, 1873-01-04
A new BRUNSWlC HORROR.
A Vrifc and Two ClAiltlrcn Chopped to
picccH.
From, q victorta County {N. B.) Letter.

Fron.a Victoria County IN ~ Letter.
rierro 1ofobro, n Frencll1nan, who WIS Inst
apring arrested, but through somo inforrnality in
tho indictment was acquitted, OH tho charge Of
murder In tho second dogreo against hin young
est son, a briEht-oycd follow of 7 ycarH, las
ngain convulsed tho entiro community with lor~
rUr, and this tinlo he has boon alccesafn picrto
Leiobre, throo years ago, was q well-to-do far-
mer, tho owner Of fine and well-cutiyatel trnct
Of land, good house, sonlo live stock, and con
siderable othorproperty. His wffo wnB tho oldest
daughter OF Jacques Leblanc, OF Montreal. nnd
both In social POSITION and education was much
with tino poetic mind, and many Of hor bottor
productions found t!1oir way into r. Ordre and
Ia Minerpe, newspapers Of llcr ngtal city.
Pierre poBsosses violent, oxcitablo tompor, and
restrain hia PASSIONS or etay his terriblo parox-
ysms OF rage. In hlf sober moments ho has n
kind, generous lisponltiol,, thoughtful in tho
oxtremo, mud loving Ills wife and childron with
married nbout Aftoon yoars, and has nm intercst-
ing family, two boys, Paul and Emilio, and ono
girl, Amy, agod s years. II ia only
threo years sinco that riorro Lofo-
short timo ho has twice attempted tho lives Of
hfs wife and children. His stock has almost
tWindled down to nothing, fis house md farm
aro heavily rnortgagcd, aud dosolation and want
now occupy the place whoro contontmont nna
luxury reigned but Il fow short years ago: Non
room was cold and dark. No lire blazsl on tic
hearth. Ills wife elopt. Emilio and Amy lay Oh
tho 1loor locked in ono another'B arms, and Tho
eldest SON, Paul Lofebro, sat nlono at tue foot
OF tho bod in seeminG unconscious slumbor.
Tho moon Btolo i'll ns it passed 4 cloud, nnd tho
husband conlprohoudod In drunken Blupor Tho
abfect scone as 1t proacntod itself in tho
moonlight for moment. Tho flonds Of hell
Btant. With 4 savage. yoll ho Bolzed an az,
brandishing 1t aloft In tho mir, and in ono awoop
down 1t carno on tho poor form Of Mario, his
vito, crushing into lior head, cleaVing hor Hkull
still, tho room was again dark, tlio moon hid bo-
hind a cloud, and spirit sped toward it's God.
Maadenel by blood the monster CROPPED his way
toward Paul, who awoko just III timo to ward or
though tho arm waa for timo weakonod tho
work Of death WIS not stayed: Tho
70 to- tho '' earth. Emilie aid Sd' Amy 'sS sSaTea
tho sama fato, and thon tho incarnate liend left
the bloody scono Of l,is heartless triumph ever
a sick woman and two dofcncoleHs children. Tho
morning dawning found tlo bloody corpses
swcltcring in pools Of blood The noighbors,
as tlaal, cano i'll to olror thoir services to N1ad
tho neglected sufferer, and this was tic Horror
tint awaited thom. The blood frozo in their
veins MS the spectacle presented itself, md tic
leart turned sick ut tho awful sight Amy, who
s9ho had eSead s ln bsay Of e
of tho murder, and hor little Boba sont many 4
pang into tho hearts Of tho Mortified liston-
orH. II was painful to lcar tho cllld
testify against her father. sho
seemed to realize Aor sad Bit1ntion, mud, broken
down with grief anguish, and despair, She sank
down on the cold floor, weeping and wailiug bit
tetly. III tho morning poor Amy deniod that
tho murderer WAS lor father. It wna man largor
understand, now TINT tho intense grief is partly
nast,agcd, how painful is her situation. and how
strong IL her desire to shield hor father from
harm. Yesterday tho murdered wore inferred,
and though strict search has boon made no cl,o
nlono points to tho huBbnud. IIo was aeon to
60 into Ills OWN house Oh the fatal night of tho
murder, and since tl,at time las not been heard
Of. A reward Inns bcon offered for his capture,
and tho whole country IL up i'll nrn1s in pursuit
of him.