The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
4 PRIESTS ADVENTURES.
He Marrics n Young Woman md After
ward Deserts her and her Two Children.

ward Deserts her and her Two Children.
OTTAWA. May 17.-Much indignation is ex-
pressed in Montreal over the case Of the ex-
priest. the lev. Louis Martin. who has rejoined
the Roman Catholic Church after deserting
his wife and two children. with whom he has
| been living for years. The general verdict Is
that the mans action is an outrage, and that
his conduct in every way is most contempti-
| Bile. There Is a movement on foot to take
action against Martin for wife deserton and
against the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical
authorities for conspiracy in aiding and abet-
| ting the same According to the law OF the
| Roman Catholic Church once h priest always
| priest, and the marriage is therefore. In the
! eyes Of the Church. null and void. In accord
| ance with this law, this prestly scoundrel
| after living with a woman whom he rec
ognized rs his wife for several years. coolly
deserts her and her two children and
is received by the Church with open
, arms. the poor woman and her two child. on
being left to look after themselves Ms best they
can. The couple were legally married. and
Mrs. Martin has the marriage certificate, which
shows that Louis Martin and Miss Mary Van
dorstoppen. both Of Green Bay. Wis. were
married according to the ordinance OF God and
W., on Aug. IL, 1855. by the Rev. Clarke Wedge-
worth. The question accordingly arises, shall
is no doubt that If the desertion had taken
PLACE in the United States, where the CHURCH
Of Rome is not above the law of the land. Mr.
Martin would be cal led to pretty sharp account
but here in the Province OF Quebec. where tho
lhT OF the Church is supreme. the case Is very
dinerent, and 1t looks, very much as II tho
woman and her two children will have to sub
NIT to n cruel outrage.
=, The story OF The marriage is q most roman.
tic one. Mrs. Martin, who S only % years OF
age. prev ious TO her marriage lived with her
father who Is farmer al Green Bay Wis In
Nj MT
Bay Is situated. Ho was In the habit Of re-
cclvi ing his meals at u hotel in tho nciGhbor-
hood where Mrs Martin assisted ne e. landlndy
be had better have AouscKeeper, and Mrs |
Martin was proposed and, after, some delber-
keeper. soon aiterwnrd the ,rriest broke his |
VOWS TO the Church, 10 explained the situation
70 his esuperiors' who told MIN he would
fused, fcw months Aiterward they leit
for Canada 20 get married. As the young
woman was not OF aye they mot some difficulty
in getting married in canada. but they won't 10
the state OF Vermont, where they were mar;
ricl. since then they haze lived A. nan and
months If age respectively. They are beauti-
tul childrcn. The roor woman, VINO Is almost
eoe Soo S SGs, @hd are
present looklg a!ter her, but something Will
have 10 DO done Tor her ployision. Nothing
is knOwn of the whereabouts OF the lrieet.
This case recalls n similar one which took
place a few years ago he Roy. A'r. GoGbono.
Il priest Of the latho.lG irrch, became u
the Presbyterian Church. liu was stationed NJ
st Ilyacinthr, and thcr" ma, RED IL ROT estant
he came 10 Munlro whence no addressed n
letter 10 her IN her MAIDEN name. telling her
that the hnreh was wlims TO forgive him his
Il priest WAS tie true doctrine. and that he
was going whore any search for him would be
useless. He has never since been heard OF.