The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-19
The Bergen Riots.
CONCLUSION OF THE INvEsTIG ArION-A


CONCLUSION OF THE NvEsTIG ArIoN-A NUMBgR OF
THE PRISONERS HELD TO ANSWER FOR ARSON
RIOT, KTC.-LETTEBs FROM TWO CATHOLIC CLER
GYMEN-rHE MAYOR OF HUDSON CITY AND raE
CONFESSIONAL.
The investigation the late Irish riots at Bergen
concluded yesterday before Mayor Van Riper assisted
BY District Attorney Lttell crowd Of Irish OF both
surrounded the Court House during the day. but
der not disturbed 1t was announced, however that
the population Of the sbanes had declared their inten
ton Of commencing their ~ the military
fresS ousCrssi The jersey con..sn,.s "ors on duty
during the day. under the command Of Lieut. SAnderson
The evidence taken against the various arrested par
ties having examined BY the havo he determined
to hold the following for trial Pssey Poole Jerry De-
lay, Thomas Murphy, David Coleman and James Dom
against David Coleman being the stabber Of Kelly and
should the wounded man sucoamb, nls sssrspor wiz
have 70 .nsws, 70 The cnnsss Of homicide Kelly "
thomas Farrril, Patrick Coleman, John Corbcta and
Dennis Farley each heo 70 bail In the sum OF $500
10 answer 10 the charge OF riot Patrick Donely, James
BynetS Thomas MoCarty, rm,shy Caughn, Tnomas
Costello, hlchssi Doan, James NcDermoa Johu Moran,
suo Psirici Collins are held In 5000 bail for riot
On Monday last the Rev. James Coye was examined by
sS % IN 10 CoSa
stated that priest permitted 70 dvuise tho secrets
Of tho confessional whereupon the oseemed desrous
70 p sgaps him his refusal to testify Yesterday
morpps Rev venuts confessed vnocn Aoksnns In the
Hudson county jail, - MoKenna was cons,derod 10 be
oeived In . dsht on Sunday. Mr. venhs taken be
the Mayor and District Attorney and was there dc
=. o nronsrn a ue n
reverend gentlemen have for ~srded TO the folio wing
communication, which We consider due 70 them 70 pub.
ish.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
During the investsa don In whon the authorities ara
be undersgned Clergy men have been soil 70 reveal
all the knowledge supposed TO have been obtained by
hem ct the confessional as they had responded 70 the
IN fhafr sitv 0C fhe
administer her rites 70 Two slok men wounded In tho
riot wh,t entertaining ~ thcy do the ssronscs con-
vciion OF the Obligation before God and man. OF their
DUTY 10 the Stale and most willing thcy are st oil
times to dschsrge the same faithfully ., they osn
do not and cannot boevo 10 be any part OF their
civil ou,y to reveal the secret OF the confessional
What seDtibe person would confess TO . clergyman
rhose vl,li instesd Of censoaton wouii only exotic
would be converted into the function OF spy or secret
police, under tho bypocrcal sarb OF friendship aad re-
and or freed I'm, ersci laws compelling . clergy
to violate OF the most sacred nstitutons Of his
rs,ur,sv 20 c,qus,, himself forever rom the srsr
te Of his PRIESTHOOD and 10 subject hinsef 10 deGrada
tom Whilst, al the same timo, his oon.'enoo Vas con
vc,og nj m by the act of compliance OF srevous sin
Such revelation IA forbidden by the acts Of ooume
picsI council OF the church Neither duruS IN, life,
after the death OF tho penon the essor directly
or Indirectly. In any any purpose whatsosvsr
even were TO save his own Life, voise the secret OF
the confessional
what would be the re.ult we're n othsrwisoH The %.
crtmenf Of penaBoc, ard toge,hor win Il the Catholic
Church (ior Q vital and essential part thereby
would fail To ruin This Il impossible. Legal gentemen
srsre urases Of the courts OF las In the Old
World regarding tho freedom and rights Of religion IN
tts respect, well Of the decisions OF several
N Ger country this point, which have iustided
Clergy clrcumstsnces silar those II which
ibe und. pisped have just been placed.
Confident that they shredded BY the oonstuuop Ia
freedom Of ccnfcerce ard The p'aoeful exercise " their
religion tie undersgHed trust therefore that their COZ
Gust IN dtctre TO answer questions regarding the
tr,mentsi secret viii no, be viewed a. exhibng any
di,rspeo, to the laws snd civil authority. -.
Jrpsrr CRY, Feb Is, 1857 A vEsUfA.