The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-19
F ORE IG N.
THE MAILS OF THE NORTH AMERICA.
FRANCE.
THE TRIAL OF THE CONsPIRATORs
Condensed from the Times, corrssno,,d

THE TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS.
FIRST DAY.
Condensed from the Times Correspondsucs
-, PARIS, THURSDAY, Feb. 25.-At O'Clock precisely
the doors were thrown open. There was no rush,
no tunut, no wild efforts to dart along The groups
that were nearest the doors were allowed to mass in
an orde ~ manner, on showing their cards, and
once past the door-bearers, were shown bv the Off
clals to the places already marked ont for them
let so continuous was the flow that in less than half
an hour the large court was almost full and after
halfpast the oierers, however DISTINGUISHED tbnv
might be by the external signs of rank, were unable
to get further than the door in spite of the GOOD will
OF the door-keeper.
1t would occupy too much space to give the
names OF the distinguished persons who were pres
ent. Nearly every member of the DIPLOMATIC
Corps, and all the highest functionaries in the Al
minlstratlon and the Court attended Of the mem
6ers OF the Imperial Household there were General
fleury, M Valabregue, M. Konigswater, NJ. Chas-
seloup Laubat, and various other members of the
Legislative Corps.
APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONERS
At IVA o'clock the burly form of Marshal Mao
nan was recognized among the crowd. and almost
at the same moment the prisoners were introduced
Each was led by two gendarmes and were placed in
order AFTER each other: Orsin, Rudio, Pierri and
Gomez. Their appearance. as might be expected
drew off attention from every other object to fix il on
them Every eye-9ass and every opera-glass was di-
rected to the bench of the accused and nartcnlarIv
10 orslnl The prisoners dressed in black, but
TINS was the only resemblance between them. or
the four, Orsni is certainly the most worthy Of re-
marx lie Is of middle stature, rather stout full in
lace as in body. Without being what NAV be called
Msf'ngae, his bearing at all events contrasts with
That OF his companions, and gives him the air of a
man OF the superior classes. He wore neither beard
nor moustache, but only whiskers. If he wore a
white neckcloth instead of black one he would he
taken 1or an advocate or an droue an employee of
the upper ranks.
DE Rudio is of lesser statue than Orsini. and his
features are as pinched those of the other are
full. with the exception of thin moustache his
times have been well-favored, but his vagrant and
wiz existence and vice, or suffering, or both have
efaced whatever traces of distinction or regularity
IT might have originally possessed His long hair
el upon ms shoulders, and was parted in the fash
ION OF hairdrSssers' journeymen or apprentices
Gomez certainly has the closest resemblance to
the mental servant he persOnated in the conspiracy.
In the first coffee-house first hotel you enter Won
may meet visages like his by the dozen
When the prisoners were seated, and the Presi
Gent OF the court was seen put his first questions to
the prisoners, (the inerrogafoirc deep silence sue
ceeded to the buzz which followed their appearance
hese questions were purely formal, as to their
name, surname, place of BIRTH profession &c AZ
ter this was gone through the prisoners were re-
moved, and the operation of drawing for the iurv
TOOK place. In about quarter of an hour the pro
ceedings were resumed
The jurors names were called over and in the
list those of NJ Dusautoy, the Court tailor. whose
establishment is in the Rue Lepelleter, and NJ AL
loury, believe the well-known writer in the Jour
n ,6 d h DeGats, were remarked On returning to
he eencn the prisoners were placed in order differ
ent from the first. They were now Gomez, De Ru-
dlo, Orsini and Perri,
The reading of the acte d'accusaion, which lasted
until nearly II o'clock, was listened to with the
attention. but the report of Doctor Tardieu
whicn states that the number of wounded was 1856
ana the wounds 5ll, created profound sensation
" men the dcte ddccusdon was read the list of wit
nesses was called over The emaciated appearance
81 several OF those persons, many of whom are still
ton in the Court
EXAMINATION OF GOMEZ
=, Inc examination of the prisoners then began. |
domez was the first examined We have already
een from the indictment that this man had made a |
uil confession OF the crime; though in this confes
non ne persisted to-day, yet what he said was occa-
lonally marked by contradiction and reserve On |
coming to the date of the l4th of January, he ad-
nittea that ne was at Orsinis house at M. when
me hna meeting of the conspirators was held, that
he had served them with mulled Bordeaux wine. !
hat he had gone out with them having bomb and |
revolver in his possession which had been given to
INN py orslnl; but at the same time he declared |
nat ne was completely ignorant of what he was to
10 with the projectile the weapon, and if he flung
ne bomb under the Emperor's carriage. he ONLY
'beyed his masters orders.
"How,"-exclaimed the President-"how is il
osslbe you could consider such an order one to he
houoh IL &c ranao+od -. x ~ 'e 9"es1ioh,
Hence only to question to the pistol of which
,hether it was loaded or otherwise nor IA IL
Tho loaded it. The President observed that the
innocence to which he laid claim was contradicted
y orslnl himself, who in his examination said that
'omez should not be considered as child and that
e knew very well WHY he had been bronpbt orar ~ |
arts To that he replied ''M. Orsini may say what
e pleases." The President directed his attention
the letter OF the 9Th of October spoken of in the
Examination, in which he declared his ant;ro H.
edness to Orsini and his nIots in fornr 81 H. 80
f Italy. Gomez remained silent '""'e
EXAMINATION OF RUpIo
The examination of Rudio then commenced Ru-
10 had also made a complete confession cd ba ~
lis occasion renaated - Will d.; anu NC On
neland notwithstanding his heinz arofo mas i
nguages, he was nearly starving He was ;n th "
osition when he met Bernard, to whom he annIied
IT EMPLOYMENT and who nromised to rroonra ~,
,me. Pierri to whom Remand raoomppanJJ III; I'm
romised him 336 francs and o. Vel Co. I'M III,
life, if he would follow him to Paris which he dd
nd when there he told him what he was to do
he matter appeared to him to be too serious, but
found himself committed and his ama, 80. DuI
ould not permit him 70 recede A. tbaoonII ,CP,e
his interropatorv the President said ~ HI,
"You belong to- an bonorabIa farn;, ~ Inn I'LL.
ere expellad from school f,r - LII ~, pu. you
len from step to step Won became an ossaas; a f
,6ffrancs ep w" 'ee"ne an assassin lor
These words produced a profound sensation
EXAMINATION OF oRsIyI.
Orsln was then lnterrOgated. I
The President-You frst m,do od,,;s,;o,,. 49,,
en- YOU retracted them E;noIl,- o a. o.I ~ ~
,bruary. Won addressed let,ar ~ ~ 'he o. vi
eneral in which Won nrotost ,o, ;, ne
Orsni-I have in fact an ern,ouat innocence g,
we lone endaay nrad ~ a" aont an " give.
v country and this idea has oocnuaS OF
thout any FEELING Of hatred against FALL ina
xed up with If. All INV hatred was arains. .hg
lstrians who since 1917 have neva a as .ie
cute us and nlnnSer nS bara oeaseu 10 per
,ugge against Anstr;an ats never ceased TO
ly Crime ofwhich fhave haan nnit1 anu 'ils ehe
ped with all italy that the end of IA 5 ho4o
m had arrived oor".:.. e Gnu vi austrian DONNA
INVOKED at Rome Twas elected to form f neeh
ERE SEEING French arnT ian ~ I'm part OF 1t
friend, but when we saw if came as an
re painfully astonished An angagen,ant h:y, we
iced certain number of French soId;ers u;
nds, we took advantage of an arm;st;ca wbicb