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Clermont…Ferrand；　delegates　any　of　its　members　to　make　investigations

or　domicialiary　searches；　to　affix　seals；　and　it　receives　and

transmits　denunciations；　summons　the　denounced　to　appear　before　it；

reads　interrogations；　writes　to　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety；　etc。

The　following　are　samples　of　its　warrants　of　arrest：　〃Muller；　a

riding…master；　will　be　confined　in　the　former　Petit　Seminaire；　under

suspicion　of　aristocracy；　according　to　public　opinion。〃　…　Another

example；　（Archives　Nationales；　F。7；　2475。　　Register　of　the　procès…

verbaux　of　the　revolutionary　committee　of　the　Piques　section；　Paris；

June　3；　1793。）　Warrant　of　arrest　against　Boucher；　grocer；　rue　Neuve　du

Luxembourg；　〃suspect〃　of　incivisme　and　〃having　cherished　wicked　and

perfidious　intentions　against　his　wife。〃　Boucher；　arrested；　declares

that；　〃what　he　said　and　did　in　his　own　house；　concerned　nobody　but

himself。〃　On　which　he　was　led　to　prison。



＇116＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　30　（No。105）。　　Examination　of　Jean

Davilliers；　and　other　ransomed　parties。



＇117＇　Berryat　Saint…Prix；　313。　　（Trial　of　Lacombe　and　his　accomplices

after　Thermidor。）



＇118＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　46。　　（Letter　of　Julien　to　the

