Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08
FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF MARIE ANIoINEus.

The trial and execution of the &C., compiished, beautiful and unfortunate Queen Marie Antoinette is one of the most pathetic pages of French his- tory She had been married to Louis XVI of France when he was dauphin, and her uncommon loveliness fitted her we'll as the queen of a gallant ma tion, and as much she would have been honored in France, had she lived be- fore oppression had reused the people to madness.
 Antoinette was married to Louis at Versailles on May Is. ITO. She de- voted herself to the interests of her people with an assiduity unparalleled coming obnoxious to the court party, her character was assailed in every shape and quarter. She was accused of setting on foot conspiracies which never existed and of entertaining views which never entered her mind.
 The queen was termed the Aus trian" and it was openly asserted as we'll as privately insinuated that her heart was estranged from the country of her husband and her mind solely occupied with the interests of her na- tive land. The affair of the diamond necklace created a great sensation in France and initiated against Antoin- ette, although she was able fully to prove her innocence. But the long gathering clouds broke in revolution ary storm in 1789. On the 9th of Oc- tober the mob broke into the palace, murdered some of the bodyguard and threatened the queen in the most frightful manner.
 Marie Antoinette received a letter from friendly clergyman imploring her to fly, as her life would be sacri- feed. She resolved to remain and destroyed the warning letter. She was opposition to her and she finally fled with the king to Varennes. They were arrested and brought back to Paris. Marie's courage did not fail. in the scene of the legislative assembly, before which body she was present pronounced and then went into the Temple where he was imprisoned.
 On the 2d of August, 17s3, the widow of Louis XVI. was torn from her children and was treated like com mon felon. She was removed from the prison of the Temple to that of the conciergerie, there to finger until her release from human barbarity on the 16th of October. Her cell in the pris- on was in the worst quarter, where the lowest scum of the nonpolidcal prisoners were kept. She was not even allowed the dignity of colitude, but was obliged to be within hearing of the profanities of the lowest rabble in the world
 The accusations brought against the
 
 ly advanced because her enemies had still respect enough for justice to mimic it's forms in their guilty court. In the indictment she was named the 'eWidow Capet." She was charged with having squandered the public money and with leaguing in secret with the foreign enemies of France. The clearness of her innocence. the falsehood and frivolity of witnesses, the eloQuence of her defenders, were of no avail.
 On the 11th of September Marie An toinette was transferred from the prison room she had occupied since the 2d of August into the dark and narrow underground cell still shown to , visitors interested in her tragic life. The 10th of October was the first day of the trial of Marie Antoinette, In the room in which it took place there were only two candles lighted. The queen, dressed in her widows cap and her black eavn. sat on stool tn frank