The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-05-11

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special from Erie, Pa, to the Chicago Times
dated May 6, exposes the practices OF a prizes
who has been humbuggfDg the people by bOgn
working of miracles. The special says:
One of the most rascally pieces of knavery an.
/ humbug has Just been detected in this city
About four months ago, Enc County and tn,
surrounding district was electrified b. ths
announcement that young woman named ElleI
McQuillian had been raised from the dead by
Rev. Father Maloney, Catholic Priest who for.
merly belonged to the Erie Diocese, but who ha,
been abroad twelve years and not allowed to
ofiiciate here owing to certain alleged violations
of priestly vows. The dead raising occurred i'm
Summit Township.
Investigation makes it appear that there was
collision between the girl and the Priest. With
In month the McQuillian miracle WAS supple.
mented by another. This time the lucky person
was Thomas Certify, of Memphis, Tenn The
Priest showed letters from Memphis in which the
man said he followed Maloney's direction in the
matter OF confession ETC., and at the hour i'm
which the Priest prayed for him he was made
whole, after being cripple for ten years. This
increased Father Maloney's fame Hundreds of
letters came daily from all parts of the country.
and hundreds of people have come here in
the hope OF being cured by his prayers; some from
San Francisco and the West Indies His house is
beset with scores OF cripples, mutes, and people
suffering from all kinds of defOrmity. Now and
then cure would be announced and the party
alleged TO have been cured would make oath 10
the cure and go his way. This renewed the hone
in the hearts of those who waited around in ex-
pectation OF the Lords mercy. Maloney found
moved into the city OF Erie, and set up his mira
Gle factory on Hickory street. The Bishop of Erie
Bishop Mullen, would have nothing to do with
THIS patent priest, neither would any of the
officiating priests of this city. Maloney de-
nouneed them as bgots, and said that they were
jealous of his power to peform miracles.
He showed the reporter hundreds Ofletters from
every State in the Union, inquiring abou: the
p aspects OF being healed.if the writers came TO
Erie. majority of the letters indicated the in
closures of trifle for or for the good
Fathers troubles. In some the amount inclosed
was specified. running from 81 to So The writer
has seen these letters, and has some OF them in
his possession. Maloney informed the Leader
representative that lady in San Francisco had
offered TO give Sl00 600 to the Lord If He 1.-THE Lorl
would cure her daughter through Mahoney. The
lady stated her intention of coming to Erie. Ma
loney expected 10 be able to get this money, or
the bulk of 1t, and promised to give the Leader
man 81 900 If he would assist him. He placed 81
in the newspaper mans hand as an earnest of the
bargain. Immediately after leaving MalOney the
reporter went to the nearest Magistrate, and made
affidavit embodying the foregoing facts.
Inquiry at Memphis developed the fact that no
such person as Gerrity lived there. Later on Ma
lOney furnished the Leader man with some COPY
1t was finely prepared report of bogus inter
view between the priest and the reporter and
also interviews with number of cured people,
whom the reporter never heard of nor has ever
seen. To the letters were affixed half a dozen
signatures of the people interviewed. In the
writer's presence Maloney donned his sacred vest
ments In his chamber and prayed with a poor
woman with manned child. The appearance of
these poor creatures most affecting. The cum
ming priest informed her that God had not time to
attend to her child just then but would surely cure
the little one in time. He guaranteed a cure.
He turned his back on her, and the fearful and
hopeful mother left. When she had gone Ma
loney pointed to little money on the table and
said to the Times correspondent: You see these
people not ungrateful. They know will not
take money from them, The moment they begin
to talk money to me / am done with them; but
they generally leave S0mething-at least | sup
they leave it. for find these notes and silver
pieces after they are gone" Maloney wishes il to
be made known that he has sufficient influence
with Ged to cure Protestants as well as Catholics
and that distance is no barrier.
Maloney is a crafty fox, and this detection has
taken many weeks TO work up. 1t is estimated
that he must get hundreds of dollars every week
from his mail alone, to say nothing of the offerings
of the victims here.