The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-20
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FRANCE.
Victor Hugo In ParIs-PersonaI,

news, though scarcely credible, that Victor
at Havre two days ago, in a southampton boat,
and was seen sitting in front OF the Cafe Felix,
in the Place Napoleon III, in company with his
took train for Paris the next morning. The
object Of his visit is TO witness the success of
his play, "Hernant," at the Francois. There is
no reason, except his own disinclination, why
Victor Hugo should not have come to Paris
afT but rGm SreaS S9e
encouraged by himself prevailed that the Jer-
sey exile would not set foot in France so long
as Napoleon III reigned over it,"
Prince Nicholas of Montinegro was recelved
on Sunday at the Tuileries.
The Trial OF BerezOwsli.
The judgment of the Court Of Misses en- Accu-
sation, committing Berezowski for trial, is
dated July f. The prisoner is described as An
tome Berezowski, born at Kolrziski (Volhynia),
in Russia, on May g. 1887, an djusteur necdnt
ger, fesil9iing az NO; Zio Ene MarcadeI, Paris;
chesnut, high forehead, brown eyes, middle
sized nose, large mouth, round chin, full face,
and rather dark complexion. The document
narrates the circumstances of the crime, In
Guiding the bursting OF the pistol, and the
without any material or interesting variation
from the accounts published in the newspapers
month ago The following extract extract eSatSns S aims
secret obstruction" whether from Berezow
skis own answers to interrogatories, or the
minute researches OF the police:--
The accused at once accepted the RESPONSE
bility of the attempt, OF which he admitted
~
had resolved to kill the Emperor Alexander,
and that 1t was with that object exclusively that
he fred upon the Imperial carriage, He said
that he had confided his project TO no one, and
that he stood alone with his country" which
he desired to ayenge by killing the Gar.
hurt the Emperor Napoleon, and was
perfectly certain that the bullets would
not touch his Majesty. Berezowskl fought IN
the ranks of the Polish insurrection in 1868.
After having waited for a long time in Gallicia
refuge first in Germany, and afterwards in Bel
gium. He came to Parstn the beginning of No
vem ber, 1865. He obtained employment in NM.
Gouln's factory as an Giusteur nlecdnicten, with
wages of 80 centtmes the hour. He received
francs per month. In order to improve his
French, he went for ten months to the Institu-
zowski was out Of employment until May q,
when he went TO Mouy, In the Department
Of the oise, TO work for a few, days, telling
his concierge that he should be back on June
i. On that day, which was the day of the
arrival of the Emperor Alexander, he
waited two hours outside the Northern Rail-
way Station to see him pass. On Tuesday, June
4, he again went to see him as ne was leaving
tained that 1t was not difiicult 10 get near the
Gar, he made up his mind to take his life, and
nxed June for tne execution OF ms design
caps, and bullets, at an armorer's on the Boule-
ward de Sebastopol. He chose the pistol from
several which he was told had been tried He
still wanted powder, and as his money was all
gone he pawned paletot 20 buy some On the
morning Oh Jue OIL uS lOhueu bu6 plSLOl, anu
finding his bullets too small for the barrels, he
made with some lead two lingots of acyliEdrical
form, 10 mtllemetres long, and Weighing l6
grammes, which he rammed into the barrels
with q piece OF iron. Thus armed, he left his
lodgings ats9 in the morning, and was never
seen there again. He break lasted at a wine
shop in the Rue Marcadet, from whence he
proceeded to the railway station at Batignolles
Near this he went into another wine shop and
took glass of Vermouth and he left behind
him paletot, in the pocket of which was found
| a book entitled "a Study of Poland" by Casi.
mir Wolowski. Page so of this book is turned
down, and the following passage is marked
"KlenskPs oath-I swear to prepare all
| possible means to insure the success of
| the insurrection." The accused could
| not get near the sovereigns during the
| review. He took up position at first on the
rocks of the Cascades, by which he supposed the
| Czar would pass When the filing past of the
| army was over, he watched the movements OF
| the Imperial cortege with an attentive eye.
| When he saw that the carriage in which the
| sovereigns we're had changed It's direction and
| taken the Chemin de la Vierge, he ran across
| the Chemin de la Grande Cascade, and passed
| roads, which he reached just as the cortege was
coming up. He fired somewhat obliquely, being
| on the left of the carriage, and a little behind
| IL. II be is to be believed, he aimed at the EN-
| peror AlexandeTs head when he fired.
The Court finds that there are sufficient
charges established against Berezowski to COM
NIT him for trial for having ION June 0, 1867, in
the Bois de Boulogne, wilfully and with pre-.
meditation committed an attempt ut homicide
Alexander, the which attempt, manifested by q
commencement of execution, failed of its etfec
solely from circumstances independent of the
will Of the author"