The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-19
MARY PIRONTS LOTS.
Father Corrigan Will Have to Deed
Them Back to Her.
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TRENTON, July 10, 1Ss0.-Vice Chan
cellor Pitney has filed an opinion In the
case of Mary Pironi against the Rev.
Patrick Corrigan, pastor of the Church
of Our Lady of Grace, of Hoboken. Mrs.
Pironi fled her bill to obtain possession
of a piece of property in Fort Lee, when
she claims she transferred to father
Corrigan without consideration. Mrs.
Pironi, who is seventy-six years or age,
alleged that Father Corrigan agreed TO
secure a separation for her from her 1taI-
ian husband, who treated her cruelty,
if she would give him the property. IL
was stated that in order to obtain PRO
mis- signature to the deed Father Corrl-
gan gave him 500 and q promise OF Sl2
per month during his lifetime. Father
C~orrigan denied all the allegations and
claimed that he paid the woman $l,OoVln
cash for the properly.
The Vice Chancellor thinks that from
the evidence it is established that the
defendant did agree with Pironl TO pay
him 500 in cash. q u further monthly
installment of $12 i'll consideration OF
his signing the decd, and as a compensa,
ton for his actually %absenting himself
from complainant's .hcuse and presence.
1t is admitted that the priest failed TO 1--we
up to the contract, Il the arrangement
fell through, and. Piropi has still con-
tlnued to live with his wife.
Line VICE OuAQCcllOI luGA ICfACnCN "a
evidence at length in relation to the In
terviews between Mrs. Pironi and the
priest. He says it is a noticeable feature
of these interviews that this poor ignor-
ant, illiterate woman, bred q Catholic
and apparently without any practice IN
the art of Discrimination, would dare, at
her time OF life, to charge a priest Of her
faith to his face with f%alsehood and false
dealing, and to deny with vehem-
ence his statements. He finds 1t
difficult TO believe hat she could have
assumed and maintained such an
attitude toward him if she had not felt
that she had truth on her side. he can
find no serious contradiction Of the COM
plainant's testimony except by the de-
PENDANT. 1t is impossible, he says, to
avoid the conclusion that the priest
showed a decided lack OF accuracy and
frankness in the matter of the agreement
with and about Pironi which must de-
tract from the value OF his statement
with regard to the payment of the u ,O0O.
The evidence, the Court thinks, is
strongly in favor of the complainant.
He discusses the claim made by the
priest OF the unusual confidential rela-
lions existing between him and his
parishioners. The Vice Chancellor holds
that when confidential relations exist.
between two persons, resulting IN one
having influence over the other, and d
business transaction takes place between
them, resulting in n benefit to the person
holding the position of influence, the law
presumes everything against the transact
tion and casts upon the person bene1tted
the burden of proving thai the contiden-
tial relations had been as to the transac-
uion in question suspended, and that 1t
was fairly conducted as ii between
strangers.
II the conveyance of land be made for
a consideration in services afterwards to
be performed by the grantee aud the
grantee fails to perform, the conveyance
will be set aside at the instance of the
grantor.
The result arrived at is that the con-
veyance Is set aside and o reconyeyance
decreed. The complainant is entitled to
costs.
Smashed Her Parasol Over His Head.
A younSw woman was arraigned before
Justice Stilsing this morning as a disor-
derby person. She was arrested by Pa
trolman Goetz at the Pavonia ferry. 1t
is said she was acting strangely on board
d ferry boat Int watch was kept upon
her by the passengers lest she should
jump overheard. She ave her name as
Louisa Water. and said she had no home.
She is well dressed and is about twenty
five years Did. She told the Judge she
had experienced some trouble, re-
fused to divulge it's nature.
One of the deck hands who attempted
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had a silk parasol smashed over his head.
She appeared quite rational this morn
ing. She was at first remanded. but sub
sequently giving her address as No. 100
Staunton street, was allowed to depart
for home.
Dangerous Lunatic or Common Drunkard?
George J. McCabe, Jr., a young la wyer,
living at No. 347 Fourth street, was
charged by his aged father in Justice
Stilsing's court this morning with being
a dangerous lunatic. Young George has
been drinking heavily of late, and seems
to have lost his mental equilibrium.
The cross-examination of the father. how
ever, developed the fact that such q
charge was made not because George was
dangerous to the community at large,
out it was feared he would make way
with himself.
George appeared unusually bright this
morning and argued his w case. The
charge of being u dangerous lunatic was
dismissed, and he was rebooked as a
common drunkard and sent to the Coun-
ty Jail for five days, subject to the order
of the County Physician.