, 1870-04-10
: THE B0NAPARTE TRIAL.
Ets Personal Incidentz und Scenes.

Ets Persannl Incldents ind Scenes.
Iha London papers from the gid to the Nth.
received BY the lAteat atesuT, oontAn tels-
grams and correspondence recornting tha pro
greas Of the t1ixl At Tourn, from which wsare
enabled 70 presGnt = continued account of lts
proceedings. The following u IN
precise texr1a tho Princes account Of the clr-
cnmstances Of the shooting:
I Vac, At about o'clock. in my bed.rooEt 4
servant cans to tall ma two gentlemen hAd
called 70 ses me-, Az had sent challenge to I
hocnefors the evening before, I supposed hey
had come IN bis nA10a- I proceeded into the
d1awing-soom, whore RAW two unknown ter-
sons bedue me with th7eAteu1ng nien4 ene I
handed ne .n NJ unfolded shess o. p
aemxnd your reply TO This letter,
auBwered that did rot know who sont il TO |
me, but that would willingly fight, not ath
him, but With u. Hoohofor-nus with ontof |
his lsckess tmaneupres). Ths taliar Of tim |
then aid . me. but rad The lesaer I
Aible for i.7' Then he struck me on tbs fee. |
On tbs spot drew buck two papss, pnfl&
pistol from my pocket, and discharged It At |
him. Ths secondr who took aina 1t mo viii
revolver, hid behind N arn-chair. T frsaat
and dlalndged him Be then passed out BY
the billiard room. md ~ he haa not struck na
/ let him paas. But he tu1ned to take Nnaat
me, and then fired second shot, Which rut
him 70 flight aak every uaaa Of courage MO
isprenensif il lie would not hA1o doue the sane
in my pi1oe.
On the sd, II. nochefort entered the Cout
attended BY three gendarmes. his arrival prS-
dneinB = great sensation. He narrated ~
circumstance which led 10 tho challenge froh
the Prince, and explained that he had been i
Taea1r md grossly insnated, contrary 70 tbe
Emm.nnsi Arago, ho1ing of the ehalleBs,
told bin to tAks precautions, for tho Prince
was An Infamous scouud1el (une q6fps~
canoille)-. -.
The President here interrupted ". Rohe-
foat, who replied, " Do not know the PFirs;
only repeat the words Of ". Aragu."
Madauaa Louis Nor then gave her evidere.
She narrated certain preliminary incidents- nd
said, amonH other things, th8t Victor Mrs
gloves were very close-Htdng. BE could lot,
therefore, hAre given The Prince ; blow, spce
tho gloves were intact after death. MsdGue
much sympathy waa shown for hes in court
II. Cavalier deposed that he Was vary ati-
mate Szith Noir, and knew that he went totha
Princes house with concinatog intsnd1s.
The deceased waA calm snd moderate nAn,
and tha Nitneae narrated several facts to p9ve
this.
AF1RAH1xcH AND REHAv1oE or FRINGE ia
The correspondent Of tho London lNetcs Gus
describes the appearance of Prince DonApEta
ut his examination,
He had been in Coat some Tina, sitting Hth
his haada upon his thighs, and making no agu
Of interest. His face w.a pale a wax, and the
Ereat torso still rs 3 marble figure. Now md
then , nervous uoistening OF the mouth niJht
be observed, but the eyes were never lifted
When the nAne Of Rochefor WA rncntionta,
with tha insulting wordA attributed to lin, he
ton. When accused Of striking Victor Noir
sn impatient movement Of al tho body ai8ul-
ted his attention, but he never rsised his eyea
Nevertheless, before the ozs sraocst sation WIZ
concluded the Prince was evidently getting
weary. This wild bull Of Corsica Is not )
being to support much waiting. Prince
/ 1ierre folds his kr7ns, unfoldg them,
| ttrltied1y twists bis heavy mou5txche, but Sub
sides kgsin into the attitude Of patienoa. Hsa
| teuapar doas not shou tAaff avn<. wl.an tho
| President questions him about that A8a3ult he
committed N The House Of Assembly twenty
| two years sgo. He expresses regret for bis
| fury on the occasion. He raises laugh by
the utter scogn with which, in few wor1s, he
describes Fouviells - hiding behind = sofa
when ho himself. pistol in hand, il irving to
gets bewildercd undcr tho searching questions
Of ". Claudia The ditIerence between hav-
ing his hand in tho pocket whcre his revolver
| lies, and having that hand on the revolver
itself, u too much for Prince Pierre. He gets
confused about key, and At length sita down,
!
Tho Times correspondent thus describes the
| prisoner: He stood erect in \ firm aud lofty
attitude; port1y figure, very large round tho
| waist, with i broad square fAca, with E1i4ed
eyebrows, good straight features, with = pro-
fuaion Of hAI On his lip and chin, Of mill
tar5 cut, ,eavins the cheek bars to tho ears.
His comple1ion WAS earthly pale, Gnd, tn spite
of his Gener1l stoutneee, tbs chceh were hol-
low, ~ il With recent caro-, and his beard
naturally Of : deep black. was slightly gnt-
Eletl At ita e1tremiiies. Tho hair behind the
temples md at the back ct the head vsa
black and glossy, but all that tho hat usual.,
Govern WA almost entirely bald On the
| whole, it u fine, manly counteuance, but the
expression il that Of habituh hAughtiness,
nnIedeemed By either tue gcnuenese or in
teMgeuce.
