The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-03
TIE AGED ARCHBISHOP.
ONLY REV HUNDRED DOLLARS IN
PERSONAL PROPERTY LEFT.


Whnt he Would Have to Turn Over 10 ,h.
Assignee Amer all his ChnrIties-Morc Of
Father Edward PurceIrs CareIe,snes.
CINCINNATI, March 2.-Archbishop pur.
coll is still at the Mpthor House OF the
Sisters OF Charity near Delhi but is OK.
pected to return early this week to perfect
tho now inevitable assignment. The prcsts
most intimately associated with him say that he
has not personal property to tho value of 5000
to turn over. His crozer is worth about $500
ana the golden chalico presented to him at his
golden jubilee is valued Mt 81 200: but those mr..
ticlce have been consecrated. and 1t seems to be
admitted that they arc not proper to be applied
to the satisfaction OF creditors. He has watch
which he has bcon Offering for fortnight past
to evory creditor who applied to him personally
for money. but none would take IT, Before no
went to Delhi ho talked Of writing letter TO
Cardinal McCloskcy, asking permission to send
priest to make collections for him In the
churches OF New York. but it is not known
whether ho has done so. or. II he has. what the
Cardinals reply has been. From the friendship
existing in past years between them there is
little doubt OF n favorable response to such q
request II preferred.
In reply to the supposition OF the Italian do.
positors. who arc even more violent than tho
Germans. that thcir money has bcen sent to
Rome to prevent free Italy" Father Quinn
afiirms authortatively thnt not ono dollar has
ever boon sent from this diocese to Rome ex.
cepting the Peters pence" collections, madg
in tho church for tho Pope. and those collections
amounted to only 81. 900 to t2500 from the on.
tire diocese The German churches sometimes
forwarded their collections to tho Pope direct.
through Bcnziger Bros. OF New York. and
sometimes through the Archbishop's assistant.
delegated to take charge OF that duty but they
are included in the estimated total stnted.
me trustees figured up at the close Of their
last nights work that the total number Of cnin-
ants reported up To that time was .0i2 and the
total indebtedness 81 .G36 G9i The expenditure
Of the money has not yet been trncel as thor.
oughly rs is desirable aud probably never can
De, owing to Father Edward Purccs eccentric
mnnagement Of the finances 1t is expected
tnat the Third National Bank Of this CITY and
the First National Bank OF Covington will begin
suits agninst tho Archbishop Immediately. MS
their action will probably b. prrcipilntrd 10y the
suts already instituted. The trustees hciiove
mat legal proceedings will most cffrcually de-
feat the desirable res ult OF paying 0ff ih" cl9ims
ns IN the event Of the Archbishop being forced
IN mo public mind for him IN his present I'M
fortunate position. and less disposition to make
strenuous and seli-sacriiicing efforts to relieve
an assignee than there would bo TO save tho
the banks s7oo for wRen s %S"n5 iRSy ho 2SS eoi
laternls in tho shape Of personal notes to n
much greater amount nomnally hut actually
worth little. II is feared.
. Every day brings out now Illustrations Of
Father Putcell's unfortunate looseness In thu
transaction OF business. To one man he loaned
SliOOO and took from him simply u receipt
reading. " Rcceivcdauf Father Purcell S14 900"
ana signed with the borrowers name Another
man deposited with him 80 COO and some little
time aiterward drew 81 600 OF the sum to pny
Tor place OF property: then n few months after
he went to get tho remaining 81 900. Father Pnr-
cell had made no entry OF the payment already
made. either in any memoranda Of his own or
upon the small slip OF paper which was tho
mans solo evidence OF deposit so whom the slip
was presented he Observation-Disclosures the en-
tire $1,000 Fortunately the man was honest.
Purcell that he was only entitled 10 Fl ZOO.
In another case man brought tI 500
to him for deposit. Father Purcell wrote
upon 2 rlip o. Pnpsrt Rccrivcd Of
: 800" ana while chatting about personal af-
fairs, absent mindedly rolled up tho money in
IN" slip OF paDer. At the close OF the Interview
he handed both slip and money 10 tho dopos-
itor. who pocketed them and went away In a
lew days the deposition came ba *, and pro-
senied the paper tO Father Purcell. Ah"
SAID he you want your money: well. here IL
~ and counted ont TO him 81 800. for which
the paper WAS To him the evidence Of his in
dehtedncss But asked tho deDositor. don't
YOU know that / didn't leave the money with
youW " No." answered Father Purcell In sur-
prise; IL that n" There IL no knowing how
much money has been lost by such hlundcrs in
cases whore dcpositors were less honest than
these. The German depositors nre growing
more ani moro indignant daily. many Of them
visiting tho episcopal residence To demand
their money. nnd getting non become violent,
nnd swear TO tho priests that they will never
lElln enter n church. or permit their children
10 do SO.