Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-24
THE NAPOLEON TRIAL.
Examination Of WitResses.--Grest Excite
msnt and Interest Manifested.

Tours, March 22.-In the High
Court to-day the first witness exam
ined was NJ. Milliere, WhO came into
court between two gendarmes. lie
gave his testimony with ftrmness, but
made no attempt at display. He
said that the letter sent by Prince
B0napaEte to Roehefort was not q
provocatiOn, but an insult. Being
asked why he wore arms, he replied
that he lived in district outside the
the city, and going home late At
night was obliged TO carry arms for
self-protection. He incidentally
blamed the government for delay in
the arrest OF the Prince after the shoot
ing, wheTeupon he was Teprimanded
by the President of the court. The
Prince rose eXcitediy, and declared
that Milliere and Grous5ett had both
sworn that they would yet shoot him.
This the witness positively denied.
The audience seemed inclined to this
belief. The Procureur-G General insist
ed that the witness should be removed
to prison, and the lawyers for tne
prosecution demanded that he should
remain and give the remainder OF MS
testimony. The court decided that
the witness sh0nld remain, and he
concluded his testimony. Several ser
wants of the accused were placed on
the stand and sworn. His personal
friends were examined. The latter
damaged the defense by displaying
too much zeal. The defense attempt
ed to prove that the Prince did not
shoot until FOuville had drawn pi5-
tol; also that plot had Oeen formed
against the life of the Prince before
the affair OF Rue de Antenei; bat the
! evidence failed to sustain either allie
CATION. 1t is expected that R0chelOrt
will be- examined tomorrow.
The High Court OF Justice opened
| this morning ami witnesses examined
| to prove thai FOuvilis said that Vic
tor NOir slapped the Prince in the
! face. The lawyers for the prosecution
| dWelt with effect on some grave con-
I tradictiOn5 in the testimony. a mum
| per of Policemen testified 10 remarks
made by Fonville after the arrest.
One witness swOre he heard
FouvilIe exelaim that if the
pistol had not missed IRE he would
have shot the Prince. This had an
effect on the spectators, vino are evi-
IDENTIFY beginning to lean to the cause
of the Prince. Witnesses for the pros
ecution were then examined. NJ.
ArnOuld testified that Victor NOir had
no intention of attacking the accused
when he went into his house.
Henri RochefOrt was called as q
witness for the prosecution. There
was much agitation among the spec
/ tatOr5 at the announcement of his
name. ROchefOrt entered the court
room accompanied by two gendarmes
and took place on the witness stand.
He was pale, but very calm. He re-
piled gently to interrOgatories, and
! after repeating the contents Of the let
! ter sent him by the accused, which
occasiOned the visit of NOir and FOu-
vile, he then retired TO the bench
reserverd for journalists. Many OF
| the latter shook hands with him as
he took his seat. The wife of Louis
| Noir, brother of Victor Noir, was
called to testify, and was mach agi-
tated. She saiG Victor NOir could not
have slapped the Prince, because the
gloves on his hands were found in
tack. Other witnesses corrobOrated
the statement of ArnQuld, that NOif
did not intend to quarrel with the
Prince. NJ. MOrel, reporter for the
N0nitestT, testified that witnesses who
now swear TO Fogville's admission
that Noir slapped the Prince, did moi
say so at first.