Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-08
Special Correspondence Of The Tribuu

Make No Compromise with Him; and
He Finally Steps Down and Out.
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Detroit, Mich, June 3.-The hopes enter
tanned by the intimate friends Of Bishop
McCoskry, that his sudden departure for
New York last week was only a ruse to de-
feat the opportunities of interviewers, were
rudelv dissipated this afternoon by the re-
ceipt of a letter which announces that the
bishop has left Detroit forever and, more
over, that the house of bishops will not be
called upon to investigate the case to any
alarming extent. The real truth of the
matter only leaked out to-day, and it is a
sorry story in every respect. Those who
have, up to the present, been the boldest in
their defense of the fallen prelate, now re-
gretfully acknowledge that they can no
longer entertain any belief in his innocence;
and they feel this the more as they now
learn that they haye been made the victims
of . p~retent;ous sham.
When the bishop left Detroit for New
York first, it was with the intention of sail
ing for Europe. The scandal exploded juet
before he had time to sail and the bishop
announced, in a statement communicated to
the associated press, that he was guiltless of
the charges, and, subsequently, that he
would return and undergo an investigation.
Members Of the standing committee were
interviewed by your correspondent, but
they resolutely refused to give any informa.
ton. An important civic officer, one of the
law advisers Of the corporation, who was the
first to see the ~incrimnatory letters, took
strong ground against the bishop from the
first. He was = spiritual child" of the
bishop, and knew his handwriting to q dot.
This gentleman now says that no other
course could have been adopted by McCos.
kry than to run away.
The evidence accumulated BY the stand
ing committee, once the scandal got wind,
was something startling; and, when the
bishop came back, and announced himself.
through Mr.. Romeyn, ready for examina,
ton, the committee declared that nothing
but the regular course Of 4 trial could be
contemplated. Mr.. Romeyn was shown
some of the proof, and he was startled. He
went to the bishop with his newly-acquired
knowledge, and told him that the case was
not n that could be defended. The terms
of the committee were simple. They had
no desire, as the bishop supposed, to defend
him. They were not, - he supposed
though intimate friends, with whom he had
grown up since childhood (some of them, at
least),-sympathizen who would 10 any
length to cover up his sins, after the Ply
moath church style; but rather stern men,
who had the courage to make the church it.
self more ofa cause than the man. They
had proofs before them which fully con-
WINGED them that the charges were we'll sup
ported, and they took the ground that their
duty laid wholly with the church.
Mr.. Romsyn was informed that the com.
mittee would appear before any investiga.
ting committee in the character of a corpo.
rate prosecutor. The Bishop then asked
concessions; but these we're refused. All
that the committss would accept was an un.
conditional resignation. not only Of the bish.
speic Of Detroit bat Of every clerical func.
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