The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-26
EDITH o,GORMAN AGiIN.


minis what are the Facts-Is Miss O'Cior-
mun InnOccuts
On Saturday afternoon Miss O'Gorman and
another young woman entered THE Sun editorial
rooms and ri otesod against the article in The sUN
entitled Il, Edit h O'Gorman a Swindlcrf" Aitcra
patient hearing of her case Sun reporter accompa
MED her to Mr.. Turlis 10 Dey street, and to
Messrs Sadlior Bros, 81 Barclay street.
Upon Introduction, the reporter expressed his will
inlness to proceed forthwith, but Miss O'Gorman
desired to await the coming OF The Rev. SParsonswho
arrived at p. NJ, at which hour. accompanied by
the SUN roporter, the quartetio advanced on Mr.
Turrs, at 10 Dey street. lie could not understand
English, and seemed to be much annoyed at the in
vasion, particularly US several nuns were making
purchases. Through gentleman connected with
the house. he declined to give The suS any iniorma
ton, bat after while he yielded little, and the fol
lowing is the result OF the interviews:
Reportor-Did You ever lend Miss o'Gorman $50 :
Mr.. Turgis through in,erpeter)-I did and II was
duly paid me by Mother Xavier.
Reporter-Cnn you tell me the date when you lent
her the money! Was she in nuns dress, and did
YOU suspect her guilty Of anything unbecoming
expelled, OF had away from the convent and
how long after you Ind been paid for your loan OF
go was II that you heard Of the circumstance
men, the following was vouchsafed Tine sun:
Mr. Turgis does not want ANYTHING TO be said in
the press about the matter. He gave the money
to Miss o'Gorman, formerly Sister De Chanta hut
TOOK the money ont OF his pocket and not from the
SSte Of The tran.se,ion 4, was Maid bSc2 nv Mober
Xavier, and che said In her letter enclosing the
amount that no sister had right TO borrow money
on account OF the Sisters.
Reporter-1Iave you the letter.
Ansver--I have net Do not want TO be bothered
Reporter--wss Miss o'aorman in nuns clothing
WREN abe borrowed the S50f
other than she appeared TO he.
Finding that u was almost Impossible to ret my
thing out Of tho concern, the reporter asked the
O'Gorman. This was evaded in 'y yaTous wav ,ss
During desutorv conversation, tho fact was cli-
cited that when the rnoncy was borrowed Miss
Oflornun was CARRIED In nuns drcss. and wns re-
garded asa Sister from the convent by TurGls s. Co.
was the next point Mr. }. $. sldller died last year
and he was the gentleman who 20 wac renortet that
the $50 was tried to be borrowed from by Siiss
WIS intcrrogating them the gentleman who gave our
reporter the previous Information, which was OBJ
Ing; They knew that Miss o'Goruan, formerly
called Sister De Chantal." visited the store and
eS 70 ss 9S da not 60 In addition
ter the application OF Miss O'Gorman for tho loan,
reported the fact by letter TO Mother Xavier aud she
returned a reply that no sister empowered to
borrow money or contract debts.
MIR. GaiFney, of the house, was ln,errogated and
said that "some time in the summer OF 1861 Miss
o'Gorlnan came in about $50 4. NJ. aud wanted to
see Mr. sader but be was not in she said that she
mad a note to raise, or bill TO paw, and oeded
=" Mr. Galney, do you know ~" asked Edith
O'Gorman
Dir. Gainey-I do.
,EAlh-Did you know of my asking for loan of
Galney-I did
Bdth-What date was II
Gafney (attcr much hesitation and consuliaton)-
In tue summer Of 1861
Edth-Was in nuns dress and can Won swear
before court as to my identity as tue sister who
tried to borrow the s2OOf You know Mr. GafTney
the Sisters look very much alike when In their sarb
Ganney-l know IL was you, and would swear TO
II any day and before any Court. went over TO
Cooper Hall when you leetured there, and idepthed
you. knew you. although you were not 80 full in
the face as when you nun.
Miss O'Gorman turned to the renorter and said
III eyer attempted to borrow $500, it must have
Mr.. Gannev-You camo here with little child
dressed in white or light clothes. and rccoi'eCt
taking you back TO Mr.. SAdier as wei as though 1t
were but yesterday.
The Interview closed without seeing Mr. Dennis
Sadlier, but rs our reporter retiring. IN en-.
poyee said Il came here the spring of 'GS. ana II
MIR. j. sldlier was alive that woman would dare
to come here"
The Rev. Mr. Parsons was present at al tho inter.
views, and was satisfied that the calls madc by Miss
O'GormW on Sader Brothers and Turgis n Co.
were in 1867, when she was a In good and regu-
lar standing. Relative TO the truth of the rumOr
that Mr.. Sadlier (deceased) had written letter to
the Mother Superior, the following telegram tells its
own story:
70 ne Ednos or TIE sur.
MADISON. \. j., April 2S-srR; Mother Xavier never
received a letter nom sAdlicr, Knows nothing about
the eco Miss oGcrmaa was SAID to have tried TO Dor
Miss oGorman denied TO tSe reporter unhesi.
tatingy that she tried 10 borrow oney or CON
tract bills except for the sisters and wi en- she was
10 full communion with them. Miss O'Gornsn let
the convent In January 1863, six months after the
sadliors say she was In their establishment. She
speaks In Morristown this and tomorrow evening.