The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25
GENERAL ROGET'S CHARGES
SAYS THEY ATTEMPTED TO INDUCE
SOLDIERS TO LEAD REVOLT.
Both Under Arrest Along with Other
NatiOnaIists and Anti-Senlites
Action of Deputies.

the Elysee palace. The friends of NJ
Deroulede fear that ne will be tried before
the Senate, sitting as a high court. NJ
Millevoye will be tried before the Correc-
tional Court for assaults on the police. The
chief of police has commenced a search Of
the headquarters of the League of Patriots,
in the Rue des Petit Champs forcing open
drawers, boxes, etc. In all the police made
about four hundred arrests yesterday.
There was much excitement in the Cham
bers OF Deputies this afternoon and q large
attendance of members. The president of
the House, NJ. Deschanel, announced that
he had received a request to prosecute MN.
Deroulede and Marcel-Habert The state
ment was greeted with cries of Read it,"
The president then read a letter from the
public prosecutor, according to which Gen.
Roget deposed that a band of men headed
by Deroulede and Habert, followed his
brigade and entered the courtyard Of the
barracks occupied by the troops. MN. De-
roulede and Habert, the general further de-
posed, questioned the officers and refused
to leave when requested to do so. There
fore, they were arrested and confessed they
wished to lead the troops into a revolution
airy movement and to replace the .parlia-
mentary republic by a plebiscite republic ,"
GUproar.] The two deputies mentioned were
then removed to the police station.
PROSECUTION DEMANDED.
The public prosecutor asked for authority
to prosecute the two prisoners on the charge
Of attempting to turn the troops from their
duty.
NJ. Gasoline, Republican member for one
Of the divisions of Aisne, moved that MN.
Deroulede and Habert be set at liberty,
Professionally, without prejudicing their
prosecution, declaring that he knew Of their
love for the republic and did not believe
his friends were as guilty as represented.
TIL premier, M. Dupuy. said a decision
whether or not to prosecute the two depu-
ties ought to be taken without delay and
he asked the chamber to Immediately APP
point a committee with Instructions to re-
port on the subject this evening. [Cheers.l
NJ. Lasies, Nationalist, representing the
Condom district of Gers, said he had ac-
companied NM Deroulede and Habert to
the gate of the barracks, and asked to be
included in the prosecution. The House
then adjourned for the bureaux to meet and
elect the committeeman.
The bureaux selected a committee unani-
mously favorable to the prosecution of MN.
Deroulede and Habert and opposing M.
49, - 49, ~AANNA liz NJ x
ms, at which NJ. Dupuy was heard on the
question the committee decided to authorize
the prosecution of the two deputies and sub
sequently reported to the chamber which,
by a show Of hands, voted for the prOsecu-
ton and defeated NJ. Casteline's amend
ment.
The Chamber resumed the session at 5:45
p. m. In the meantime M. MilleVOye had
been released from custody and took part
In the proceedings. The house was densely
rowded. The chairman of the committee
presented a report approving of the prose-
cution OF NJ. Deroulede and Habert and also
approving of keeping them in custody. The
report added: IF the facts adduced are
true they cannot be too vigorously con-
demned as they constitute an attack on the
republic and injury to the army" lap
NJ. Gasoline said he would not oppose
the prosecution of the deputies, as he be-
lieved the accused themselves desired to be
prosecuted.
NJ. Millevoye declared tina it was not
characteristic of a great patriot like NJ.
But NJ. Millevoye added that he could not
understand VIII some of the best citizens
were prosecuted and why those conspiring
foreigners enjoyed immunity" [Great up
The chamber, by a show of hands, author
lied the prosecution of the two deputies. M.
Casteline's motion was defeated by a vote
NJ. FRANCHISE Bruno, deputy for ST. Malo,
compasSionately submitted to the president
of the chamber a request to institute an in
quirY into the mental condition of MN.
Derouledo and Marcel-Habert.
ROYALISTS UNDER ARREST.
Several aristocratic royalists, in addition
to Comte De Cheisel, NJ. De Cuverville and
the others, whose names were cabled yester-
day, were arrested and will be proceeded
against for disturbing the peace.
NJ. Paul Deroulede's brother, In the course
of an interview tonight, said that though
the police had searched the formers house,
they had seized no papers. my brother
he added, sis carried away by his enthus-
iasm for the army, and his behavior must
not be regarded as the outcome of any
plot"
The police have affixed seals to the resi-
dence of M. Marcel-Habert and the head
quarters of the League de Patriots. The
league having been forbidden to meet in the
Rue St. Haul, a crowd of patriots collected
and began a demonstration, which brought
on a conflict with the police. Several patriots
were arrested for assaulting a police officer.
Soon after, however, M. Millevoye arrived
upon the scene and urged the patriots to
cease their demonstrations 'in order not to
compromise Deroulede's case" Therefore,
and "Abas Loubet!" they departed to the
Theater Money, where they listened TO an
address by NJ. Francis de Pressenz.
Deroulede's comic opera coup is destined
to cover himself and his league with ridi-
Guile. 1t was the one thing wanted to give
President Loubet a firm seat, and has prob
ably helped the cause or DreyIuS revision
more than anything else that has happened
for some time. The serious apprehensions,
long entertained, of a tragedy issue Of the
Dreyfus affair all hinged upon a fear that
the army might, out of revenge, be induced
to forget its loyalty to the republic. The
anti-revisionists regarded General Roget as
one of their stanchest supporters, owing
to the part he played in the Dreyfus affair.
Thus, 1t happened, as he did not apply to
Deroulede's first appeal. but continued
marching in the direction of the Elysee, the
patriots Jumped to the conclusion that their
object was attained and surged around the
marching soldiers with triumphant shouts.
The were speedily undeceived and Derou-
lede becomes a sadder and possibly a wiser
man. The public breathes freely, nov that
1t is seen that the army Is in no mood TO
countenance anti-republican movements,
and the whole thing will end farcicaliy with
a short Imprisonment for Deroulede and a
useful lesson to the Beaurepaires, Coppes
and others of that ilk. General Roget's con-
duct is unanimously praised.
NJ. Deroulede still manfully sticks to his
guns. He has written to III. Dupuy to de-
clare that he was arrested for h~aranguing
the troops after having attempted to bring
them with him. and that any other version
is falsehoOd. He asserts that he is deter
mined not to shield himself behind any am
biguity. Thus. according 10 his own admis-
sion, he is liable TO imprisonment for life;
but the authorities do not desire TO give him
the halo of martyrdom. Therefore, he will
escape more easily.
Messrs. Deroulede and Habert were trans
ferred during the day to the Prison De la
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