Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
ROYALISTS ON TRIAL.
The French Senate Sits as a Court Of
Justice to Hear Charges Against Al
legged ConspiratOrs.

legged tonspiratOrs.
Paris, Sept. 19.-The senate met as
high court of justice yesterday for
the purpose of trying % politicians, in-
Guiding NM. De Monicourt, Deroulede,
Marcel Hahert, 1'hiebaud. Baron De
MauN and Jules Gucrin, on the charge
of conspiracy against the government.
Not one of the accused was present
or in the palace, but nine cells have
been fitted up for them in the library.
The cells are very comfortably FUR
nished. The floor is covered with
hnoleum and the walls are hung with
grccnish cloth. The furniture con-
sists of an iron bedstead, an easy
chair marbe-topped toilet table,
cuspidor and rug. Thus the prison
ers will have little to complain of and
may congratulate themselves that
times have changed since the Giron-
dins were confined in the palace of the
senate by Robespierre during the reign
of terror.
NJ. Bernard, the procurator general,
read the indictment. The Indictment
commenced by reciting the facts of
the arrest of NM. Deroulede and Ha-
bert, and said the inquiry had showed
the existence of a conspiracy to change
the form of government, to which the
disorders of last February. it was add
ed. were due, and in which leroulcd",
Habert and some members OF the
League of Patriots. NJ. Guerin and
some members of the Anti-Semitic
league, Duhuc and some members Of
the Society ofAnti-ScmticY Youths, NM.
Buffet. Godefrey and Chevilly and
T. II. -. -,
culpated. All the societies mentioned,
since lS9S, it was pointed out had
abandoned electoral action for revOln-
tionary action, and the League Of Pa
triots openly pursued the object of
overthrowing the constitutional gov
crnment.
The Anti-Semitic league, it was also
claimed. has joined the insurrectional
organization. whcrewith are associat-
ed the nationalists, royalists and inn
peraIiSts, and the Anti-Semitic Youths
has as "A mission the propaganda in
the provinces of the revolutionary
movement.
The Indictment proceeded with u
rccapitulation of the royalist maneuV-
vcrs and declared the royaIists led and
paid a mob to insult President Loubet
on the day of his election. Letters
seized al the residence Of NJ. Chevilly
showed that the funds were bccom-
iEg exhausted by February, 1889, and
promises of money, mostly from ladies',
were found in the correspondence. The
cUlminatory point of the rOyaliSt con-
spiracy was reached February %, when
Derouledc made his attempt ON the
Place de la Nation to induce u brigade
of infantry to march on the Elysee
palace. Everything, it seems, was
prepared to carry out the royalist plan
that day, but Deroulede's failure
spoiled all, and the Duke of Orleans,
who was waiting at BRUSSELS Cor the
signal to come to Paris. received in
stead telegram from Buffet, saying:
"Useless to come. Send you further
news tomorrow.
The indictment evoked frequent out
bursts of dcrisive laughter and IRON
ic;,l comment at the expense of the
royalists, especially on the reading of
the various telegrams exchanged and
the failure of the plots.
The senate decided to allow the pris-
oners to be represented by counsel
during the preliminary inquiry, but
the question of the competency of the
senate to sit as court TO try the
charges was adjourned until after the
conclusion of the preliminary inquiry.
This is tantamount TO an adjournment
of the court for several weeks.