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Father resyssss Likely 70 be Brought TO
Book by his Bishop.

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Father Yodyssus Likely 20 be Rroueht d
Book by his Bishop.
Father Matthias do NJ. Yodyzsus, the pasto,
OF St Georges Lithuanian Roman Catholic
Church. In North Tenth street. williamsbureh
is again In trouble. The charge against him
is dlsobedience to the decree Of suspension
pronounced by Bishop Loughlin, and the
penalty may be eysommunication. When the
behavior OF the eccentric priest had been
matter for public talk for weeks, and serious
charges had been made against him by three
Of his female parishioners. the Bishop wrote
to him commanding him not to celebrate mass
nor 10 exercise priestly functions until the
scandal was disposed Of
Father Yodyzsus defended three actions In
the Lee Avenue rolice Court and came out
ahead In each. One action was withdrawn. a
second was dismissed In the absence OF the
complainant. aud in the third Jury, after a
deliberation OF less than thirty minutes.
brought in verdict VI not guilty. Then
charges were made that the priest had col
lected money for tho building fund OF the
church and used 1t for his own benefit.
The church property was sold some time be-
fore under foreclosure proceedings and Father
Yodyzeus bought 1t In at the Sheriff's sale. He
also purchased for $4,000 n house and two
mapy.held M indignation meeting and asked
the aid OF Bishop Loughlin 10 compel him to
transfer the property to tho church and to have
the deeds made out TO the trustees. Father
Yodyzsus snid the property WIS bought with
his. own money, and that the church VAS =
debted TO him In a considerable amount. As
soon as that debt was paid and tho money ho
had laid out was refunded he was willing 10
give up the property. but not before. Suit was
begun against him. but 1t was withdrawn be-
When Father Yodyzsus received the letter
from Bishop I.ouyhlin suspen,lInR him ho
%hen hs wss
acquitted OF the charges against hin, he went
on with his .prlestly duties us usual. Bishop
loughlin snid yesterday:
Father Yodyzsus has no standing as nrest
OF the Church. He wac suspended from tho
been rcinstnted. am thinking seriously about
accommodating him."
o..hs charges made against him n the poIcs
he, was scaui,tca,, not proved innocent"
auitted morally Il is the moral III noe noeenee % that
conoerns me. have nothing to say about the
As his home ut l52 North Tenth street.
,bs sssd his s the
the threat OF Sn exeommnnica,ion. % f.''''N ~ '''
Why" he said. ! have hero the letter from
him adyising me not to celebrate mass until
was acquitted hy Judge and Jury. / diI no.
to und.rgo any, other investigation. but Of
coprse s shall submit to ths Bishon,s orders"
st
q Ms % sans Tho said hs ss a e
Father YodSzsus ordered him from the house
fssr s s
but did not attend ten at .;o court to prosecute
In Assss sss sa the sSsn ant
tended early M ass at st, Georves Church and
asked the priest for holy candle: he ipyited
she went to mis- DOM he INDUCED her to drink
beer and whisky. and then Kissed; Is embraced.
ski. housekeeper in the priests fiat, gave cor
roborative testimony. but Father iodyzsus was
The third case in court .was brought bv
Slasgie fitzkoMski., Father iodyzsus @ accused
ss so% lis dss Gsm
bell searched the desk and found the money
The priest. it is M said was M drunk , when he made
charged by Justice Goetting. she made seri-
GUS charge against Father YOdyzsus. but With
drew 1t on advice OF her counsel to begin civil
ON Dec. 1s last Joseph Rostrom. the landlord
Of the house "a four.story double fiat housed
k"wski was reported ia the morning news
ment concerning the manner OF his death.
It was 10 the efYecr that the priest
and Rostrom had been drinking together: that
atteryard. about o'clock in the morning, she
Rostrom disappeared down the stairs pro-
ducinG sounds As II falling and that she heard
him cry out twice: also that the priest after
would never tell whnt she had seen.
Father Yodyzsus read the published state
ment carefully. and then said there W as neither
foundation nor cause for 1t. and he would give
ST. .0O0 to know who promp'eh the publication.
Coroner Lindsay remembered the case thor
oughly. The verdict. he said. was fond on
the strength OF statement made by a Mr.. Nc
Laugh in. who saw Rostrom very much under
the influence Of drink and wandering about
the streets at 4 A. II. OF the day he died.