, 1873-09-23
A CATHOLIC 1MBR0GL,0.
Disturbance Of Friendly Relations in
q Newspaper Office.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Ano AoioW1nH htatccntt WHICH sn!he1ently oxph1nf
ttso, has been nn,lo by lilo Directors Of tho tsicr
Catholic newspaper:
"Tho present Hoard Of Directors Of tho 1Testern
cathol.o Publishing Company legally olcctod on
May Inst by tho almost unanimous vote Of MI tho stock
holders, nud holds Office one year. Shortly afcrward
oe John Il. CoHey, who owned considerable stock Ut
tho tno Of tho election of tho poart-vo members Of
which worc personally acceptable to hi1u-camo Into
possession Of hajority Of tho aarca Tho presiauns
Of the Beard accepted tho position On CoiIcys solica-
tion. cofcy requested the rorc,ucut Of ". A. 10
H,asncy, then editor Of tho paper, and tho Board,
recognizing hin majority Of interest," believed
thnt ho should 10 given Ills way In such mattor, and
hcceplcu Mr.. LomaHnCy'a resignation. Co1ey then
nHked TO DO mado btsincss manager, and tho Board
Tor sc sa1o suffered him to thoao u-
hca. lic next requested permission to employ Mr. j.
j. Filxglhbon 10 write for tho papor, aud tho Boar.
not willing to Interfere w Ooey neither consented
NOR rcfuscd but simply asked TINT tho paper be kept
externally decent, Until Tue 10Th Of Angust tho oard
never took nny part whatever In the management On
THAT dato appeared Indecent articlo outragnR CATH
ole principles, inHulllg MI wolnon, and containing
font erithots Tho Board then met and passed tho fol-
lowing resolution:
That tho usstern Cathcitc Publishing Company in
Issue of Aug 1o III which m attempt was made to de-
care as CATHOLIC principle, that woman may not Gu
With Ito aws Of dod for when tSov are ste ly nas
turo anl education.'
The Board Instructed Coey to pub1jsh this resolu-
tlon at tho head Of tho editorial columns. Cocy al
legged tiat he disarprovcd Of tho nrticle, md
would not havo printed II had ho accn 1t,
Tho Doard ordered tho dismissal Of Fitzgib-
bon, who was rcsponsblo for lta publication, Cof-
fey stated TINT ha lid not desire to retni Ntzgibbou
for his literary utility ho couspicuously possessed
none, hut for financial rcaaous' This WAS understood
to mean political reward for leading tic paper into
uTh, 1,,,r1 n,,.,u. .,,14 -
., mn ~, """.u '"a' ooney naa cnrenoea BONO
Sect hin legal measures oven to rndicato public d.
standing tho appeals of tho minority Of tho stock
to 1ero from lis Sessy y nna IN lux
weeks tasuo appeared car.l assaulting two members
was seeking TO intinato tho sctunl propretors be-
he Ind not been permitted TO exercise censor.
'n!n sysr sss tas sSFs1 aas stfr IL r.; .n.nn
aud lis slancro,a disposition, may be Judged frou,
inquiry or suggestion rclavc 10 Tho editorial matter
mud never nturtercd directly or Indirectly with tAo
,nan Of the nsper pflor e Au9 io sneo
Board.
Tho Board gavc coi1ey from Aug 10 to sont. 10 to
refused, md stated TINT he had not time cnouri The
Board then took legal possession of tho oaieo
printed It Ii not resnonaino for Tin nrar
tents. With ths isane tic councctiou Of tic Board
with tho Western Catholic, as Directors and inyid-
obligations, they propose to rel their stock to Cotey
and retire. having nei.hyr aao nor to for souni.
naao during e last three months Tin Bonrf fn1iovaa
lea attributable 10 CoiIey than 10 tho epc Tho limo,
sance, uul tho sa1ldcrouB disposition Of izalLpou.
who Ii unfamiliar with Catholic prnciplrs. Coiicv iro
comes liable for iii tho debts Of tho coiicern.n
Tho foregoing statement Of tho Directors was In
safcrrc The uoard having requested tlo daily nancra
10 ho silent Oh tho subject IN order to avoid ecnda