The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13
THE IMPERIAL ASSASSIN.
Prince Bonnpnrte's Statement DenIed by M.
FOuville-Bonaparte the ARgress0r--The Flu
neral Of Victor roir.

FOuville-Bonaparte the ARRressor--The Flu
neral Of Victor roir. aN.N
PARIS, Jan. 12..-The Mdrseildise publishes
the following statement of M. de Fouville:--On
the 10th of January, 1870 at / o'clock Victor
Noir and myself repaired to the residence of
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, No. 80 Rue dAuteuil.
We were commissioned by Paschal Grousset to
demand of the Prince the reason for the inu-
rious articles against M. Paschal Grousset pub
lished in the LAUenir de- La Corse. We
handed our cards to two servants who stood at
the door, and who ushered us into small paror
on the ground floor, at our right hand. After a
few minutes we were conducted up stairs to the
first floor, passed through the fencing-room, and
finally entered the drawing-room. The door
opened and M. Pierre Bonaparte entered. We
advanced towards him, and the following words
passed between us:-"Sir, we come on behalf of
NJ. Paschal Grousset, to deliver a letter to you
You are not come, then, on behalf of NJ.
ROchefOrt, and you are not tools of his p
''Sir, we are here on other business and beg
you to look at this letter" handed him the
letter. He approached the window to read IL.
He read it, and after crushing 1t I'm his hands, he
returned towards us. II have provoked Roche
fort" said he, 'because he is the standard-bearer
Of the rabble AS for Grousset / have no reply
to make to him. Are you the representatives
of these carrion " Sir, answered, 1--WE
come to you to fulfil Loyalty and courteously the
commission entrusted to us by our friend"
"Are you representatives of these wretches?"
Victor Noir replied I'VE are the representa-
tives of our friends" Then suddenly advanc-
Ing n klep, ana WITHOUT pTONOcaLOn on our part
Prince Bonaparte slapped Victor Noir with his
left hand and at the same time drew a revolver
of six chambers which he had held concealed in
his pocket, already cooked and fred upon Noir,
with the muZzle of the pistol close to him.
Noir staggered pressed both hands on his
breast, and sank down in the doorway by which
he had entered. The cowardly assassin then
turned upon me and fired. then seized small
pistol which | had in my pocket, and while l
was endeavoring to free it from the sheath the
wretch rushed on me, but when he saw that l
was armed he retreated, stood behind the door,
and aimed at me. 1t was then that, compre-
hending the ambush into which we had fallen,
and rejecting that If fired there would not be
wanting those who would cry that we had been
the aggressors, opened q door which was be-
hind me and rushed out crying murder. AS
went out second shot followed, and again
passed through my coat. In the street found
Noir, who had strength to descend the stairs,
and was dead. These are the facts just as they
transpired, and look for prompt and exemplary
justice for this crime. URIC DE FoUvILLE.
LONDON Jan. 12.-It is the original Atlantic
Cable Company, and not the Anglo-American
Company, certain of whose influential mem
bers are adverse to consolidation with the French
Cable Company, and whose hostility has caused
a depression in cable shares.
PARIS, Jan. 12-The funeral of Victor Noir
took place to-day. The Government, expecting
q demonstration, made extensive preparations
to preserve order, and at an early hour all its
police and military arrangements were complete.
around the house where the remains were lying,
coming from all parts of the city. At Hos
one thousand workmen from the Faubourgs had
passed up the Bouleyards on their way to the
funeral.
Many carriages with ladies dressed in mourn
ing, drove to join the procession. At / p. NJ.
deputations of workmen visited the remains.
The streets from Place de la Concorde to Rue
d'Auteuil were filled with vast throngs of people,
Carriages containing noted persons were sur
rounded by the crowd and their occupants
cheered. The weather was cold and heavy
rain was falling, but the numbers continued to
increase.
Between 2 and 3 o'clock, more than one hun
dred thousand persons were assembled in the
vicinity of the place where the remains reposed.
Henri Rochefort attended the funeral, and his
appearance called forth a great demonstration
OF enthusiasm from the people, The remains
were taken to Neuilly for interment, followed
by long procession.
through Paris, but Louis Noir, brother of the
deceased, refused his consent. At the cemetery
there were frequent shouts of 'Vive Ia Repub-
lique," and the Marseillaise was repeatedly sung
during the day. While Rochefort and Raspail
were coming down the Champs Elysees, accom-
panied by great crowd who were singing the
Marseillaise, they we're stopped by a regiment of
troops and the crowd was ordered to disperse.
Rochefort, claiming his right as Deputy passed
on to the Chamber, where he arrived pale and
much excited. The Champs Elysees was then
stationed near the Hall of the Legislative body
and few regiments were massed on the Boule
Yards close at hand The crowd finally dis
persed without resistance, but some arrests were
made by the police.