The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03
BLASIUS PISTORIUS.

HE TELLS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE-HIs vIo-
LENT FREAKs OF TEMPER IN GERMANY
HIS. THREATS TO KILL. ARCHBISHOP WOOD
COMPUTATION OF SENTENCE TO BE ASKED
IRON THE BOARD OF PARDoNs-PIsToRIus
STILL A PRIEST.
PHILADELPHIA, June !, 1875
II Ia customary Tor the newspapers speak OF Row.
Blasius Pistorius the condemned murderer Of Isaac
Jacquettc, as EEK priest" This mistake. He
Is st clergy aud much oi priest as he ever
was The Catholic Church authorities have taken no
official action 70 expel MIN from his sacred Office
The Archbishop has said that they cannot affiliate
with him, but that Ia all that has been said or
done regarding the condemned In his cell in
MoyAmensing no rectes his Offices every day,
reads religious books aud observes The forms OF his
religion. HIS ouly visitor Is Row. Fatner John B.
Maus, OF st. Alphonsus (Gsrmsnl Catholic Church,
Fourth and Reed streets Father Maus his spiritual
adviser, and visits him just AZ he would any other
Roman Catholic prisoner in Moyamensing, which is
within his parochial district
now PIsroRIUs RECEIVED BAD NEWS.
The last time His Reverence called upon Pistorius
tho day before yssterday-he informed the prisoner
tho uniavorable action Of the Supreme Court Tho
good priest preparing break the news gradually,
but Pistorius saw what was coming and said, ''You
need not lear 70 tell me. know they have
decided against me. knew thoy would" He
showed 70 unusual excitement but Is questionable
n realized that that decision Is final ana that he
must be hanged unless the Board Of Pardons inter-
fcres This could only be brought about by the most
strenuous intercesson Of the friends OF the unfor-
sunate man, under legal advice BY obtaining the
sistance Of compstent lawyer and presenting TO the
Boara OF Pardons all the evidence Of ristorius'
soundness Of mind. as the ground for Communication
or sentence, that body might be induced to recon-
mend 10 the Governor modification Of the terrible
punishme nt~to which he. has been doomed. There
reason TO believe that will be taken bring
the matter before Board by those believe that
PsLorius Is not really guilty Of murder III the nrst
THE STORY OF THE PRIESTS LIFE.
In conversing with tho condemned priest he told
me tho story OF his lie. His attempts nc pro-
nouncing English words II would be impossible to
give but as nearly as may DC ms language was us oi.
Nieder Rneln Prussia on the 1lth OF January, 1881.
SO | ain over iorty-seven years old. l went TO the
puulic school there ANA alter to what you call tue
nigh school At Saarlouis, near my native place My
ursl business clerk The Department OF Mines;
then was a school teacher at Beaumarais, and then
went back 10 my parents little fsrm. Alter study
ing privately l went again 10 The gymnasium At
Brylon, Wesl phalla, and shortly after, when was
past twenty i've years OF age, went INTO the army
Tor three years When my enlistment was over
began TO dt myself Tor the priesthood by entering the
ordained my first charge AZ Schoenecken, IN
tho EIisl and after thai at Thocy, near Saarlouis
determined 70 come 10 this country because Vt the
persecutions Of The Cnurcn by Bismarck. Tho re-
stcons we're becoming more oppressive all the time,
and 70 preserve my ".egtiTatlon" tsc) ! Thought !
would come ~ America, and then 20 Jack whom there
would be a good opportunity. The Royal Landrath's
Amt. gave passport In May, 1876, and my Bishop
M rnREArEss TO KILL ARCHBISHOP WOOD.
When no reached his Drotner's iarnl, near Norris
town, one Of pslor,9s' FIRST acts was 10 visit HIS
hiahA m mil mud Iss-
mand charge HIS conduct WAS 30 violent and
strange and he was so impatient at any delay
were amazed at his manner Because tho
Archbishop did not immediately assign him 10
and abusive letter, threatening that unless he was
provided tor within one week from the date VI MS
letter he would 10 the archiepiscopai residence
mis- &C. Was 80 plainly tina. OF a man whose mind
was unbalanced that n will probably be urged before
tho Board OF Pardons an evidence that pistorius
was insaEc
A LgrrER FROM GERMANY
private letter from the portion OF Gernany where
Pistorius lived gives some interesting par tcuiars
grdng the characteristics o tho uniortunats priest
AS They were observed by his brethren The Church
Rev. Decnant Schneider, Dean OF the Diocese oil Lc-
BACH VINO we'll acquainted with PlstorIus before
no sinigrated TO America 1t rs dated May Q, Is IN
German and response to letter OF inquiry from
TINS country. Inc writer says:-
lilo Pstoius belongs to respectable family, bat IRON
mind W farmer. miner schooln,asler,
business and then for three soldier in the
lie was ABOUT thirty years Of age when lie began his
learned studies and. having gone through tho eight
seminary Trier devote himself the study phoso
aud theology Tor four years, the oil
which tho 1871 he received the holy Of
priesthood lie first appointed to parish tho eis
months iabors TO the parish OF Thoey where b.. was
stationed until he left Europe for America.
During his stay IL Tnoey became acquainted with him.
frequently During his visits had long conversations with
him, and heard grea, deal o. MIN ir. other persons MS
Burgand has been with HIM Ia the spoke
ms GOOD POINTS
To give just estimate his character Arst say
tons and always zeaous perhaps xaaluus, In
iorming his sascrdota duties. lilo was TOO,
table drink glass OF wine. Ills private lite ana
morality were always unmpcschabe. such was Biasius
when he TOOK his departure from EUROPE and
man cannot possibly DO deliberate murdcrer But
how coua ne kI that man am very lar rom exeusing
Il toch place but say ana all the persons In Germany
With me- tha, deber.,ion doi.s cannot oe thourn oil IL
he has killed that man he 30 IN moment OF over
AN gSrASr TERRIBLE.
never knew man or woman III my whole life Of such
ewsa .srrsI Of tie society which he made his ap.
Wherever lie went there was quarreiling and
1ispuling. A single word would throw him into in
credible passion II BY this feature his DISPOSE
ton thai himself aud all VIII" obliged to live
with him wretcne1 Hts passionatc temper caused many
troubles In the Two parishes no ociated. that
cur deceased Bishop Eperhard glad rid OF him
this man would have been ordained II that awful
disposition OF his mind had iccn known his superiors
The papers have reported of his behavior tho
priest Of Nostown, Archbishop Wood aud Judge Mitch Ill
really that judges have not taken into con-
slider but who has its Of insanity
could write 10 the archbishop such sentences AS bes hos
lie has written In similar strain toward his supcrlors
n 1ermany and was aon5 Al ssess w sns a
state ~ shines disordsvsd his Supporters Know snu