Committee　of　Public　Safety；　Bordeaux；　Messidor　12；　year　II。）　…

Moniteur；　XXII。；　713。　　（Report　by　Cambon；　Frimaire　6；　year　III。）　At

Verins；　citizens　were　imprisoned　and　then　set　at　liberty　〃on

consideration　of　a　fee。〃　…　Albert　Babeau；　II。；　164；　165；　206。　　（Report

by　Cambon；　Frimaire　6；　year　II。）　〃Citoyenne　（madame）　Deguerrois；

having　come　to　procure　the　release　of　her　husband；　a　public

functionary　demanded　of　her　ten　thousand　livres；　which　he　reduced　to

six　thousand　for　doing　what　she　desired。〃　…　〃One　document　attests　that

Massey　paid　two　thousand　livres；　and　widow　Delaporte　six　hundred

livres；　to　get　out　of　prison。〃



＇119＇　Mallet…Dupan；　〃First　letter　to　a　Genoa　merchant；〃　（March　I；

1796）；　pp。33…35。　　〃One　of　the　wonders　of　the　reign　of　Terror　is　the

slight　attention　given　to　the　trafficking　in　life　and　death；

characteristic　of　terrorism。　　。　　。　　。　　We　scarcely　find　a　word　on　the

countless　bargains　through　which　'suspect'　citizens　bought　themselves

out　of　captivity；　and　imprisoned　citizens　bought　off　the　guillotine。

。　　。　　。　　Dungeons　and　executions　were　as　much　matters　of　trade　as　the

purchase　of　cattle　at　a　fair。〃　This　traffic　〃was　carried　on　in　all　the

towns；　bourgs　and　departments　surrendered　to　the　Convention　and

Revolutionary　Committees。〃　。　　。　　。　　。　　〃It　has　been　established　since

the　10th　of　August。〃　〃I　will　only　cite　among　a　multitude　of　instances

the　unfortunate　Duc　du　Chatelet：　never　did　anybody　pay　more　for　his

execution！〃　…　Wallon；　〃Histoire　du　Tribunal　Revolutionnaire　de　Paris；〃

VI。；　88。　　（Denunciation　of　Fouquier…Tinville；　signed　Saulnie。）

According　to　Saulnie　he　dined　regularly　twice　a　week　at　No　6　rue

Serpente；　with　one　Demay；　calling　himself　a　lawyer　and　living　with　a

woman　named　Martin。　　In　this　death…trap；　in　the　middle　of　orgies；　the

freedom　or　death　of　those　in　prison　was　bargained　for　in　money　with

impunity。　　One　head　alone；　belonging　to　the　house　of　Boufflers；

escaping　the　scaffold　through　the　intrigues　of　these　vampires；　was

worth　to　them　thirty　thousand　livres；　of　which　one　thousand　were　paid

down　and　a　bond　given　for　the　rest；　payable　on　being　set　at　liberty。

…　Morellet；　〃Memoires；〃　II。；　32。　　The　agent　of　Mesdames　de　Bouffiers

was　Abbé　Chevalier；　who　had　formerly　known　Fouquier…Tinville　in　the

office　of　a　procureur　an　Parliament　and　who；　renewing　the

acquaintance；　came　and　drank　with　Fouquier。　　〃He　succeeded　in　having

the　papers　of　the　ladies　Bouffiers；　which　were　ready　to　be　sent　to　the

Tribunal；　placed　at　the　bottom　of　the　file。〃　…　Mallet…Dupan；　〃

Memoires；〃　II。；　495。　　〃Fouquier…Tinville　received　a　pension　of　one

thousand　crowns　a　month　from　Mesdames　de　Bouffiers；　the　ransom

increased　one　quarter　each　month　on　account　of　the　atrocity　of　the

circumstances。　　This　method　saved　these　ladies；　whilst　those　who　paid

a　sum　in　gross　lost　their　lives。　　。　　。　　It　was　Du　Vaucel；　fermier…

general；　who　saved　the　Princess　of　Tarente　。　　。　　。　　。for　five　hundred

louis；　after　having　saved　two　other　ladies　for　three　hundred　louis；

given　to　one　of　the　Jacobin　leaders。〃



＇120＇　〃Tableau　des　Prisons　de　Toulouse；〃　324。　　Coudert；　of　the

Municipal　Council；　shoemaker；　charged　with　the　duty　of　taking　silver…

plate　from　the　accused；　did　not　know　how；　or　was　unwilling；　to　draw　up

any　other　than　an　irregular　and　valueless　procès…verbal。　　On　this；　an

accused　party　objected　and　refused　to　sign。　　〃Take　care；　you；〃

exclaims　Coudert　in　a　rage；　〃with　your　damned　cleverness；　you　are

playing　the　stubborn。　　You　are　nothing　but　a　bloody　fool！　You　are

getting　into　a　bad　box！　If　you　don't　sign；　I'll　have　you　guillotined。〃

Frequently；　there　are　no　papers　at　all。　　（De　Martel；　〃Fouché；〃　p。236。

Memorial　by　the　authorities　of　Allier；　addressed　to　the　Convention；

document　9。）　October　30；　1793。　　Order　of　the　revolutionary　committee

enjoining　nocturnal　visits　in　all　〃　suspect　〃　houses　in　Moulins；　to

