Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14
PLOT DISCOVERED.
Paul DerouIde and "a Fellow Conspir-
ators Now Under Arrest.

\ Paris, Aug. 13.-M Paul Deroulede.
/ founder Of the League uf Patriot. and i
member Of the Chamber of Deputies for
the Ansouleme division Or charente, was
arrested, at o'clock Saturday morning
AZ his estate at Croissy, near Paris.
NJ. Deroulede was taken into custorv
~ four gendarmes ana driven 10 this
/ city on his arrival her.. ~. was incar-
ceiated ~ the ConciergeTie prison
a number Of members of the Anti
atmlIe ana Patriotic Leagues We're aIso
arrested. Saturday morning.
ne police have closed the offices of the
fdtrlotlc League, ana they are now
guarded by gendarmes
When an attempt was made To arrest
~ fherln. president OF the AMI -Samita
League, he refused To surrender. ana bar
ilcaded himself IN his house. He said .re
Ma prenared g hold out Tor three weeks.
having good stock Of food ana fire.
arms me doors ana windows OF his rae
ldthce were barricaded ana NJ. Gu-rin
announced that he would blow 10 his
mousse before he would surrender
Inc police have placed seals upon thu
doors Of his residence
!, v hen arrested NJ. Derouledr shouted:
III II rascality on the part uf thr pov
eminent which is trying to implicate n,a
II me same affair as the Orleanists
whose adversary | am"
r. police commissary called at A. Nj
~ me residence OF NJ. Thieb-ault on thn
Qhil Noitalre, and a number Of policemen
surrounded the house, but NJ ThiaheamJt
escaped " 4 balcony TO an adjoining
lhc police have seized the Drapeau
newspaper Office
me house 81 NJ. Audre a. Buffet repre-
sentative of the Duke u Orleans W.
searched and number Of papers were
seized. W.T.
! y, Buffet, VINO is vice president Of the
1"uhE RoNallst League. was himself All
rested al Fcigner. Oh the frontier IL i.
"as about to cross into Belgium.
~ Mallliard of the Petit Parisien STAFF
nas been arrested On the charge Of urg,
government n
At Nancy 4 man named Pisson was ar
rested On the charge ot espionage ana has
been condemned to three years imnrisnn
ment. f500 fine ana To be deprived II cjviI
rights for decade.
~ tabre began to interrogate NJ Paul
Deroulede, in The evening
~ the cells at police headuuarters ara
al occurred, several OF the prisoners will
ne transferred 10 the Prison de Ia SAINT.
According ~ rumors current in official
circles, the affair is likely to produce
serious consequences. 1t is stated that
thg government possesses precise and de-
tailed instructions from the Due a. Orleans
10 his agents.
is pointed out that when the arrest
ef- Deroulede was made no outsiders knee
thar The partisans OF the Duke Of Orlean.
We're mixed ~ in the affair.
curinusly enough. Prince Victor Bona
parte has been closely watched BY the
orieaniStS for several months, they fear
ing that he might disturb their schemes.
NM. Dcrouedc chief of the League of
PATRIOTS, aud Marcel -Habert, a membe..
~ the Chamber OF Deputies, were arrest
81. on The evening of Feb q last. on TIA
charge Of melting soldiers to insubordi
nation u connection with the election Of
Pres. Loubet.
on May 81, the prisoners, who had been
On iriai before the assiZe court in Paris
We're acquitted, although during the pr1,
ceed!uss NJ Deroulede admitted that H..
wished 20 lead brigade to overthrow the
parliamentary republic. that his action
was fully prcmeditatcd. ana that M
would not cease his attempts to over
throw pdrIlamcntaridniSm.
He acknowledged he was guilty Of all
ths charges. except that the aIIegatlun
mat Nc wanted 10 lead the soldiers astray
without a leader. He said. II wanted 4
general al their head. | would have pre-
TERED the commanderin -chief Unhap.
PLY | had no choice"
lie finished his harangue BY demanding
a plebisciinry republic asserting ut the
same time that he never intended to turn
the soldiers from their duty but only
wished to carry Gen. Roget, who was in
command OF the troops. with him.
NJ. Marcel Habert also admitted that he
wished 70 cause a revision Of the consti-
tuition. but denied having melted soldiers
to diso6edience. lie said ne only sought
To lead Gen. Roget TO the Elysee palace,
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