The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-05-18
NEUROLOGICAL.

Alfred VOORHEES, died at his home
in this town last Saturday evening
at the age Of O. years. Mr.. Voor-
hies was son of the distin-
guished lawyer, Cornelius Voor-
HES, who was z leading member
of the bar in ante-bellum
times and served on tie supreme
bench with conspicuous ability. In
those days Judge VOORHEES,, ST.,
lived in St. Martinville and it was
there the deceased spent the first
years of his life, until he was sent
to St. Charles college, where he re-
manned from the age Of years to
that Of II, when he graduated, hav
ing completed thoroughly clas
steal course. He chose the pro-
fession of law and was sent to the
Harvard law school; among his
ella mates were Col. Gus Breaux,
Edmond Breaux and Leopold Slm"~.
the latter dying while at school.
Although well equipped for the le-
gal profession he never engaged in
its practice. The life of the law
yer was not congenial to his nature.
The sedentary requirements of The
law office did not suit him and he
earned livelihood in other pursuits.
When the war broke out lie
joined the other true south
erners and enlisted in the
Orleans Guards, serving the
Contederacy with undertaking faith
fulness until all brave Southrons
had to lay down their arms before
a mightier adversary. With the
sweet satisfaction Of duty we'll done
he returned to his home in St. Mar
tinville and spent the balance Of his
life with his beloved wife and children
and among those who recognized his
personal worth and delighted
to honor him when the opportunity
presented itself. A short time after
the end of hostilities, when the I'M
sCruputous carpet-baggers melted
the black voters to acts of I'M
endurable impudence and infamy,
Alfred VOORHEES, was one of the
first to join the white people
in movement to free them
selves from the shackles Of oppres-
sion Of black radicalism. He was a
Democrat, and to him Democracy
meant white supremacy. He was
true to that faith in the dark days
of reconstruction and he remained
true to it until his death. When
the whites gained control Of the
political affairs Of St. Martin Parish
he was elscted to the Legislature
and consecutive service Of ten
years in that body shows how salts
factorily he performed his duties.
Mr.. VOORHEES, was man of strong
family affection and literally adored
his children He was married forty
six y@ars ago to Miss Euphroisine
Olivier, who stood by his sick bed
day and night during his long
and painful illness. He was an ear
nest Christian and before dying re-
ceived the sacraments of the Catno-
lie church Of which he WAS a life
member. He met death with TIA;
res; Snation which always comes to
the true Christian IN his Ia It mo-
ments on earth. His pi;iahlc con-
dltiOn during a lingering illness OF
many months can not b cODtc!n-
plated with out evoking feelings OF
sincere sorrow. Although suffering
from a painful and incurabic di
sease, he retained to the last hi7
kindly disposition, displaying, a,i'ni
rablc fOrtitus;e until the angel ot
death ended his sufterings an1
closed his eyes to all earthly thing
for eternity.
His mortal remains were taken
to St. Martinvillc for intermcnt in
the family vault.