remove　all　gold；　silver　and　copper。　　〃Eleven　parties　are　made　up。　　。

。　　。　　each　to　visit　eight　or　ten　houses。　　Each　band　is　headed　by　one

of　the　committee；　with　one　municipal　officer；　accompanied　by

locksmiths　and　a　revolutionary　guard。　　The　dwellings　of　the　accused

and　other　private　individuals　are　searched。　　They　force　secretaries

and　wardrobes　of　which　they　do　not　find　the　keys。　　They　pillage　the

gold　and　silver　coin。　　They　carry　off　plate；　jewels；　copper　utensils

and　other　effects；　bed…clothes；　docks；　vehicles；　etc。　　No　receipt　is

given。　　No　statement　is　made　of　what　is　carried　off。　　They　rest

content　by　at　the　end　of　the　month；　reporting；　in　a　sort　of　procès…

verbal　drawn　up　at　a　meeting　of　the　committee；　that；　according　to

returns　of　the　visits　made；　very　little　plate　was　found；　and　only　a

little　money　in　gold　and　silver；　all　without　any　calculation　or

enumeration。〃　…　〃Souvenirs　et　Journal　d'un　Bourgeois　d'Evreux；〃　p。93。

（February　25；　1795。）　The　meetings　of　the　popular　club　〃were　largely

devoted　to　reading　the　infamous　doings　and　robberies　of　the

revolutionary　committee。　　。　　。　　。　　The　members　who　designated

'suspects'　often　arrested　them　themselves；　and　drew　up　a　procès…verbal

in　which　they　omitted　to　state　the　jewels　and　gold　they　found。〃



＇121＇　Ibid。；　461。　　（Vendemaire　24；　year　III。　　Visit　of　Representative

Malarmé。）　The　former　Duc　de　Narbonne…Lorra　aged　eighty…four；　says　to

Malarmé：　〃Citizen　representative；　excuse　me　if　I　keep　my　cap　on；　I

lost　my　hair　in　that　prison；　without　having　been　able　to　get

permission　to　have　a　wig　made；　it　is　worse　than　being　robbed　on　the

road。〃　〃Did　they　steal　anything　from　you？〃　〃They　stole　one　hundred　and

forty　five　louis　d'or　and　paid　me　with　an　acquittance　for　a　tax　for

the　sans…culottes；　which　is　another　robbery　done　to　the　citizens　of

this　commune　where　I　have　neither　home　nor　possessions。〃　〃Who

committed　this　robbery？　〃　〃It　was　Citizen　Berger；　of　the　municipal

council。〃　〃　Was　nothing　else　taken　from　you？〃　〃They　took　a　silver

coffee…pot；　two　soap…cases　and　a　silver　shaving…dish〃　〃Who　took　those

articles？〃　〃It　was　Citizen　Miot　（a　notable　of　the　council）。〃　Miot

confesses　to　having　kept　these　objects　and　not　taken　them　to　the

Mint。…Ibid。；　178。　　（Vent？se　20；　year　II。）　Prisoners　all　have　their

shoes　taken；　even　those　who　had　but　one　pair；　a　promise　being　made

that　they　should　have　sabots　in　exchange；　which　they　never　got。　　Their

cloaks　also　were　taken　with　a　promise　to　pay　for　them；　which　was　never

done。　　…　〃Souvenirs　et　Journal　d'un　Bourgeois　d'Evreux；〃　p。92。

（February　25；　1795。）　The　sessions　of　the　popular　club　were　largely

devoted　to　reading　the　infamies　and　robberies　of　the　revolutionary

committee。　　Its　members；　who　designated　the　suspects；　often　arrested

them　themselves；　they　made　levies　and　reports　of　these　in　which　they

omitted　the　gold　and　jewels　found。〃



＇122＇　Moniteur；　XXII。　　133。　　（Session　of　Vendémiaire　II；　year　III。）

Report　by　Thibaudeau。　　〃These　seven　individuals　are　reprobates　who

were　dismissed　by　the　people's　representatives　for　having　stolen　the

effects　of　persons　arrested。　　A　document　is　on　record　in　which　they

make　a　declaration　that；　not　remembering　the　value　of　the　effects

embezzled；　they　agree　to　pay　damages　to　the　nation　of　twenty…two

francs　each。〃



＇123＇　Berryat　Saint…Prix；　447。　　Judge　Ragot　was　formerly　a　joiner　at

Lyons；　and　Viot；　the　public　prosecutor；　a　former　deserter　from　the

Penthièvre　regiment。　　〃Other　accused　persons　were　despoiled。　　Little

was　left　them　other　than　their　clothes；　which　were　in　a　bad　state。

Nappier；　the　bailiff；　was；　later；　（Messidor；　year　III。）；　condemned　to

irons　for　having　appropriated　a　part　of　the　effects；　jewels　and

assignats　belonging　to　persons　under　accusation。〃



＇124＇　The　words　of　Camille　Desmoulins　in　〃　La　France　Libre；〃　（August；

1782）。



＇125＇　De　Martel；　〃　Fouché；〃