New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-28
GiIpn, who has been partially denentedHtor some tne
last night while WITH his sou, disappeared luis tno
Impression that he may have gone to New-York
THE DISORDERS IN DETROIT.
OF THE BISHOP AND. PRIEST.
THE POLISH PASTOR ACCUSED OF GROSS IhMo-
RALiTY-HIs DEMAND FOR TRIAL.

THE POLISH PASTOR ACCUSED OF GROSS IhMo-
RALiTY-HIs DEMAND FOR A TRIAL.
DETROIT, Dec. 27.-Trouble was anticipated
by the police among the Poles this morning. ana rorce
was present to quell any outbreak crowd was oh
hand all day, and or twice there were muternes
as OF coming uproar but the people we're Kept moving
and nothing serious resulted few arrests were MADE
for drunkenness rough behavior but there was ho
sharp contest between the officers of the law ana the
dissatisfied church people. The crowd was composed
largely OF sightseers who had no share IN the trouoie
This evening the police were on duty but founo te W
do the fry of the mob seeming to have spent is force
The police were expecting trouble on Christmas ana To-
duy the people being idle aud the former being hoi
day To-day having gone by without special incident
no outbreak Is looked for before New Years Day In
regard to the disturbance aud the charges against
Father Koasnsk Bishop Borgess. objects to being called
q despot. and says in explanation Of his action;
"Ordnarily, when charges are preferred against
q priest he is allowed to continue tho perform
ance of his pastoral duties, since to suspend
him instanter might work great injustice
There are charges Of such serious character
for which the good OF religion and the salvation Of souls
require Immediate suspension, II the evidence sustain
Ing them OF the proper character such charges were
preferred against Koasnsk and the evidence In sup
port OF them ia overwhelming. He has been charged
with immortality Of such character that he should not
be allowed to stand a Catholic altar for single hour
threshold. Under these circumstances, the Bishop
deemed IL his duty religion to the community and to
family purity to suspend him. While endeavOrin2 to fnd
stable SUCCESSOR, he requested Father Dembrowski
worthy priest, act temporary pastor Ihe latter
consented to do so, but with great reluctance as he
knew Koasnski's character and what treatment might
be expected him. Immediately the latter began to
pose as martyr and to stir up rebellion among the
people He did not address them Christmas Day be-
cause he had reliable Interpreter and also because
the whole object OF the demonstration was bud0zing OF
the worst type and Koasnski at the bottom OFT
The Bishop sincerely desires that the
people will abandon tho man who is mis-
leading them for his own purposes. that they VIII
believe he has their interests sincerely at heart and that
at the first opportunity. IL they will allow him to do So
he will supply them with pastor worthy OF them and
OF the altar to which they so much attached"
Father KoAsinsk that he believes the Bishopl
wrong aud he right and that he should not have been
removed until the Bishop had publicly announced his
reason therefor He believes the trouble Will not De
ended until he is renstaed pastor OF the church and
saws he was convicted without hearing He purposes
10 remain In this city until he gets what he considers due
him. The reverend gentleman grew warm in his pro-
test that he was innocent and said in conclusion that the
only way to solve the difficulty was for the Bishop TO
listen TO the prayers OF powerful congregation which
is able to ludge the wrong from the right.
The closing OF their church against them on one OF
tho important holy days In the year Is pantul 10
thetn and II cannot wondered that they desire to
Worship n.ther own cdihce with one whom they want
8 their pastor.