully pr
meditat.d and that he woul
not cease his attempts to overtime
narliamentarism. He acknowledged !
was guilty Of all the charges except Il
allegation that he wanted to lead Il
soldiers astray without leader. +
said:
/ II wanted general at their head.
would have preferred the commando
in-chief. Unhappily, l had no choice
He finished his harangue by deman
inp a plebiscitary republic. asserting
thc same time that he never intende
90 turn the soldiers from their dut
b,t only wished to carry General koge
vho was in command of the troop
.r;,h him, NJ. Marcel. Habert also a
.,;tted that he wished to cause a rev
iu,;on b-. der:.d havic- incited~ .