The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-12
4AnLY JOURNAL
aTURDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1870.
5oTaER CLERICAL SCANDAL.

9er.sd Seduction and Abduction
III FGuHg GIRL In Philadelphia
CatHOIie Priest Charged with the
Oh No ClGe 80 the Wherea'
b0dlz OF the Girl.
From the Philadelphia Post, Feb.4l
In the vicinity of st. John and
reen Streets there d9elt, until very
Gently, a family by the name Of
ober. Their principal business was
seping p lager beer saloon, and IN
Sgicn they were devoted Roman
lthOlics. There were two daughters,
ned Annie and Louisa. Louisa IS
handsome girl OF some sixteen sum
srs, bright and intelligent. Some
Etecn months ago she manifested a
ference for the Protestant religion,
d entered tie Sunday School OF the
eond Reform Church, Seventh
rect, above Brown, and until within
tew days past retained a position as
s3lolar. She had been threatened
Id persuaded, but maintained her
iaerence to the new faith with a
fastness that argued her SINGER
r. Louisa is spoken Of by her for
g teacher as a girl of excellent
5ition, alWasy attentive and ODE
emit, and of an anxious, iDquiring
lad. During a sickness with which
ouisa WIS afflicted last summer, she
as visited frequently by Miss fash
the house OF her parents. The pa
u,s of Louisa we're invariably I'M
~ nd rude to Miss fash when
sting their sick child, and became
excessively demonstratiYe at last,
If she was compelled, through fear
harm, to cease her visits.
tdese visits Louisa expressed
i Extensions in regard to the
lBra7 conduct Of a certain priest
10 ilel 1ently visited the house, os-
1sibr 20 reclaim her back to the
Y. n he faithful. To Louisa he
l- b lrns mild and violent; some
n. 9ersuading the child with all
arts and wiles, at other times de-
1unciug and threatening her with
( TIE errors and anatbeTas of the
1urC1 Louisa recovered, and
ain resumed her visits to the Sun
y School of the Second Reform
arreh, on Seventh Street, with reg
arity, and was welcomed by her
acher aud classmates. She inform
/ Miss fash Of the continued visits
the false priest; that an improper
D criminal intimacy sprung up be-
7ccn this wolf In sleeps clothing
ld her sister Annie: that the result
de erimiaality was plainly mani
sting itself and that her sister had
formed her all about her condition
ID the doings Of the priest Thus
alters stood until Wednesday even
Of last week, when Louisa sud
snlg disappeared, and nothing was
ard Of her until Saturday last,
hen the following letter was received
Rev. Isaac S. Hartly, pastor of the
seoud Reformed Church. On Sun
ty last the mysterious disappearance
HE child was the theme Of CONVEX
.tIoa and discussion 10 the Sunday
,hool, and the letter was read to the
ho0l By the Superintendent:
GAS am a stranger to you, but not
ny Sabbath School teacher, | will
BE b liberty to ask you to see my
ache and tell her not to 60 TO my
5use lest she may be taken prisoner,
[ AN in cell of Catholic Church,
being a hereto. My teacher in
ruoted me in religion, and my moth
and father are both Catholics, and
ev have sent me here go l will not
hereto. / will be sent to a Mil.
aukee convent to be a nun. L dc
b want to go, but [ am forced to go
Fill never be a Catholic nun, and
len I get there l will try to get away.
here are two hundred girls to be
Ut there, some because they viii
1t be Catholics. ! dare not give my
8cher's full name, for fear 1t may
IA into the hands of the priests, a:
ev are on the watch to know. who
u Il. and If they get her they viii
eat her very wickedly. Neither
Dr. nv sister will tell her name to the
tests. | have been abused tor no
ling her name, but | will Emo Fl
icy are very bad men, My 10 i;
ouisa Dober, AID my sisters il
npie Dober. Please go 10 the
bool and see my teacher, Miss -
soon as you can. She is too good t.
taken and made a prisoner IN ;
invent. She was my best friens
hen | was sick, She has done NOR
al my father or mother for me.
II very sorry / could not see her AM
II her myself. Please do this TO
e, and you will be rewarded L
saven. My sister has got the con
1mption, and will not live, L fea
Il we get to Milwaukee. This is th
I'd letter have tried to send you
Ne two first We're destroyed by thos
no watch me. LOUISA DOBER,"
The letter, which bears three
.nt postage stamp and the cancels
In Of the Postofice authori ties, la
identity been written In haste an
II tcalth, portions of it being IN
2 hand and the others light an
fencing tremulousness. We hav
-es ;he original of tins letter. Whic
5ill In the possession Of MIR. Hari
av and believe it has been written !;
-3~iOus times and as opportunity pre-
-nted. No clue has as yet been oil
4,ned as to the point from which
,aB mailed. ,
The whole affair Is wrapped in Il
espest mystery, which 1T Will tai
ime 10 determine, and which w,
rove source OF great evil to 4
yatholic Church of this city II the
acts be substautiated. The attentlt
+ lie police authorities has be,
.iireoted to the case, and it Is to
Ioped tnct the girls may be recover
- confront a. I'd prosecute the cleric
lillian aud unnatural parents, vi
we're instrumental Ia the degraoa'i'
# their offspring.