The sun., 1891-06-16
FATHER VDWYER EXCITED.
HE MAKES A Wild NIGHT OF II IN
ST. PETER,S RECTORK.

in Harlem. tn st. Peters Church. New Brigh-
ton. ms an assistant He proved himself
good preacher and q Jealous worker. Besides
that he is good-natured and popular
On Saturday tho Rev. Terence ]. Early. pas
tor OF tho church. had him arrested. Father
Early said that he bel eyed his life and that OF
his FIRST assistant, the Rev. David O'Keefe,
would be In danger II Father O'Dwyer was al
lowed to remain In the rcctory.
As tho story goes, Father ODwyer went IN q
picnic on Thursday at Port nichmond. some
OF the young men OF New Brighton were his
companions. Ho d, ank n oro than was good
for him. When he got back to tho church rec
tory Father Early Ieprlmanded him. and he
went to bad. Friday be remained In his room
cooling his head. Late on Friday night Father
Early was sleeping peacefully when loud
pounding on his bedroom door awakened him.
Before he had tme to oren 1t In 1t flew.
Father O'DwYer. In airy attire. followed II. He
is a six-footer and as strong as an OK. He
rushed to the side OF Father Early's bod. torc
OIL tho bedclothing. and threw Father Early on
tho foor Father Early Isn't very big but he's
got lot OF sense. Freeing himself from his
infurlated assistant he ran to Father oKsefe's
room. The rumpus in the pastors room had
asS! sns T Msan Fsb.s sr He .ms had aons ns
Of the Ieelng pastor. Closing the door, Of
got t on the sale safe side OF tho Threshold tho TWO
priests nut their hacksto II. Father 0,nwyer
with his fists. The servants were arousrd
from their sleep. aud thcro was an exciting
"6pen the door, or I'll shoot you" cried
emnous csk aud rssoyea ss @ sher ts"ks from
IN soo soupssa RSs Snf sna liz: ss zig
Einnlly he went away from The door. Then
hs h ns{ rs hsd int Ind ' a He 70
,;h clothes ,s, on when Father onw'er re"ppe"red
WA Father el''E' Early managed to get out Of the
reciory and he went 10 the Sisters convent.
adonnbg N the church HS sysd nTre ahs
s rom his is room 9ts to ask what the soube vas
and Father ODw,er was tho ruler Of tho
When Father Enrly returned to. the. rectory
mixed up. The rooms looked As II an
o'cl"es he went out: He hadn't returned
SION ito"t O'clock Father o bwysr 10! him.
sell Into the reetory with his pass key No one
ence known. Slnmming things III the recep-
tion room around with great violence. he
o:"Wlers's, Father Easly2 Where's Father
O'keefe1 ~ fix them ~,
sfra g.: s ;ns e.
TsSS TsS'.d fsthsa i5y hi5 P%sss
ran o ,nnd got rolicsm man Willism sheshant:
T T fsse4 but nss oS. aS %ufa
young % men Of The parish persuaded the. priest
to go with them 70 Justice Augustus AckeF's
snis9ne s tn tho sSqlt: FatSssE o;DSysr ssI$: >. "
Fs.Sor seSf s efeh tie p"rsy to
Ssarlns Joseph Grady: lie village s|efk: and and
Ths f9s,a'5 5us,fee sf oIsed to resase Father
sed 70 keep ee iS away from Now Brahtoh Until
the day ot the trial which wa, set for y yestsr. ter
day Nsssrs arady and ts!hersen M said R my
had done nothing, aud he wanted an investica-
t9h arads sna brought the priest
the Say Sf Fasher sot into
s SIfis e. i.
fsends Hdess w''a and ufn wens to M " to Fahss
Ea.lys house. He got in , Ti!hSSt any trouble; 3
fna sary a. and Hhce oKsse sssa ecssS
the aasy pars Sps 81 bis o
10 smash things in the dining room. The only
one who could 20 near him was one o. the
Of windows Grady and Fetherston got him
Where he spent Saturday night has not been
good h on sssay IN fsy soof
Just across from New brighton. He remained
there until he appeared before Justice Acker
The hearing was private and was held in the
Justlce's house in lafayette avenue. rather
Eary there @ @nd ftmer m WI as oss
st; Psisrs fLarcn. hpt whom Father Early
Father Early soi1 shf Jasi,s. thar all j., be g
Saa.e charge s1s aea nsp Fathsr obwycr: Justice
Acker arolsd lathe. 0PwSer until ahn;Si :;;i
'afe From soht tho ne Justicos house Father Early
and hs1 G qpTf 81 ersn ssrsa rouos sr
Fpi6er Sbxyer. A. ne rss,Sry sy r Father !hsr
Ssy Ss Sd es hs awaS g
net him and Mr as they Wers ssSnT
Mr. Treacy advised him 70 keep silence;
%s III Fot 5as tSe
.ithsr f5 but Ss yeriasd The story as told above:
oe soSre.s rcss T He " said it had been settled that
Father o'Dwyer wasn't to remain An assistant
II was learned from good authority that
Father Early sent a statement to Archbishop
Father O'bwyer is not regularly aGlliat"d
with tho Now Yory diocese. He was ehu nted
in Ireland, and after his ordination here, cams
to PHILADELPHIA. whore he was stationed until
Arehbishop Corrisan received hin Into ths al,
brighton refuse TO- believe that he acted as
has been described, They said that he and
Father Early had q dispute about something.
and that the disturbance on, Saturday night
was because the pastor would not allow him
to take his effects away.
Fater Early has been pastor Of st. Peter's
Church only three wock.. lie went there from
poughkeopsio % succeed the late Rev. Daniel
Cookery, who died q short time before. IA
Tourl keepsie Father Early and enc OF his
parishnners. a man Of the name OF Hughes.
had dispute aoou. the nossessiSSn 1S o. OF pew
The priest tiled 10 force, Hughes from the
pew and cut his face. Hughes threatened to
Last night Father Early said II Justice Acker
dIdI' { take ste ps to protect the roctory from
another OF Father ODwysrs visitattons he
would ask assistance from some higher au.
thority. -