The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-12-07
MARRIAGE OF HENRI ROCHEFORT.
His Temporary Release Foom Prison
Incidents ofthe Marriage Ceremony.

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, pathetic as the marriage of Henri
Rochfort, with all tho circumstance.
which, in fact, surrounded it yesterday
Several years ago, when the man now
condemned to detention for life WAS the
young Comtc dc Rochfort LucAy, ke
woocd and Won Marie Ecnauld, the
daughter ofan employee in the Minis
try of Finance. They were at the time
almost boy and girl--hc, l think,
twenty, and she siNtccn-and did not
| find in necessary to cOMsccratc their
affection by any other ceremony than
those VOWS ofconStancy, which! usually
prove ofvcry transient force. 1t was
not so, however; the Comtc de Roche
fort let himself be carried away BY his
virulent wit and his eager desire for
notoriety until he became f.tn,ous for
satires which We're certainly out of all
keeping with an ancient title, and wise
ly dropped his rank. 1t is poor work
attacking Il fallen man, and l will not
inquire now whether some Of his cx-
travagant articles, which, however
meant, could but fall like oil upon the
fire of ficrcer mems passions, were not
equally unworthy OF the plain citizen
Henri ltochcfort claimed to be. The
natural result of such 4 career has been
at one time exile, ut another iniplica
ton i'll the horrors committed By those
who were or had been his followers,
and finally the condition Ola prisoner
for the rest OF his life. During all his
changes Of fortune, except the last,
Mu'llc kCnau!d has remained with
him. At Brussels, when ne WAS in OK
lie, ut Paris during the siege, they
were together, and they have only been
parted lately, owing to her Illness.
This is at present 50 dangerous Chat in
oll probability death must come soon.
She could not meet this calmly with
out rcneuyinG for hCr children, :tS
French law enables her TO do, the mis-
take made years ago. There were diff
icultics i'll tho way. She could not be
moved from her bed, and her lover
had ceased to have the wight, orai least
the power, to control Ills own actions.
overcome, and The prisoner was per
mitted, yesterday, to come, strongly
guarded at every step, 10 mako the dy-
ing woman i'll the Convent of the Au-
gustines, at Versailles, at last, his wife
by this the children, 4 daughter and
two sons, become Legitimate. NOWOn-
der that people have talked of little
else the last two days. Curiosity was
naturally excited to know each detail
of this strange conclusion to a singular
story; but the matter SO we'll and qui-
city managed that very few iuquisitivc
spectators could get in, where their
presence would have been most unac-
ccptable. Rochcfort had been brought
to the Malson pArrct of Versailles on
Monday night, and thcncch his marriage
procession started yesterday morning.
1t consisted of one large hired carriage
conveying the bridegroom and three
police agents dressed in plain cloiICs);
it left the prison at Il very carly hour,
and had for escort = very strong guard
ofY0rtfien$ dc t0 Y,r'i.c, who also surround
cd in force the Maison dc Eitutc attach
od to the Convent OF the -tugl:tiiicS.
Here, on the second story, was 40. )
a little room opening, :ts ali such do
in places Of confinement, from n great
public corridor, and in this lay the
bride. As the poor paruiyzcd woman
could not, of course, be moved to the
marie or to the church for citho" the
civil or religious ceremony, Nj. Re
ncau, the marie, had come to her bed
side. The marriage Instrument was
read by him, while NJ. IOcl!cfort stood
by the bride, holding her hand. 1t
was then signed by both, though the
effort drew from her Il cry Of pain, and
witnessed by Francois Victor Hugo,
Ernest Blum, Jean Dcstriun ana The
eloquent barriater, Albert Juiy. This
was sufficient to give legal validity to
the marriage and Si0tjtS to the children,
but Milo Rcnauld Gas the Rappel
states, haifappoloScticailyD had begged
for Il religious ceremony, also, and
Rochcfort could nos refuse :; request
which will be probabiE her last. lhp
blessing of the Church WAS, therefore
bestowed on the pair by Abbc FO!!ct,
chaplain OF prisons. After dis M. ana
Madame Rochrfort were released from
surveillance for u short haif-hoUr and
left absolutely alone. At the cxpira-
ton of this tinc they parted, and ri
ii o'clock OGthcir bridal morning their
welded life ended forever. The bride
groom, with the same precautions, was
conducted back to his temporary pris-
on, his conductors by the rapid pace at
which they took the carriage, appear
ing TO grUdgc thc favor shown; and
last night he was carried in 4 priSUncr,'
van to his place of permanent confinc-
ncnt in the lie dc re. ff,j' C.r LDn-
hOA GfUir,
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