New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30

.vUer Life Saved by False hn'r
rr. Ruaau Acquitted OF Murder, bu'
c.,ud Guilty Of Attempted 'io'a'io"
~. se.,euce-Tbe Brothers Dnvcn-
,"Cope In p,-Their First and Last
exhibition in P"ris-Gen. h""o-
.;.;.re-CoI. de Trobriand's New BOOK
meath of an Eccentric Character
miscellaneous.
Nm Out Special Correspondent
"'A PARIS, Friday, Sept. IS, 1865.
r,o sssize Court of the Seine tried, on the
,o inst violation case, the details OF which are SO
..;ons and extraordinary as 10 be scarcely credible
of fortune and the highest respectability accom-
.ned nv two children Of tender years, her daughter
f.aber nephew. was dragged out Of her carriage by
-, oun coschman in the public promenade of the Bos
a. .Roplocne crminay assaulted and nearly murdered
:. bs presence of the infants No wonder that such
,..s should stir the blood of the upperesses of society
.,a that the court should have been crowded with
t.sionaby.dressed ladies'" The prisoner little man
-;h an intelligent countenance, declared his name TO
he Louis Victor yincent he was 20 years olI' ana
,o,, A, Wanderers. The facts. as they appeared in
evidence were follows:
Madame Clause the victim of the crime, lives with
kavh
pOp,evard Malesherbes. They have also country
,Ouse at Bellevue where they habitually pass great
ut ~ the Sumner season. Vincent entered their
.r,ee as coachman as long ago as March 1853; his
vases were zoo francs Madame Clause bad frequent
occasion 10 complain Of him; he was given TO drinking
negligent at his work. and frequently went ont without
leave NJ Clause had rnsde up his mind not TO keep
MIN another Winter, and this the man knew. On the
IN Of August last Madame Clause came in her car
,sse from Bellevue TO Paris 10 see her father and
mother. who were expected home from journey on
that day She had intended to return to the country to
dinner but as her parents did not come so soon as she
had calculated she stayed to dine with them at their
residence No. 90 Rue st. Lazare.
Al g o'clock in the evening she ordered her carriage
70 10 Bellevue Her daughter little girl five years
Old and her nephew child Of four and half years.
we're with her. On entering the carriage she observed
that the lefthand lantern not lit, and she asked
Vincent the reason. He made grumblng answer,
aying one lantern was enough, and mounted his box
without lighting the second The carriage started,
nd presently Madame Clause noticed with surprise
ast the coachman was taking her through the Bos de
Bnogne which neither the usual nor the nearest
vy to Bellevue She however, felt no uneasiness, and
ron going TO sleep In secluded avenue of the wood
eyond the St. Cloud gate. in the direction of Billan-
court the carriage stopped, and at the same moment
he lantern went out. What is the matter" ex.
d,ned Madame Clausse now rather alarmed 81
hare broken one Of my traces" replied Vincent. A
rOuen sferward he opened the left door of the
rage and struck his mistress several times the head
With heavy carriage wheel wrench
The LADY, who was in the sixth month Of her preg
rmcv had the presence of mind TO open the opposite
carriage door, through which she thrust the children.
md immediately afterward slid out herself Vincent
then ran rcund the carriage. again struck Madame
Csue several blows seized her by the arm, threw her
down t1ied to gouge Of her eyes out forced his
land into her mouth, broke one Of her teeth and so
Injured her jaws that sic spit blood, mingled with
particles Of flesh. All this while the children were
screaming and tugging at the mans ooat-taiis TO pull
hin away. Madame Clause deposed TO an unmistak
se stteupt on his part to commit the offence charged
the Indictment. She resisted desperately and sue
eesded In snatchng from him the murderous instrument
d With which he bad assaulted her. He, however, after
\ long struggle got it back from her and about TO
rike what would have been in all likelihood finish
Ing blow, when tie sound Of approaching steps was
kad and be suddenly took fright and away
Madame Clause called loudly for help but the ndi-
Tidua who had so providentialy scared away the
asin took no heed and passed on. The lady then.
vii admirable courage. all bleeding and exhausted
ssvss put the children into the carriage got upon
III boz and took the reins herself At first, she took
tstrection of Bellevue, but remembering that Win.
sa lad gone that way, she turned toward Paris. AZ
'Gasw minutes. she met gentleman named Massu.
gr,v hor,a -
81 zied ont murder" and besought him 10 get on
|lI e.arrage box with her. He could not leave his
ir but consented 10 accompany her as far as the,Oc
to station Of ST. Cloud There some employees brought
k.A and Madame Clauses face presented horrible
Pe;scle 1t was SO beplastered with blood that the
iIa color Of the skin could not be seen, and one Of
rga seemed bursting from the socket.
Tie moment she was relieved from the necessity of
tTilg the carriage she fell faintng into NJ. Massu's
rrs He placed her inside the carriage between the
'To children and charged policemen TO see her to
eahse Of her brother.inaw NJ Moisset the father Of
ne lite boy who was with her. She got to this house,
No Rue Neuve des Petits Champs. at l0l o'clock.
% ear! in Summers evening had the astounding out.
IN hse been committed She was so much disfgured
Os'n servants cid not at first know her, and hes
@ed let her in. Tie surgeon who was sent for gave
mas lis opinion that her lie had been saved by the
SA'oy Of false hair she wore, in accordance with the
prevailing fashion. She Las now nearly recovered, and
"s Aped 10 serious consequences viii follow from the
h!arie' she received.
VINE Madame Clause was giving her evidence the
WI vas cleared bat al the rest OF the trial was pub
iae TWO children were produced and shown to the
~ merely as the presiding judge said to let them
IL 1a' SORT oi defenders Madame Ciausse had with
N -. ' % account Of ftheir.extreue youth they were
'AA4ned as WITNESSES vincepis only defense
III 'la' hs vas drunk, but this was denied by the