The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21
DErRoIrs cIERIcAL SCANDAL.
How the Letters 20 Fanny Richards Came
fnto the Hands of u Young Printer.

About four years ago. being then in his
10Th ycar. hut hale. hearty num- Bishop Nc
named Richards and her daughter Fanny. II
y said that the widows husband was an Eng
lish member Of Parliament. which would indi-
cate II true that the family once held q good
social position. At the time the Bishop formed
their acquaintance. the mother was employed in
n shoe factory IN this city AMI the daughter.
then in her 18th year, was attending school.
Fanny was not NJ all beautiful but she was
healthy. blooming, and viva ,ious. II was not
long before she Became n pupil NJ Il fashionable
Detroit seminary. her tuition fees being paid
by her aged friend. Her intervals of leisure
were illcd NJ ~ cOuying the bishops SER
mons. thus becoming sort of uminuensis.
She visited her protectors house repeatedly.
Fannvs last lover was q iuurucymnn
printer IN ms city; respccinble young man,
but keen and shrcwd. Ike most oi his class In
one OF their numerous interviews she opened
letter from the Bishop and commenced To rend
II. The young man had been told that there
was something mysterious in her actions,
been r0 saI 'In Ut shd o2 always 9s' has pdni y
Of money. and she claims that Bishop
McCoskry and another Clergyman are her
guardians" The lover went bchind the girls
chair. and read few lines of the Bishops HE
roglyphic writing with the practisci oMse Of n
compostor used 10 bad nuuusc riut. The girl
laughingly. but suspiclously. asked him If he
could read the writing. The young man said
the first words. declaring llc could not make
them out. Fanny then took the letter in her
break, communication which sh" pretended
10 he the contents of the letter but which was
entirely different IN every word ana finished
by saving the letter was from relative.
Subsequently the young man gained access TO
the letters. and nlnr months later learned the
whole secret from her own mouth. II II asso IT.
ed that tue Bishop learned W their intimacy.
proposed 10 him that he should marry Fanny.
and. rs an inducemcnt. offered To give Lin
small printing office and the publication Of
our Diocese Il weekly Episcopal paper. is
sued in this city. The young man refused the
About this time the young man one day fell
into brown study. ana his cogitatons were to
this effect: The Bishop IL all powerful in this
city. and his sOn-In- law Mr.. Stanton. is SUPER
intendent Of Police. suppose he should learn
that have those letters in my possess sion. Good
heavens How easy for Stanton To- have me ar
rested and temporarily lodged in Jail on a
| trumped-up chHr.:". ana ia t.ir mean tn'. hv a
search Warrant WISH ny board ~ house. search
| and rather absurd course oi rcas ming hut It
led him 20 put the letters out II h. possess ion
| and he gave them into the custody Ot a friend.
| who was AN advertising solicitor for a weekly
| Tor some time. and finally locked them UP in a
business man : safe.
| About eight months ago. the young printer in
| the mean time having gone into the interior Of
| letters. He then interviewed few leading
! EpiscOpalians on the subject. and they each and
all held ny their hands in horror at the idea Of
| their existence LATER, the advertising solicitor
| above mentioned WAS in an Office IN the CITY
| Hail. and entered into good-natured discuss
| sion with an on H In the course ot tho dis
cussion the Hdyrrtsing man, IN serio-"omit
| manner. maintained tic doctrlnr Of universal
! dcprAvity. and citeI the ease 81 Bishop Mc(o--
| kry. The official said there was NO proof The
other said he could produ, conclusive evidence
| Of his statement. Tie official snrrringiy Hfiet
| ed o. disbelieve il. and the latter stuug hy an
imputution On his Nrracity. got the letters. and
allowed the official t. read them. The rest Of
| the story has been told.