The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-15 00:00:00

THE SRI ZIOUSCHARGE AGAINST 21111-,

BARON _DE VIDIL.

The warran t for the apprehension of the Baron de Vidil
on the charge of attempting to murder his son was executed

hi Paris.

The Baron was arrested at the Jockey Club, and imme-
diate intelligei ice to the effect was telegraphed to London
by Superinten dent Thornton, who has the matter in hand.
On a represenaation of the facts alleged against the prisoner
being made to the French Government, he was transmitted
to the charge of two French officers for conveyance to Lon-
don, and we believe he arrived here last night, and the
charge against :him will most likely be investigated at the
Chief Police Got trt, Bow •street.

With respe ct to the statement in the morning papers
relative to the, eundition of the son, it was stated that
his condition was somewhat precarious ; but such is not the
fact, as he wa s well enough last Wednesday evening to
attend with Mr. Ellis, the solicitor, before Mr. Corrie, the
magistrate at Bow-street, and give a statement of the whole
transaction, up= which the warrant was issued. While
he was relating the strange affair, he pointed out to the
magistrate the r larks of the injuries he had received, which
were visible on his forehead and neck.

The baron arrived in London this morning at eleven
o'clock, and wilt be placed before the magistrate at Bow-
street Police-court this afternoon.

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER AT BOW-
t3TREET.—(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon the Count de Vidil was placed at the bar,
charged, on the information of his son, with intent to mur-
der him.

The prisoner appeared to be a spare, gentlemanly-looking
man, about.so years of age. He is of the middle stature,
and wears a very large flowing beard and moustache. He
was dressed in a black frock-coat, a check Chesterfield
wrapper, and light trousers. The Baron was brought from
Paris to London in the custody of two of the French police,
and by them delivered into the charge of Sergeant William-
son, of the detective force, under whose care he was brought

to the police-court.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Charles Pollock,
instructed by Mr. Ellis, of Spring-gardens.
The accused was defended by Mr. Sleigh and Mr.

0 rridge.
In answer to Mr. Burnaby the prisoner said his name
was Alfred Louis Pons de Vidil.
Mr. Pollock said—l ask you to grant a fresh warrant for
the apprehension of the prisoner, as some difficulty might
perhaps hereafter arise. The prisoner, on being made
aware of the charge against him in Paris, made a request
to the Prefect that he might attend in England to answer
the charge, and therefore I cannot say that he was appre-
hended on your warrant.
Mr. Corrie—l don't think such a course at all necessary,

the prisoner is now in custody.
Mr. Sleigh—The Baron is here at his own request to
speak freely.
Mr. Pollock—l did not say that the prisoner merely
attended at his own request.
Mr. Corrie—l don't think any new warrant is necessary,
so we will proceed with the case.
Mr. Pollock—l am not in a position to go on with the
evidence at the present moment, so I propose to have the
deposition that was made when you issued your warrant
read, and, having produced a witness to identify the prisoner
as the Baron de Vidil, I ask you, Sir, to remand the
prisoner to a future day.
Mr. Sleigh—My client is charged with wounding with
intent to murder, and I think I have a right to demand'
that some evidence be adduced before he is committed to

prison on such a charge.
Mr. Pollock—l intend to have the deposition read, and
to ask for an adjournment, as I am not prepared to go on.
Mr. Corrie—Do I understand you, Mr. Sleigh, that you
object,to such a course ?
Mr. Sleigh—Certainty not. I shall not resist such a
proceeding. I wish the person who made the deposition to
be present while it is read, and then to have it entered as
his sworn statement; but I say that I think evidence of
some sort or other should be offered before the baron is

locked up as a prisoner.
Mr. Corrie—Are you, Mr. Pollock, prepare' to go on
with the case to-day ?
Mr. Pollock—Certainly not.
Mr. Sleigh—What I contend is that there ought to be
some evidence offered to justify the detention of the baron.
Mr. Corrie—All I have to ask you, Mr. Pollock, as re-

presenting the Crown on this occasion, is, are you prepared
to go farther than merely identifying the prisoner to-day.
If not,. I shall take the responsibility of remanding the
prisoner—a magistrate has the power to remand without
any evidence being offered at all.
Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, having read the charge
against the prisoner, which was to the effect that he did, on
the 23th of June last, wilfully and maliciously cut and
wound Alfred John de Vidil, with intent to kill him,
Mr. Pollock called Mr. Parker, who, in answer to the
questions of the learned counsel, said—l am a magistrate
of the county of Hertfordshire. lam acquainted with the
person of the Baron de Vidil. I have known him for
some years. The person standing at the bar is the Baron
do Vidil.
Mr. Corrie—l will now hear what you have to say, Mr.
Sleigh, but I don't think it at all necessary to proceed fur-
ther to empower me to remand the prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh—lf that is your view of the case, sir, I
have nothing further to say.
The prisoner was then remanded until Wednesday neat.
Mr. Sleigh—l think lam justified in saying that if the
communications that have been made to me during the
few minutes' conversation I have had with my client are
borne out by evidence, a very different complexion will be

put upon this case hereafter.
The Baron was then removed from the dock. During the
proceedings he appeared to be greatly agitated, and held his
hand up to his face to conceal his emotion.
The court was crowded to suffocation during the pro-

ceedings.
About twenty minutes to six o'clock the prisoner was re-
moved in the police vaia to the House of Detention, amidst
the hootings and groans of the large crowd outside the

court.

The answer to tho charge, WO believe, will be, that the
son le ft person of unsound mind.
The witness Rivers, who stated he witnessed the whole
transaction,/h been taken very seriously ill by the rup-
ture of a bloodvessel, and although the statement of the
transaction has been taken from him, yet it cannot be used
as evidence against the accused, as he was not present when

it was elicited.
In the event of any serious result being apprehended, the
prisoner will be taken down to Twickenham for the purpose
of identification.