Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-04
LOVES STRANGE SPELL.
A Married Woman's IniaiuatlOn for q
Priest The Priest DiscOnrnges
Her, and Finally Appeals
10 Her Husband.
Tile Efforts OF the Uusbnpd rruitisss 20
Break the speii--rIie startling
climax Extraordinary
Scene Ia church.

CLEVELAND, Onto, oct. 81 --Sensa-
tonal rumors have been uiloat for the
past few weeks TO the effect that priest
of one Of the largest churches IN the city
had asked TO be assigned TO u new field
Of labor nm account OF the attentions Of
married woman, n member Of his congrc-
cation. II now transplres that Dr.
lillian Schlocsscr, pastor Of ST. Josoph's
Roman Catholic church, on Woodland
avenue, Is The person, he having already
left the church to take charge of q large
congregation in Chicago. The fucts, as
gathered by your correspondent, point
the story out as IN many respects q re-
markablc one,
DR.. Schloesser entered the Cleveland
diocese about fourteen years ago aud was
Immediately assigned to st, Joseph's
congregation, He was graduate Of the
first schools OF Germany, a man of cngag
Ing manners, OF great CloQucnce and very
fine looking. He organized The congrcga-
ton, and in few years had built one of
the finest church cditlccs In the city.
About year ago the young and hand
some wife of member OF his Congrega-
ton began TO visit him at his study. Her
visits were the result, as she
claimed Of n deep religious
sensibility. Her visits became
40 frequent that other members OF the
congregation noticed them, aud In az
| delicate Il manner us possible the priest
discouraged them. This appeared only
/ TO increase her infntuntion, and in many
ways she showed her esteem and affec-
| tion. Her conduct at last became so
conspicuous as TO meet the entire dis
| appreciation Of her husband. This served
TO increase the lame, aud IL soon became
! the common gossip OF all the members
of the congregation that she was des
pcrately in love with the hand
some priest. DR. Schoesser ns last
resort laid the whole matter before the
husband, and asked his cooperation In
| protecting the reputation OF his wife II
was To no purpose, however, and with n
mind fully alive TO the duties OF his posi-
tion, he determined 10 leave his oongre-
| CATION After conference with Bishop
Gilmore, IL was considered advisable for
him to leave the state, aud one of the iln-
est churches in Chicago opened It's doors
20 him. He had spoken 10 but few intl-
mate friends and members OF the COugrc.
gatlon of his having been transferred, and
u few Sundays ago, Just prior TO hiss de-
parturc, he made his farewell address.
WITH deep emotion no reviewed
the history Of his fourteen years OF
prestly work among them, and spoke
with tenderness of the faith that the con
grcgatlon had always had in his work
and character. When, at the close, he
stated that he had asked and already
been assigned TO IA new field Of labor, and
that is was the last sermon that would
ever be preached by him, the copgrcga.
ton was suddenly started by u piercing
scream II came from the unfortunate
woman who so deeply loved him. She
had taken seat very nCur the altar, Gnd
when she heard the announcement that
he was TO leave, she uttered shriob
and fell forward upon the floor
Several members of the con
j grcgatlon rushed at once TO her aid and
abe was conveyed to an adjoining room
and u physician summoned When nc mr.
rived she had revived, but to the conster
nation of her husband and friends, II wa,
discovered that she had lost her reason
i, She was Immediately taken TO her home
, and every attention possible paid her, bu
she grew worse day 10y day until n few
days ago, when she became so violent
! that IL was found necessary to send her t.
! the asylum at Nowburg. The husband /.
almost Frustrated by grief lie had beer
married but a few years, and his home
WAS an exceptionally bright and happy
one, II Is thought that by careful uurs
ing the woman reason can be restored.