 A delegation of National Guardsmen, led by Gustave Genton, a member of the Committee of Public Safety, came to the new headquarters of the Commune at the city hall of the 11th arrondissment and demanded the immediate execution of the hostages held at the prison of La Roquette.The new prosecutor of the Commune, Ferré hesitated and then wrote a note authorizing the executions.Genton asked for volunteers to serve as a firing squad, and went to the La Roquette prison, where many of the hostages were being held.