, 1875-03-10
FATHER F0RHAN,
Tho I4ong-Dcfcrrctl Cnso Comes
to 'Frin1,
Glowing Eulogy Of tho Defendant by
His Counsel.
plcasantrics Between Atr. 0'Nricn md
The Stntc's Attorney.
4 Verdict Of Acquittal.

walks OF Clark btrent wero |ined by An unuBunl
tllrong OF people vending tlIcr way In tho ts-
rcctfun Of tho Criminal Court. Tho ca1isc of
tic Unusual interest was tho fact that tho young
CatI,o]lo nrlcst ratnor ror],nn, ~ raa to ztana ,s
So, 49,. H.. ,s ..,,...,.,..,.... 49, ~.
lt'a' y" too ona'so .. nplfopt'"sps ~ nle
own personal Use ianus asnoahtanE 70 near
si,ooo, belonging to tho Chs,rc!, Of tho Nativity.
Tic details Of tho taking Of tho funds, tho lcay-
inc nj +1,o ctv hr i'm accuac1 np1 r,ta sutsc.
1."s''. e -. .s.s. 49, ~ =, - vS,. , ssz a,,ont =,
4"s'.s ",reb' ~ sso" .o1h' ~ ho nan "oo". W
sail for Europe, and hfs return to Chicago f"vo
al' boon rc!atc, until tho public arc perfectly ac
ouaiutetl with tLe,n,
1mr1,,yAn,rs
-. T..... ~
ht ~ ocloc" iho eo"It coaSenpa' anu oFofy
was occupied by spectators. Tho caso was
called, and tic nr,gopcr waa brought into Court
,pa ucoto1 l,ctwocn ,,a roureol Mnu.ru t,,tlrio.,
anu euaso.1 ,e eonH'', '!oaa'n nois
anu A1nuo' 4ns Jury "as i'np""eaut Aha
state's Attorney Reod said that on the part Of
Tho people, he expected to SHOW that the poor
peo,]o Of a church holt1 q falr for tho nurnoBe
Of nb,aln3uu tnonev viii, wLtc,, In crcct se|,ool-
oH w ~ ~ =, ', D1eee'
houso' SUD that tho prisoner ssole tic money
mud ran away. Laughter III llo lobby.
THE COUNSEL fon THE pErEssE,
". ". o}rie,,, aai1 It was tho l1rst time In tho
h,v.orv ~ i'm H,oto ~ 1,,,,. MA ,r;os, IN t,a
~ suA' F1''o& "a wv
catAol'o chulch ilaa oeeh afra'enca chafEod "itl1
felony. mr. obslcn, III his rolnarlss, paid
.".!e. Lu4nai st'us oo"i'',"os' teic''iHR 70
t,h HtoLlRe1co' learning, auu dosot'oh 70 tlo
Cnuson. ouly I"o htolt yoa5H ago' hG sala tno
tlaj,led prioyt but, not receiving thn trent
nout at The t,au'ls OF his suporior ihat l,o Ind
e1pectn1. no sought roliof from tho lhsliop.
H!ter LIZ tng young pfae1s was s1ansieffea to
batter t1oatruout thau bcforo, aud was com
R1.aeu ' w ~, ucar pufue,,s a1,u iorese VI snAry
tlna!i1, tho young nhn lest nilnBo!t agg f!oyea,
anu bc!csea iI Mo "ah tAe victim OF malicious
esion Ao ,e, hn1 nnde up llis mind t9 ylalt Rome,
@pa 'ay tas Eisovances pe!o.e TUG CAtssSn, eaa
heok TINT fnafeaa ,,! "hich was reitisoa lin at
,to!ne. ~ ula nut iease t1o cH! n4n cnIprlt,
nat went away Win tue IuIl K''oWledee OF many
pSfsons. no was about to saal from NeW YORK.
MnGh no VIZ aa.ostod ana soIu1hea 20 CilloaEo.
rather tofhans mias1oh was nobio org no
III Waa soR 1sge. s1 ime fope 10 personally aS
piauaeu rather thail ah!'aod anil arfGigned., It
charges or give won't to uttetances that would ,u-
lnfe the OBJECT enu caae OF tue CHURCH anu con-
tseauont'y ino oniy recourse Eas for Eat!!er for-
hhu to So dsfect 70 tho head OF tho Church.
AS to tho funds ciasnled to hare been atofon,
they belonged az mich TO the young prient AZ to
any other individual. Tho church waa merely
voluntary organization, mud Ind 10 legal c1lst-
cnce, and lionco was not entitled to tile money.
1t roInanel for tho Jury TO decide to whom tlat
inonoy did belong. and, unless they did that by
h1t'sg Il upon some person named In tho indtot-
Eoshnn want . thief; TO had bean pctuatod by
honorable Intentions md had always conducted
himself In a proper inannor., He deemed 1t his
aaty to 60 70 hqmo, and: having tlis money in
on hlB mission. It was not for any criminal Or
wicked purpose. or tntont that he appropriated
It no believed ho "aa as 1nuch entitled 10 u "a
any one; aud. ~ hls pa1lsl. was indebted to him,