The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-08

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The Presnept-stop! stopi
The Prisoner r.i'iDs bis voice)-Nor aboSs ITO BIS
OF SCISSORS Aoytment of Indignation In the audeu .
Ibe Itesren'-aoid , our tous ne and sit down
The PrsoDer-Aud'epoe. see am NOT fTee, ts.,.
tleDeD of toe jury. am not free.
Tns Pr,sdsDt-You are not free to SANDER, sDd 70
The Able Legrsnd cure Of 81 Gernsan n pAuysr.o,
deposed TO vrstr being the author several Hbe Z,
writings ssains. him he had employed him IN . ses, T.
The Prncner--s.y st the Tuileries.
The Presdrpt-Have patience.
The PTese here read letter from the pr.sonews,t
Ing pardon CT The cule Tor bis faults.
Al this stsge Of the procee dngs the prrcser bee>a
Violent Than He declared THAI only gar
letters read asaiost him, and loudly demanded
every hing mould be read He sat down and 10.
repeatedly with furious g sures, and called tho CTR a
The Presdent-Prisooer by virtue OF y disoretioph'y
power ,bal send you out Of oour and proceed wNs'
The Prisonev- La parole on la pullo inc. am Afraid
o. nothing will brave death as brave this tribunal
You are . set OF wretChes. fear God alone.
The President ordered the gendarmes 70 take the pr"
soptr away. BE resisted and cried, Help, people
mo, no. You are are On assassin, an sssassn and the
Inoner VS. dragged away from the bar amidst scene
,Sch % was PROBABLY never before Witnessed court
CT Justice The court then adjourned for q short ime
No terson ever members instance Of prisoner on
trial for bis life having mscondusted himself the
Judge was forced 70 take the extreme course OF proceed
Ing TO condemn him In his absence suoh ho ~ever, II
was thought would be the with the Assasstn Of the
seats was brought back TO the bar by the
An d appeared come what calmer.
TIE Able suras The Vicar General the Archbishop
The prisoner admitted that the wtnesss evidence war
correct BE had listened to the which he found
heretcal; and he afterwards killed the Archbshop i,
pursuance Of project which he had noushed ever since
december 49, On being asked what hn motive for
Meaux had threatened to unfrock him; that q PRIEST,
could only live by the altar that Christmas day he.
for an .Sdie oe Of ten minutes, which was resed hin
that he had published work on hs grievances,
AND on tie ,.c,e: conduct Of the Clergy b. TIA. NO
said, would taIe fifteen dsy, but whas thar has
You laugh nevertheless, your social and eserns saliva
ton is ut sshe."
The President here showed the prisoner letter, boar
Ing bis signature, full Of respectful profsssoas towar
the Archbishop.
The prisoner declared II was . forgery
Dr. LAassgne deposed that he had once The pri-
the Madeleine that he that occasion hsd
. plscard his breasi, which writsen-'.I waS
gave me rot 70 est' this Vas in LATIN uSdsrneaas MT
sentence, tn Ffensh"I IN neither suspended inter
oicted, and yet am dying Of hunger" he ws. ai,er-
once and report 70 the state Of hn nind he o.
opinion that hc was not mad, although no W. IN OK
IN bis conversation, proved any derspgeen hs In
tslec,ua faculties be tested him IN various wHys, and
could detect symptom which would justify nedcAx
man In certify ips bin to be insane.
This was the last witness for the prosecution.
