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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；〃