, 1875-04-25
TIE SISTERS or LORETo.
SUIT AGAlNgr HIsHop En1;ry

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| Judge Williams wae engaged Yesterday i,
hearing plea IN abatement to the bill Of com
plaint Of the Sisters Of Loratto aeainst Thomas
Foley Catholic Bishop of Chicaeo. Last Sep.
ternber the Sisters fled their bill setting out II
substance that they we're regularly organizec
corporation that il 1869 they had bought oi
the thea Catholic Bishop Of this diocese, Biahop
Dugg@n, "a academy, No. III Weat Adams
street, near St. Patriek'a Church, subject Ia
some :, incumbFancea, which they we're to
pay On the condition principally that
they vera to 1nalntain indefinitely =
parochial school. The7 took possession nnd
taught the school until August, 1871, when
bishop Foley, who succeeded Duggsn, By threats
and conpulGon induced some Of the Sisters to
lasvet procured deed. and had it signed ap-
parantly by the Mother Superior, but really by
some one who VAS induced to personate her.
This alleged fraudulent deed was then put On
record. and, acting under it, the Bishop took
possession Of tho premises, and has since retain
ed it. The bill. therefore, prayed that this deed
might ha declared void and be set aside.
THE DEFENDANT
fled pies that there WA no such corporation
- the Sisters OF Loae.to, and thia question nas
argued yesterday. The: deposition OF Father
Conway Was first read in evidence to show that
st present the Sisters we're dlsb4nded and scat-
tered Bishop Foley then took the stand, and
testified that the corporation had been dis
solved Mother Ferdinand herself had asked
him to appoint Super1o2 N her place he
bad asked her to deed the properly to him
in PRESENCE OF the whole Sisterhood, and all had
thing for the deed, but never considered that
the Sisters owned it. Father Halligap, actlng as
administrator Of Bishop Duggan, had given |
them the deed, but had acted beyoud his powers,
ne only having charge Of the spir1tna! affairs Of
her head would not allow her to work, and re- |
quested him to appoint soma one: No |
triat was ever had on any charges !
before he dissolved the sisterhood He had
fhsolute t aud arbitrary power; and exercised it.
vas yet eommunicant Or not, but he had not
aKcommunicated her. He himself had more
power than Father Hallgan. having been in
vested by the Pope with authority over both
spi,itual and temporal affair.
4 book was then shown the Bishop, and he
Faa asked It it contained the rules OF the Sis
err, to which he replied be did not know. Mr.
scates then inquired what rules they had, aud
be Bishop sad he was afrald theY had none
3e then re- ated an occasion when Mother Fer |
udienca, remained in bis house until 8 o'clock
. the morning, until she WAS taken to the
fercy Hospital By his order, in charge Of Capt. |
Hickey The Biehop also testified that the 8a~
eta or charity h8d no Individual proprietary |
lghss; that their earnings belonged to the par
h: "hich Also oHnad the property they held
nd used
In the afternoon,
FATHER CONWAY
IA pQt on the stand. The substance OF bis tea- |
moQy was to show that the Sistars vera dis
ersed, and that after their spiritual dissolution
icy had also been dissolved temporarily, and {
their rights TO the Bishop. He had
I'D debts to various parties to the amount of | .
'o1 81, zoo which they had contracted. =
TIE DEposIT1oS OF MOTHER FERpIEAyD +
- then read. which supported lh8 allegations !
the bill. She testified that she Came 10 Chi.
20 with three or four other Sisters, at Bishop | =
1ggap's request, and soon after pessn teaching =
34sochial school IN the Psrash OF st. Patrick :,
70 proceeds vera to belong to her and her as ! ;,
c.ates. In Septombar altar she vent there -
q began to oceupy the lot in question. It eaa
Bishop Duggan'R urgent request that the
aters Of Loretta xcre iucol porated 3
d that they bought the property. The proper z
WAS heavily incumbered. large amount Il
q paid On the property afterwards for i'm II
WHICH was frau1u:ently recorded a. G
yipg been raid by the parish. Father DOYLE | a.
Va her forged recent. 4 largo amount was ! Il
10 paid for furniture and bedding. The deed
rported to be made August II, 1871, but she
yer signed it. The deposition Of Mother | Vi
tt1inand was very long, giving d
ci1cumatantiaI account Of everything con 4
ced With his resldence hera and enpIoyment | a,
gethe1 with the circumstances attending the ] u
ring ot the deed TO bishop Foley. and It ita n
aclQslon the further hearing Of tie plea vas / :,
stponed until week from Monday | Il