The New York herald., 1879-10-30
MISS MARKS WILL.
What Father Bradley Says
Of the Controversy.
DIR. M'GLYNN'S EXPLANATION
A Priest Whose Footsteps
Were Guarded


cused of inducing the old lady to leave him all her
fortune said to HERALD reporter yesterday. at
his residence in st. Bernard's Rectory, West
Fourteenth street :-"This whole thing has been
grossly exaggerated The singing of comic songs
and the drinking of champagne I admit.
but there was nothing harmful in these
proceedings l deny that the ladys
father confessor. but admit that the lady paid my
educational expenses in Rome and that she acted
toward me more a mother than anything else."
i Mr. Bradley is an Engishman. of about thirty-hve
years He has auburn hair. forid face and a very
winning manner and address, He says that all the
time Miss Marx travelling on the Continent
he was absorbed in ecclesiastical studies in Rome
Rev. Walter b. Noyes. who, it was asserted, was
auondam lover of Miss Marx and was 'cut OUT in his
affections by Father Bradley. could not be found
yesterday the reporter The story was SO fully told
in Yesterdays HERALD that it is needless to repeat
any of its features but the following interview with
Dr. McGlynn whose name has been mixed up in
the transaction Of the win must command a great
deal Of interest. alone on account of his rela
tons the subject of the article. but to his stand
ing in the Catholic Church.
AN INTERVIEW WITH DIR. M'GLYNN.
.'I want to ask you. Father McGlynn." said the
reporter, whether q lay person devise money
to a priest and whether priest hold 1t for his
own private use p
'Of course" replied Father McGlynn. "the priest
in such matters is neither more nor less than any
other citizen. This is to be understood where there
is o clear understanding (as there was, undoubt-
edy in Mr.. Bradley's case that such bequest is for
his private If there should be an under
standing between the testator and the legatee
that the latter should use the bequest as a
trust for some charitable or religious purpose,
the legatee should of course hold himself bound
any profit to himself Although the civil law, sup
pose, would take note OF this and do nothing to
inI hao
vate matter of conscience for the legaee
might make an exception in the case
of a religious Order bound by Of poverty.
But Of this exception the civil law in
lie lands would take notice and the individual
priest would have to be guided to the acceptance
of the bequest by the Order to which he
belongs and with which he holds all things in COM
mon."
"How long have ycu known Father Bradley?"
81 became acquainted with him only few days
before received him into the Catholic Church. in
this Church of st. stephen, i'll January. 1872, be-
heve. The acquaintance began by his calling on me
after preparing me for the visit by letter. was
able to remove any lingering doubts of his con-
cerning the Catholic Church, and he was
by his former tenets and practices already
very familiar with the doctrines and prac.
tices of the Catholic Church l
to defer for any length & OF time his reception: He
West Hoboken for brief season OF meditation and
prayer. Immediately after which his reception here
took place. He and is evidently very sincere,
earnest and conscientious in following what he
believed to- be his duty in adhering to Catho-
/ believe him capable OF dishonest practice TO
further his own any other interest. Ihave every
believe that his travels with and visits
Miss Marx not as frequent or constant seems
to have been alleged. For instance, very shortly
after his reception into the Church he went to
the Philadelphia Theological Seminary and stayed
there until the beginning Of the summer vacation,
he shortly afterward went to the Eneiish College for
Converts in Rome. There for some three years, 1
believe he devoted himself closely to study and to
the observance of the strict discipline Of a Roman
college. He then ordained priest in Liverpool
and has since been constantly engaged the ardu
abors of missionary priest in the parish of the
pro-Cathedral OF that city"
FATHER BRADLEY MARX.
"What do you think of his peculiar relations with
Miss MarxY'
From what know of the integrity. purity Of life
and religious earnestness Of both Mr.. Bradley and
Miss Marx. and considering the disparity of thirty
years in their ages, know that her relations with
ason. the zeal of her sisters would not
Ishould hope insinuatc thing else. AS Miss Marx
under other circumstances of age anu condition
might have married and endowed a husband with
her worldly wealth. cannot see why. under her cir
cumstances of age and motherly regard tor this
free practically to adopt him and treat him
as such. 1t is plain that Miss Marx
an S % er
after death. This it would seem she could do pre-
eisely in the manner in which she has done with
viving relative but very aged maiden sister, who
possesses in her own right fortune equal to that
disposed of by the deceased sister, who. however.
kindly and generously adds to this abund-
ant fortune legacy of thousand o year.
Miss Marx could have had no doubt. and have no
doubt that Mr. Bradley would make excellent regi
and charitable use of the surplus that might
remain to him after eking out his very slender
come as q Liverpool priest from the munifcence Of
his revered and pious friend. Besides this. it
seems to me- with great good sense. she provides
that her property shall go to a charity that ap-
plauded by all the world namely. that of the Pro-
lection of the Aged and INDECENT Poor: by those ad
mitabc women. the Little Sisters of the Poor"
''what, Father McGlynn, have beon your rela-
tons with Father Bradley and Miss Mark"
II received Miss Marx into the Catholic Church Mt
her request without any solicitation from me,
little while after the reception of Father Bradley
suppose she received the sacramens in this Church,
and probably confessed few times. TO those
miliar with Catholic practice 1t need not be explained
that this is compatoe with the very slightest ac-
confessor and the recipient of the sacraments. Per-
sons may and do 60 to confession regularly for
years to priest who may not know their
names or have ever looked upon their faces. AS
n matter of fact. my acqaintance with
Miss Marx very slight. l never visited
her and never wrote to her. although / sec
the counsel for the contestant by slip of memory
says that did. After her return from Europe,
which but shortly before her death. she did
come to me. believe; to receive the sacraments.
but ALSO occasionally, for the same purpose
other priest of this church.
now HE BECAME EXECUTOR.
''she also called upon me to ask me to be the ex-
ecutor of her WILL This repeatedly refused to
sent to aud it only out OF good natured acquies-
cence to reiterated imporunites that reluctantly
yielded. She seemed at the time to be very anxious
about the matter and consented TO relieve her
distress for the time. while hoped that sho
hnd some other suitable person. such SHE seemed
to think she could not find just then. She meyer
consulted nor gave mo any information what
to the terms and character OF her will, either
before after its execution. l knew nothing OF
them till was informed thereof after her death by
tho lawyer. Mr.. Ryan, who had drawn the will. I
did not know this gentleman, do know that
ever saw him till after Miss Marks death. Out of
mere Kindness her and because OF her inlportun
ties that should recommend some lawyer to make
her will, sent her TO sister Francis Xavier, lady
well known in this ncighborhood for her elevated
character and charity. and who l knew had
brother n lawyer, OF whose goodness ] had
heard excellent things. With this ended all
my connection with the will before Miss Marks
DEATH II is little strange that the counsel for the
contestant when hc speaks of the machinery of the
church. alluding To Sister Francis Xavier. should
not have reflected that neither she tho charitable
institution which she presides benefits to the
small point that the counsel makes whom lie
seems to lay some stress upon the iact