New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-02
TRIAL OF PRINCE BONAPARTE.


The High Court of Justice for the trial of
Prince Bonaparte assembled on the 2lst u at Tours.
mother and brother of the late Victor Nor we're present
Prince Pierre Bonaparte was introduced at 1910 p M,
accompanied by Captain OF Gendarmerie. The jury
having been sworn the President read address to tho
jury explaining lhe exceptional jurisdiction IN tn, the
Prince was then proceeded with
The PresdentY You were condemned in 1911 was
A iameniabie article was published by you in the
re dc Ia COrSe III wished to defend the honor Of my
Being questioned respecting the Incidents at Auteu
the Prince repeated exactly the recital made by him on
Why did you enter the saloon with a revOlyeri
always carry revolver.
Your hand was on the revolver in your pocketi To
this the Prince made no reply but stated aferward that
NJ de Fonvielle showed his pistol first; -,-.,
toescapei NJ dc Fonyele endeayored to fire, and was
taking aim.
distributed among the members OF the jury and the
President gave some explanations.
BY NJ Flocquet. the counsel for the Nor family-Why
your pistol found fully loaded when you ar
rested reloaded It because believed myself in danger
from persons outside.
The sitting of the Court was then suspended
The Court reassembled at 2:5Op m. NJ Lalmand, Sec
deposition OF NJ de Fonvelle, made on the 10th OF
January in which the Prince accused Of having struck
blow before firing
NJ. de FOnvelle then summoned to the witnessboX.
lie repeated his of the affair." and said he did not
imagine that he was going to visit an assassin The
Prince replied, you're an assassin yourself"
NJ de Fonvelle, in to the President declared
should have been killed at the Princes house
The Prince hereupon declared that NJ dc Fonyelle's
version was entirely false the latter had invaded his
house armed and should not now be witness but de-
PENDANT in the cause.
yee denied positively ever having said that the Prince
The witness gave his evidence in a very excited
manner, 49,
Corse then arrived, attended by two gendarmes. He
very violent in giving his evidence. He was asked
If he relation Is the accused and replied Ellis
mot her adj so
his examination he called 10 order and NJ de Grand
perret the Procureur Imperial told him that IL he
peaed outrageous conduct lie should be compelled
to infot punshment upon MN ,r,o, NO ,,o ,.ros
dent requested HIM to conne himself to the facts
NJ Grousset then gave explanations at great length.
and the of his observations said that Prince
he he wness) had better understood the sad con-
dton into which years Of Imperial rule had plunged
NJ de Grandperret hereupon and stated that he
did not wish 10 demand any greater penalty than that
which witness already suffering In prison, but lie
requested that the witness should be reconducted ter
and his written deposition should be read TO the
court. The President acceded TO this request AS lie
going out, Grousset turned TO kiss fonviee when
caused the audience laugh outright. After this scene
the dispositions read over aud the court rose at
about five o'clock.
rousse was sent back to prison. and accused Of being
party 10 plot against the Prince. .
The Correspondent Of the Paris Temps says the Gov
eminent has determined to send senographc corps
The reporting OF the proceedings is freely left TO tho
newspapers, which at present represented by forty
the Tepresehtatiye Of The NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, who
has just arrived Tue ordinary spectators the first
to their place at the opening OF the Court There
were complaints in regard to accommodation. Pres
dent Glandaz remarked even the press
satisfied" There was a largo number OF
ladies present The prisoner entered accompanied by
RamOn OF the gendarmeTe. lie Is not tall, but is
rather corpuent. lie walks with difficulty owing, 1t
would be supposed to the govt but 1t appears that in
one OF numberess adventures In which he has been
gagged he had his legs crushed His large aud we'll
formed are surmounted by thick eyebrows ana MS
forehead is large but rather low. There is striking
semplance between the Prince and Napoleon L. and
many might be comparing him with the portrait OF
Napoleon |. on the wall OF the court