The New York herald., 1870-03-28
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Prince Pierre Bcnnparge Preparing for Trial
secand Wis., from u Herald Special CORES.
pondcnt-The Prince Requires Only Fncts--
senronfious hat Calm.
PARIS, March IL, 1870.
nad ntenced TO have left Prince Pierre IN tran.
Gniliity urth hts case came on for tsial. have
again. however, entered the prison gates. The
C7rontqueur OF the Hts,ore has given an account OF
q visit ne paid TO the Prince Pierre IN the Con
ciergerie. The details Afforded by that gentleman
have found their way into other papers and cal
culated although not written in any hostile spirit
20 mislead the public with respect TO the bearing
of the Prince under the very trying circumstances in
which he Is now placed. The account to which
aiude states thai when told that Louis Noir jroher
or Victor, would, as well as his father, constitute
himself plannr for damages the Prince replied
$50 much the eeter;' and that when Informed that
their advocates had not as yet found solicitors all
OF those to whom they addressed themselves having
refused to give their assistance, $50 much the
worse" was the laconic answer OF the Prince
Some artists are greater coorsts than others; so,
believing that the subject mad been sknfully handled
m the above ana other details Of lengthy inter-
view which lasted until the Prince was called
away, yesterday paid another visit to the Concier-
gere, and informed by The Prince that the con-
VerSauOn as represented ala occur at all. "The
report is not malevoent,n he said, "but am repre-
sented saying things which did With regard
TO the vsit OF the writer in the Htsotre gentleman
with the rosette Of the Legion OF Honor called on
me. ] asked him TO sit down and l left the room
Immediately. was on the point OF doing SO when
he entered. No conversation TOOK place between
ns. All desire OF those wno express sympathy for
me Is to state facts"
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER PREsENr-REMARxs RE
LArivE TO THE TRAGEDY.
The Prince, the Princess and his daughter-a
handsome girl-were alone during nv visit yester-
day, and we could converse more freely.
In speaking ofthe Auteuil drama / observed that
when first heard OF was convinced he could not
have shot victor Noir without having received im-
mediate and violent proyocation "Strucx by one,
grossly insulted by the other, VI fred replied the
Prince. "The act was instantaneous. ii | had de-
liberated moment to take aim would not have
killed HIM; should have Only wounded nin. ]
could have killed the other had desired 10 do SO;
but ne had not struck me-" rne evidence which
VIII be produced at the trial VIII lower the late VIC
Tor Nolr III the estimation OF his friends and sup
porters II an act OF when was told yesterday by
the Prince be provedthe defence has SUFFICIENT evI-
dence 10 do sotne public Will certainly believe that
the unfortunate deceased could have been guilty OF
anything,
THE TESTIMONY AND ARGUMENTS.
The Procurenr Imperial WIN can forty-fve Wit
fence will number about twenty. The Prince does
not know how many VIII be called by the NOR fam
lily; but he ex pecs that the verdict Will the latest
be rendered on the 25tn or 2orn instant Be ex-
pressed some surprise ut the number or persons who
have already found their way to Tours ana won
dered what they could want there so soon.
"Tney are probably anxious TO obtain q view OF
the court which Will be impossible during the trial.
..Weun SAID the Prince II desire only that the
truth snail be known, and that the public shoad be
had TO deal The attempt 10 connect the aiair wHa
politics is ridiculous"
In the course OF conversation the Prince remarked
that person who had been long Ia America bad
written letter declaring that the entire Amerlean
press ad assa 40 arms Would never brook
pathy for you With respect to the press can an
Bwcr for one paper OF world wide renoWp The NEW
asa,nst wrong. whether the wrong be Done BY those
In power the leaders or mob law. WITH regard
10 myself personally have read and heard so many
the occasion OF my first vist came, Monsieur lie
Prince, with the impression on my mind that my In
teryiew would confirm them. 1t was with great
pleasure that, on the contrary, found myself
aDled TO write coascentiousiy In different sense"
The Prince expressed the wish that we should be-
come intimate, shook hands Wita me, and look ny
leave.
MORALE AND LOGIC OF THE CASE.
The question OF chief Importance Is whether or
not Prince received proyocanon before he fired.
Ii he did so the crime OF murder With which he is
charged dwtndies into u simple dctU. As after the
receipt OF the letter the cable will bring you the
suit or the trial. should it not have done ere what
well to refer shortly 10 the contents OF pamphlet,
for private circulation, which the Prince gave me
headed .Consultatlon dun Jrlsconsuite Ansesi
Refinement GAuteIttn After showing that
Prince Pierre had been outraged III the point most
dear man, the honor or his family, ana that he
had sent hostlle message 10 NJ. ROcheforb, the
writer refers TO the fact that 1t was decided at
meeting OF his opponents 10 send 10 the Prince
three challenges. not only from Rocnelorr
but from others wta whom the Prince
had no communication. Thus the Prince
Uric de Fonvlele arrived the first, alone, but
accompanied by Pascal Grousset aud another friend.
Having sent as seconds Victor Nor and Fonylele,
why did Grousset go TO the Princes house? Unless
TO intimdate, II u Impossible TO suggest. BY the
evidence OF M de Fonyiele II would appear that the
Prince struck Victor Noir with one hand and with
the other Immediately fired at him u bout porta7at.
III Is not probable that the Prince would have struck
Victor Noir and have added 10 the InsUlt by
ing him unless indeed the latter returned the blow
which the deposition OF Fonyleiie disproYes That
:be Prince was struck IL proved by the mark on Tie
Princes cheek II this were not the case why
should the Prince have fired at Nor instead OF at
FoBYelle, who was arfneds This reasoning IS In
accordance with the remark made TO me yester-
day BY the Prince. DR.. Tardieu declares, alter
examination OF the wound, that Victor Noir
was not fred at Il bout p0rtant, stated
by Fonyiele, but at distance OF eight
or Ten paces II Is probable tnat u was intended py
10 Illustrate tne duel q challenge for which the
Prince had sent to M Rocnefort. M. de Fonvielle
pfetends that he did not IRE al the Prince because
on renecti0n he feared 1t might said that he and
his friend mad attacked the Prince who IN conse-
might have mace with more calmness When he pre-
pared himself to go 70 the Prince and put into his
pocket not only the pistol but prov ison OF cart
ridges, which would enable INN to sustain a siege
Ia the house which he was sent rs a second. The
attempt which has been made by the irreconclla-
bles and their organs 10 use THIS sad occurrence as
an arm against the government OF the Emperor and
excite the passions OF the masses as unlusria-
bic as the gross insults TO which iDe Emperor and
his family have been subjected, and which oy the
peculiar position Of Prince Pierre ne alone was en-
aDled 70 resent.
Positiyist Philosophy-AugusIc Comte's Sys.
t tenn ms Interpreted in Court.
BY the European mail OF the 10Th OF March we
learn that curious had been argued before the
French courts, involving questions which do not
generally come before judge
In disputing the Will or Auguste Comte, the well
known author OF Postivisni, his widow brought INTO
cuurs the Posltivlst system OF philosophy ITSELF ana
endeavoTed to expose its later errors, which most
mo nnfc cnrga m