The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-21
The Case or tlse CatnOIk Priest.
SUIT BROUGHT ny Hrs ALLg0uD WIFE A0ANsT
CATHOLIC BISHOP or BReoGLYN TO RECOVER Pro
PERTY CLAInxD BY HEB.

CATHOLIC BISHOP on BReoxLYN 10 RECOVER Pro
PERrY CLAKnxD BY HEB
Before J. n Van Cctt, Refsre~.
This case resumed yesterdsy pursuant to adjourn
msnt. Charles II. Smith was csssssxamined By Judge
Lott the defendsnt's counsel The following 10 his tsst
mony;-
suppose was born In New York city on the 10th OF
May 1870 think that's right | am unable to aay how
iorg lived in New York; drst remember having lived
TO state The street lived In must have been about
i've or sx years old a. tbs tme unable ~ say la
tfink she was not at board think shs kept house am
unable ~ who the inmates of that house. don't
recoect whether there was any other person living
lived with her only win tor and 4 summer; !
cant say what part Of the city Of Albany lived In
II was not on the ontskirs don remember any church
near our residence dom recollect going
In Albany Wa about Fix years old when went TO live
WIN me Shakers at Lebanon and y must have been
about 1856 went to Lebanon, think, in stage; my
mother and sister accompanied me- 1t was my sister
Mary Ann she was left there at he time; have
never lived win my mother since; catered the esAb
Hfhment at Lebanon by the Of Charles H. smith,
my sister entered by the Of Mary Ann Smith; did
not know Mr.. Cagger when at Albany my mother
iew months after being plsred Lebanon; then saw
her al the Office OF the family with whom resided; IL
was. was o. q building called the Office, place at which
vis~rs were feceveo Jonathan wood had charge of the
money niinirs OF the family, and washound to him by
my mother; there four five who had charge Of
the spiritual aiailsj Lbenezer Ind kufus BshopDoth
since dead Ruth Iandon, and lady called Cynthia
CarAe huth lAn,on * also dead Cynthia Clarke was
nfihs 1c iSst neua Oh hef ABOUT eighteen months
Lebanon about ten years. ] remained with the
ii.aaa -. eams ~ 49, 80 n.as VIZ 'uele
mhe .lxan r:cslrsa ,aaaa S eaea n. :, . amy
sSa.ess "a ts ehaia Bushnell and Aoo Knight had charge
mai T,ah, IA ~ no oounu .n .he hrs, pi',Se 20
bit Lebanon in the ing Of lsas; Benjamin A. Hall
Mn ahont go =, - y,, w i ~ ~, yos 'iv.u u n',u
Han about month lnew John Hayes before went
uavs IN An, ha x n, H. San'e a' w.an
was li,irc am not able ~ sav bo onn Ia ss ,har
Ienl, "a nt,eet hs hs,nc ,ha-a e.,- d. nsnn,
NV what name NV motbsr was lnnun at ~, ~ t; rSy
Have lived wi, n the shaker. he uyed Nth ~ @
a1v nsi lived w,,h Inv ~ 1vaa ~ @ r.a ,r n SAM ,h
or three vss - after vas thsre and stavaJ ala ~
vesrs, Tor short tims aea that he live NJ Caon th
onother c,riIy ~ shsLsrs' I IA "a, Ln,,. ~. a ~
n,sd oh, ia yos !, 1h, ~ ~ ~ , m aveonpa t ta
fsIhar,s ma mo wss neysr Ino,y nor ha : A. ~, t m
wbsra NJ ssths- c;aa "a Nv 90 va "a nv INV INV
na,o, ssont hin =, III, ~" % NV. t' e. t. Aao"
la, AL I,h, tlasaI, go -. 49,, ~ ~ M e t,yI
Understood he Ia second engineer on ths 4 louis Of
Marv Ann ia lying nsar ph,i, ,e,n,ss h l. ~ 80, 90
yes;s ~ are. saa Ser Ia, n rsr pn n, ~ ~, -
July. shc h mn r,iea "a M cbsrie. n sn.rs .aa -
fer! have been living anr i,,tis ayer va,r a., u
yo..t. Z s,s sta.ta iett'a ~ r.s,,i ia y, 49, 49,
iiYaS ,hara i sa., " hova In ,,s, ~ hnvs
~ III. ,i,aa IN yo,,h ,rao, 40 - - I s ~ 49,, ps
IN Neu, Vol she j. ,,y;ns f., ~ pm.s Ia h 's hs
Las dvelt for ooupe Of year we ~ ,a, vsa Ine ~.
