New-York tribune., 1912-06-09

when the Prince President, brushing
the cobwebs from his great mind. ar
ranged the coup d'etat which placed
him at the head Of that changeiul
French nation as Emperor Prince
Pierre. poor fellow. found himself 10 his
intense disgust expressly barred 10y de-
cree from any place in the line Of sue
cession, as we'll as from any ot1icial
recognition as member Of the reignlns
family. Bitterness unspeakable filled
his being, increa sed tenfOld by the fact
| that tho son Of Jerome Buonapartc.
! King Of Westphalis,' was at once pro-
I claimed prince OF the blood, with
all dependent prerogatives. This was
d sore blow, for not only was the scanty
annuity grudgingly accorded 70 hhu by
! Napoleon III utterly inadequate 10 his
| truffle and champagne tastes, but nc
was. as a supreme insult, no doubt. re-
fused entree 10 the glitteriug and DO
: spsngled court Of the Tuileries
TIE KILLING OF VICTOR NOR.
Nor vas this all tho mischief he ended
by accomplishing, for. practically speak
ing. il was Prince Pierre's killing of Vic
tor Noir at the beginning of the year
/ 1870 that brought about Napoleon III o
complete loss Of prestigc, and from
downward step 20 downward step car
ried him onward % the general smash
M OF his empire and Of his wIfc's insane
ambitions.
! The murder of Victor N"r as it IS
still remembered in PaTis-Was an ugly
, tragedy. II there ever Was ono, caused
hy a quarrel which the emtttcrcd and
irascibIo Pierre had INDUCED IN with
pascLal Grousset. The radical Journalist
lost no time in dispatching two young
"redactcurs" bearing his cartel 10
Prince Pierre. who in his own drawing
roon. instead OF receiving them cour-
teousIy, as is the invioiate rule on such
, occasions. began instantly to abuse them
in the most outrageous Language.
/ Victor Noir. barely twenty-Onc, had
not as vet attained the discretion ana
roolu.ss Of cider men, and jumped up
seiling hts hat ard can" ~ on" haiH'
Yelling that BE- would depart haFIh8
heard enough insults for ON" daN. W
the fraction Of q second Pierre bn"ha-
uarto whipped out a revolver th"N were
inst then becoming The fashion, ana
shot the wretched lad as h. might nave
:. r.Iid dog about 10 attack him.
Nothing can Civ" an idea 81 III" "P
roar caused by this c"waroiy deed
OF course. every republican jn fHr'a
rose 10 cry down an empire that perin'
! ted such horrors--for, rcmarkabi' I"
state Pierre Buonapartc was acquitted
! u, the High Court OF Justice, ms ac-
zion being explained by the 'threatchihS
attitude Of Victor Noir," by self defence
land other rigamaroles barely good
enough 10 amusc children.
p,eRRE's oOloUs POSITION,
Nevertheless. pierre Buonapartc saw
/ tint his position had become from mere
,, uncomfortable absolutely odious. ana
tried. though altogether too late, 10 re-
, nshiJitatc himself a little. He was seen
..,eraI ti,o4s at rnass and even made
,o,uc sort Of effort TO legaltZe his emil
! trrn'S ciVil status. some say tIdt "'
ATTEMPTED to marry their mother-tHe
by this time famous Justine Ruilin-Du'
that no Roman catholic priest wouiu
accent the offer TO unite them, ana 40
"oaicjcr ninistericl" otherwise mayor
ror even AN "adioint" deputy mayor
could be induced 10 perform the core
mony. In any case, there is not ana
never has been any record Of marriage
between Justin Rufiin and Pierre Buolla
,ortc which does rot. Of course greatly
enhance ,hc "noblity" Of Prince Roland
I2.onat,.rte Or Of his sister Jeanne "h'
I'm I.3y. nevertheless, succeeded IN marry =
ing the Marquis de Villencuve- tsclap"n
ono of the innumcrablc NlllcheuNcs
scattarad all over France ana VINO since
bi. curious union became tenderly an"
ar,eciioua;nly known - his dearcs'
grierds as "ce bon eX-Lapoh which II
what the French call. more or less w.t.
tly. an "a-pcupreS