The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-19

A VERY FRENCH CASE.
Judicial Decision Settling Hoy You
should Treat Your SISTERS Divorce
ed Husband.
From the london News.

From the London News
The trial of Dr. Charcot, Jr, for assault
ing NJ. Georges Hugo, in the Odeon Thea
ter, came on to-day before the second cor
rectional chamber The assault took
place during the ontI' acte of La Grand
mere" a drama of Victor Hugo. NM.
Gustave Dreyfus and Lockroy were sum
moned as Witnesses, but sent excuses, A
box opener Nine. Delacour. saw NJ Char
cot strike Nj. George Hugo in the face
without any provocaiion. He had NJ
Lockroy with him. 1t was all over in
moment M, Rameau, an actor, saw the
three persons Just named, but no assault
Another box-opener corroborated Nine
Delacours evidence. Dr. GILES de la Tou-
rette was early in the evening in a box
for which DR., Charcot sent him ticket
lie left 10 90 and speak to Nine Lockroy
and her daughter. When with them NJ
Charcot entered and said to the former
lady: DO you know who is in your sons
box? Leon Daudet. If your son does not
respect his sister ! shah make him" Dr.
GILES de la Tourette at once Withdrew
When he was in his box he saw NJ. Char
cot so up to NJ Hugo, and heard him
say using the familiar "tu' and "to 3"
You have again insulted your sister. You
are wretch" NJ. Hugo lifted his cane.
and the other struck him. He hit him
straight from the shoulder NJ. Hugo stag-
gered and brandished his cane. NJ Char
cot seized him by the arms and chen by
the whole body, and held HIM NJ. Char
cot went back to his wife and her mother.
lie said to the latter: II have just given
your son what he has long been wanting -
other Witnesses deposed that M. HUGO
paraded his friendship for M. Daudet i'm
| his sisters presence after she had obtain
| ed a divorce. He did it ostentatiouslv
and extensively.
The accused doctor made a speech ia his
| own defense. lie was long The friend of
| NJ Hugo in his youth. He never saw
! Nine Jeanne Hugo from 1889 TO 1896. when
| they met by chance as travellers. They
| fell in love and married. The accused then
| gave i'm detail the many acts of provoca-
| ton at private views of salons. az theaters.
| and other public places Nine I,ockrov
was IN deep distress. M. Bourdiiln sus-
| tained the case Of NJ. Hugo. Was he tn
| give mp his best friend because his sister
| divorced him for incompa tiblItv of hui
| mor2 lie decided not. She was exactipg.
! and demanded that he should break com
| plctely with her former husband He re-
| fused and she did not Invite him TO her
| second wedding. NJ. Chem Speaking for
! NJ Charcot said that Nine. Chlrcot-
| Hugo was nothing less than persecuted
| by her brother, and people seeing him
| everywhere in the closest intimacy with
NJ Daudet said that all the faults were
on her eide.
NJ Richard the presiding judge. as a
| friend OF both complainant and defendant
| and their families, was a good deal em-
! barrassed, but managed not 10 wound the
| feelings Of any one The judgment thus
runs:
And whereas it has been proved that
| at a representation Of La Grand-mere' at
| the Odeon Thcater. Jean Charcot struck
Georges Hugo in the face and knocked
him down and whereas the said Jean