Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27

~ Beecher has found rival in the
the Episcopal Bishop of Michigan. This
sanctitted lccher is over seventy years Of
age and has been 4 bishop for forty !
years. In his case, as in Beecher's, the
evidence consists of letters and is over
whclming. He has been compelled to re-
sign and proposes to take refuge in Eu-
rope. The white-souled'' in this in
stance is one Miss Fannie Richards, of
Detroit.
NEW York, April Cot has been as
ecrtaincd that ex-Bishop McCoskrcy, of
the Protestant Episcopal Church of Mich
igan, who resigned about month ago in
accordance with a request from a special
committee of his church, owing to
charges of immortality in connection with
q school girl, is at present in the city.
He has taken particular pains, however,
not to communicate with his relatives
residing here, and has intinlated to stran-
gers that he desires to remain peacefully
secluded until he sails for Europe.
His nephew, DR.. Erskine Mason, was
disposed to evade all questions relative
to tho alleged charges that have been
made against his uncle. When asked if
he knew where tho ex-Bishop could be
seen in order to deny the allegations that
had been made against him, DR.. Mason
declined to give any information of his
whereabouts, and said that he had only
heard indirectly of the ex-Bishop's arrival
yesterday morning. DR.. Mason was pos
1t;ye f1,ot Mrs AfrCas1-ror b,I NIT 4at
joined her husband, but would not tony
that it was her intention to do 70. He
also believed that his uncle had made
every preparation to sail on the twenty
seventh instant, but thought it would
be indicate of him, under the circum-
stances, to volunteer any particulars.
ROCHESTER,, N. y, April 21.-Thc broth
or and father Of Frank Bapnister, who
married Fannie Richards, who figures so
prominently in the Detroit scandal, lives
here. The brother was interviewed to-
day, aud, among other things, he said
that he thought the marriage was Il put
up job by Bishop McCoskrey and his
friends. She was here last Summer. Mr..
Barnistcr denies that she is pretty,
thought she had q vivacious manner, but
he could not see what natural a attractions
she could have had in Franks cstima-
ton. She is about twenty years of age,
and Frank is twenty-eight. He left hero
two years ago for Chicago, but is now in
Detroit.
The following is his story of how the
couple got acquainted: When going to
school she had fit of the blues anG
threatened to commit Suicide, and start
cd for the river. Shc was accompanied
part of the way by some schoolmates, by
one of whom she was introduced to
Frank, and the acquaintance dates from
that time. "You may take this story
about thu contemplated suicide,' said
Mr.. Bannister, for what it is worth. 1
only know that that is what She says
about it,"
Frank wns probably attracted by her
lively manner and because sho moved il:
pretty good society, and because tho Bis
hop was her guardian or claimed to be.
He knew who tho parties were as SO on as
the scandal was mentioned. Fannie was
here last summer, and then received sew
oral letters from Bishop McCoskrey, about
tne cohteutS Oh winch Snc WAS very THtl-
; cent. IF she is tho daughter OF Mr.. Rich
ards, member of Parliament for Kent,
England, she never mentioned it definite
ly. Frank evidently thought her rich
when no married her. Mr.. Bannister
goes to Detroit tonight to confer and ad-
wise with his brother Frank. The scan
Dial is much talked about up here.
trinl package of DR.. A. q Simmons