The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-09

JUNE u, 1852
The Attorney General. the Solicitor General, and
Mr. Ellis appeared for the Grown; and Sir
Il Cockbnln. Mr. SsIjennt wilkins, and Mr. Bran
vel. Q c., Mr. Addison, and Mr. Badeley ior The
dettI duDt.
leave criminal information against Messrs
Burns & Lambert, tor libel published by them
against DR.. Acnilli in o pamphlet entitled :" LEO
lures Oh the Pres 1t Position of Catholics in Eng
lana, addressed the Brothers OF the Oratory, by
John Henry Newman. ID d., Priest Of The Cnngru
ya,i,n Of st Philip Nei. Lecture Y. Logical
Inconsistency Of the Protestant View " Suose-
queniIy. Dir Ne man admitted that he was the an
,hor OF the libel AID his name, by leave Of Tho
Court. was substituted Tor that OF Messis. Burns X
Lambert.
The Information sot out the libel cerbaiin, with
the usual mueLdps. The libel was as follows
"Ano in The midst OF oufragcs snch THESE, my
molers 81 tbe oraory. w,png its mouth and clasp'ng
IL In and turning up IT. eyes il trndsos 10 Town
Hall 10 hear Or. Arhli sxpose The Inqustion All Dr.
ArLiiii might have spoken OF him last week had time
it'd q, II The Protestant wcrla tocks to hear him
lec3ne be bss something to tell Of thr Catholic Church
III ba bling to tell 1t Is true b. has scandal ID
reveal he has an argument 10 exhibit it sa simple
That Argument hms il is his presence Sbah IL
the triumph Of proiestants II is the sight OF bin which
that Ho, mother ccn'd have had priest like him.
lie feels The force Of The argument aud he shows himself
TO tie multitude that is gazing him. Mothers OF Ia
mirs he 10 say gentle mai lens Innocent chldrcn,
LOOK at me- for am worth ooking at You DO
iu'h sight every day Can any church live over the
mll tatioD OF tuch production rs am. have been
IL man priest and hypocnto have been aprod gate
III der cowl am thar Father Achii who. eaiy
1925 Was deprived Of my faculty to lecture. for of
fence which my snpeiors did then best to al and
who in 1872. had already canned the reputation
tcapdaous iiiar. ] that Achni who in the dioctss
Of ytefbo. in February. 1881. robbed of her ho-
FOR Young woman OF eighteen who. i'll september,
1888 was found guilty of a second such crime IN the
Of person ~ twenty eight and who parpetrted
thid ia July 1884, in the Of another aged nty
four, am he who Afterwards found guilty Of
LfyNila r,pnA
am that II st. Dominic who Is known To have
pta'ed the ,Hsnce Mt Capna in 1884 ana 1885. and at
Nsplef again in 1910 in The Of child Of fifteen
ai ne VINO choss me taoi.Ey I!nc onuGn lor oae Oh
these crimes and Good Friday Tor ano,hC Look on me
ye mothers - England. conesso ag1svPopery for ye
De'.r may lock upon my Ike again that verita-
he prieet who atsr all this began speak against
only ibe Catholic faith but he MORAL law aud psrverted
others by my teaching l am tn. CaYalere Achu, who
te went t. Corfu made The wife 81 tailor faiitess
her husband and lived publicly and tray He'd with
Tue "re OF chtrua siTg'r am that Profcsor in the
Protestant College at Malta who with two others,
dimiss.d from my port for offences which the authorities
could not get themselves to describe. And attend
TO me- such as am and you shall what sou shall
about tie taieafny ana nasscy Of the inquisitors Of
Rome You speak truly . Achiili and we cannot
swvr you WORD You priest; you have been Il
friar you il Il undenialc The scandal Of Cathoi-
cit and the pamary argument Of Proostapts hy your
extraordinary dtpraviiy. You hove been. il II true a
prUhisate. pnb.liever ind a hypocfite Not many
years Iasted OF your conVontu4l life and you
never III choir Away in private homes TINT the lay
oo..ed You You deprived of your pro.cssorship
We OVID ii; you prohibited from preaching and
re !athtr ca on q your Victims as We learn from ne
o!Heal port Of he oeo u Yiorho You reported
in IN oicia document Of the NeaToli,an police b.
NOV Tor Gutituul iDtobtinency. your name came be
fore b. civil irbpoi ut p, ot your crime laultry
You have put te crown on your OF, long y0a
could by u ~ ing TIN II all! have Protested TO SOCK
after rnth, wbcr Mug after sin Yts.
neon royertibo proof that priests may fall and .ra-s
tToak theiI vows. on your witn,s; hu. VII l.
You nCcs MT g cut q y0urseE .or your a.gumgD'.
pciihoI yen able. With you ,lc argument tcgias
with you ton X ends tho hcg1bnae Gsl the ending vc
shown ~ l.
your wort unI !yur al you are your host argument
AID you< sc,c your sltncss agjnst o.her 4 ,tie~v
inYadattd by yo,r mess agant yours,lf You leave
for you art already de- l."
