St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-07
VIOLATED HIS vows.
A New Charge Brought Against Father
Sherman, the Priest Who Recently
Married.
One of His Former Pensioners Says he
is the Father Of Her Newborn
Infant.
Am Iowa Farmer Finds His Wife
Living With the hired
Man.
A Virginia Druggist Cowhtded by
Young Woman He Had
InSulted.
"Fatherv sherman,s Case.

atncE'7 SneTman'S StSSs
Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-ss%ssker" William
j. Sherman, the Catholic priest. who June
IA, renowned his VOWS, deserted his
church. and married Tillie Mccoy, the
choir singer of st. Paul'S church, has not
yet been apprehended on the warrants
sworn out yesterday by Julia Mulvaney,
bright looking woman about 20 years old,
who CHARGES him with being the father of
her new born child. The reverend gentle
man has so far eluded the vigilance of the
detectives, but it is probable that he will be
arrested before many hours. The young
woman told the following extraordinary
STORY OF HER BETRAYAL
this afternoon:
II have known Will for about three years,
ever since he was ordained priest. 1 saw
him frequently before but did not know him
to speak to him. About the time Of his
ordination I became acquainted with his
family and was afterwards quite intimate
with his younger sister, Sadie. l saw him at
the priests house. No II Verona street, some
time in September. While thereI complained
of feeling sick and he went to the pantry or
closet in the room and poured out two glasses
OF milk. He drank one and L drank the
other As soon as had done so I began to
feel very drowsy and told him so. He said
that had better lie down on the sofa and
take nap. I did So and that is
THE LAST 1 REMEMBER
uutil got off a car up town. Afterwards L
remember that when he poured out the milk
/ heard the jingle OF light bottle against the
glass. / was sick and dizzy for two or three
DAYS afterwards. During October was taken
sick and went to st. Peters hospital, where L
remained about four months. During that
time 1 was visited more than once by Mr..
Sherman and his sisters l forgot to say that
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him to use his influence to get me position
of some kind. L did not visit him
again until March Is, when L called
at the priests house. After talking
with him for some tlme he asked
me if l would be his wife. / said that did
not see how / could as he was a priest. He
answered that if 1 consented to marry him,
then he would take me to live with him be-
fore I got into any trouble. AT last l con-
scented and stood up along with him. while he
said a lot Of Latin. At the conclusion he
turned to me and said: Before the Almighty
God you are now as much my wife any
ceremony could make you / did not doubt
him, though I did not understand how it
could be as he said. From this time
I DATE MY TROUBLE.
saw him several times since, but never
went away over night with him, although he
often asked me to go to New York with him.
The more 1 thought over the ceremony the
more it puzzled me, but determined, in any
event. to save him disgrace and to go away
ut the time and hide mine if he did not do as
he said he would. This was because he was
priest, and would never have said word
if he hadn't married this girl, Mccoy. When
heard he was married I went to his parents
home and told his sister Sadie about my
troubles and asked her to tell her mother.
She said it would kill the folks, and refused
to do SO. This is not the only case, beside
that of Miss Mccoy. He has been in several
affairs before this. 1sfrmly believed that he
was my husband, but now, when it is too late.
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