The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24
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The "Calibacy" of the Papal clergy

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Can. 1rith u yostng ieDaale.
A. the revolving and disgusting charge
set forth in the annexed affidavit VIII be.
hroutht up shortly for inve-ti satIon at
Allegheny City, We deem 1t unnecessary
1t this time to do more than TO lay It be-
fore our readers.
The Voluntary Confession Of Elenor
Lawrence forInIy of Elk county, State
Of Pennsylvania, now of Allegheny
City, taken before William Adams,
Mayor Of said city, July 7tb, a. D.
1854.
The said Elloaor Lawrence doth Of her
own free will and accord, confess and de-
clare, that she is fourteen years of age;
that her mother died when she was three
years Of age; that ber father, Wm. Law
renee, kept housekeepcr until he died
which occurred III July, \. d. 1851. At.
my fathers death, be left me heir to FIVE
thousand dollars in money, and one hun
drcd and f,ty-six acres of land in Elk
county. | have brother whose name
/, john, to whom ny father left one hun
dred dollars. My father appointed Mr..
Thomas Mcconnell, of said county my
guardian; which said Mcdonnell sent me
to Bishop O'Connor; the Bishop sent ne
to the Sisters in Birmingham where | re-
manned about two years, until last March,
at which time the Bishop sent for NE TO
come and live in his palace; since which
time, Except six weeks | remained ii.
his palace, except such times as he sent
me over to the Sisters in B!rmiuL ham.
where would stay sometimes a week OF
more, and then come back to the palace,
just as the Bishop required.
About Que or two clock, on certain
day, | cannot now remember tie exact
dag, but it was in the month Of August
last, the Bishop rang his bell, which the
servant girl answered; he said it was not
her he wanteI-it Was E.lenor Lawrence.
| then went. because the commands Of the
Bishop was imperative. When [ went
up [ found him in his bed room When
came in, he caught ne in his arms and
threw n.v on the bed, and commenced IN
mprop-C Intimacy, by Pal.In< up my
c.othc.. commyncol 10 cry anI IruIoo.
with a!imy might, when he pat his LanE~
on my mouth and breast, and tj!l NE
must not ry,i-t u Bishop o5 Priest; be
cause if [ d;i not, | wolid get = &ood f.
ward "a ,he other wor!!, AMI escape to,
torrents Of Purgatory. But | It'll resist
ol, aal when he could not accomplish hi
purpose, he then took my haal and rub
bed it over III, person. at another time
he called me up to his room to show me
some pictures, and when there, he made
-ome improper advances. | picked up
pair OF to1s5 and threw at him, and start
cd to run down stairs, thinking | could
outrun him; hut be caught me aad pulled
me on his knees, and told me if [ ever
lid the like again that Sister Margaret
would have TO kill ne. On day Of tn
retreat Of the Catholic Pric<ts, some o.
whom were in Allegheny with the Bishop.
| took the opportunity to escape from til
palace, (tor the girl, in the palace never
got out, only in the back yard in tie
following manner: rang the Bishop >
bell, the servant came uD and asked j
the Bishop hal got home. | sail ye<,
aud then pulled the wire that leads from
the front door to the Bishops room, AMI
ran down to the froat door, a, if to an
swcr the call, when [ opened the door
and ran into the street, and met a lady,
(who afterwards informed me she wa>
Mrs. 3D. and asked her if she was q
Catholic; she said no, and asked me why
| wanted to know. | told her I had iu>t
run away from tbe palace, and wanted
her to and mo place. She took me to
Andrew Martins where | remained two
weeks, when Mrs. Martins mother took
me to Mr.. lliiler's in Allegheny city.
One day during the time | was at the
palace, the servant girl and were goin.
through the subtcrranean passage leading
from the palace to the church, where
thore is a trap door. which we both rot
at and lifted little; it was SO heavy we
could not lift it entirely up. When We
lifted it, the smell of stencil that cam"
out was terrible | asked the servant
sirl. whose name was h. r., what made
such a smell! She told me it was old
meat; but | told her | did not believe it,
but insisted on knowing what it was; she
then said it was the Sisters deui bajicS
that were thrown in there, and the priests
were the fathers Of them. When | would
cry to this girl, aud say was afraid OF
the Bishop, on that account, she said that
was nothing, as she slept with Father
McMahan all the time at night, and that
Bishop o Connor had to do with her in
in the library. For this reason I ran IA
way. her
ELLENOR x LAWRENCE.
Allegheny City, July 7, 1854.
Taken and suh,cribed before me, this
this sth day of July, A d 1884.