The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-08

wnicn, alter o few moments conversation, was
handed 10 me. Twas presented in Court TINS after
BISHOP o'HARA's REPLY TO RULE OF COURT SERVED
UPON HIM TO SHOW CAUSE.
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OIL The defendant in the above entitled case By hi:
Court on the Jay Of and malls TetarnaSls tie %
% Is.
Court on the day Of having re-
Sis e. ssni sa 3 ss1ss
oras, the Court 10. .AessSy dscress
aud The .eid defendant further answering that acting
ss.ss nom the %i:sOnary duty wSioS perform
village Of Athens sradfard soan nSc
that oss with Which soF .a me
ssssd ss v : NJ aSs NO, only but
S o Which ne snss sS9 ae, his removal and trans
FATHER STACK TO FATHER KOEPER.
SoaASroN' Luzerne county, Pa, Nov. 8, ls7l
hsadquarisrs kindly
IL sas PROPERLY az oSS 90 o 4
my v ~ ss
have H ss At ar o. Tsa
Y ne n.enon Of pun'shng tns Irish congregation Of VIII
this sssS ss,: for
..snd going to Frsndsve wh s'ssry for sunday and
nesday o. next week at arthes and your
residences until 'Aan and ever believe me IosT fEesS
PsBe good enough 70 ca, =. my late residence ana ten
for further this behalf tho defendant saith that
Ing continuing case to the Supreme
Cou Of prnnsylvana and intends prosecuting the
Bile IN compiance with the rules aud orders made By tho
prsrne Court Ia rsfercnce to the same.
MAYNARD, EUTERMARKs h PARKER,
Counsel for Right Rev. William OHara Bishop Of
FATHER KOEpERs AFFIDAVIT.
eos S dspossh sa KGsps e.. Sns S
The q q. e as s as relates tn:
the s q ASn ~
H the o
ys s"a rS ws sa s Ssndwns a9d Of
JouN kUTERAARKs, Notary Public
JUDGE MAYNARD ON TIE Charles.
Having care uliy read the above answer to Judge
Canoe rule sad 10 Judge Maynard that. In con.
vegstng with Bishop OHara, nad failed to get at
ly after placing himself II tne HANDS VI his counsel
"Hhatever Information we otn give you" the ad-
vocate replied, 1--WE Will be happy to give.n
"rlrst, wish u copy oil the Bishops affldavit."
"YOu are welcome 10 that"
"Next wish TO know what charges Bishop O'Hara
preferred against Father StackY"
r de was silent lew moment, AMI replied, "None
1t is no. required that he should pre- err charges"
"Wn lie am perfectly well aware that he has pre-
ierred no charges. he evidently had reasons for
renewing Father STACK"
''1eS; SUI pose
1t was quite evident tnat Judge MAYNARD, II he
knew, was no more disposed TO tellt was Bishop
OHara concluded 10 20 uD town and get the all.
davit PROMISED oy judge Maynard AMI was In his
city Office looking over some papers when CONVEX.
satlon between Two gentle men present q, ntlemen
Intimately connected with the case-anu myself
arose with re gard to the reaso that Bsiop UHara
had Tor removing STACK Although They were both
dislncnsd to give nae the Information persistent
pumping nnally brought It,
"Tnis thlng mas oeen orewing for some time,n
said one OF theli.
About how long Z" ventured to ask.
't5ometalng like two years.
elias stack hal any former trouolep"
ION, yes. some OF MS congregation wished him
removed tnen, Dut Tue BISHOP declined TO do It."
"What was the nature OF tnaE trouble ~ asked.
lit was about some trouble with priest ~ Troy,
"Anytblng furthers" asked
FATAER kOErER ON THE SITUATION.
Az TINS jaacture rather Keeper, the German
ceiyed The letter referred 10 IN the lisnop's answer
preseoted to the Court this afternoon 1 was intro
fOrtlwltn:-
CORES eosDEsr-Fathe Keeper. do you oficlate
at both churches nowy
Father KoEpER-NO. I0iiicate ONLY for the Ger
man Catnolcs
CosEEsroNDESr-wha. do the non German patno-
hes do during the legal proceedings wnIie their
cnarcn Is closed by order Of the Courts
Father KoEPE Err Father Garvcy holds service in
CoRREsfoSDBST-wh no Is Father Garveyy
Father KoEpsR-He was sent here TO assume
course cannot wnIie the Court keeps &c closed,
CoRREsPoNDENT-Do sou sympathize with Father
Father KosPER No; do NOT.
A STRONG REASON GIVEN
CoRREsPoNDENr-D0y you know why tho Bishop
Father KoEPER-To save the Church from scandal.
EspoNDE sSI mad Father stack done to
endanRer the fa1r name OF the CnurchY
Father KoErER-ohi Qaughinglyj he was not fond
CoRaEspONDsNr-wha do you meanY
Father KOEPER-Iis church ls more IN debit tha
1t was when he took IT.
Father KoEPER--He collected 5000 per year Dew
rents ami ne received money Tor baptism and sucn
things.
CoRREspoNDENr-what did he do with this money,
Father KoEPEH-He spsntit
CoRREsPoNDENT--O OF all the money he has received
has ne never paid 1t to any paid the debts Of
the cnurchf
Father KoErER-No; no ono has ever seen any Of
CoRREsPoNnsNr-How much do you suppose he
has collected since he has been In Wnliainsp0rt-
$l0,00JY
Father KoBPER-Yes; as much as that I think
more.
CONFERENCE.-THE you think Father Stack has
spent thus money In his owl behafs
Father KOEPER-Ido. Where has 1t gone to else
No one has seen It. II must have been spent.
CORRESPONDENT-You say the church Is In debt.
How do you known
Father KoEPEa-Bishop O'Hara sent me 5000
short time ago to pay some OF its debts.
CORREsPoNpEsT-ls the cnurcn still in debtp
Father KoEPER-Yes, very much.
CoRREsPoNDsNr-Doy you know now muchs
Father KOEPER-ApDut three thousand dollars
CORES fONDENr-What Is the condition OF your
own church
Father KoEPER-My church Is free from debt; 40
am l. get 5000 per year. have collected about
twelve thousand dollars since came here, which Is
about two years. have built church, built my.
sell q house, and have $3,0 900 left.
your congregation as large as
shat OF Stackf
Father KOEPER-NO, IL Is not.
The German priest being called for took his leave
and congratulated myse!. that at last nai arrived
at the real cause of Stacks removal.
II the charges the German makes are true Stack
cover the disgrace OF dtsmssal or removal Ior It
Is disgrace In the Catholic Church for priest to
be removedD under an appeal to the civil courts to
establish canon law. The question naturally arises
How can a civil court establish canon la " In this
country TINS Is what Father Stack ID aiming at
evidently.
THB AFFIDAVIT OF BISHOP oHARA,
which here follows Is v0lumnous In that IL covers
all the questions at Issue and gives his Views and
theories In lull. It was prepared with great care