The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-05
Sentences Pronounced On Prisoners
Convicted of Conspiracy.
WERE DEFIANT TO LAST
DE KoULEDE, BUFFET AND sA-
LUCES BANISHED.
Guerin Will Be Confined For Ten
Years In Fortified Place-Exeit-
ing Scenes In the Senate When
the Fate of the Men Was Pro
nounced.

Paris. Jan. 4.-When the high court
opened its public session today. the
president of that body. NJ. Fallieres
read the decisions which had been
reached yesterday. The prisoners who
We're acquitted, thereupon rose and
shook hands with NM. de Roulede.
Buffet and Guerin. Then, raising va
rious shouts, they left the hall.
The court afterwards entered in Sc
cret session during which they decided
on the sentences Of the convicted pris-
oners. M. Buffet and De ROulede were
condemned TO ten years Punishment
M. Guerin was sentenced to ten years
confinement in a fortified place. NJ
Saluces was sentenced to ten years
Punishment.
M. de Roulede. still weak from his
illness, entered the hall leaning on NJ
Barilliere's arm. Among the public
were NJ. de Roulede's daughter and
brother and quite a number of women
friends of the prisoners.
After the reading of yesterdays de-
cisions NJ. Fallieres ordered the expuI-
sion of the men acquitted, and the pub
lie prosecutor asked for the applica-
ton Of sentences against the convicted
Nj. Bullets counsel, NJ. Normans, fol-
lowed in behalf of his client and began
to expiate on the latter's sentiments.
when NJ. Fallieres stopped him and told
the lawyer to keep to the question Of
the sentence.
Insults the Court.
well" said NJ. Normans. Strike my
client, so that the court may judge the
extent Of the hate and fear which ami
Snates you"
NJ. Falheres interrupted counsel. say
ing: You are insulting the court. -
NJ. Normans rejOined: m. Buffet
leaves. this court greater than when he
entered 1t, and he will become greater.
still in prison"
NJ Buffet then said. You have dealt
me a blow. Thank you. You have con-
demned the government twelve times.
and 1 thank you twelve times. 1 do not
want to benefit by the Berenger law.
If there We're street demonstrations to-
morrow would take part in them. I
do not want pity or Indulgence"
De Roulede Will Return.
NJ. de Roulede then rose and said:
Since you have coupled me with the
valiant royalist Buffet, and the cour-
aSeouS anti-Semite Guerin. viii share
their pain. But however hard may De
the sentence however distance the ex-
lie which is even more cruel for me, a
patriot ana soldier, / will return. I
will return when justice returns. 7
snail be free when the nation becomes
Tree am here by LOubet's orders
Strike me then. Accomplish the act
which will ; in an indelible shame
on the histr the parliament. Vive
Iarmee, ne p Vive la reDubliuue
du peuple
NJ. de r was listened to in
profound 20, his passionate utter
ances cause great sensation.
NJ GueriE, aid he did not wish to
make any further defense. He would
not utter a word of repentance or an
peal for indulgence, adding:
However hard my trials and suffer
ings, l will say to my friends courage.
confidence
They All Shake Hands.
NJ. de Roulede rose again and said.
1 desire for the first time to shake
hands with these men. l met them
them" -
NJ. de Roulede then shook hands with
NM. Buffet and Guerfn.
NJ. Buffet cried: This is the first
and perhaps the last time"
NJ. Guerin said: 1T is the first time
we are in agreement"
NJ. dc Roulede shouted, sarcasticaIlv.
Yes, here is the conspiracy.
The secret session then began and
the sentences were announced later.
Anti-semite Press Makes Fuss.
There were a few cries Of give de
Rouiede" and a has Loubet' from
the audience after the sentences were
pronounced, but the demonstration was
quite insignificant. Although the anti
Semitic press is making a fuss over the
outcome, the tactics of the anti-Semites
are shown by the sensational CAPTION
DE RQulede." in their af-
teinoon organ, La Cocarde, which Sc
cured few purchasers, who were dis
guSted to find it only meant that tina
nationalists affect to consider the legal
murder Of De ROulede.
TOday's decision condemns the con-
Vieted men to pay the costs of the
prosecution The sentences took effect
Immediately. It is asserted that M de
Rouiede was hurried to the train and
Immediately departed toward the
Spanish frontier, he having decided to
reside at San Sebastian.
Monsieur Guerin will be removed To ,
French fortress. probably on the island
OF Oleron. off the west coast. Mon
Sleur Buffet will go To Reloiur,,