Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-26
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From the spr,! field (N1ass) Republican, Aug, G.
rh., Catholic clergy has been ,lisgraced
by another instance Of ptlc,tly pn"ilisn.
On Sunday evening last, Rev. Father =. V.
Mnvrr, OF Northampton, was called on 10y
:, messenger, *rnt hy John Riley, OF Flor
rnr,, ard requesting the performance OF
>''ra' l;rmIMit rites at the bedside of
Ehy'% mother, who was sick unto death.
Muvrr refused unless the messenger Ind n
ply >iriAnH certificate, whcrrupnn the mes
>rn:,r replied: "Eut Riley said yon told
hin, chat, now You hat, an assistant, you
would visit without II rrrtiiic,t" from the
doctor. TO which the reverend gentle
man replied: '''rrll Eil"y h" is IL liar"
The mes 'rnHcr went back, and Riley start
rL ont, secured the necessary document
from II doctor, and, cE;ucr,,: III" livery
stable Keeper, rode with him I"
! Northampton. ll;,ltiuH Il short distance
from, but in plain sight OF, Moyc>s, Ri
lev approached the parsonage, and the liv~
rrv Keeper watched events from his buggy,
rNnurtr". however. nothing, serious. The
mt.,.ii ,,,,isElirnrr knocked III the door, aud
the prirs, pat his head OFF Of the window,
aIlin.; who Was there and what was want
cd I;iley said he wishr,la priest to see
the aged woman who Wa, dying, and that
ne had sent a ,,v>srnrrr previously eyes,
said Muycr, "nnl | sent back word that
YOU were = liar" II beg your paldon,
Father Mryrc." said Riley, Il am not a
! liar, and NO not wi:;'. to be called a liar. !"
'Non arc a 4 Il liar" yet ,rtrd the rcclc-
.i,str. The priest descended and opened
| the door. and stood there, candle IN hand,
surprising, no doubt, that no ono had
Witnessed his wirl>"Nnv:;S but the little
Iri:,.n,,l on whom il bad been vented.
Mnyrr again called JOIN, Il liar and struck
him Il sever. blow over the left eye, The
! livery man heard MI the conversation, and
| iv tic lyht of the priests candle saw the
| hl,.; ;v,,,. The priest now happened to
see ne wagon and said to Riley, ''lIave
yual ii team tlcrc?' mo SIR none for you, y
said l;ilrN; elf you 60 out to night you will
fnr all my carving y",i, after yon have
struck me" Here the matter ended for
the evening" The livery man carried Riley
home. Some time after the latterappearcd
before +. Parsons, Esq, complaining of
the priest for an assault. Mr.. Parsons is
sued variant for Mnycc's arrest, making
the document r.trrnaDlc before Trial JUS
tirc ". g. Easstj, of Easthampton. who,
during t.c absence Of c. L. Smith in Can
ada, ollici,tes as the magistrate in North.
hampton. Deputy Sheriff Wright
hro,i, ,ht the accused before Mr. Bas-
set at Justice Smiths Office on
Thursday afternoon. Riley, the com,
p!Hinant VAS present, his forehead still
adorned with the bloody scar caused by the
Gstic argument OF his spiritual adviser.
The thoughts Of mourning the priests dis
pleasure over came his grit and he finally
consented to acknowledge satisfaction for
the injuries received Oh the priest paying
the costs, $40. Moyco seemed specially
DESTROYS that the affair should be kept Out
of print. But when minister 'Eocs in
on his muscle" he ought to be thankful,
we think, for faithful account Of his
chivalrous deeds. Such, we believe, is
here given, this being i'll substance, the
statement OF disinterestcd witness, the
| livery stable kecDcr referred to-