The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-23 00:00:00

of the families lived in the country near Viterbo. I did
not pets my country month in 1831 ie the famey of
Gentiiii, but I cussed it with another family. It was
my custom in October to tease my time in the country
with friends or relations. I passed my country month
in 1831 with two or three of my friend:;, but certainly
no in the house of Gentilli. In neither of the houses I
visited was there a servant girl with whom I walked out.
I never went with a servant girl to see two Gentillis
shooting.
[The witness Eleanor Valenti, who swore that ho hod
connexion with her at the Gentilli's country house, was
here brought forward.]
Did you ever see that woman before?—Never.
Did you ever have intercourse with that woman?
—Never (indignantly). I never had connexion
with that woman in any place in the world. I never saw
her or any other woman in the sacristy of the church of
Gradi, at Viterbo, nor had connexion with her. The
family of Maccarini at Viterbo, are my relations. I
never had connexion with the woman Valenti at their
house. I never gave her or any other woman a pocket
handkerchief and three sausages, as a return or reward
for any improper intercourse. Of sausages I had none
to give, but I might have given a handkerchief to some
poor woman. I know a nun, Rosa di Alesandris, a rela-
tion of mine, in the monastery of St. Bernardo, at Vi-
terbo. I was never found guilty of seducing and de-
bauching, and carnally knowing her. She is older than
I am; with her I could not have committed any sin, be-
cause she is shut in a nunnery. I never had connexion
with her in the sacristy of the church of Gradi, or any-
where else. I never gave any money to her father as
hush money. I think I was a child of five or six years
old when her father died. Ido not know any other
Rosa di Alesandria. In July, 1834, I did not debauch,
seduce, and carnally know a young unmarried woman,
of 24, whose name is unknown to the prosecution. In
1835, while resident at Viterbo, I did not debauch and
seduce, and rob of her honour Vicuna Guerra. I did
not know a person of that name, and besides I was not
at Viterbo in 1835. When I was in Capus, in 1835, 1
resided in the house of the Cardinal Archbishop, and
was occupied morning and evening in preaching Lent
sermons. I was during the whole of my stay there
under theeyes of the Archbishop. I did not while at Capin
have intercourse with a chaste and unmarried woman.
(The witness Principe Balisano was then shown to
Dr. Achilli.) I never saw that woman in the whole
course of ray life. In 1840 I was at Naples. I had at that
time availed myself of my letter of secularia ation, and
was living as a simple priest. I never saw her in the
sacristy of the church at Naples. This is the first time
I have seen her. I know the paper proda6ed (receipt tor
payment of money to the image). It contains my writ-
ing. . This was an institution for an image in St. Peter
the Martyr to collect money. I did not receive the
money; there was a person specially appointed for that
purpose. Persons came to me to write down their names,
but they were not allowed to enter the sacristy—they
stopped at the door. I do not recollect being
stopped in a precession by Principe or her
mother. I was never before the police respecting
a charge by the Principes. I had a friend, the Duke of
Larina; he is no relation of mine. I left the Dominican
order because the brethren began to make war, and
they spread charges against me. I made no account of
this, as was my custom, but my friends, irritated at
such proceedings, tried in every way to subvert and de-
stroy such charges. I had communication with the
bake of Larina and all my friends. I was never before
the police with the Duke of Larina or any of my
friends. At Corfu I knew a tailor of the name of Gar-
ramoni. His wife lived with her mother, next door to
me. There were two houses. I never committed adul-
tery with Garramoni's wife. I remember on one night
a fact that happened in regard to Garrameni. One
evening I was passing before the house of the wife of
Garramoni, she was at the door and called me. She
asked me to answer and correspond to certain questions.
She began and asked these questions, when we were
surprised by her husband. The questions were begun
but were not finished. I believe she meant to ask me if I
had heard any noise in her house on an antecedent night,
and I believe that she alluded to certain screams or crys
that, do facto, I had heard. When Garramoni came up
he began to inveigh very furiously against his wife. I
was standing at the door of the house, and it appeared
to me that he pushed ma inside his house. I made a
step within the door. I reproved Garramoni for his
conduct to his wife. I made way with my hands and
got out. That was the only occasion on which I was
within the house of Garramoni's wire's mother. I do
not think I ever saw his wife at any other place. Some
days after I heard that Garramoni spoke against me
through the city. I went to Mr. Fraser, the secretary
of the Lord High Commissioner, and complained of Gar-
ramoni. I have no knowlege f any proceedings being
taken in the matter in the courts. I had two persons
in my service—Carraboni and his wife--ail the time I
remained at Corfu, and at Zante they were in my service;
they followed me two or three weeks after I arrived at
Zante. I did duty et a chapel at Zante. I knew Mr.
