The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-09-28
CRATIC STORY OF MEMORABLE
NEW ORLEANS TRAGEDY
Noted French Surgeon Stays the Street Man Who
Hounded Him and is Exonerated.
Ssd Fat. which Eassif~d Physiess
by Clay sutton

Nordier was holding an important
chair in a certain well-known medi-
cal school Of New Orleans, where he
had achieved considerable distinction
in the treatment Of nervous disorders
and in brain surgery. He was a
prepossessing man ~ thirty-four.
scholarly. Of resolu,c and dignihed
bearing and always dressed in clothes
Of the lates, fashion. He was born
near Paris. lie had graduated bril-
lian,ly from noted medical univer-
si,y Of the French Capital. and then.
after an impetuous courtship, had
married there a beautiful and accom-
plished parisienne whom he brought
TO the States and installed in luxuri-
Gus apartments in this great southern
city The nuptial ceremony itself.
however. which was performed in
Paris. was concluded only after he
had Tough, and vanquished in a
bloody sword combat formidable
rival named Lueien Bouiigny. an un-
scrupulous aspirant for the hand and
fortune Of the same woman. the chal-
lenge being the direct result Of an
unbearable insult. offered by Boulig-
ny TO his rival. After the figh, Boul-
igny. who was lawyer by profes-
sion. was carried half dead from the
field to a hospital where he lay for
months lowering between life and
death: but he finally recovered COM
pletely. This savage collision had
stirred the French Capital profound
~.
Meanwhile DR.. and Madam Nordier.
sadly embarrassed BY the limeligh,
81 this sensation. had disguised them
selves as peasants and suddenly dis
appeared from Paris They sailed
for the United States and. a already
stated. were established in New Or
leans, where the physician rapidly
achieved success and fame along GER
tain lines Of his chosen profession.
Usually from the vortex Of a sur
preme misfortune the distressed one
il cast forth either refined and exalt-
ed on the one hand. or debascd and
misan,hropic on the other.
Bouligny had emerged from this
gulf with an immense and sinister
resentment. 4 glacial cruelty be-
numbed his chest. he was cut to
the quick by the collapse Of his ma
trimonal ambitions az well as by his
dramatic overthrow on the field %
honor He thirsted for revenge. lie
had suffered long and cruelty. but
now. once more restored 10 the full
vigor Of health. he determined upon
the destruction OF the man who had
heaped upon him these misfortunes.
He accordingly supplied himself
with money, and IN possession Of a
certain vague clew which led him 10
suspect that DR. Nordier had seclud-
ed himself in New Orleans. Bouligny
embarked for that place. where he
at once began a systematic search Of
the city for his former antagonist.
II seems, however. that DR., Nordier
had received confidential Information
Of these developments and had arm
ed himself.
From day to day along the streets
Of the busy city Bouligny slowly pass
ed. his eyes glowing with the bale
ful light Of evil passions in restraint
as he peered into the faces Of those
who ,hronged the boulevards. Thus
the days passed into weeks. 4 fix
"a idea not infrcquen,ly leads 10 some
form Of madness. Bouligny was oh
sessed with the terrible dementia Of
revenge; his nobler Instincts had cap
itulated TO H. The scientific study
~ crime has shown that certain OBJ
liquitic. Of the mind blaze the way
20 deeds Of violence, hence il is not
surprising that this unrelenting and
stealthy conspirator fully believed
that his vigilance would lead with
absolute precision TO an aycnginy
climax
II was on cold gray day IN Janu-
AIRY that the figure u man. erect.
immaculate. u confident bearing.
whose slender cane tapped with ry,h-
mic regularity the resouniing flag
stones as he strobe along the side
walk suddenly doomed upon the star
tied gaze of Bouligny Al last he
was looking again upon the man
whose flashing sword. not so long ago.
had caused his very life blood to
spur, in torrents as he fell before It's
murderous lungcs. The physician did
not see his lurking foe. lie passed
on. For a moment Bouligny seem
ed petriied. But he recovered al
most instantly, and. gripping with
trembling fingers the handle ~ con
cealed revolver, stepped behind the
doctor and stalked him along the
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