Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-20
THE BoNApARrr HOMICIDE.

THE BoNAPARTE HOMICIDE.
Nearly every great political con-
in FRANCE has been preceded
W an astounding crime in high life,
which has created an excitement
lmong the people that has ut last taken
! political turn. Therefore some peo-
pie seem to think that the killing Of
The journalist, Victor Noir, by the EN-
first cousin, Prince Pierre
may be the opening scene
in some revolutionary movement. It
has produced an excitement, Judging
from the brief reports by telegraph.
that pervades all France and is only
in recent times by the Trop-
murders. But, under the tran
QUILTING effects of the movements Of
the new Olivier ministry, we do not
anticipate that this excitement can
lead to any serious demonstration
against the imperial authority. Pierre
Bonaparte il a SON of the Emperor's
uncle, the late Lucien Bonaparte. He
is in the fifty-fifth year Of his age. so
that his actions cannot be attributed
to the hot blood Of youth. He and
his family have been attacked In a
coarse and savage manner by Henri
Rochefort's new paper, the Mar'eHai'e,
the author Of the article being Paschal
Grousset. He sent for the writer, with
the expectation of settling the affair
by q duel. NJ. Grousset sent him to
two Of his friends, named EDuyille and
Victor Noir. According to the report
of the .Mdrseillaiss, the Prince asked
these men II they We're responsible for
the act of their principal, to which
Noir answered that they were. The
Prince then struck Noir, and, drawing
n revolver, fired and killed him. He
then fired at Fosyille, who had also
drawn a revolver, which failed to go
OIL, but the Princes shot only made n
hole in Fouville's ovcrcoat. Another
account, given by the Prince to NJ.
Paul Cassaignac, says that Noir first
struck the Prince, who then drew his
pistol in self-defense and fired the fatal
shot. He also acknowledges to having
fired twice Mt Fouville, who escaped
from the room uninjured. These are
the two sides Of the story, and the only
essential difference is as to who struck
the blow that led to the firing. Taking
all things into consideration, we are
inclined to believe the story of Prince
Pierre Bonaparte, rather than that of
the Marseliai,e. Rochefort and his
crew OF assistants on that paper are a
pack of hot-headed, insolent malcon-
tents, who seek notoriety by making
gross and insulting personal attacks
on people of high position, and cspc-
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the Imperial family. His two repre-
sentatives went to see the Prince
armed with revolvers. He, doubtless,
knowing their violent character, pro-
| vided himself with such q weapon
when they were announced; for 1t is
not a common custom among gentle
men in France to carry concealed wea-
pons, and Prince Pierre Bonaparte
has never been noted rs q blood thirsty
man, who habitually went armed.
Rochefort is trying to make capital out
Of the killing Of his assistant, and has
brought the subject before the Legis-
lativc body. But We 10 nut anticipate
that lie will have any success. He Ger.
tainly will not If the Emperor, waiy.
ing the privilege of the Imperial fam.
ily, consents to have him tried before
the ordinary tribunals. If there Is
such 4 trial, fairly conducted. and II
the accounts of the affair that reach Il:
are correct, we believe that the verdict
will be that 1t was q case Of what we
call "justifiable homicide" committed
in self-defense against q pair o~finsolent
ruflians, who came to his house pro.
yided with deadly weapons.