New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-15
THE BONAPARTE CASE. ,
'arie CORES pondent of The Express writes as

follows; e.,l
have this moment lett the Court wbere the great
case of Paterson sgt Ronapnrc Is gong on berger
the iustrious Berger, who was csled 10 ,he oar
iusL fifty years agO-spoke for four noun ana nah
yy;,hont n moments interruption. speak literally
the Court did not nee for refTesbmcbt until he had
done at about "A O'Clock. l came away WIN great
rrgret in the midst Of NJ. Aous sreeeh for Prince Ma
poeon in order send you thcse hurried hues by this
evenings port.
must assume that by the publications made 10 Lon
Don YOU are already familiar whh the leading facts OF
the case and III attempting 10 give .keich oi tue
tenor 0f abe ngu nenis us'd day s'a tonch plh-
cpall, 1pou hu6e points which prior statements seem
TO leave in need of explanation. | may at once say
that the question whether Jerome Bouaparte, when he
marrted Miss Ps'er,On, was ~ or y Is admitted on
both sides 10 be uimporat IL IL clear thht the lie"
law of March, 1903 witch altered the provhlons OF
that of 1872 was known III the United States al the
tue Of his marriage; that he bound by the new
law, aud was even affected by express nolce OF II
gwen him 10y NJ. Pichop, then The French Clagep
taires az arlington, who did bis ntmost TO prevent
the marriage from taking Place. IL IS equally clear
that by this new law Q was minor 70 long "a he
was under the age VI %, and that Lis marriage ~
French subject could not regularly be clniized
without toe consent of bis surviving parent hadanc
Leti1ia BuuapaIt-), Which consent ~ Berytr adnls
there is no proof that he ever Obtaied The new law
also provided that a mar iage OF n French subject
abroad should he preceded by the publication OF banns
in France sud that, is admitted wes not done IN
the presei& case. The two great quettio's are
LIST Whther the marriage was vold OF Only voi e.
tie; and "a. Suppotug II 20 be voiaoe o. whether
the profess aehiusJ the marriage VIII IA Madame eiizi1
Bonalarte was made TO sign by Napoleon l. was good
III fo IN. being reclamation IL The sense OF The
code aud made in riue IL snrOrdsn,e with ~ pr0vi-
sion tiss j. ehOud be made within 'welve months
of the tine when the parties whOse eDt war reqli-
,ite for regular mPrIigC, Fl" had know ledge Of the
tact Of the marriage having taken lace. am
dFo-ed TO tbink, j. dang from the tenor OF he com.
meneehseLt Of NJ AllOus seech, iha. Lie himself Ill
not as lawyer lay any g,crt stress upon dc ssIioIs
shameful and st1cpntradictOry devices which Ma
poeon l. resde 10 IN oIOer % have tie narIi ee AL
nulled, both c,ity and seigiOnsly The assumption
in the defendants " iten peadi,isA that he natter
haa been decided Oy "t1Vereien power, ,,."y,I
alraany feel Ierruaded, he disndsed, a. Mr. BTryer
disusses it, M ids and de'lsory.' lie True ques-
,i,ns / repeat ARE. Whether the mar lage wac
void aL ia1i,o and . Wet tr sul poiug h. lie ONLY
voiddble it was avoided Iii legal form and IN proper
tine
SINE tickets tor reserved pluce had been given by the
Pre.ient but consi erstle space war shIl leit when
the doors opened, Tor rueh by young bhrfsitr
and the general public. There WAS no aemptto PACK
the auGience, and many who had The patience 10 Wait
for two or three hours at the door for Gi rsion net
with The reward which they deserved. The proceed
inrs were oIeueh by n. Lesrabd, arone Tor Mrs.
Elizabeth Paterson, pteseutmg The following oonelu
That &c may peAse the tribunal declare the marriage
December "a 1893 between the hate FRINGE Jerome
And iste judi a cOrnlsOee tdonner .ctsl that NJ
1919 may be declared valid bee never hd lny ,eooo 70 COO
test does contest TIE civil znd political ~ cts Of
the oonTacei IN 1901 by his faihes WIN the fnnc"'
Csthor e Of WGrt-nibrg"
Mr. Derryer, in his esordiu M said:
The nigh authority Of jo,e Shoe majesty .h2Sld 'yr ,,
foreign the The crowded STATE Il the
curiosity co,Gne myself to the se, diseaSin Of the
legal gue'o, viii .bddgs far g.oie The .iemeni'
Bshsd peu aure containing statements whob can Tos
4 Nv lem. Mad
now he wid w OF the Price Napoleon has waited
nom ch she has ,he tbs Atlantic at
the 5 and is here before yoa to ASA thu jatee OF
in ,be Seuo,ial NJ Bsrv.r dwot great upon the
eeS len Il sG q. kerr az ns s,a rom .h @ hat
no'9,y ~ Ca, sh as tsfsI q b.. osP wa.
bsi innate child He eK posed the hag,ant eonir die
ion Of the imperial Prooeedins. 10 s..dns 70 Jad.e
fesedy had except over N. nSe Of the imPe
NJ hoh'Pas was p. m.%ses o. IT, ns "a
though objected a, the ,ms BY the Ctasr AID e; was DOT
on vaidsbls fo wIut Of proper publication and the maternal
that no ever sIen to set the marriage
add. and ts the frat Espoeons desperate attempts 70 trs
The marriage as hs repeated dcsss containing Implied
admission. that al. a former acts sin, bs marh4,e had o.n
suul hs nam,se ard h, erco Of hs est oiniGn o,se
hleh cha ce hos .Sns ne
which too lac TO ak for-cil at the marriage
Of The cSn cnS 1 H. hat epeet for he bench
which he had cherish through iops Mo
A. Alol-a fluent and very good speaker, and
first rate yocate, although comparatively tteknown
-opened the case for Prince Napoleon. He was bold
enoGgo TO ray that the eloquent advocate oplo,ed TO
him had very little hopes II winning lis came Tie
case was oyeraid with romance, which, from the lape
of time, it difficult 10 refute. While speaking
most respectfully Of Mi Paterson and her family, he
could Dot help saying the facts Of the bore ont
tho statement 10 he found in history, that had sid
" II be his wife but for hour will ron the
riski" She knew Of the legal objections to The mar
rape-the settlement provided for the OF IT, be-
ing dissolved and consequently she had not contracted
10 with "good faith In tie eye Of the law.