The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-21
PoLITENEss Evidently WANTING.
Father Farrell. Can't. Williams. and n Mat
ter-of-Fact Physician.

Mrs. Ellen Kelleher Of 67 James street
day afternoon, and her skull wa, fractured.
Negbbors carried her to the alleyway gate, and
stood around her while waiting for a police on
Ger. Seeing the thronV, Father william A. Far
rell OF St James's Roman Catholic Church, who
was returning from the bedside Of sick par
ishioner, In priests street dress, ran toward IT,
Learning that Mrs. Kelleher was dying. Father
Farrell knelt beside her on the sidewalk, to hear
her confession, and she lapsed Into uncon.
sciousness. She was taken to the Oak street
station, Father Farrell following. and thence to
the Chambers street hospital, where she died
early on Monday morning.
u followed Mrs. Kolleher to the Oak street sta
tion, said Father Farrell Yesterday, "hoping to
hear the remainder Of her confession, and to az
ford her the blessed consolation Of receiving
the viaticum. The Church deems IL n gtievOus
sin on the part Of q Catholic who neelects to re-
ceive The Ntatcum at the point of death. and on
that OF the priest VINO, being within access, fails
TO administer II. Therefore I was very anxious
Tor Mrs kelleher's sake. and for my own, to
give her the viaticum. She was taken into
the room behind the ofice In tho Oak
street station, aud laid on the floor. bent
men and some OF my ows parishioners In the
room; room; ! stood stood up, and said, 'Gentlemen, VIII
while she confesses. All iI' that % passes sin in
S and ps%snt, every cs,hco si%Gs1 lp1ss pGss.
Is sacred. IL must not be he7rd by any other
human being. A roundsman began to clear the
room: Stop said a tall man, eruffiy. to the
roundsman. Who's boss horeS' You are, Of
oourse, ,,l, Captain replied the ,roupdsman, sub.
people out you can. There's only one boss Ia
this station | did not see any indication OF
tho mans rank, but, Judging from the subtnis-
sion OF the roundsman, addressed him as Cap
tain; Captain. will you be Kind enough to
s, nave ,a TIE room elearedl This poor women may
her confess, don't want TO hear what she says
was his grun response. But he then left the
The doors were left open, but having moved
several benches out of the way, closed them,
ran to St. Peters Church in Barclay street for
the viattcum, intending to give IL to Mrs. kel-
leher 10 the Chambe,s street hospital. whittier
she was being taken In an ambulance. On my
arrival at the hospital with the sacrament In my
hand, met Dr. Savage. said that I wished
TO see Mrs. kellehcr to prepare her for DEATH
You cannot see her now, think he said, the
doctors are dressing her wounds. Come back in
fore the end OF the next hour, sir replied;
besides, have business that will not permit
me TO return at that time well. them said
you can't come back II you do that, sir. IL is
all that could ask answered, aud l left the
hospital, feeling very sad. Mrs. kelleher died
at o'clock on Monday morning and no priest
was called To aid her In preparing for eternity
against the cashiers desk in the billiard room
OF Frenchs Hotel. watching the red and white
worries coursiug upon the green cloth.
"Captain,' said the reporter, " The sun has
directed me to obtain your version OF a story
that Is current In this ward"
Il don't care what stories they tell OF mo-"
reJoined the Captain. After he had heard tue
substance OF Father farrslrs story. Capt. VIII
hams said
=" thought that he bad got through the con-
fession. lie came In there aud ordered people
out OF the room, and l didn't know who the
deuce he was. Is that what killed the won IN :"
taking a cigar from his pocket, biting OF the
point, and lighting IL.
II believe not, Captain" the reporter an
swsred but HON Catholics believe that
they ought to confess before DEATH"
believe they ought, too" the Captain said,
walking toward the front door Of the hotel.
Father Farrell came clustering IN here" said
Dr. SAVAGE. and said that he wanted to soc the
woman tnss had fallen that her husband had
sent him. told him that the doctors we're per-
forming an operation upon her. that she WAS
exposed, and that he could not see her. IL he
would return within an hour, be could probably
see her. He said that he would do nothing OF
the kind, and that " would not rive him ac-
cess to hsr. she must die without q priest. I
said that sue would not die before morning. and
that II she did priest should be called In time
from -. Peters Church. He then went away
Indignantly. We are always ready TO be courts-
Gus to Catholic priests. or any other olsrgymen.
We send M passenger, at our private cost, to o..
Peters CHURCH for u priest Whenever patient
likely TO die requests u.s.