The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-26
ROUGE-ET-NOIR.
The 0roat Paris Shooting Case Full
Details of the Affair-The
Action of the Corps
Legislatif.

by Prince Pierre Bonaparte:
On learning the report of the affray one of
the staff Immediately set out for the Office of
the MdrseiHdtso and there found the follow
ing despatch:-
'AUTEUns p M.-Dreadful attack--My witness,
Victor Nor, killed by pistol shot by Pierre Bona
psrte. He has just expired. PASCAL GRoUssET."
We Immediately left for Auteuil, passing by
the Corps Legislatif. The session was over,
but the hall was crowded. The report had
been spread, but no one would believe it,
nevertheless it was remarked that M. Roche
fort precipitately left the Palais Bourbon and
entered carriage in company with M. Gus
tave Flourens. Prince Pierre Bonaparte
lives in No. 80 Rue Auteuil. crowd had
assembled before the house, and a guard of
some ten gendarmes were stationed before it,
M. Noir had strength enough to descend the
stairs and was carried to a pharmacy, where
he Immediately expired. The ball had pene-
trated the heart
While MN. Victor Noir and Uric de Fou-
vielle waited upon the Prince, NM. Paul
Grousset and George Santon awaited the
issue of the interview below in the street.
On leaving the house NJ Noir fell few steps
from where his friends were standing, and
crept few yards on his knees.
Immediately afterwards, M. de Fouvielle
rushed out, calling Murder !" Seeing that
the police, who had no orders to arrest the
Prince, were satisfied with keeping him in
sight, we returned to Paris, where the fur
ther particulars were gathered from M. de
Fouvielle in person.
His statement runs as follows
January 10, at one o'clock, NJ Victor Noir
and himself went to Prince Pierre Bona
parties house, in order to demand satisfaction
respecting certain articles published by him
against M. Pascal Grousset in the A0eRir
de Ia C0rse. Our cards were handed to two
servants who were at the door. We were
then ushered into a small parlor, and ulti-
mately into drawing room. M. Pierre Bo-
naparte entered, when the following words
were exchanged
'Sir, we call on the part of M. Paschal
Grousset, in order to remit you letter"
80 you do not come from M. Rochefort,
and you are none of his tools ?"
''Sir, we call on other business, and beg
TO call your attention to this letter"
The letter was then handed to the Prince
who retired to window in order to peruse
it. After reading it he crumpled it in his
hand and returned towards his visitors.
II provoked M. Rochefort," he said, ''be-
cause he is the standard bearer of the rabble.
As to NJ Grousset, have nothing to reply to
him. Are you the representative of that car
rion (chdr0gne)|
''Sir, replied NJ de Fouvielle, 1--WE come
Loyalty and courteously to fulfil the mission
entrusted to us by our friend"
'Are you the bondsmen of that mtSerG6le2"
Victor Noir then replied, ''We are the
bondsmen of our friends"
Then advancing suddenly and without fur
ther provocation, Prince Bonaparte slapped
M. Noir in the face, and at the same time
drew ten-barrelled revolver, which he had
hidden in his pocket, and fired point blank at
M. Noir. Noir sprung up, pressed his two
hands to his breast, and rushed to the door
where he had entered Then the Prince made
ID xialIa
shot. M. de Fouyielle then drew pistol
from his pocket, but he could not get it out
of the case The Prince advanced, but when
he saw the pistol he drew back, and, placing
himself in the doorway, took deliberate aim.
Then M. de Fouvielle opened door that
he felt behind him and fed crying "Murder!"
While running a second shot was fired at him,
which went through his coat.
THE PRINCES ACCOUNT.
The version of the Prince differs from the
above merely in the fact that his arm was
raised in q menacing manner after being pro-
voked by the language used by M. Victor
Noir, who also slapped him first in the face
AS he always carried small revolver in his
pocket, he instinctively drew it out and fred
The Princes hasty temper was we'll known,
and on the morning previous to the visit
made to his house, M. Noir's brother had
warned the latter of the consequences that
might befall him. He did not dream of such
extreme measures being taken, but he thought
that the Prince might have ordered his ser
wants to turn them out.
THE SCENE OF THE ATTACK.
The following is description of the room
where the fatal occurrence took placer
About twenty steps are assembled and the
visitor finds himself in the fencing gallery, q
sort Of ante-chamber to the saloon. This
apartment, the walls of which are bare, has
only one point worthy Of note-namely, the
chimney piece at the end where there is a
rather curious collection of swords, daggeTs,
and firearms. There are specimens of them
from every country, from the matchbox of
the Chinese to the espingole Of Castillo; from
tho primitive arquebuse of the Huguenots to
the American rifle. There are also the most
recent models, and lastly the ordinary fowl
ing piece The Prince is a great amateur of
weapons, and new one is rarely produced
without his receiving visit from the inven-
tor. Thus il is almost impossible for visitor
to sit down and lean against piece of furni-
ture without displacing an arm of some sort
THE PRINCE IN PRISON.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, now detained at
the Conciergerie, has the faculty, SO far at
least, of receiving his family and friends,
and owing to the kindness of the director the
visitors find no difficulty at all in obtaining
access to the prisoner.
The Princess Pierre Bonaparte, with her
two children, visited her husband yesterday
at the Conciergerie.
THE MAJEsTERIAL EXAMINATION.
M Bernier is the examining magistrate
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