The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-19
ROYALlSTS ON TRIAL
For Plotting to Overthrow the Gov
ernment Of France.
ADJOURNMENT FOR SOME WEEKS.

Paris, Sept 19.-The senate met as q
high court Of justice yesterday for the
purpose of trying % politicians, in
cluding NM. De Monicourt. Deroulede.
Marcel Habert. Thiebaud. Baron DO
Vaux and Jules Guerin, on the charge
Of consplring 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 furnish
ed. The floor is covered with lin
oleum and the walls are hung
with greenish cloth. The furni-
ture consists of an iron bedstead. an
easy chair, a marble topped toilet
table, a cuspidor and a rug. Thus the
prisoners will have little to complain
of, and may congratulate themselves
that times have changed since the
Girondins we're confined In the pal
ace of the senate by Robespierre dur
ing the reign OF terror and languished
in its dungeons. and since Marshal Ney
was immured in an unventilated cell
until led forth to be shot In the gar
dens,
President Fallieres opened the pro-
ceedings, amid general silence, by
reading the decree of the president Of
the republic constituting the senate,
on the report of the minister of JUS
tice, into a high court to try the
charge against the accused of making
an attempt on the security Of the state.
M. Fallisres then declared the SEN
ate constituted as a high court. and
the clerk of the court called the roll
of senators. who answered with the
word present"
There was momentary excitement
when NJ. Fallieres concluded reading
the presidents decree. A Rightst SEN
ator, NJ. La Marselle, began to speak,
and M. Fallieres said sharply: Il can
not hear you"
NJ. La Marselle insisted. and NJ. Fal
Heres again said 81 cannot hear
you" and the Leftists shouted order,
order"
A Rightist senator, Provist De Lau-
nay, thereupon cried. pointing to the
Leftists: There are our judges"
This was followed by many Interrupt
tions. but NJ. Fallieres. with a rapping
of his mallet, quickly restored order
Then the door through which NJ
wide, and three tall figures, in long
scarlet robes, appeared on the thresh-
old and with stately mien marched
into the hall. and ascending the steps
of the platform took up their places on
the right hand of the president. The
! first was M. Bernard, the procurator
| general, who was a handsome figure
| In his scarlet robe trimmed with a
broad strip of ermine NJ. Bernard i'm
mediately began to read the indict-
ment in a monotonous voice.
The Indictment commenced by recit-
! ing the facts of the arrest of NM.
| Deroulede and Marcel Habert, and said
the inquiry has showed the existence
Of conspiracy to change the form of
government, to which the disorders Of
last February, 1t was added, were due
and in which NM. Deroulede, Marcel
Habert and some members OF the
League of Patriots. NJ. Guerin and
some members of the Anti-Semite
League, M. Du Buc and some mem
bers of the Anti-Semite youth, NJ. Baf-
fett, Godefrey and Chevally and men,
bers of the Royalist party were incul-
pated. All the societies mentioned
since 1898, it was pointed out, had
abandoned electoral action for revolu-
tionary action. and the League of Pa
triots openly pursued the object OF
overthrowing the constitutional gov
ernment, NM. Deroulede and Marcel
Habert seeking to attain their ends
by the union of rioters and troops in
the streets.
NJ. Du Buc. 1t was further charged
is the link between the anti-Semitt
and Patriotic leagues.
The indictment then gave a few par
ticulars of the provincial organization
Referring to the Royalist league. 4
said it was worthy of attention. be
cause, though the idea of a monarchlt
restoration appeared inconceivable, 1
had played preponderant role in tn,
recent events, its leader being tn,
Duke of Orleans himself and its man
} ayers his accredited representatives
All the leagues, 1t was asserted, seel
to change the form Of government b!
street risings.
A letter from the Duke of Orlean
to his representative, NJ Buffet, writ
ten from Marienbad, in July, 1896, in
structing him to commence a royals
organization. was read, and then orde
secret instructions, in which II wa
stipulated that the sum to be spen
was not to exceed 300, 900 francs. TIL
mention of this figure evoked laughte
from the senators and others present
After a number of incidents in whic
street rioting was fomented by the con
spirators, the indictment proceede
E with a recapitulation of the royals
manoeuvers, and declared the royal
' lists led and paid a mob to insult Pres
1 ident Loubet on the day of his election
The culminatory point of the roy
alist conspiracy was reached Feb. 2
when M. Deroulede made his notoriou
attempt on the Place de la Nation
induce a brigade of infantry to marc
on the Elysee palace. Everything,
, seems, was prepared to carry out th
Z royalist plan that day but M. Derol
!. lede's failure spoiled all, and the DuR
;, Of Orleans, who was awaiting at Brui
:. sells the signal to come to Paris, II
. ceived instead a telegram from
= Buffet, saying Useless to come"
Continuing, the Indictment then e.
q planned that the conspiracy was M
: abandoned with the failure of Feb. 2
: but that the Vaccinations continued
4 secret and public meetings were col
: tinually held.
. The indictments evoked frequent ou
i bursts of derisive laughter and ironic
= comment at the expense of the roys
lists, especially on the reading OF d
- various kilograms exchanged and d
failure OF the plots.
At the conclusion OF the reading
he indictment M Bernard and