Gmse. an has iaen hoa raing I ,5int vi,h NJ, TX
Ynona or como such rame' nv m thar g 20, -. rias
40, -. ,.,ha. a.
on or shout the ist of J,nnsry Issi n. M, IN ch,s
Mass wss ioiorm, Nv Dr s,nh "A Re.ton Ia, Iish
Iiyn.triek az that civ haa tal IN enn,ue - ri, ]
iwa ,od n ~. eecs ~ars led IN y. 90 's p.
in'iavs Of NV father I,ing II proaIlyn. ,s na,,a'
name. thinS Was Howarf don. Ino. Who ~ap w,,h
Mn Z, The ,i,e ~ his ssasb. Ia Ala 80 ~ wI
saw the bouseIesner Who ,oa ms ho cana IN a, u =,
rinrt ana ales tef,re two In the morcinc haa 49, a.
interview with my fatLe, sfter went 70 The sha .er.
nbont l6Ao. VA aboot ten v.as. ala. nay, lis >
wear or I'VE af,er thai tbe man ~h h.d chs,.. - n
Mr. John Alien and Air Wood vere nre.eot nj ~. arst
incrv,ew hsa with him at the Shster,a. nv s,s,s, 80
ao present Mr. John Allen was Al the second iotsr,c
~ WAS niso INV si.ter h.d no ob., Wiz, H.,
save those two: iwas about fen wears Win tho s,te.
neither sav Mr. smith ne ri after left the sbakeri
a. fr,aan ysu, (ercsrs short disiaocs fr, I.,saan
LIVED al nuSs.in the spriag Of istg titnk n Wa a.
AprfI and Nav v,I in Quebec aboui fonr .e.Ls ~,ar
m p,stan stsyed two or three ucels n. ~ y'n,.
Uo,aI ri IhoarS Cd ,he a,es,.r nat a, ,ba ,i i,h
~ n n e,aI,l,. IIo., ,aa srhsr T., h,atos 4, ~, | ,
uass, sehsa In Nassan .han, ,hrao ,os wy i,a,y,
.he tir,e vas In p,~,,n - .na pno,ec. 80. " G.is
smith abou, six times when was in x.ssau: Mr. smith
ana nv mo,bsr gree al c.cb o,har LIE, ,ho. ,a, !.
ranaa1 Tonr Corasrs- INV sn,ba, saia 5o. a. 80 A.
Jusfl ard my mother said Hos do sou Do Mr. 3mihsi'
Thai nteryie continued fyorn o'cocs ~ ths nas,in
mi tbsy returned home about oclort ~ ,hs aIars
Noon angry words wore sposen hy bo,h ,hev ysi,a5 -
some money about o. 600 which my father had taken
from her and about living seuarate all xnow ,honi
The 81 COO was thai nv mo,bcr s,aot ba, le ,oot n
out Of bapk and rave II 10 him ard ,b.t he purrbn.aJ
orouertx wi,L Il ia froollxn, fatber never deaad H.
donp, ,ccelsc, ~hst,.r sLs s,.,.t =, ,ha , -,
money was taken don't think he mentioned tbs name
:, ~ n,ta -. .a,s I, na @ e. ~. yI W. =, nAae IN
~ ring
al 1919 II nay have been In tie 6,lI tbs,ss
Is 4 letter which appolnted The lnteryew III.
d,d mn, man,ion ,bi,p Low lorg n. h.d ,ha ,,o,n.
bu, nav tnptessiou ras that n was Two ,be he,
angry words related 10 their mode of living hc ohiec.ed
~ 2iyiny senar.te fron him ana re,ne.a1 hio T., 80,
up the priesthood and become schtl t.aeber. 4 ,nn.t
have been abont noon rber tbe.e angry xo,d. go
place they were together a this time AZ Canaan Four
frners sonnued with them dntino that time aon,t
re.ollsr, .le era~, ro,ds .he nssf eSc.a, -, ~
wished him 10 vive an the profe..on he fld es ss h
come school teacher al q. that she wiaha t ivs with
49, -
40. to anil his pYoe.sion xhen sbe ,u,nst about ve
anrrv and wished 10 Inows no Won considcr mo v,n
- u ~ raned ~ so ~, aav !, y Th". ..n,,yyt
In ,hIs angry state ,nlv FOR tcu ,non,.- ~ ,he .a
noon fes word pas..d 10. eeen them Inn, ,hev bee,o
reooprled raw f.lhe, aeced her ~ HIM - H.
emucr and bsing TOO hlgb Win Lin be elso .a.,.a1
her Of beng ipdscreet and not Keeping Tho m,tl.r
qulet he aceu.ed her too of being exravs,an Ia ths
se al her rooney mimi this was In The sii ~ 1sie
had couy~ saton with INV father n tb- snfiog ~ sso
in Bs tvp about the marriage it wN. NJ ,he T'ni.eI
states Hotel In Boston heard something ,b,n, ths a.
Iaiion Sir smith sood toward nv moth rom ns of
the Shsk kerr; heard II from John Alien Rafaa plsh,p
was an other. they arc only txo 81 soyerai ~ snoks