To this Information tho defendant pleaded that
be was . not guilty" He also pleaded plea OF
justification, il substance as follows -
Inst set,r, The composing and pnblifhing Of the
Sc the aid y g. Aohil was inGdel to wit at wet
minstsr u The county ct Mdoie~ex
functions Of priest Of The Church Rene ycrbo
capua Maple and elsewhere and whilst such priest &c
be secretly abandoned and csbecved the peculiar doc
ouivprdlJ protesting chastity and purity life. he
mited the several acs Of fornica'iop adultery in
purity hereinafter mentioned and b. thereof
bypt crite.
8. That the said g. G. Aehilli wa profssto under a
cosl in that. being member IF the order If 81 Doni
mic or ffars Preachers and bound to Of cba.ty.
poverty and obedience he committed the several nets Of
fornicatitn aad impuri'y heTeiDafer mentioned
: That the said g O. kchin had q faculty 20 lecture
Mt Niisrbo OF which faculty early ls26 he for
certain misconduct d. priv. by the superior of tie
DIR, one r. veizi. but which misconduct conceded
and suppressed by the said Superior and to the said
j ii. New man unknown.
D. That the said 6 G Aebill in 1885, was friar Of
the ordtr Of ST Dominic in tho convent Of Grad ssy
terbo ans contrary 10 bis duty such far neglected
to attend divine service IN the choir and without per-
mission Of his superior had frequent intercourse With
pertons not belonging to the sad orpr and in IS27
had already Earned The rcpua, Of scandaious far
O. That the said q. G. Achili in February, 1881 at
Nterbo, detauChsd seduced, and earnally knew one
Eena Nalente. then being cbate and unmarried aud OF
/ he r,.1 -.
honor
2. That the seid G. G. Aehi at yitsrho debauchei,
&c. Rosa Dc Ailessandrs then being Chaste and
married = the age OF y years and robbed her Of her
honor and ca the LIST u September 1888 yt.rbo
found guilty th.rcof and upon due inquiry before tie
that The raid Achilli On the lst of July. 1894
at titeIho c,baucbsd Sc certain other young
~ The sge OF "a ytars whore To- tls rad j.
Nesman unknown, and theD and there robbed the said
woman 81 her Lfncr.
8 That the said g. g. Aehiui n Yiterbo and In the
neghborbooa, committed sims similar wasee and do.
bauchcd &c. yiiecp ~ Guerra then being ch,sta
and unmarried ale anotlor WOMAN thrn bqirr chaste
and unmarT.ed win'c s. L. the taid j. II Noan ia
unknown; and that the said a. hcill sftnrstLrds
ut Rome beioro the Court OF The Holy Office Inqihi-
uop iasnd guitg o. The aud several ofenoer
10. That the sad q q. 6chini the 1t If january
1880 being fier Of tie Q. saint Domino ut
Obpun d. bnrchcd sc oertlin other woman siliy
stssle tnd uIIDafri'i Whose name Is 10 the said j. ~
Ncp unknoNn.
II that The xld q a. Acb,u on tho 1st Of .Ian,,arv
le4O ~ Nipples. dbauched sc Maria Giovanni PriI
cipe, famaIe child VI 10 years of age &c
" Ibot the place where the said a. q Achlli dc.
hanced tic said Ro-a q. Alice abdFs the s.cty OF
the Church u Gradi NJ Vi,Ibo aud that he iay GA
which be d bauched the said female cd At Naples WIS
Coed Friday in he ycar 1910
l3. lEat the aid q. G. hohiili being d priest ~ the
Church o. Rome o. Rome Cepua Nap nud Militia spoke
aud Taught agnt he truth If diYea Doctrines OF tho Ga.
thoc si1h to wit As aud also against The lave If NO
rhhy u WITT the mora. obligation 1f chastity aud con.
uuetcT ana tbeTthy did p.fyUrt jM'g 40 Sanetis
one toitnnso katoares, the th,d do Bessan dri
the rad Etni. alfntc aud the aid Mara Goyanp prp-
cilefrom their b.iei La such doctrines aid obedience
To tuoh laws.
IA That the - of July 1873 NJ Corfu The aid a.
e.. hchi dehat,t. made fhinssg her husband
cnp MAJ .ui8 Lfi,Hi the wiir Of Niso0 arnntuui
tailor; tina afterwards. the isC ~ August i64g n
CORN tte ,aid 4. hehi ptblicy cohaOlted ana CON
Mlttea Hdaltfy Wub one AiDns tbe inwul wiz az one
Nmccug0 Cfilopi. chOrus siEg.r aud pHtiirv travel
Id about with ~. from cotfu 10 Xantc.
-. That 81 the 1T - dey 1913 twelve months
preceding the satd q. a. EchJH htld the oce Of Pro-