New-York tribune., 1919-03-30
The Second Day

T>RlDAYs Oct. al woke up early ms
l. usual and, thinking of our fate, real
lied that the affair was too important In
the eyes Of tho military prosecutors for the
sentences TO be light.
AS yesterday, l got into the bus without
too much nervousness. The chemist y.
seemed very depressed. "Do not be 80 wor-
fied." said Nine. G., "the persons threatened
with heavy punishment are put in Black
Maria" Perhaps there is no room for me-
said he.
On tho way Nine. G. deseribed her arrest
to me. She had come to Brussels with her
child Of eight. and was staying, as usual, at
the Hotel de l'Esperance when the German
police arrived to arrest her. They put her
into motor leaving the child, which fortu-
nately could be intrusted to kindly person
who promised to take it back to Mons.
This time the court was held in the House
of Commons.
The accused were on the right and the
the left, the counsel at the foot of the trib-
une. The prosecutor opened the sitting with
the same happy, brisk manner as yesterday.
He began by statement of the affair,
showing the framework Of the organization
and the principal parts. Behind the German
front were recruiting agents who directed
=
These found in the Mons district every
facility for being sheltered, furnished with
false papers, and sent to Brussels. Here
they were received in private houses, or,
when these were full. in small hotels where
they waited till they could be formed into
conveys for Holland. There they were re-
them back to France. Our affair was one of
the branches, or perhaps the trunk Of the
organization In France the organizers were
grouped round the Prince Of Croy. helped
by the Princess his sister, the Comtesse de
Belleville and Mile. Thuliez. In the Borinage
were tho engineer Capiau, the lawyer Lbes
OF providing false identity papers, most of
them naming non-existert places. At Brus-
sells Miss Cavell's Institute was the centre.
NJ. Severin and Nine. hobart were closely
concerned and Whom he WAS again pleased
TO call the determined patriot-orgsnzed
the financial side, paying the guides and for
the soldiers Lodging and providing the pro-
visions for The journey to Holland. Lastly
came NJ. Bauo4 who was accused of marking
out the routes, distributing "La Libre Bel
ggus" and handing on military nfotma-
tion.
"Aii this activity" he concluded. "is akin
10 high treason and tho law Furnishes 10 with
the death ssntsnee"
Al that moment a serious disauistude
took hold Of me, while he began 10 rsad the
list of sentences he proposed. "Bauca~~
death sentsnce. Miss Cavell~~desth sem
tenee." When will he stops
"For the Princesse de Croy. In spite of all
my wish tn take account Of her peculiar
situation AZ regards her brother. ask ten
years. penal aervituds." Ouf! the terrible
propositions are overt I feel relieved. At
last, for M. Hostelct, the Determined pa
triot," ten years penal servitude.
Then came the guides and hosts, whose
sentences varied from one to Ave years.
Almost the only cool person through this
recital was the prosecutor. The judges did
not seem to enjoy It, The counsel were out
Of countenance. Tho accused were either
excited or depressed. except Miss Cavcll.
Who retained the calm which mover deserted
her. Baueq. leaning on the desk, his chin
In bis hands. looked as II no were stunned.
Mile. Thulics was fcverish and looked right
and left ~ II to assure herself she was
not dreaming. Comtesso do Bellevile was
slightly flushed. but looked absent minded.
n. Libies, quito close to me, got pale and
began to run his fingers through his mus
tschs. NJ. severin, who up till then had
nesn holding his paper, dropped it on the
door.