St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-13
GUILTY OF NO CRIME.
A Patriotic Impulse Lands
the Duke Of Orleans in
Prison.
Sentenced to Two Years I'M
prisonment for Visiting
His Native Country.
Gladstone Indorses Sails
bury's Action in the Port
uguese Imbroglio.
A Plueky English Woman
Plants a Bullet in a
Roue'S Carcass.

PARIS, Feb. 12-The Duke of Or
leans, son of the Count and Countess of
Paris, who came to Paris last week with
the aVoWed intention of enIisting in the
French army. and who was then ar
rested on the charge of violating the
law eXiling from France all pretenders
to the French throne. was again ar
raigned before the tribunal of the Seine
to-day. He was adjudged guilty of VIC
lating the law, and was sentenced to
two years. imprisonment. The court
room was crowded with spectators who
had gathered to watch the proceedings
against the young duke. When the
prisoner was arraigned the crowd broke
out with loud cries for the army, the
Duke of Orleans and the republic.
They became so demonstrative that the
the room. Before judgment was an
nounced the duke addressed the court
in his own behalf. He said:
II came to France to serve as common
soldier. have nothing to do with politics,
which only concerns my father, whose ODE
dent son and faithful servant am. knew
mat by entering France rendered myself
liable to the law, but that knowledge did not
stop me. l love my country and wish to
serve her. am guilty of no crime.
The duke will be allowed to remain in
the Conclergerie prison for q few weeks
before being removed to jail. The gov
eminent grants him this privilege in
order to give him an opportunity to ap-
peal from the sentence of the court.
Upon being taken back to his cell, the
duke drew back the curtain which COW
erS the window and saluted the crowd.
The people were dispersed by the po-
lice in an orderly manner. During the
hearing i'll the court the Duke of Or
leans asked his counsel not to defend
him. He said that he had. learned in
exile to honor the magistracy and re-
spect its decision. If condemned by
the court, he was sure of aequittal at
the hands of 100000 conscriptS of his
class, who were more fortunate than he
had been, and who were able to serve
their country. When the public prose-
cut0r urged that the duke was undoubt-
edly guilty, and that he had been taken
in fiagrante delicto, there were murmurS
in the audience and the president
threatened to clear the court. The
counsel for the defendant declared that
the dukes act was the result of a gen.
erous impulse, and would be an honor
to him throughout his life. He hoped
that in the hour of danger France would
have
MANY SUCH CHILDREN
to defend her. This sentiment was
greeted with applause. The counsel
further contended that the law impos-
ing military service upon all French
men nullified the law relating to the
exile of the princes. After the sentence
had been pronounced a thousand per-
sons invaded the advocates robing
room. Many of them were MonarchistS,
and shouted: 'Long live the Duke of
Orleans" Their shouts were met with
counter cries of: Down with the Duke
of Orleansr" "Long live the republic.'
The guards were powerless to restore
order. After venting their feelings
here for a time the crowd shouted: ITO
the statue! Let us crown Henry ""
With one accord they rushed to the site
of the statue, where there were cries of:
''Leng live the kingl'' from the dukes
sympathizers, and counter cries of:
''LOng live the republic!" from his op-
ponents. The police made twenty-five
arrests,
Ills HEART Is WITH HIS son.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE Count of Paris,
who, with the Duke de Charities, is a
passenger on the Spanish mail steamer
bound for Vera Cruz, arrived at Porto
Rico to-day, where he received intelli-
gence of the arrest of his son, the Duke
of Orleans. He Immediately sent a
cable dispatch to M. Boucher, an Or
leanist member of the chamber of dep
uties saying, MY heart is with my
dear prisoner"
WILL TAKE HIS MEDICINE.
It is reported that the Duke of Or
leans will submit quietly to the sentence
of the court and make no appeal.