The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-08

and added. tha, The prisoner expressed hn re-
siet mat hs had mol had time 10 spit ia Primo,
Tailry ands face
Manbieail here rising up said ia a calm tone.
wished to force this wretch ice nliserable) 10
cutter INTO an explanation with regard to certain
lungs nc imputed TO me. lie las caused tie
i"ss Of my fortune, the dishonor of my family
ne mas overwhelmed me with SORROW | had
no Intention 10 do him bodily harm, but Only
TO disgrace him scarcely touched him but
the man IS 30 co~ardiy--so base-so covered
Win crimes thai he fell -
HE fourth witness stated that he saw Man
bfenIl IA The waiting room, warming himself a.
InongsI The iooimen That he asked him (the
witness permission 10 stay ia the room To see
the Duke d Angoaleme pass adding, that he
was relation OF Laroehe Jacquelm, aud sever
al other persons who had lost theis lives for the
Bnurbous.
10 this deposition, Maubreuil said, "Tiue. |
was amongst the foofmen aud probably mol OUT
OF NV place there; for alas II is now IA long
Time that they served me ZIP with every kind o /
s9nce, CONNIE S9h t0iieS sauces ! have
""'hed not 10 b" tasidiOus. did tell the wit
ne, mat Twenty-Five Of my relations persisted
ID me bontbon cruise, and thai my family WIS
me one winch had lost most blood for it, Their
"'lf' afe no" OF ntir use perhaps, but still they
rNi1 repeat, that regrct not having had
Tine 10 spt III Prince Talleyrdnd's lace. | IN
sorry 10 have been obliged TO resort 10 such ex-
uemiii"s, viii, regard 10 wrctched old man
"lN' him but h, i an infamous calnnny that
tramplcd under foot
fttsldent-iou avow, then, that your assault
upon hun vas prtmediated one / do notnn.
defS'and what yon mean by prcineditatcd pro-
pab'V my long residence IN England ma, mad,
NE tpf5 ei Inc meaning Of several Ftrnch -, fds
vas plugged 70 sap Il man ia the face, no re-
'nseaio answer me; but waS a0t certain Of
hhdthg Inn thai daN at 81. Denis
me Kings Advocate, after very few word,
oi Fteamhic, called tor the Condemnation OF thr
prisoner 10 FIVE yfBr, anpfisonnrnt 800 francs
hnc, and 10 be ubcctc 10 the su We lance of
the police for ten ,eals.
ManbiedIl--N III the President allow me 10
defend myself II you refuse me, all be 81
tent For Il long time have been your victim.
ask II the same thing is 10 happen which took
place III ls27-li my mouth is to he closed b,
the nand ol gendarmrs
fte,d .nt-Spcal, defend Yourself
ManbreuiI--I call the public to witness, that
they have promised 10 LEI me speak We shall
see # they will KEEP their promise. Tn KIM
advocate has d scrlbrd me as Il man fallen
from the rank in which my bth and educa ION
paced me. But, why am lal en-? Because il
pleased Prince 1allcYraud To send for me in
MA, TO bind me with splendid promises lie
offered me the title OF Dukr ami 300 900 francs
year, and charged me with a MISSION . hlch
mission was to a>sassnate Napoleon aud MS
son. had the generosity not TO commit these
assassna ons. Therefore am | fallen from my
tthk dbl every thing IN my power 10 drag
10 iIghi hun who made the proposition I de
aomced lHm t1tie Chamber and the Attorney
i. nm 1. 1T 4
did ST ,lle this old man but did I as IL tly as
possible. Five yras Imprisonment Is call,d
o.. aln unable 10 bear II 1T vii put al nd
10 NV Existence. The prisoner complained of
| tnc ncaehcry Ihnt had been exercised towards
| NM While IN prison an Advocate he said
| ahlaincd BY bribery letters which he had written
| 10 several persons, aud then brought them back
| saying, hat he (prlSoner) had b en- betrayed
bs ms friends. man Continued he,) who
| had remain faithful and who had lived with ne
| IN England, was gained over He was invited
| to dinner have his declarations here, and
| Aill give them 10 the tribunal | always carry
| my papers with me, and at night pun them
| under my head Proposals were made TO me-
| . DO. nj speak OF the k,ng, do noi speak OF NJ.
| de Ftro les, aud you sha b. d charged fram
PRISON, as YOU have been several Tim s before
y. NJ Paulmicr, whom knew at Gbrut, W.,
.,
| TO propose my loiniag caJai X INST tn { u
- tcle ; But am u stranger 10 all sorts OF
cabas--Let them stone NJ de V,lelr As they
| nd s.. stephen, il they will, or let them grease
him from head 10 loo, lis all the same II me !;
; not my business nor shall II be- wrote
very plain letter 10 NJ. de Eillclc ana am sur
piised that il has been kept back. Tins is
| y al | have TO say.
| NJ. BautIer AN advocate who had iusi enter
| the Court said that the person referred to by
| he prisoner as having betraA ed him was hlm.
| self. lie was desit Gus oi giving every xplana.
alton. The prisoner had entrusted 10 him his
defence and he on Bautie,) coune,llcd MIN 10
have the ail'tiI carried to the Cour of ASsIzc,,
n order thai Prince Taleyland might have to
1Ipea in person. The prlsod,r no agreeiu
| IL him ON this point, and there being other
| ap.n.> rentvr L. the def ne o viii q Inr
| could not agree, he the (Carned Counsel
| lrclincd it, and returned the papers that had
| been confined to HIM.
| Prisoncr-ltis possible that was mistaken.
10 my present captivity, my views ofthingS are
| s"rV imperfect
The King 5 Advocate--It was unnecessary for
| the prisoner To def nd hmSrltupou facts ~, laid
| n his charge. The only que MS W. cid he
| commit an act of violence upon Prince Ialiey-
! rand, and did he do il IN his own defence II
1
| by the public funcionaricS OF thnt tlme Will u
| mi, sion, which he calls AN attempt To assassin
ate Bonaparte and his famlI, We do not far
| explanation, and need only repeat what has
been said upon several trials in which the p i.
sonrr has figured, aud partIcu arlv the Il,
| which was before the Royal Court of Doua,
! Among the papers is one, on the back of which
IS writen-Suceinct notes on Bg unfortunate tu-
snes This note is dated April ), 1915. during
thu Hundred Days.
Prisonel-ltis a note which | gave 10 the
Count de -, to be delivered 10 the Mafchi-
oness dc Ovrault, my sister.
| The Kings Advorate-ln this note, NJ de
MaubrenIl SAYS, that one otthc Secretaries OF the
Provincial Government had written him several
notes to call ON him, and mm,nicated a pro-
| icct for carrying off Bunaparte his brother aud
his son. under the preience Of searching for the
diamonds OF the Crown The truth is that a.
bout April ID, the prisoner had mission, 10,
/ " hich an order was given him BY the Minister Of