The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-30
Trial of the Accused of the 18th of May, 1s4s.


B0URGES, France, 1arcn To-
The great trial this city still the all absorbing topic Of
the day the hall crowded Sonstanny-he interest excited
being OF the deepest kind The appearance Of the Court Is
the lawyers with their calm serious counteDances the
RsOne themseire No sight more sad can be imagined
than this Of men Of such line such noble sen
destined to have all buried within the gloomy walls Of
prsonor what worse made associates of those whose
They doomed already they know it, and they de-
iend themselves with desperation which makes the heart
OF death when TT already cold upon them But The ae
liberty knows how precious the last must to
Them now that 1t from them oreyerbut it Their
principles OF honor justice and humanity which are being
tried. and for whose purity they struggle so nobiy.
The INST who claims the attention Of the spectators IS Gen
dery appearance, command involuntary respect. When
inst lner[ogaed as to his profession etc. he answer
Is Gapad Courais, age sixty eight yeas am Cen
sys of the National Guard appointed the 24h Of February
le4o representative of the people, elected by IL o33 votes
t ae OF the OF Honor Pamed by The on
s the cSu sda@e s
devotion which only female heart can know still shares
periy and glory and when the hour did shrink
from sharing his adversely The hearts of the guards
which brought the prisoners from Pals Msdame Couras
descended and her to her pale and detected hs
be recorded The name Of Madame Counss will henceiorh
be treated with respect by The most t0ughtless and tng
Two daughters of this noble pair also in Bourges.
awaiting the result of the trial. They believe that
grave that his old age will be passed surrounded by no
TO the other world aec hand to spread the
forts of life around hmbu alone in prison. watched by
the stern eye OF the Jaor guarded only by swords and
bayonets.
BaTbes and Banqni share with General Couais the most
particular notice Both OF these have already spent
nearly half Of their lives in prison. and most certain to
snd has Wo s the hes Of al m ladies' BY the
rous qualities he has displayed and the noble bearing he has
self allowing lawyer to do for him, and refused even
to give his when wss demanded by The President OF
and Banqui peremptory refused make then appearance
and they dragged from their cells by darmes and
forced into the Court Neither of them recognizes The right
OF the Court to try them and themselves
self be defends the esacer OH" Of R @ R with wi an
energy and generosity i impossible not to admire His life
Many years ago he imprisoned for some political of
ense and remained II confinement long time HIS sister
leased. After the revolution of 1890 he Joined oonspi-
had the misfortune kil officer For this he tried
and condemned to death His sister again inerceded aided
by the Princess Cementne WHO threw herself at her fathers
feet and mpored the pardon of the cupr This succeeded
so far that the of death committed to mpon
ment for life He not released until The breaking of
the revolution 1SfS and again imprisoned in the fol
liberty again His still watches over him. She
to Bourges the same day that he brought here and
seen day after dav in tribune OF the court listening to the
different witnesses with intensity painful to behold
Many of the witnesses expressed aonshment at seeing
pions man. and true friend the oppressed One of the
witnesses remaed that i was always an easy matter for
tnnate But have already taken much time in decn
bling these much to be pted and will only mention
two more circumstances connected with them. The
in which they treated disgrace the French nation
Condemned criminals have usually consideration shown
them but these SUPERIOR most OF them, IN every
pec to those who trying henl not allowed to rest
quarter of hour peace They have vain protested
against the in which they watched and guarded
The repose absolutely for their existsnce denied
Them and the quantity and quality Of their o5d
regulated and measured in insufficient degree They
begin to show the effects of this treatment in their
They appear completely broken down and overcome by
fatigue 1t is heansickenlug and the tears start to my eyes
while write. The whole testimony shows that they felt
they acting righteous they must have felt it,
they could give expression to the sentiments of
bic patriotism which daily the sympathy of their
hearers.
The celebrated Vidocq, the former chief of the Paris
lice brought here yesterday to give in his testimony
course he prisoner and during bis stay lodged
in the city prison. Great has been his fall but he his
not that he thief, but that he found
After astonishing Paris and the whole world for his
dexteity discovering thieves and stolen property,
discovered that this dextelty owing himself having
hand in almost great robbery that committed at
Pars; and while denOuncing Others he quietly fleeing
the popuace of their and Jewels his ownesponsi
bity. His trial comes off soon, when, doubt, many
curious facts will be elected.