The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-30
Elspsa with Q Roman Prisst.

Mrs. Michael Mcdonald, wife Of the iamous
politician and the three times millionaire Of
Chicago, has eloped with q Catholic priest.
July "a Mrs. Mcdonald left her home osten.
sibly for the purpose Of visiting her mother
ut Tfln, Ohio. She did not go to THIN, but
joined Rov. Father Joseph Moysant, assist.
mt pastor Of tho church of Notre Dame,
Vernon Park Place and sibley street. Since
the day Mrs. Mcdonald left her homo no one
has seen her in the encighborhood except once,
three days utter her departure, when sho re-
,,.r turned TO- the house dressed in the garb Of a
band would not see her. Mrs. Mcdonald is
iorty-four ycars old. Her priestly par,,mour
is seven teen yenrs her junior and not ut all u
man who would ordinarily tnscinatc or at.
tract woman. Mrs. Mcdonald in the moth
er Of four children and the grandmother Of
two. Hugh Mullancy, the coachman. and
of Mrs. McDonald's intrigue, but neither
said anything to Mr.. Mcdonald until his
wife had been gone two weeks. Muliuncy
said Mrs: Mcdonald had sworn him to sc.
erecy. Moysnnt Ind becn stationed ut
Dixon, III. tor the past three months. lie
Was sent from Notrc Dame into retreat at
Bourbounais Grove, near knnkakec, for
neglecting his duties in the church and be-
cause OF his bibulous habits. He did not re.
turn to Notrc Dame, but went from Bour
bounais Grove to Dixon, where he remained
until the clopement.
Mr.. Mcdonald snd: "This fat, French
priest has sat Mt my table countless times.
He li,is blessed my food, aud has had my lit
tie boys get down on their knees that he
might bless them. lie first camc to my
house two years ago lust.Iuly NV wife, who
hnd been to church. came home and told mo
she had met poor priest whom ali. had in-
vitcd to visit us. lmu.le no objection. Tho
fellow came His shoes we're filled with
holes, his dress was slovcnfy and his man.
nsrs were very offensive. But in spite of
al this INV vic fell desperately in love with
the fellow. He seemed to have charmed her
lie even put her up to rob mo at night, not
OILY OF money that was in my clothes, hut
o: shirts, landercliiefs and stockings. llo
was frequent visitor to tho house. llu
would cut tive and Six meals u day aud drink
my beer by the buckrttul. They had their
m'etingplnces at tbs Grand Pacific hotel ,tlu
Palmer house and tho Sherman house. Nv
vile Kept all these clanlestine
engagements in the purb oil
Il num- The scountrel, ain convinced, plan.
ned to poison me or get me out of the way
in some manner, for lie circulated the story
there would be u funeral at Papa Macs, as
he always called mo.
Mrs. Mcdonald when she let home, had
about S2. 500 in money and betty wccn 81 900
and $4,000 worth ofjcwrlry. She has prob,
ably turned ali this stua' over to her para.
mour. In 1875 Mrs. Mcdonald ran away
with Billy Arlington. the minstrel. aud mar.
ried him in Cincinnati, although sl,ewa hen
the wife Of Mr.. Mcdonald. She was at. this
time IN invalid, aml IL was thought she w:,s
near her grave. When she returned to THEA.
so she said nothing about her cscapudc, hut
complnEed nlout her lungs. Mcdonald
sent her to Denver for the mountain air. The
next thing he knew she was in Cali o,nn
with Arlington. Mcdonald lost no time in
getting to the slope and reclniming his vic,
whom he brought buck tn Chicago. II was
learned that Fnthcr Moysnnt led Mrs Me-
Donald to the altar of Notm Dnms church
just before they let town, aud there l,c per
formed the marriage ceremony hy slipping IL
plain gold ring on one Of her fingers and
pronouncing her his wife. 1t is believed that
the priest and his victim have gone to En-
gland. Before she left town Mrs Mcdonald
rawned $4,000 worth Of diamonds tor f4OO