The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-21

A HANDSOME YOUNG GIRL INSISTING ON INTER-
VIEWING CATHOLIC cLERGYMEN-Is SHE IN
SANE OR A BLACKMAILER!

A
VIEWING CATHOLIC cLERGYMEN-Is SHE IN
SANE OR BLACKMAILER?
From the Albany Evening Journal, April lel
A rather extraordinary was developed at Police
Headquarters to-day, the facts of which may be sue
cinctiy stated foows:-About ten days ago n good
looking and we'll dressed young woman, apparently
about twenty-five years Of age, called ut the residence
OF Row. Father Prescr OF the German Catholic Church
on Second avenue early the evening and requested
the who appeared At the Goor TO show her into
the clcrgymans presence, she wished to speak to
him privately.
Father Preser was absent nt tho time, and SO the
servant Informed the applicant, whose name II has
since been asccrtained IS Caroline Messner Caroline
discreditcd tho statement, and was very abusive TO
the servant. She departed however, with the int-
nation that she would call again tho next morning.
The next morning she again appeared at tho house.
and Father Preiscr answered her summons at the
door,
She requested to him alone, and when he
declined she insisted ON private interview,
saying che had poison she would take, and
finally became so violent in her manner as TO
alarm him. He had read In New York German
paper OF the case OF Philadelphia girl who went
about seeking interviews with ccrgymcn, and when
accorded MAKING charges OF improperly against them
Tor purposes OF Dlackmal, and her importantly re-
called the item fresh TO his mind He positively re-
fused TO the house, and was at last CON-
PEELED 10 turn her away. When she left he at orco
called Chief Maloy and informed him OF tho facts
Tho Chic ntrusted the matter TO Detective Malone 10
work up. That day or tho next succeeding Caro-.
line called Father Mcncroc OF the Cathedral and
Father Mcdonald. OF 81 Mary's Church, aud endeav-
ored to Obtain private interviews, but met with no
better than she had at Father Prcscr's.
II is supposed size called on others OF the Catholic
clergy In the city thc same days and attempted the
business without result, and, becoming dis
couraged, then went 10 Troy, AS has since been
learned, Here shc called the priests at the Provin-
cial Seminary and several clergymcn In tho city.
They supposing from her actions that shc was out OF her
mind, caused her 10 be placed IN the SISTERS Hospital
She was Released from this institution yesterday,
and coming TO Albany, made application TO Rev.
Father udden director oil tho Albany diocese, at the
Cathedral this morning He mad been Informed OF her
previous attempts with other ciergymen and rccog-
nized her from the description that had been given He
acted promptly IN the matter. Sending 10 tho Second
precinct for an officer, Policeman McKiernan re-
sponded, VINO took Caroline In custody and brought
her down before Chief Maioy.
Tho Chief, having had his men on her track for
the past few days, very willingly accorded her an In
tervicw, although II was hardly TO her nclinat'ons.
on entering his Office she took small piece OF paper
from her pocket, which she tore into bits, but the
Chief gathering them up and joining them together
found written thereon, "House OF Shelter, Albany"
The Chief also found In her dress pocket two small
packets, which Caroline said contained poison; but
DR. Sauttcr, druggist, on examining them pronounced
them harmless. In response to questions, the girl
stated that she had been In the country only ycur
and that she had mother living in Germany.
She could sivo no explanation OF her singular con-
duct sho conversed IN broken English tho CHIEF
sent for Rev. Father Noehen to converse with her.
HIS conclusion that she was rather more inclined
to wickcdncss than insanity. She could give salts
factory Information concerning herself, and Chief
Maloy accordingly sent her before Justice Clutc who
committed her TO jail for medical examination.
This afternoon Caroline was again brought down
before Justice Cutc, and confcssng that she had no
homo friends, thereby coming under tho Vagrant
sho sentenced by the magistrate 10 the Pcni-