Reynolds at Zante; he was one of my congregation.
His house did not look into mine, but mine into his. My
house was higher than his, and in order that a person
in Mr. Reynolds's house could see what was
going on in the upper room of my house
it was necessary to place himself outside the window.—
(A laugh .) I never committed:any indecency with Garra-
moni's wife. I recollect Mr. Reynolds, after an event
which happened between us, did speak to me relative to
the persons in my service. I had in friendship, and
charitably, given some slight reproof to Mr. Reynolds
because he was in the habit of drinking too much in
the evening and being drunk. The first time he received
the reproof with resignation; the second time he was a
little displeased; afterwards he absented himself from
, the congregation. I went to pay him a visit of reconci-
liation; he assumed altogether a serious tone, and began
to reprove me about my servants. He said that they
had been, before coming to me, persons not of good
morals. I answered I should be satisfied if they behaved
well while in my house. I begged him to tell me if he
had to say anything against them at that time. I re-
member that he himself spoke in eulogy of thorn, only
he would have wished that I should send them
away according to his will. Before that time
he had said nothing about sending them away.
Carraboni lived in my house as well as his wile.
They had a child. The wife never slept with
me, nor dined with me. Mr. Reynolds never came to
my house. I never said that the two covers laid on
the table were for poor Albina, the wife, who was going to
dine with me. I never walked arm in arm with her in
the street. I never went with her to hear the band play.
I never went to hear it even by myself. The congre-
gation increased very much after Mr. Reynolds left it.
I continued to perform duties in the chapel six or seven
months after he left the congregation, and until the last
moment I remained in Zante. The congregation in-
creased up to the last moment. (The mother of the
witness Principe was hero brought forward.) Ido not
know that woman at all. Carraboni and his wife did
not continue in my service after I left Zante. While I
was professor at the College of Malta, two priests, named
Zaccharis and Leonine, who had been converted to tLe
Protestant faith, were accused of some offences. The
accusation was made by an Armenian priest, who, in my
judgment, was not deserving of belief. I was instructed
by the committee in London to inquire into the charges.
I had advised the secretary not to institute proceedings
against the accused persons, because I knew very well
the character of the accuser, and that no credit should
be given to the accusation. I investigated the matter
on my return to Malta, and the result was
that no credit was given to the allegations.
I sent Zaccharis on a mission. Before he went I com-
municated to Mr. Hatfield, the principal, that he was
going to Sicily on a mission. I did not send him
away for the purpose of stifling the charges against
him. Whatever were the charges against these two
persons, I fancy I was not implicated in them, as
I was in London at the time they were made, and they
were at Malts.
Were you dismissed by the College of Malta for the
offences of sin, fornication, and immorality ?—No, I
think not.
Did you ever preach against the laws of chastity and
morality 7—No, never.
Do you believe in the truths of Christianity ?—Yes.
Have you ever been an infidel P—l think or believe not.
There was no time in which I did not believe in the
truths of Christianity. There was never a time in
which I did not believe in the divine mission of our
Saviour. After I got out of the prisons of St. Angelo I
came to this country with my wife. I do not know a
person of the name of Catherine Gorman. In London I
lived at No. 3, St. James's-street, at the house of a
Miss Lambert. I never took any liberties with the ser-
vant of Miss Lambert. When I first came to London I
lived in Northumberland-street, and, subsequently,
at Shaftesbury-terrace. I had a servent,C named
Harriet Harris. I never conducted myself indecently to-
wards that person, or attempted to seduce her.
I had a servant named Jane Legg. She followed the
other servant, and remained with me six months. I
never behaved indecently to her or tried to seduce her.
I remember Sarah, who came frome the House of Mercy,
at Windsor, to take Jane's place. I never had criminal
intercourse with her, or attempted it in any way, I
was in the prisons of the Inquisition on two occasions.
There were some proceedings against me, on the first, oc-
casion, in the holy office of the Inquisition. I was
questioned by the Inquisition every day. The charges
made against Die were with regard to my teaching in
the school, in the pulpit, and in the confessional.
There was no charge bronght against me re-
specting my moral conduct. The Inquisition is
not a competent tribunal to deal with these
crimes. Tho Inquisition never personally and to
my face charged me with immorality. Ido not know
of any charge of immorality being preferred against me
to the Inquisition. I never made a confession to the
Inquisition of having had carnal intercourse with various
judgment
of women in Viterbo and elsewhere. I see the
of the Inquisition now produced. but I know
of
were
ceedings in which any of the charges it tnceonnL,.
brought under my notice. I never made aerh:e
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