The New York herald., 1879-03-07
Efforts to Relieve the Venerable
Prelate.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

"He is very i'll. Too sick to see anyone"
Then the apartments Of Father Callahan and
Father Quinn were besiegcd, but no response could
be obtained TO oft repeated knocks or ringing of
BELLS and the servants answered that they
couldn't tell where either could be found;
they had not seen them since morning Father
Quinn. however, was down in the city during the
day and stopped for whilo ut the Office Of the
signee and made some suggestions as to what should
be done in the management Of certain of the prop
erty merely as to the collection Of the rents or
some immaterial matters and afterward left Neither
he nor Father Callahan had reached homo at six
O'Clock or at eight, and still number Of
those who wanted to see them yet waited.
THE SAVINGS OF TWENTY YEARS.
One old man, Irishman. sixty years Of age, said
to your correspondent to-day while waiting there:-
II have been trying to get job'of work to do on
the streets to-day-something that will givo two
or three days work in week-because am ruined
by the Archbishop
"How much did you have in his hands p
.Al had in the world. -. 500 It was the savings
Of twenty years labor. My sister, too. had $4,000
there and she like me, must go to work to her
living"
This is only q sample case of many that fell under
your correspondents observation. The failure
affects the poorer casses-day aborers and working
unquesonsby be the cause OF great deal OF suffer
Ing
Considerable talk has been INDUCED in to-day be-
cause Father Quinn, who Of the trustees
originally appointed had paid out s1.OO the money
raised by st. Xavier's congregation, to the poorer
among the claimants In an interview telegrapEed
last night Father nc; Quinn n gave his own ,s, rss
he did not tell ali about it, because there had been an
attempt to garnishee the money In his hands as one
Claimants is s to Keep from paying it under
of law. The story is this:-The first of the
Archbishop's creditors to take legal steps for
the recovery of his claim was Mr.. Walter Lacy.
who one month ago attached two farms in
Hardin county. Ky.. belonging to Father I'd
ward Purcell. After this was done there fol-
lowed q series of complications and transfers of
ownership and notes that caused the plaintiff to
make assurance doSely sure by sarniseeng Joseph
D. Bertke and NJ. Keatin. all aymen Of the Church,
aud Fathers Quinn and Albrnk and Joseph =.
Mr. Lacys claim amounts to $780, and he
states that when serving the notices day before
Yesterday IN MS capacity az nc me. Win
Albrink. These two did not want to have the pro-
served them. and Father Quinn, to avoid pay
ing the $1,000 conded to him III this way paid over
to these poor people. His action meets with the ap
proval OF the people generally.
Considerable talk caused on the streets to-day
by the discovery that Archbishop Purcell had within
q few days past mortgaged two lots in Glendale
for $1,000. and the morigage went on record
other property to his brother. This prop
crty included in the assignment and
lS
creditors will not have it LEVIED upon and sold sub
ject to the mortgage. aud thus be able to
much Of it toward the payment OF particular
claims.
LIABILITY CHURCH PROPERTY.
The lawyers also beginning to discuss how far
some OF the church property can be held for pay
mcnt of the Indebtedness. The Cathedral. the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception Mount
Adams and the Institution of the Passionis Fathers
formerly the Cincinnati Observatory, are the prop
erty about which most interest gathers, because
1t is we'll known that some of the deposits in
<lo 20 fD~o
cathedral was commenced in 1889. the very year the
Archbishop, then priest, commenced to receive de-
for worship 1t is said now that $4,000 of the money
deposited with him went toward paying for this
eihce. The Church of the Immaculate Conception on
Mount Adams, built some fifteen years ago, cost
ing $lOO00O. and nearly all OF it paid by the
Archbishop. Reuben Springer gave it chime of
bells. and several members OF the congregation con-
tributed memorial windows; but aside from these
the expense was mostly borne by the Archbishop and
from these funds.
Tho Monastery of tho Passonist Fathers was pur-
chased from the city only six or seven years ago.
the Archbishop conducting the negotiations. but
direct The price paid for this was $4,000
Now it is claimed by the lawyers that the creditors
Of tho Archbishop Will be allowed by the courts to
invested in them. which sum shall go to the satas
faction OF their claims.
Mr.. q. Sage, one of the prominent attorneys Of
this city. said to your corroepondcnt:-'H Ia my
anst ana areded o Se ScS n
trust but that when tho depositors with the Pur-
cells trace their money into property occupied
for church purposes il may be sold for their bcnct
1t follows. according to this view that the churches
that have been built and endowed by the Purcels out
of money intrustcd to them may DO taken for their
debts but that the churches by their congre
cations not accessible. In therefore. there
Is church built at cost OF 100000 aud $SoOo were
raised by the congregation and &5O,WO contributed
by the Purcclls out OF the moneys deposited with
them. the property would be liable for the Purcell
debts to the of $50000 and tho congregation
would raise tho mOney submit to the sale
OPINIONS OF BUSINESS MEN.
In conversation with the bankers Third street
to-day great deal of sympathy expressed with
the Archbishop because of his embarrassments. but
most Of them reluctant to say what they
thought would be tho outcome of it, One gentle
man. very influential in financial circles, said
II don't believe hh estate will pay ten cents on tho
never before happened in this city.
What about the plan TO call on the Church at large
to relieve himY
80 far "a Archbishop Purcell is concerned
should be glad 10 SEQ il done. He has not misuscd
any of the funds am satisfied that is, he has not
applied them to himself or to any wrong purpose"
..Have you seen the article in tho HERALD Of day
before yesterday?
pcals to our better feelings, our sympathics; but.
then, there Is this one troube-ir they go to the
Ess found himself Caught in unfortanate specuia.
tions with his parishioncrs' money will be making
the same claim. We will have not single case. but
score of them, and in the end the Church itself
will be greatly injured.
"But arc not Archbishop Purccll's age and long
service to the Church sufcicnt to give him clama"
Undoubtedly; but the trouble will be
where to draw the line. Here Is voner-
able archbishop; next IL may be q priest,
equally venerable in years and services, and
we will not know when TO stop. As for myself
shall subscribe literally. but At the same time
think the principle wrong one. The Church as
large can't afford to assume the debts of bishop,
priest or layman."
CONDITION ARcHBfsuop.
very prominent Catholic layman <vho was out at
Mount ~. Mary's Academy last night and was nj
lowed audience with tho ArchbishouA said to the