The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13
a MuRDERER's PLOT.
Plan for the Assassination OF the Chief
Roman Catholic CLERGY OF tAe Crcs-
cent.

Plan for the Assassination OF the Chief
Roman Catholic CLERGY OF tAe Crcs-
cent.
New Orleans Telegram in n. i. Herald J
Our Catholic clerical circles here
have been in slate OF great agitation
over the discovery Of 90 astounding
and most a,rocius plan for the assassi
nation OF several OF the heads of the
church in this city The discovery
and Illustration of this most disbolicai
plot is due 10 the sister OF the would
be assassin, who is sub priores Of 81
Mays Dominican Convent. This
m9st worthy lady received lately sew
eral letters from her brother, ". I.
Corbet, stating that he would shortly
arrive 10 New Orleans, threatening at
the same time to take The lives of the
principal dgDitaries OF the church
here. His plan was to call at the
aTchiepiscopal residence and ask TO
see Father Rouxel, Vicar General OF
the diocese, during Archbishop Pierce's
absence. On being admitted to his
presence he would attempt to murder
the Vicar General, and then make the
escape if possible. The lives of the
other prominent heads of the church
were afterward 10 be assaulted as oppor
tunity offered. On the RECEIPT of the
letter containing these threats the sis
ter. Mary Magdalen, knowing the des-
pera,e character Of Der brother, placed
them in the hands of the police. This
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The desperate into a scare, as soon as
he arrived wrote a letter to Goblet,
hoping TO catch him at the post office
when he made application for the let
ter The device, however, was too
81, How 20 take such al astGte eharac
ier.
CoRBET CAUGHT.
j corporal OF the police force hear
ing Of this strange piece of stupidity,
determined TO secure the game by
means much more effectual He kept
close watch in the vicinity of the Ca
ihedral. where Father Rouxel is mos,
frequently to be found at all hours of
the day. About one o'clock yesterday
Corbet. very shabby dressed, called
at the Cathedral and asked for Father
RouxsI. The man appeared greatly
ogitated when questioned, and stated
that he wished TO see the father in re
gard to obtaining employment. lie
was Immediately arrested and consign-
ed to the parish prison. Corbet Is
about forty years of age; powerful 10
frame aud OF most villainous physi-
ognomy. His lite, judging from his
face, has been one OF extreme dissipas
ton.
HISTORY OF THE WoULD>BE ASSASSIN.
II was born. he says, in 9atlip,
and moved to Liverpool with bis ami.
" at the age of seven. When twelve
years of age the family emigrated to
Australia, located at Melbourne, and
soon amassed quite fortune. The
members Of this household at that
time consisted of three sisters and
brother who afterward studied for the
priesthood One of the sisters is now
a Dominican MN, one other belongs
to the Order of the sacred Heart, aud
the third is Sister of CHARITY The
brother ended his life on the galows.
being hanged for an attempt 90 the
life Of the Duke of Edinburgh, as
Corbet says. In speaking of the
event the prisoner said: ut was a
long while since. during the visit of
the Duke 70 Sydney. Ny brother was
just on the eve of being ordained
priest when In at of insauity he fred
at the Duke as he passed, and shot
him in the breast. They uf,erward-
admitted that my brother was insane.
The Duke even begged the queen to
spare the puor fellows life, but the
message came too late. Ny brother
was good shot II e stood off thirty
yards aud picked out his man from
ngn pei as they rode by"
DIsiEHERlrED FOR THE CHURCH.
On the death Of bis parents Corbet
says he found they had wiled all
their property to the Church. This
greatly iucensed him. After the
death of his father he studied law.
Subsequently, he came to the United
Siates. where he pursued Journalism
as profession. His last sojourn pre-.
vious to coming to New Orleans,
being in Cbicsgo, where he was en-
gagged by John j. Pratt, with whom
he afterward fell out, he says on the
'count of his salary, which he never
received He was subsequently, arr
rested charged with seudiug an OBJ
scene postal card to Mrs. Pratf, but in
scmo way be managed to get off. He
then left Chicago aud arrived hero by
say OF the river on Monday last.
is HE INSANE?
The evidence on which Corbet is
now incarcerated is contained in his
letters to bis sister, which at one time
were in the hands of the police The
trial of the prisoner will take place on
the 9TH Of next month, aud the letters
will then be forthcoming. The prose-
cutting lawyer considers Corbet most
desperate man, who would attempt