The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-21
THE RIOT AT MADISON, N. j.
suE ROMAN CATHOLIC SIDE or THE
LECTURE TROUBLE.

PArEnsoS, n. j., April 20.--The riot at Msdi-
son, wtere Edlth oGorman Is we'll known, ought
10 end let deruneiatory tour. Father Darcy,
rreatly loved priest, died at Madito many months
since having been forced to quit his duties OF Patcr
son on nccount Of his health Ills body was puDcly
exposed before burial and nearly 100 persons from
Paterson, besides the Catholics at Morrstown, saw
the cCrTse and attended the funeral. which
was very Iubc; aud yet Miss O'Gorman
declares the father 10 stul living, and che
sverywher, calumniates his memory. 1t Ia no
wonder if among tho devou and exeitable friends Of
he good father her words inci,e u tumuu II s
well to state that at Paterson. Edith OGorman, or
SDo Chanta," was intractable, aud was detailed to
HE Orphan Asylum at Hoboken with another sis
ter. While there her nature developed itself still
stronger. and she detected In ler night clothing
In one OF the halls under circumstances, the par
teulars OF which It is improper to state here. suf
Gee II TO ssy. when discovered she pleaded somnam-
huism. she thought the place good til summoned
BY the Mother" TO come To Madison, in oIoer TO
eIpliin tie circumstances, when she Ned.
Epirns FIRST LETTER TO rHE MOTHER SUPERIOR.
On May she wrote from Poiladelphia rs fol-
lows:
pkAn Mornsn; hgmey r.auc; ot you to writ. TO
sS NJ s. 3. qs 70 ess $ wor
s:!er Jeianna told me my lister Mary was 70 see yoa
Ind not y Ss ass se9u R 20 10 0S ~ tsaa s
cn Se dear mother a%s :I ss ssS
on hone sra R yST w ,cse 's s again into g, NJ,
se aS%s Tfsi'1 s q s0 @
STSS,a: axe 70, iSs nine, 49, s ..' ~. s ~ -,
:S liS.
mother s, m;h, have spIs .o,S,hh g nm ME, ,Ui
ia'1IsI-; Iae 'i1. Ss. %S
py yi soS an s'Sr truly snees and
souid n ely confess ali my sins before 'he whole
sII%%e RsSe Gid you. a, well as remember them all the
terrible !. dS0 SS,, soSs
aGs, had no eaa:. FOR going TI.% a ny TiES, IS
oa S hgSs RSys' & sosi & 1e,'
% ays dInS ,1r sny moTasea6n nnd Gum.on
Soa wnI tass @s assln Ca ifi.i NY whole ne wiii
md fe. sat Shai never again De trusted write to
and %.T Sa s,. SGs sU 81 tie
eT se[.T %S%sS, ana see what misery SSgE n
rprrH's SECOND LITTER TO THE MOTHER SUPERIOR
Thrc. vssLs iat.r. Edi,h o'Cormsn vrote the
following letter; -
noTnzn: After leaving Msdi.on vent as you direct.
sd ne yoT ..yu y heir od ae % n ri nsh
d S1ls. nav Ss BsSS
o T sc a. len Nsss = rs. 4,
espes s.p.ns N m yewarn 'en "n u'' n0' 10 '" 'Ae
% ns Sss: c en- ,on ssses s =
Sd;S S,S S1; q :s', ycsi sI.i Y p,;
a unior e tunse prodiss Who IN moment o. @sds, .
na iSS ss
sSsS Ssss ss!$ sss S:!Sy; S.:s:isi %S%ss, .sss
sS se sss H. s nnnss mspey IN
%s s turn On: e .pS n: y. E.csSs.
NJ ]: ~: l.s ss, s $.S s.
%shy Ca oH 70 Inn &C. :. S s me ard ". deem 'H'm
y, e The S q o ,aG nshs Ss s ~
"T A s@ 20 no' ao n ,bs e'o world n
snd ~, ", 90 n,s,x snse.yor 10 maze restitu,jon
wherew fts His divine pleasure 70 receive me ono,
saify more than Ihsve dsedifed Mother am indeed
iincsrc ~ this else never would have gone lhrorgh
the hum laton OF seeing you or the Bishop and fAher
hcouAid
with fear and trembling, yet with resignation,
asrsSd. ff1S $i 9Sa %ssS.f pss.s WIG 3 Ss he
cr,v ~ 800 sn ~ Hnmse snSvi 70 w., penen,1s child
and sister in charity. DE cHxSrAI-
EDITH THIRD LITTER TO TIE MOTHER sufkhioh-
The next letter We have from Miss oGormsn Is nj
g..,t,pxxxxrcp. June IA. isss
px,n MoruxR, lef, Ph,iadeiphla on Weanesday.
SSn :ss SsIS sSSas SS @
OF any uneasiness they might have on my % aseou NJ &
am thankful aia for ,ss,r hs,Ts & ,s TsIe p,ossS So r
Goupt % ~ Int " ,nis the .ay i,h whom boarde
hno,ser reason why could not remain there wal, m
money wa. Isar gone did not have snSq,s 70 ne ne,
so, mo,hsr T and ls, me tnox ubat conriusion yo
have come IN regard taking me hack assuie yot
dear mother can never be happy uness in rellsior
,n aynn nH nr Snn ~ " ve o me- ~, ~, ~ ~
I'm mi I'd when / ieft INV happy home viii dsyo
my whole life to pennance and humility / cannc
think OF going to another community because feel
can only he nappy there II you receive me VIII des
DotheI, WIN e9as noy ftnee: ssIvo W a'ooe w
eumpne e ne, s h os e ne mo,Sa, os m ron,ng home Won,
never Ia We come near INV frtends ony slater Jusnn
told me MY ser was there TO see me. Take me bac
mother II not Tor my souls sake. at least for God
sako. Play for me, dear mothert Oh pray fervent
dor your WICKED unfortunate eh,.o, ,ne, nm cu.sr.,
n,oo, xorr ,.,,., a ntss W, M n cn,msn = 70
ctesnvich Ehode Islsnd
80 - , -
THE RESULT " EDITH fhruLsos
From these letters II " III be seen that the stoi
Of Miss O'Gormans wonderful escape from the nuI
and the priests, as sort OF =" Irish retracy"-th
she was viii ing TO submit 10 any humiliation In o
der to be taken back-thst she even left Phiade
yhia after writing the fret letter above quoted, IN
went to the Sistertood at Madison, then to Fatb'
hcQuaid, then TO the Bithop himself, humiliatng h
self and supplicating TO be taken back. After beir
refused q readmssOn Into the Sisterhood on accoul
OF what had trynspired At Hoboken, Miss O'Gormi
went down TO Jersey City, md We next hear OF n
In an elitors once, where she was found bS the O
itortAl betterhalt The inconsed vile OF the edit
handled her roughly. notwithstanding the editor d
elased sle was only helping him 10 " read proof
miss U Horman lectures In Paterson TINS evening
sno n making money out OF her yengeml campsis
stunn sltefhood rom which she has been o.
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