The New York herald., 1870-03-16

cheerful 70 be heavily sentenced. Pallandre with
two other prisoners -0n3 OF tnem IKE hinssii, ssa-
fenced 10 twenly years-are IN cell OF doub'e Size
The px-ZOuaye IN u large man dark, common lace
ana back beard. There - DoLAng about MS APPEAR.
anrc wnicE denotes hln capable ~ c0mInlftlng the
bestiai ieIocay which has sent ln 10 Tue ot0e. TIC
Is not crimlhal star; le has always borne good
character. . .
Tranpinann was confined here ana enjoyed all the
luxures ui wIicn sue house was capable There IL
il prisoner is slcx he Is nurscd in his CELL should
he become dangerously Ill he Is removed to hos
pilai.
the second gate, through which l passed on my
arriyas.
PRINCs PIERRE NAPOLEON BoNAPARrE.
In this part OF the prison Is contained the objeOt
0T my visit.
requested the turnkey to convey my card to Mon
sief le Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparle at present
awaiting ral lor tho wilfni muroer OF victor Noir
Wat sad sne TURNKEY; I'm u lew minutes you
so mucn has Decn said about the overbearng br,i-
taiiy oi the trDce tilat was ANXIOUS To juoge Oi
this monster IN human form Ior myself II yol
want 10 see wild beast Ia savage state he Is much
more lAely 10 bc 80 wnen dcprved oil liberty. lhld
"oOn fedu." wn0 has shot down one or the people
as ne would dog. WAS. without doubt, growing III
E.s den.
CONFINEMENT DOES NOT IMPROVE THH TEMPER.
There was compassionate tone IN the turnkeys
voice. lie evldently addressed me az he would y
man about 10 ascend scaifold Iconsoled mJ sell
with the idea tBat the Prince mIghtsend out WORD
to the eilecs nat your special could take MS depart
nave heen OF IN tWinElinR. should nave prefer.
red to bearding the iiJn III ills aen. ny suspense
was only Oi q lew momerts' duration.
A servant shirt sleeves mudo Ills appearance
and requested me TO follow him. | summoned up
courage ana dld 80. we mounted TWO or three
room. was III presence OF tine Prince. 1t u IN one
OF those rouF1I towers whloh ali visitors 70 PARIS
must nave remarked when CROSSING the P0ns ou
Change. The governor resides therein. Inc room
Is lighted by Two windows, heavily grated; the roof
Is vauited the floor OF polished OAK with no CARPET.
the walls are oinamented with few coored prints
ol no artls.c merit and some photographs Above
them, DracAet3, plaster or ParlS cAstS 0l the
tarer sex, not OverDurdenei with clothing. the
governor, VINO mas gwen up tas room to the Prince
esaSn ny, oi 9p'non a' Sa Sea1 rss
place. There ale sofa Aud half dozen chairs
covered witn velvet
TnE PaiNcE-ISrRoDUCrloNs.
On enteflnR l found the Prince sitting near the
fartnest winioW conversln2 with SIX gentlemen.
lie rose and advanced 10 meet me. He cordially
sLoOk my hand ana said, "MOnsieur, thank you
ior your sympatby.h Turning to lady dressed IN
mourning. VINO was seated on the sofa, ne intro
auced me-it was the Princess. The Prince offered
me a chair and the conversation had Interrupted
was resumed. Without uouDt you VIII Imagine t1ds
the SIX gentlemen wnO occupied the Blk veivet
cnalrs were walking Ieyolvers and sw0rdSucKs. On
the contrary, tney were OF appearance suiiicently
seQQto 10 change tne crime WIN winch the Priuce Is
CHARGED IRON wlllul nurder 10 JustlhaDe homlcae.
Most oil them, II not all, were decorated WIN the
rusette oil the Legion Of Honor.
The Prince was dressed III blue cloth jacket,
lighter color He wore gloves ana spurs, for mel
ther OF winch could discover Immediate necessity.
In tue course OF conversation the coming trial was
but little referred TO- and never win apprehension
as TO It's result. The only one OF the party o1 whose
brow could be occasionally detected the slightest
anxiety was the Princess L he frank open bear
ing vi the Prince at once enlisted my sympathy.
The manner or his friends impressed me with the
idea that ne was more snned against than sinaing.
TINS Impression was soon changed to certainty.
The door OF inc room opened.
LADY VISITOR ENTERED,
TALL handsome woman, or noble appearance
dressed entirely IN black velvet she went direct TO
the Prince, whom sue sauted on both cheeks. l re-
gretted not beng the Prince would risk the trial.
the teIrors Oh Lne Haute Cour, the groxlings OF
'Hreconcilaoles" and The rest OF the mlseries with
which the Prince Is threatened for those two tokens
OF friendship The lady IS one Of those whose mis-.
sion In tAis world appears TO be to bring sunshine
with Iner presence Into the most dreary dungeon.
Inatsae would KISS murderer Is an impossibiity
THE CRIME.
The Prince Is no assassin. G0aded beyond endur.
by repeated insults offered his family and the
Empress, nc wished to meet in ar light their caum.
niatOrs. Is 1t probable that of courage would
assaSslnate III cold blood gentleman VINO called on
him with hostile message from an0therf No. lie
was threatened and lnSulted IN his own house by
two armed men. VINO struck the first blow and fired
the rst shot the High Court OF Justice viii decide
See the Prnce as saw an yesterday in private lile
paced, as he Is now In most painful position, and
you would cease to believe the stories which have
been circulated to his detriment. lie may ne lmpul
istence tnat he Is good fellow,n and would never
be guilty OF committing cowardly murder.
AMERICA AND AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
He spoke 10 me OF having been In America, OF New
YORK ana Philadelphia OF recent artillery expert
ments, and he evidently appreciates deeply Ameri-
can sympathy. He spoke III terms of high praise
a0oul the ride which no has received from the
United states. l tod hun that It had been men,
toned IN the French press but was not OF the
report being true. Yes 1t Is quite true" replied
the Prince; 1.-The rifle was sent from Springfield,
from one OF the first makers in the world.''
TAKING LEAvE-W0RDS AT PARTING.
After heightened visit l rose TO take my leave.
The Prince took of his glove, crossed the room,
shook hands with me more Than once ana thanked
me Tor having visited hun. We cOnversed together
apart for O lew minutes. What then was SAID | do
not write for obvious reasons. But the High
Court OF Justice does not acQut Prince Pierre and
the evidence GU the trial throw different light
the sad occurrence for which he Is to be tried,
one VIII be more astonlshed than your Paris CORE
spondent.
lett the prison with the conviction that the Prince
Is deserving OF pity for the distressing position
which he now is placed, through force OF clrcum-
Stances than OF the vituperation and abuse which
have been numerically heaped upon man
awaiting trial for crime the punishment or which
Is death.