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THE BISHOP M'C0SKRY CASE.
MRS. FRdNK BdNIsTER STEPPING F0R-
WIRD WITH a DENIAL.

About 90 Follow her septusserarinn gusr.
dian to New Yerk-Orderins h,u. 20 vi..
dictate her Honor-what tho Bish.p says.
Bishop MoCoskry was seen last evening
at 113 West Forty fourth street, the home OF
Dr. Erskino Mason. In person no ia sllghtiy
above medium height and rather slender In
build. Hc wears an ordinary gentlemans
street suit. and might be taken for member OF
tho medical profession. His faco ls covered
with tawnyish brown beard. so that the only
expression 1t wears Is In the eyes. which are
dark. quick moving. and expressive. They had
a awearlcd look last evening" as eyes look after
tedious journey. or In bitter grief. On being
told tho writer desired to learn from him
whether dcepatch. with the rodueet stated boz
low. had beon received Bishop McCoskry ex-
claimed hastily: :" havo nothing 10 say" His
manner at once became that Of a person taking
an attitude OF defence. Aftor refusing TO read
no w and doy ss hs
know nothing whatever about tho mattert"
Then he led the way TO the outer door.
Prom ne Detroit B,er,ry Nan.
Mrs, Banister. nee Fanny Richards. called al
tho Erening ,Ne,rs Office yesterday afternoon.
having. as she assorted. Just learned. for the
was connecteJ She declared. with most tragic
ind,hgnation ih that there was not word Of truth
Brtiyh Parliament for Greenw wich on his death.
& Sed n no ~, wrote % ito to Bishop McCossry reaqssiing
G hSr sac % had had tho the
was a eiqssmste Of tIe Bishops at oxford. sshhSs
denied that Bishop McCoskry ever paid single
cent for hor schooling. or ANYTHING else. ex-
cept from her own, moneys. She had received
Of the most commonplace character; nor had
she sl, eyer acted as his amanuensis. The letters
declared must hayo been forged. He was inno-
cent, and why he should resign and fly to
RhOtll6 frv lQh
was indicated though she had to go on foot 10
New dork to stop hlm Later IN the afternoon
Re- : 4 S Mcs'SSI,y ~; d. M''o", iis Wa Trc'yNyDtA
,hs Vic cGaTsc demand IL Mrs. fsss s"b B.%ras s ,sc"
The following was sent to the Associated Prcss
in New York last evening.
To me A.oc,af>d RE.
give unqualified denial TO tho articles which have
sppeared in different papers against me.
sASvkt A. MoCosSrr,
sEw YoRx. April 20. 1878 Bishop Of Michigan
Hom N. Rochester glpreu
Tho reignlng scandal sensation Of the day.
with the girl Fanny Richards. has more than
fact tha, the girl is now the wife OF former
Mochestcr man, whose family still resides hero.
fortune 10 be the husband Of this girl is Frank
anistcr, His father and brother are to-day
employed in Joncs's foundry. in this city, the
have called. MIR. Banister." the reporter
ssid, yestcrd9y; 10 see you in relation TO the
informed that your brother married the girl.
Fanny richards. How long is it since he mar
Let mo see. The marriage took place on tho
3Oth OF January, 1877. Bu, ] don't bcllcve be
that he wps imposed upon. and that il was q
put up job upon him from beginning TO end.
cSs % uTeed him to marry her psOp aSd are
against any postponemont Of the wedding,
telling hlm that !; would be the best can un-
dcrstand now how it was the best-for the
Bishop"
You have soon your brothers wlicf"
"Ohl yes when She was here last summer.
She hns u dark. muddy complexion, and dony
S{c W!2I M n, iIGnE ever say IN her that induced
tha, probably takes with some people. aud She
Is about twenty wears 81 age. holievo. but sho
" Your brother is described rs being young
man; is that the fnty'
Tho pap,rs lav. spokon, Of him as being q
years Of ag". lie went Wcst about two years
49go. lr-, gong 10 Chicago. and aflerward 10
Trunk OH 'c- nt the June there"
H4w dd he first get acquainted with her"
OF the blues, made threats TINT she wns going 10
commit suicide and startcd Oh her way to tha
river, though she was accompanied rart Of the
way hy, some OF her schoolmatcs. by. one Of
ihrm She was introduced to Frank. and his ac-
quainiqncc with her dates from that time. Ho
probably WAS attracted 10y her lively manner;
and because she moved In pretty good society;
and because the Bishop was her guardian.
here in Rochester last summer. and while
hrre she received several letters from
Bishop McCuskry. about which she never said
anNihlng. They came ono letter inside an
other. But she was always very roticcnt about
her own busn IS. Whom she was married tho
notice Of it read that she was the daughter OF
Mr. Richards. VI. T., county OF Kent. England
But she never slid much about hor property.
and II IL wHs referred to IL was always in mn in
defnii. kind Of way. | haven't any doubt that
when Frank married her she believed she was
uTctty well off,