Vas ed BY the prisoner whether she had heard tho
cvs Of q German L'Auxerrois say in The pupii just
sitI be {pri.on.r) had Quilted ths prescyte "Dsar
Of Of ecol asstcs not that he dead that he
n derapsed IN bis mind-brethren, pray for hin."
for but whether WAS for being out Of his mind Or not
cannot remit nber.
conversation with the srchbAhop in which he one sbbe0
wNDss-I remember he archbishop telling ne thas
bad piest had rubin he'd pamphlet; Ireped, II have
heard Of n, but 'hink you wrong 70 call him bad
psiest, have seen him twice and he appeared 70 q
very good priest" Thought that man Who unfor
.uns.s might have written that pamphlet vAOu bong
me Fresdent-rha, is your way Of v,ewusn
The evidence being now closed the Presde.s called up-
on the Procuieur General 10 mako bis yegvisstoirs
speech for the prosecution.
me Procursur General began by saytas snas he had
really no reqt,tosrs 'ozprooouncs; be vss not able 70
The prisoner bore exclaimed, "You sremole, cir; you
S am Yes, am your adversary in every thing. Yov
shall not speak You have prevented me from speaking
ase ~. sosS s % max; NE
motion OF the Procurcuy General, pronounced docree
rscns that the prisoner had by ncessant camors au6
BY virtue Of articles g. 10 and ~ OF the Law Sept as
1885 he ahoud DO removed from court the ia proceed
The prisoner suffered himself 10 be taken away qu,eAy.
The hocureu, General then said in lev words thsG
he had 20 speech 70 make He ieit in oonnea BE wa
this scene Of scandal and desolatcu 10 abstAined
nom pronoupcipg tbs eucgy be bad prepared on tho
sssssiB knife the suppression would II eas> have ha
advantage Of diminishing the pomp and Circumstances In
mne,ss N. pb What had be 70 prove % Ne jury
No,bpe but that ee prh oner v.s no, naA bus he ha3
sSonS.ntly proved Tbs him'ef he vss man o. z
could only terminate In crime but he sos insane.
be fespopsibie for ny That was all The Jury lad do.
eide; and upon the evidence they could not have INC
an Individual, Su. sss,ssi reision~assns rsssscs IN
s hierarchy, becsuse the vain ambition n Tho criminal
a.d not been 's.nd se terrible s,p..'o. shioe -
hed N the bands OF the Jury vas al VOC hte Sor The
;esdod, biz proud glance s.srross.sd he sassu 30
should cry, be lone here aPespe, defend nsps
The people would .ns.er. q: The audience here hsa
Nosen Saint LursBs, for the deiencs Sad bs could
Dot initiate The estrems concseness Of me Prccurear.
Ss s ss s'TS DS % 0s M = %
vhkh required that although, - In tho present case, .
prisoner might refuse 70 name an sdvcosse, no man
only line Of defence that the hpued scts Of the case
lett open 10 him, submit 70 the Jury nas NE pr
the deep cSoourssenest wsoh he had fen q srss whs
the duty Of conducting this defence imposed upoo
h nm ns bsS ,e s"errd when De heard sso Afouss
Jury oosid oonscen,ously 70 thai eonciusou they
mus, all rejoice 81 T. fp evry man In ooon must feel o
sopsbc being, capable OF thinking, combining and acting
Ike any one W thf mselves II enough 70 led ono
70 dee pbe reason 10 led 10 such results. lie thought
the evidence they bad heard made . strcsg
support the plea Of insanity. The prisoner had killed
tie arch bbhop In public 10 broad daylight and without
taking any vecaution 70 effect his He he'd oon~
mited this murder 70 svense N inerdsciicn which the
murdered man bad NOT prooounoed A, The time OF The
sc he bad uttered cry which haf nothing 10 Dc WIN
The GROUNDS Of the Introduction. There was rule
OF moral Proportion " be found between The act ana
the motive. Tho mO was rchsiousiy mad, and
vss tho worst OF all ~ NoGept Saint LAurens
read q letter from the Bshsp Of Gcaux 10 tho
prisoner, In which the BISHOP told him that ater hav
ing read the extraordinary papers the prisoner had sent
him, he could longer permit him 70 ofciate for en-
hour In his This letter kindly expressed wish
that prboner would and talk Nth the bishop,
and contained the expressen {" II seems 10 that roo
require 10 be taken care Of In ~o1on Dc sdnt 70 mlh
speak the presct about n" The prisoner had also
vriaep the following sxrssrdnsry letter to r. Emile Do
Girndir, Who was utter stranger 70 HIM