New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-14
insult and violence. We may add that Mr.. PHIL
LIPS 10 . gentleman Of unquestioOed character,
whose statements may be impl :itiy relied on:

vho.e statements may be impli :itiy relied on:
PARIS, Saturday, Sept. %, 1854.
You viii doubtless be exceedingly surprisei =, hear
ing my name mentioned in America a. the victim Of
the recent outrage in Switzerland, before having
heard any account of il directly from myself. Bat
you cen have idea certainly had none, 81 the
extreme svidity with which every item Of news i
snatched up here and dispatched across the ocean.
You may imagine my astonishment when told at our
Legation yesterday that the principal ficts OF my
case had art ady BEEN sent 10 The Sew-York papers
by the leterwriters here. therefore begin to think
il time that should write 10 my friends and give an
account Of MY telf ard this disagrsesble affair.
On my way from Geneva 70 Germany, took the
diligence at Lausanne for BerDe riding AL night, aud
reaching Berue at u clock ia the morning In Two
hours ! was again in the diligence On my way 10
Bale Now, II appears that certain joseph M-%hlai
has lately visited Switzerland, and that he has seen
ct to travel with American passport; ana aiso %
travel under the name of Philips. Again, JOSEPH
Mazzin is said 10 have black hair, black eyes, ana
black b. ard, TO ell Of which offences an cohpeel
10 plead guilty. Lastly, Mszzin only about Ten'
years older than myself; not more than thit' Now u
appears tbat the swiss Government Jn ike ua~n.''
or am BODY that looks like him. or mat Nc looA'
or eDy one within twenty years OF me sa'is aso iS
lat or conclusion is an inference oil my OWL nav"
from the facts. ,. o..-
II seems that the public thorougbfares in SEitzer.
land are watched, that they know VINO passes 70 ana
Auoust they had their eye upon me, or II tney dd not
notice me IL person. they noticed my name 5000 aver
werd ard sent Geographic Dispatch on to Bale or
derug my arrest ABOUT D O'Clock on the evening
~ The goth Of lugu-t the diligence arrived 10 Bale.
II had been q very disagreeable days journey, the
weather hot and the road. exceedingly dusty. NJ
friend-Dr. Eche Der, with whom Travelled from
Viepuo-and ny elf descended frOm the diligence,
and were engaged in dislOdgng the dust accumulated
in our eyes hair and clothes, when We were accostef
by two Of the Police, demanding our passports.
We expressed some surprise at this, but never
theless gave them up. Very soon they gave me my
passport back again and replaced it in my travelling
sac Presently. however, they demanded II again. !
told them that they had already seen it, bat immedi'
aeIy gave il up again. noticed about this tli9 that
they had Dot asked any one else Tor passports al
though there were seveIu English with us. thought
this strange. Were we suspicious looking characers'
/ noticed them decyphering my passport together.
They arrived at The conclusion That lt was gwen at
Paris and assured themselves that 1t was American
by asking ne whether | was an American or not.
They then told TO come along with them up 10 the
Police Office. We asked some questions, but the an
swers were short and satisfactory.
We reached the police 0iiice; toe PRISON was nara
bv The, took me up stairs into a small room, where
there were four or five other waiting as though
expecting something TO turnup. We all assembled
around table, which threw my travelling bag:
The same person that arrested me tnen commencei
examining me. | believe the fret question lie asked
was "What is your name = This seemed - me alb
surd after his two long examinations of my passports
and my hay ing already told hun, yet told hin once
again He then asked, Have you any money l
told him had, OF course. Let us have 1t then.
took out my pure and threw It on the table n:
asked, Have you any more!' assented. well
give it out here-ail OF II ,
had some loose silver inmy pocket buried beneath
lot of papers so tina. was eblig d - remove the
papers TO cet at the money. When he saw M throw
the papers upon table without the money be broke
in a violent passion and shouted at me- Ore up
yOUr money at once aod dh OF IT lates! aes! Hfc'l
~ nile pifI
the table. said with some Indignation I" You shall
have the money, but you will be pleased to wait TIL
have time to get it, He replied IN the same manner
as before 1 hare no tune 10 vGste ruh you; gigc
out her6-gire cut three the silver on, upon the
table and be counted it hastily and showed il into
drawer He then rallied to the attack again by pro
bounding that awful question What Is your nanie-
what il Your real name 2" (Que est votre nom pro-
preD
He spoke in French, German and Italian az best
suited him; bis mother-toDgue seemed TO be Italian.
l replied that had already told him that Tts an
American, III d that my name was Phillips, aud de-
sired 10 know ho~ many more times he expected ID
AK that question lie iejoiDed IN hot haste" lJH
are q liar, SU." (Non vero Signore. " You are
no american, yOa are an Hdiidh We know you,
and 70 en-; pouring out food of Italian inprecations
so rapidly That ] could not understand except a
chance word, and the last question, "Do you under.
stand r. told him did not UNDERSTAND him, aud
be repeated il again gestculatng himself out of the
ROOM all the rest following hin, shutting the door
after him and leaving me alone. Ia a few minutes
they GENE in, mctOned me down stairs, around to a
door where the jlilor lived. White standing there
waiting for him. noticed two or three girls sho re
gnrded with look of strange concern aud Pity L
fboppbt n err sympathy all wasted. The jalOr soon
came. His looks his gait, his voice, everything
seemed brutal. They took ire up another pair OF
stairs, and bade this man scar my person. He
commenced with Selling me by the collar and giving
me rude jerk toward him; and kept jerking me this
way and that oil the while he was searching inc,
though made no resistance
He took of my hat, made me pull of my boots, aud
searched all NY pockets taking everything way from
me: then felt my person very carefully all over to
zee il had anythng concealed beneath my clothes.
This finished to their satisfaction the jaier opened
the door OF an adjoining cell and motooed me enter
As entered, he snared out at me with the utmos
msgnity, Stay in there. you scounirel of an '
" HaheaeT, or something to that purport, slammed
the door. and turned the heavy bolt upon me.
My astonisbment may be imagined. | was scli'
tary prisoner in naked, dreary cell. i had an in
tense headache and burning thirst, and the cell was
close, almost to suffocation felt that could not
live in such place an hour. Presently The Jaler
came with mug Of water. tried 10 talk with him,
but he would not answer me. IL was near . CLOCK
at night when they called me down aud took Mo be-
fore the Ch,f de Police, who examined me for nearly
hour, a.king great variety of Questions as to my
age, occupation, place of birth, and all ABOUT my
travels in Europe, from beginning 10 end. answered
everything without hesitation and he DID not appear
TO be dissatisfied with the result His questions,
though close and miou'e we're not put IN al ungen-
tlemanly manner. fully expected to hear him say,
"Well, Mr.. Philips, you are DOW at liberty but
instead of that be closed the examination by saying,
al will see you again tomorrow. / have reason TO
"believe that you are an Italian :" was quite COZ
four ded l asked where / should stay that night.
You will stay here! r. ain the same cell T. "Yes.7
And how loag must l stay there r That will de-
pend upon yourself He warned me that it would
90 better with me ii conducted myself prHdeHtiy."
asked for guard To watch over me In the city 10
stead Of staying i'll prison. better chamber in the
prison, but il was OF no avail. They conducted me
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