Tie Telegraph correspondent writes: With
tbs personal Appeazanoe Of Prince Pierre Na.
poleon Eonap1rte your reader. must be fami'
lar from the cdrkes de cisite in the shop win
dows. Ills photograph fatter,s him. Hi.
conntenance Is ycly evil one-dogEed, m,
sympathetic, and cynical: and from the begin
nipg to the end Of the sitting he neycr evince<i
hy word or look. one iotA Of remotso for has
i1lE robbed mother Of her son, = maiden O.
her Alisnced lover. never saw a man put or
his trial for homicide e1ince such deliberate
md wel-nigh contemHtuous eoolness ~ die
this Imperial FIinre, he male his declzrstiot
in loud and audible, but harsh and discordan
voice.
l y. URIC De roUvIEILE.
[ Intense excitement greets tho appearance q
u. Uric de Fouvielle, SAYS The Nctcs CORES
pendent. We see, = little man, Of forty q
the1eabouts. force his way to the boz, Ettl'
msn, with round forehead, rcund erea, and I
cropped beard covering all his jaw. feebl.
fsce. auaiAble enough. but in,por cong7rs*74
against that heavy, bull like towlin the prison
ers box When the President asks why ths
Witness wont on Peaccahle inte1siew .zn.e<
find 10 ordinary being. not an assassia-7 The1
tho irritation Of tho pieadot is too much -" tn,
EonApl1tese are no assaasina," cries Primo,
Pierre; ""ypu know wall that TIT
assasains were alvays Against them" d, Fou
| ville Loses his dignity lttle--'1 would neve,
II VIZ impossible to forget That u1s about K
| pxy viat to the relative Of Prince who hA<
caused rnkn to be beaten BY his servants.
Here tho audience broke In With mu1murn ant
laughter. 81. FouHieile went from bad 70 owUr<
in his confession. and MT even the 1rEecon
their witnesa had not tbs best Of it in tn
nnade OF the audience when the prisoner bel
loved, IN his strocious ancent Of Cossica, ''ThA
| man ought 10 b IN tho dock
Aeooraing to ths Telegraph correspondent
Soir thought that they were about 70 fan mt
/ "the Amhuscsde Of Al aaeassiu." This rooset
Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who started up, al.t
thundered out, ''Ass0ss1n pp,ts-sacu4 r
| L. Murderer yourself! =
The PaU Non Gazttte thus reports the fer.
I speech Of The Prince: The Don2partes n
rot assassins- Remember the internal rnschinI
| Of the Rue St. NicAiss ian attempt to aassssin
! ate Napoleon when Fitst ConsuD, md tb
honats of 0rsini- II is you who onShs 10 D.
! 1t tic bar"
/ Asc4x WIFI Il. o8orMr
| The TaQ You G1ashs pAtzztne that u Pas
ch3 Gruusset, 4 Adraeiuaise writer, Va
hzouEht up IN custody Of tHo gendaxnsa
being in prison under chA1Ee of eanapirac,,
AgGnst the government He xas well dresse<
IN black fEoek coat haek tie, dc: but th
de b poa.iqus- Being aaked hy u. Glaadaz {,
purely formal ques6on) whether he v.a 70
latipn Of The prisoners, ho replied, = III
mother Of the aocused hid 10 many par1no our
thA it j. very likely may b rslated 70 him
ia 'n<7r do ssesr Ronoparss e1 tant q dan'aat
| que ie pet1 bic. Ctrs ton pd-x5ul u
Ibis Tie Pzocurenr General nnnedistely ps
| anddenxnded thai such insults to the Cour
should not be to1etzted- Thn President cA1le.
~ Grousset sharply to order. Bat the Presa
den4 : w1zning had nos much effect, foE txo O
three minutes la.es G1ousset spose uf "mou
we'll Is csc7l.s e. luiforEae At this posu
two Scrda@es appeared ready TO seize o,
Gruusset-a precanGoo not wholly unc*lle
| fM, be Was really 60 siolant that there uas n
knoHlng what be might Say or 90. Al Asi
speaking Of what had happened II Auteua, b
said thAt After Sic:ot SoiF VA ehos tha neigh
bors came out Of thejr houses 70 Ask what N
| the snAtter, thai soras ono cried that Z Heput
Iean hal been shot by :. BonapArts
| and that thercupon II the inhaMtsats return
81 in \ fright to their homes. ".Ihen SAW
Whit state OF Ahxscosnt IS yca.a Of despoti
| government had brought Franco" Up iumpe
fhe r7ocrreuz-1mpe1ih, snd dauasnded, nc
without Justification, thai the prisoner b take
hack .'to the prison frnm whence hs caus."
: request ehlch' tho prraideut At once gr1ntet
~ arpueset went cut u Dc FouHelie fun
hircseH into his zrms. and hsssd the victim G
tyranny. Tho good psopla Of Tours thereupo
| roarrd With l1uGttet. Gto9sast u describe
j | BY the .Nt1es u 25 years Old, Ard 1Audsom