Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-01-19
FRANCE.
A ROYAL Murderer.
PARIS, January 10, 1870.

A Royal Murderer.
PARIS, January 10, 1870.
This afternoon NJ. Fouveille and Victor
Noir, of h editorial staff, of Marseillaise
Rochefort's journal, proceeded to the
residence of Prince Pierre Bonaparte as
seconds i'll a contemplated duel between
the Prince and Paschal Grousett, an
editor Of that Journal. They had an in
terview with the Prince, during which
an alteration took place. The Prince
became enraged, and Selling a revolver
hred twice on his visitors, n of the
shots taking effect in the body of Victor
Nolr, killing him instantly. The tragedy
caused great agitation in the city. The
Prince has delivered himself up to the
authorities.
| STATEMENT OF NJ. FoUvEILLE.
La MdrSeiUdiSe publishes the following
statement of NJ. De FOuveille:
ON h 10th of January, 1870, at one
O'Clock, Victor Noir and myself repaired
to the residence of Prince Pierre Bona
parte, 90 Rue D'Antoine. We were COM
missloned by NJ, Paschal Grousset to de-
mand of Prince Pierre Bonaparte the
reason for injurious articles against NJ.
Paschal Grousset. published in the ia
pdnieT de Ia COTSe. We handed our cards
10 two ervants who stood at the door,
ana who uShered us into a small parlOr
on the ground floor at our right hand
After a lew minutes we were conducted
up stairs TO h first floor, passed through
a fencing room, and finally into a draw
ing room. a door opened, and NJ. Pierre
Bonaparte entered. We advanced
towards him, and the following words
passed between us:
Sir, we come on behalf of NJ. Paschal
II NUrOnAGnfT En dnNT-n- n Latter 10 No., :
GU are not come, then, on behalf of NJ.
Kochefort. and you are not tools of his?'
SIR, we are here on other business, and
peg you to look at this letter. 1 hand
ed MIN the letter; he approached a win
DOW 10 read 1t. He read it, and after
crushing it in his hands, he turned
toward us. 4 nave provoked NJ. Roche
Tort, said he, because he is the standard
bearer of the rabble. AS for NJ. Grous-
sett, have no reply to make to him.
Are you representatives of these car
ROM Sir / answered, we come to
fuihll loyalty and ~courteously the COM
mission entrusted to us by our friend
Are you the representatives of these
wretches? Victor Noir replied, we are
representatives of our friends Then,
suddenly advancing a step and without
prOvocation on our part, Prince Bona
Parte slapped Victor Noir with his left
hand, and at the same time drew a re-
VoIver of six chambers, which he had
concealed in his pocket, already cooked,
and fired 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 we
had entered. The cowardly assassin
then turned upon me and fired. / seized
a small pistol which / had in my pocket,
and, while l wa endeavoring to free il
from its sheath, the wretch rushed on
me, but when he saw that / 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 1 fired there
would lot be wanting those who would
say that We had been the aggressors, /
opened a door which was behind me and
rushed out, crying murder. AS 1 went
out, a second shot followed and again
passed through my coat. In the street /
found Noir, who had had strength enough
to descend the stairs, and who was dead.
These are the facts Just as they transpir-
ed, and L look for prompt and exempla-
~ justice for this crime
lSignedl "ULRIC DE F~oUVEILLE."
OF PRINCE PIERRE BONA
PARTE
NJ. Paul Cassagnac says the Prince
made the following statement to him on
his honor:
M. Fouveille and NJ. Victor Noir
to my room with a menacing air, ]
with their hands in their pockets, and
presented a letter from NJ. Pascal Grous-
sett. 1 said, at is Rochefort and not his
editors that I SEEK / read the letter,
and replied, "Noir, Il had my hand on
my pistOD are you responsible for it?"
At this L received a slap in the face from
Noir, when 1 drew my revolver and fired
at him.
FouvieIle crouched behind a chair, and
from the protection that afforded, aimed
revolver at me, but he could not get
to go off. 1 fired at him while he was
in that position, when he ran out of the
room. He stopped in the next room,
and again turned his pistol toward me.
1 fired at him again, and he fled"
FUNERAL OF VICTOR NoIR.
The funeral of Victor Noir took place
Wednesday, Jan. u. The Government
expecting a demonstration, made extern
sive preparations to preserve order.-
the morning people began to
around the house where the re-
were lying, coming from all parts
of the city. At eleven o'clock 5000
workmen from the Faubourg had passed
up the boulevards on their way to the
Many carriages with ladies
in mourning drove to the house
to Join the procession. At one P. NJ. dep
utatiOns of workmen visited the remains.
The streets from the Place de la Con-
eOrde to the Rue were filled with vast
Carriages containing noted
persons were surrounded by the crowd
and their occupants cheered. Between
and three O'Clock more thar 100, 900
VrQrn aCCnnhln1 in tho xiofnff- \
Of the place where the remains were ex-
posed. Rochefort attended the funeral,
and his appearance called forth a great
demonstration of enthusiasm from the
people.
The remains were taken TO Neuilly for
whittier they were followed
by along procession. The crowd wanted
to parade with the body through Paris,
but Louis Noir, brother of deceased, re-
fused to consent. At the cemetery there
were frequent shouts of ViUe la RepHb-
and the Marseillaise was sung by
people.
During the day, while Rochefort and
Raspail were coming down the Champs
accompanied by a preat crowd
who were singing the MarSeillaise, they
were stopped by a regiment of troops,
md the crowd ordered to disperse.-
Rochefort, claiming his rights as a depu-
ty, passed IN to the Chamber, where he
pale and much excited. The
Champs Elysees then were cleared by
the troops. Two battalions were station
ed near the hall of the Legislative body,
and five regiments were maSsed on the
boulevards close at hand. The crowd
dispersed without offering resist
but some arrests were made by the