Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-21
ROE MANsFIELD TRAeEDY,
What q Sister of the Slain Man
Has 20 Say.

oueieri VI pApioes parish 70 WnOn
jenkins is said to have been engaged
has oecasioned widespread commsn
in many circles. The New 0rlean
States Of Monday last has the fol
1 lowing nnthe zubject:: -- ...,.--.,.
One Of the saddest phases of tn,
killing of the Rev. Mr.. Borden By
\ brother minister, on Saturday morn
ing, at Mansfield. was the shockinely
unexpected manner in which his sis.
ter, Miss Carrie Borden, received the
news yesterday morning, unexpected
because Miss Borden had left all the
parties involved in the terrible trag.
edy in apparently the friendliest
OF terms, only two days before.
Miss Borden arrived in New Or.
leans from Mansfield on Sat-
uaday morning, accompanied BY
her young niece and another young
lady, . music teacher at the Mansfield
College, where Miss Borden is herself
q teacher. The party put up in this
city at the house Of gentleman of
family, former resident Of the locali-
ty of the killing, intending to remain
until yesterday when they were to
depart for their homes in Alabama.
The stay here was devoted mainly to
recreation, ending on Saturday night
with pleasant visit to our lake re-
sorts.
Yesterday morning the gentleman
at whose house they were staying upon
picking up the morning papers was
startled by the headlines of the ac-
count Of the tragedy, the parties to
which were all well known to him and
after hastily perusing the details took
the precaution of concealing the paper
lest it might fall into the hands of the
sister of the victim and prove a
fatal shock to her nervous system
Means were then taken to softly break
the news OF the terrible affair to her
which was successfully done with the
assistance Of the wife of one of our
we'll known Carondelet street physia
clans.
When Miss Borden had become suf-
hcieotly composed her host, desirous
Of getting at the truth Of the affair.
held long conversation with her. the
result Of which is given below, and is
very extraordinary in some of its
respects. b
Miss Borden began by saying that
the whole affair was perfect mystifi>
cation to her and that all that she
could do, in the way of raoking her
brain brought nothing to indicate
having occurred within her
notice between her brother and Miss
Butler, the young lady.
After the close Of the commence
ment exercises of the Mansfield Col. |
lege, which occurred last week, prepa,
rations were made to leave for home. |
and on Friday morning Miss Butler
Miss Carrie Borden, her niece and the |
music teacher, together with the Rev. |
Benz. Il. jenkins took the south |
bound train from Mansfield, the Rev. |
j. 5. Borden seeing them to the train,
and the separation was most cordial |
one all around,
The time was spent very cheerfully |
down to Robinson station. some FORTY |
miles from Mansfield, where the Rev. |
az. jenkins left the party, he having |
! professional engagement at that |
place on Sunday.
Never" said Miss Borden, "was
there pleasanter party, and at no |
time could she detect in the face or |
manner OF Miss Butler, or of Mr.. Jen-
klns, that any grave event was occur
ring" Et1 EftlH
Miss Butler is the daughter of a
large sugar planter living at Cheney. |
Vile, and is bright and accomplished |
girl. leader in her class, much liked |
BY the pupils who entrusted her at the
commencement exercises with the |
task of presenting a silver pitcher
lndgoblet to their President. This fact |
IS reported as follows in the Shreye.
port Times: q
THE young lady attendants for the |
past year, through Miss Butler, of |
Rapides parish, then presented Mr.. |
Borden with a very handsome swing.
Ing silver pitcher and goblets, which |
be accepted with considerable emo |
ton, saying that there were two kinds
OF discipline, 'one Of fear, and one of |
love, and that this testimonial was |
evidence to him that his has been by
love"
When the train reached Cheneyville |
Miss Borden and her party became
the guests of Miss Butler, while waits |
ing for the down train. During the |
whole time spent there Miss Butler |
was in the best Of spirits, and among |
other manifestations Of happiness pre-.
sented Miss Borden with handsome |
fruit basket. The party then came |
down to New Orleans.
During the entire session of the
college, added Miss Borden, Miss But. |
Ter occupied q room Immediately ad
joining her own and was in constant
intercourse with her. and never has
she in any manner excited her suspi-
cions or those of any person about the
college. This part Of Miss Borden's
statement is corroporated by the music
teacher, whose name we failed to OBJ
tain, and who also says that il any
irregular relations existed between
Mr.. Borden and Miss Butler, it could
hardly have been concealed.
Returning to Miss Borden's ac-
count, this lady also said that the en-.
gsgement of Miss Butler to Mr..
JenkenS did not date back more than
three or four weeks; that the rules
Of the college are very strict re-
garding the intercourse Of out
siders with the pupils, but that
the clerical character Of Mr.. jenkins
and his intimate relations with Mr..
Borden gave him easy access TO the
school, and it was in this wise that
the Enhancement was brought about.