The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-08
Trial OF the Murderer OF the Archbishop %
Paris.


The trial Of the murderer of the Archbihop OF PAris
Which took place on saturday, oocasioned much MOI
xcitement In tho public mind than any even, that h.
TIE number Of applications made 10 the President
angle for msaion 70 the court almost fabulou
su, ON an DIV hour h. the morppe Of peop
Who had net the least expectation OF getting 10, assem-
bsc In the epvirops OF the COURT and remained through
the quays In the hope Of bearing, from time 10 tina
sone report of wbas wss going very strong
and Inc pubic were nos even TO pss, The froa
gates to enter the Sale des Pas Pcrdus great
the fear that there should be 700 great pressure NJ the
doors OF the Criminal Court A. nine O'Clock pers"a'
provided viii tickets were admitted, and mere than
hour before the proceedings commenced she court
The bench was n crowded - could we'll be with tn
judges Of the different courts BY an exceptional mes
sure, perhaps without precedent, chairs we're place.
round table the floor In 'front.' OF the judges
around this table seated several pefsonAgee OF DIS
upcon, including the Turkish Ambassador, the hArqu'
many ladies' we're placed In the body Of the ~
$50 the Journalists. boz, which y generally sos over
than iorty fifty barrters In their robes were able to
obtain admittance On The table, In front OF The pres
ussse ibose appalling thinss called the pieces de
hon, the material Of The crime There wAs VI"
muIderous knife the blade yet bloody " more than ns
victim the stole the surphce the gown, oil peroed aud
bloody. The ponisrd about foot long - has been said
"
fsciure that al ne back Of the blade the pon,
there q concavy rcsem bling the hollow part Of IN
cad Of per, made SAID In order 70 facilitate 'a
All twenty minutes past ten the prisoner brougb,
into court. He ID young man Of middle height far
features HIS face, long, thin and pale. - extremely
btebsclua and In no wise rdicsiive OF ferocity. b.
vas dressed entirely 10 Ola 70 the costume .si'n
the bar without the least appearance Of either uepdstoo
or bravsdo He had bundle Of papers IN his hand and
ward with the grestest campess to whisper q word H.
bis advocate (oficialy apponisd) n. Noscut ssn'
Laursns.
AZ half past ten NJ e Premier President Delauge took
his seat the bench having his right n Bonnot dc
sAensc the president In rotation OF the Asze Court FOO
Judge. That the First Presto ent OF the Imperial ooart
sboud have been called upon TO the regusr
s.,aos Judge criminal I'M, ss. very ssospoas
70 be OF indomitable resolution, would do his nj
most under the pretext Of defending hmse 70 mare
assek upon the dogma OF the Immacuate Conception an
other supsrstons, which he says have corrupted u,
CsthoDc church r. DelAnsie selected the judge
rienoe a. cr,ulra swycr 70 repress any such sempt,
while a the Same time leaving 70 the accused iu legal
latitude In The conduct Of his defence II will be seen Ia
the sequel that The tasK imposed upon the President
u ordinary difficulty.
The proceedings we're opened by the usual questions
psne and nd proiss.ep To these he .creS ,ns, ~.
was jean Louis verGer that he thirty yc.us
sse and priest To further formal questions be said
mat be Was born 81 Neully Seine and that his lat
residence the house Of his bro,her No. 60 Roe
Seine, Faubourg Ct German.
The Prssideni then asked the prisoner 70 issn
lively " the ind'csmeat (ade dacctooiion) which ws
about W be read.
This docune which set forth with greater succinc,
lhan ususl the very simple iscs Of the murder
then read by the registrar u wss remark, d that
Paragraph distinctly repBdlsted the suppostou OF
prisoner being nsane veYgcr listened With the umoss
osmntss and erea, apparent attention 70 the dacca
sdion, With which, ko~sver, he Wa already we'll az.
quasied since copy had bees served upon him Ia pri
son, and he bad made alterations 10 passages
TO which he obiecstd. AMER the reading OF the indie,
men the names OF the witnesses subponsed were called
over. They we're twenty In number, OF whom three
were summoned on behalf cf the prisoner All prelint
nary forms tavirg been thus complied with, the Prs
dent about according IN French practice 70 nterro
gate the prisoner touching the OF the crime
but bis ncne with the uIus order, "Prisoner
stand Up"
Verger calm tone aud With cool aud collected
q manner ~ n he bad been . counsel making motion
in court said IN 10 President, you VIII permit me,
have an oeservsnob 10 make.
The Prtsideni-You may speak.
Tho rrsoptr-gentlemen, nineteen centuries ago
great word vss spoken BY man, who was more Vsn
man: he name wss JET Christ This VOID vss, 'Par
poIts! Tcy orntnm And ar other man whom yen love
ard venersie and whom loss end vcngsfo with you,
rereated this word vheu ke tad "1YmDt~y 6eu IA
yoz'p Now must understand the sense a thh great
vtrd-"
Tie Presideni-Excuto me; you seem 70 be going Into
your defer &C. and this 10 not the time.
The Prwoner-Tbe empire Of the sabre Ia war; the
moral empiye In peaco A few minutes sEo gentlemen,