, 1880-12-16
A STERLING SCANDAL.
4 f:nthoiic Priest nnh Ills Alleged
DaH.ttlHr Afinr.ltnE tstc A'cUplc 0t
AtnrItnys Ei3,> II E3fes Sensation.

4 ,f:nthoiir Priest nnd Ills Alleged
Dnn.1slsr Afinr.iIng the A'cuplc ri
AterItnys Ei3,> II E3fg Srn.ntinn.
frfeia. Correspondence Of The Chieu1o Tribune.
STEtsIiSn, ILL.,. Dee. t5.-Th!s PLACE lias
been fhirly boiling over for tho past few
Wecks with n domestic event tint las sent
I'LL the young people 10 TIN rear Will. b'nsllcs
md nll tlse nld Innar a,stI female scandal.
nlnnEcrs Into ecstasleS.
fnE TIl1nESE correspondent rnfrnfned
from giving MY Of the storlcs that were
nilt'at i,Iii such time ~ the facts ill the ys-
teriors casc should b.. mare fully developed.
III ertler to get II. NIL tic probable facts, tho
light Of thu past must be turned upon thu
events of tfr pAsl few weeks.
4 gonl 1ilatiy years nEo tho ftev. J. Daily
caine here rs the priest 0f tho Catholic
church. l1a soon gathered around him +,
fn.ge congregation, nt,l commenced tho
building Of 4 large anil tiue church utilcr;
II house. for tl1n Sisters Of Charity WIS ntilt,
Il large school started, Anu xeyer1ll hnl,s,!s
were buili, a,M hu oerame the ownrr In his
own hniHn NJ large amount OF tAluahl. real
estate ID tile very centre Uf thu city, Ills H.
t!i!cnre was q, The slhc uf tctnperafco ninl
sa |% s 4 f'sSas9 ss wiz S w'sfs xa "i II sGHs ss
liquor inatlH 4 TWrS0nnl fight aerlttlst him,
n.I!l i.e n turn caused their arrest Tor solat-
Ing tho lnw:
At length complaint WIS made against
Hin. mi! the lIlstInp eAinc hrle atul patiently
l!cnrtl NIL sides, ind sustained Futllcr Datly.
c;an!a perstsIal and bitter, until finally tle
was sent i'rrc to I'LL lls place. Suit
IL the courts WIS instituted agnEtst
Father Daily TO conlpel MIN to drc,l 7, tho
church all thu real cstato wiclt wns held II!
his own 1li1tip, aild tnUst Df which tcclAttntd
alAtI been paid for With his nwlI l.uney. For
years tint suit llns been mn.lt,lg tn The courts,
alnl u ilas Just bre' rt,nal,dclt FIR ai'otl,er
as Il Victory ior Father Daiiy. When he
cetlseu to hnye cgl,trul Of tll1 ch,lrcIi lere
nh the Sisters left liu, but ul,e young glrt,
scarcely 70 years of age. Ills essen!cs at oMc'.
t was given out tilat slG wns tic .laugll,cruf
Father Daily, lie Elnving been ,,larrIcd s.,l,l
llad Children. and los, lls wife l,y ,ttntf he
'nre liz hc,li:le, II Priest But this mnde M
thu most litter a,'A unrelrn'li. scandnlfzfng
stories CONCERNING her character.
Finally II young man turned up here and
ma'le M love to !,er, mud + was !, reported TINT
until tic i3tl Ut November, when Dr. Everett
WIS called. a1Ni hr llcd sonn-uftcr III the
COUNTY clerk'S XIX ''',se, ny REQUIRED by Ivy -
III ILL f''sSs Hill Il s'iIso1} s r w Ssf's''s ' a t 5 @
ILLS Eif wis Its mother. 'st1d thai her !salie
Was Mary Agnes l'atrncia OCannel!, mn!
that tic i;ry. j. Dni!y. who up 10 this t1,u
father Of tho clll.l. AN! that the chill! Ind
| been named Stephen Eilirrnt. On thu 18th
| of November ii bHsket covered with Il blanket
WIS taken from thu e1nlEEAnt-car at Council
E!ufsnn arrivn! Of The ChIeaEo y Surtitw,st-
rrn ltlllrUMl tlriM ufi was placed In the e.Ic!nt.
Tile next tnurtlisls 1t w,ls unrtsrtt ;simt was
found 70 contain t!ra'l male child: n'nl tu
rs t;. tSlotl.E Mi p,,'lsdi a!~rM M ?'l Wl!lsl ws
kMttr Of the poorousc ut Rotnld Grove,
Evidently the child was nllye when put
Hiilt thu train, but whether II died from
depnt Is not Known. Il Cnroner's Inquest
was held, md thy fArt cn,lle 0nt that Il lIitlst
have b*c1 nluced III tha enr c,tst,bf Round
c,,s ,;Ss mt n @ nIsy 'i at 'sMf3!nf Mnrsn, FS .s ss
uf Sterling. went to the records nf MUrrtsuIl,
nhtainc!9a = cnpy .of Dr. Eyercit's certificate
| that Il child llad llHen lmrl, here bearing tlie
Ct! Bluffs NH! t!e'na1,dc.! thelnly of t!lo chill
talnn froiM ulr train. lie secured 1t, brought
i 10 Sterling, n1d I}r. Evcre,t nj once iIri,ti-
fed It y; tln' slii'l l!rlt wus l,or, nj, FAtEer
waS ihe one described III l!s cprtitirntc.
Thu Grand Jury, lcinE then III. session. I'll
aEs' s;,asI, Fntsr n1i!y isy, aM ,t te Er' aE, ,i
t!uc had .nssysl us hIs !iauElltcr. Il."y were
| arrested mil tnken tn tic Morrison Jail, hut
~, II iuarin. l,ein. granted hy .1n,lge Is,Nwli
tiny were both released VI, bali md nre now
ut flunc here.
Those who l,ayc been the enemies of Fa-
tl,er daily are utmost frHntie will delight
ut tic present outlook nj .ltuirs, Ala .iol!bt-
less sue I'LL rH5y ylrtnry oyer liI II, tho lnsg-
l'rhtllnE suits nbOut II lnrge Ma valuable
property.
Iulic sentiment, rs usual, IL divided, hut
there IL Il large l!,'d rcsptct'sbe port!ttt OF tho
lHOplu WhD 1GltGya Il foul conspiracy Inns
(t1n1JfItIt wflEkilj tliie