Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
PATRIOTS IN JAIL.
Charged with Plotting to Over
throw the Present Govern
ment of France.

ment of France.
Paris, Aug. 12-M. Paul Deroulede,
founder of the League Of Patriots and Il
member of the Chamber of Deputies, for
the AngouIeme division of Charente, was
arrested at 4 o'clock this morning at his
estate at Croissey, near Paris. \ mum
Der of members Of the Anti-Semite and
Patriotic leagues were also arrested this
morning. \ semi-official note issued this
morning reads as follows:
a certain number of arrests were
made this morning as the resulr OF j
magisterai inquiry and by virtue of Ar
ticle SO of the Penal code regarding
conspiracy organized for the purpose CT
accomplishing change in the ,orm Of
government. The persons implicated be
long to the groups of Royalist youth al
the Patriotic and Anti-Semitic leagues.
at the trial OF the Neuilly barrack If
fair facts relating to that incident alone
We're used as the basis of the prosecution,
but searches were then made and docu-
ments were seized which led to the dis
covery of an organization dating back
to July, 1898, and of a plot to seize the
government by force. The documents
leave no room for doubt. either i'll regard
to the existence of the plot or rs to the
chief actors therein. After very close
watch proof was obtained that the same
groups were preparing for fresh at
tempt at an early date. the proof being
such as to enable the disturbances to be.
averted by immediate measures. The in
yestigation of the affair is intrusted to
81 Tabre, examining magistrate.
NJ. Deroulede was taken into custody
by four gendarmes and was driven to
Paris. On his arrival here he was in
generated in the Conciergerie prison.
The arrest of M. Mariel-Ha bert is ex-
pected.
The police have closed the Offices of the
Patriotic league, which are now guard
ed by gendar1nes. When an attempt was
made to arrest NJ. Gueren. president OF
the Anti-Semite league, he refused to sur
render, and barricaded himself in his
house. He says he is prepared to hold
out for three weeks. having good stock
of food and firearms. The doors and
windows of his residence are barr1caded
and Gueren announces he will blow up
his house before he surrenders.
On the application of NJ. Fabre fresh
searches of various houses were made
this morning including the headquarters
of the Anti-Semites. where only Inlmpor-
tant papers were seized.
A number of additional arrests OF I'M
known persons have been made in con-
nection with the conspiracy.
NM Deroulede. chief OF the League
of Patriots. and Mariel-Habert, men,
Der Of the chamber of deputies. were ar
rested on the evening of FEBRUARY %
last on the charge OF melting soldiers to
INSTRUMENTATION IL connection With the
election of President Loubet.
On May 81 the prisoners, who had been
on trial before the asSiZeS court ID IarlS,
We're acquitted, although during the pro-
ceedings NJ. Deroulede admitted he
wished to lead a brigade to overthrow
the parliamentary republic. that his ac-
ton was fully prcmeditated, and that he
would not cease his attempts to over
throw parliamentarism. He acknowl-
edged he was guilty of all the charges
except the allegation that he wanted to
lead the soldiers astray without leader.
He said:
Il wanted a general at their head. L
would have preferred the communicating
chief. Unhappily, had no choice
He finished his harangue by demanding
same time that he never intende33 to turn
the soldiers from their duty, but only
wished to carry Gen. Rouget, who was i'll
command of the troops, With him.
NJ. Mariel- Habert also admitted that
he wished to cause Il revolution. but de-
MED having melted soldiers to dlsobcdl,
ence. He said he only sought TO lead
Gen. Roguet to the Eiysee palace and
that the men with him had been merely
following the officers.
Altogether sixteen members Of the
Anti-Semite and Patriotic leagues and
the Young RGyalists have been arrested.
NJ. Ouerin, as this dispatch is sent. armed
with revolyerS and knives, still holds pos
session of his apartments, the headquar-
tiers Of the Anti-Semite league, to which
entrance is only possible after running
the gauntlet of q strong guard OF Anti
Semites. 1t is reported that NJ. Andree
Buffet, yice-preSident Of the Young Roy-
alist league, has been arrested.
When arrested, NJ. Deroulede shouted:
1T is rascality on the part of the gov
eminent, which is trying to implicate me
in the same affair as the Orleanlsts
whose adversary | am"
1t appears that the officials unearthed
kilograms sent by the Duke of Orleans
from Brussels at the time of President
Faure's funeral the first saying: All
our men are ready.
The second telegram was dispatched
the following day, saying: 1t is useless
to come.
The attempt at an instruction against
the government had in the meanwhile
failed.
Later. during the trial of ". Deroulede.
traces were discovered of Il plot and of
conferences at which the question was
discussed whether the attempt should be
made to change the form Of government
before or after the Rennes court-martlal.
The government thereupon, judging
that time for action had arrived, ordered
a number of arrests to be made, all of
which, apparently, have not yet been eff.
fected.
The ministry of the interior declines to
give the names Of the prominent persons
already captured, or who are to be taken
into custody.