The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-28

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were an want at home. This Wus indeed
the truth; but when he. began to work, he
found himself utterly unable to do any
thing; and now the home which had once
been SO full of peace and pleasant days
was changed as if by the stroke of u rnagiea
wand. Instead of the fofbearanee and
tender cherishing Of q frue wife, strengthen
ed to bear the difficulties of her state Sby
tbs Sacrament gof Marriage, poor Borztier
met with continual complaints and re-1
proaches. Mary Snow whom he had really
loved with all his heart for SO many g6nrs.l
and for whose sake he bad ehcerfuily led q
very .iaborious life, told him iA the most
heartless manner that, as he could noI0ngeri
give her the comforts to which she had been;
accustomed, she would leave the whole bur-
den of his chilaren upon him, or take them
and herself to some other protector. And
in fact, soon afterwards he learnt that she
had actually accepted an offer Of Mariassy
from another person. IF nc that meuent,
stung by anger and jealousy 40 be Nia 20
madness. be had committed the act Of
violence for which he afterwards suffered,
1t is probable that any jury wouaG have
recommended him TO mercy. But o. Il was,
Bordier RtiGed and concealed his 8aulingss
and nOaTishsd for 3 whole foftnight In
silence his hidaaUs plan nf naurderiig lEis
ehilAre1, Gh6ir mother, and hlsnsalf
The evsniags befeFe his frantic ntseapt
BerSfax began b Letter With tI,Hae wpxas;
sesnea always hitting befoE has sgesg ~
attacked and killed Mary zGnGw with ASn
tauner'e krffe. He next went towards the
bed in which his eldc1s girl u child Of
eleven, was asleep, but suddenly waking
mp che said 2 PapeS come and Kiss naes
These simple words seemed 70 areHsa her
father from his na0od Of madness he flung
away the fatal knife, and, throwing himself
ON the body Jof his victim, he covered IL
with kisses and tears. An eminent medical
man, pEaefised in the examination of insan-
ity under many forms, was the flrst person
to come in the room; and hearing BOrdter.
talking to the corpse as fit were still alive,
he exclaimed ~Wby, this man Is mad Y,
The Jury, however, afterwards refused to
entertain this idea, as there was no eviden-
ees of insanity, either before or after the
crime. The unhappy criminal neither at
tempted to evaile or deny the accusations,
bu6 gave himself up voluntarily TO justice,
and was taken quietly to prison. he was
found guilty, in due time, of wiifuI murder,
ana was condemned 20 suffer the penalty OF
death r. ~ &.
Immense influence was used to get the
sentence COMMITTED TO imprisonment for
life. His employer, his fellow -workmen,
and many other friends offered to come fpF-
ward with testimony as TO his general char
acter and good conduct Some of the or-
leans royal family. the Duke de Nem0prsy
Prince de Joinville, and the Duke dSAu-
male wrote'to the Queen to beg the remis-
| sion,of the sentence, and the French AM
bassador bestirred himself diligentlyif for the
same purpose. But all these efforts were
made in vain, as the, Home Secretary con-
| sidered that it was impossible to look upon
Borders crime as other than a murder de-
| liberately planned and executed
1 IA kI,nk f<sv,fu al
Submission TO his earthly condemnation was
| the first opening to his eternal pardon; and
i it il at least certain that as all human hepe
vanished, the life of grace spTan & up with
vigor in his soul. The first priest whom
he saw was DIR, Doyle, of st. Georges Ga,
| thedral AID he went to Father Eaure, ont
| one of the Marists attached tO>the French
i Church Leicesser-S Square, and told him
that Bordier wished TO see French priest
The first step Father Eaure took in ths
/ matter was to beg prayers, for he knew tina!
4 it is often a far greater difficulty to reawa
ken faith and love in one who 10 born ga
4 tholic, than it is TO SOW the good seed IN th'
\ fresh ground. Prayers were therefore ask
ed and obtained at the celebrated Ghurci
/ of Our Lady of Victories, in Paris, wher'
ESQ many wonderful gracea of all kinds av,
been obtained. The next thing was TO sea-
the prayers Of the Poor Ciares ut Bayswa
q ter, whose days are 50 continually spent i
prayer and penance, and whose bodily NOR
tiicdtions are so severe, that it seem
almost a miracle how the ffagiIc and tende
frames of women can sHppert such a life
and especially with the cheerfulness an
Joy with which they bear it, Yhe Snperio
Of the Convent entered into The matter wit
= her whole heart, and the community sec
onded her with even mere than their usua
zeal and charity, Father FauFe, mean
while, constantly visited Herdier IN Horse
Enenger-lane Prison, and by degrees toEn
him aaftened, changed, and that the seed
s0Wn OF early faith and piety were nqs
springsug up and bearing abundans ignll
Z He sIss,lrs Of Mary Snow only with tender
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