The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
REFEREES FAIL TO AGREE.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION As TO
THE BIAS OF FATHER 0'CONNOR.

vicar.Genernl IL rrcjudiced-Tne bisnoP
Called the Priest n Crsnk-Omcini Ac-
counts OF the Trial VIII Re Given Ont.
Mgr. Doans OF 81. Patrick's Cathedral. in
Newark. and tho Rev. DR.. Patrick +. Mcswee-
ney Of st. Bridget's Church. this city. tho reI-
erees to decide whether tho Very hev. y. j..
OConnor. vicar-General OF tho Newark do
cese. the Judge In the trial OF the Row. Patrick
Corrigan OF Hoboken. is not o ut person to act
rs Judge on the score OF bias. listened yester-
dny. in tho pastoral residence OF the Newark
Cathedral. for three hours to Wit
nesses summoned by Dr. Burtsell. tho
accused priests counsel. Tho referees were
unable to come to decision. and tho hearing
was adjourned until tomorrow at noon.
Another priest is to DO added to the referees.
Ho and the other two will review on saturday
the testimony submitted yesterday.
majority report will be sent to Bishop
wigger on Monday. lfthat report is against
Father OConnor as judge. another priest VIII
be appointed by him to try thu case. 1t ia said
that the third referee will be New York
priest.
Beside the referees there wero present at
yesterdays hearing Father Corrigan. Dr.
Burtsell. his lawyer: Or. Smith. Bishop Wig
gers prosecutor: tho Rev. Thomas A. Wallace
of Newark. tho notary: j. II. Murphy OF Jersey
City. who was sworn in as Official stenog-
rapher. and Dean McNulty OF Paterson. Dean
Flynn OF Paterson. tho Rev. Patrick Cody Of
1t. James Church. Newark. and the liev. Pat
rick Hennessy OF jersey City. who were the
witnesses The Rev. George Corrigan OF Pat
erson. a brother OF Archbishop CorriEan:
Fathers Sheppard and O'Gorman OF Passaic.
and Father Talon OF Newark Ind been sum-
moned us witnesses. but they ga not appear.
When the referees and the otners nau taken
scnt = All round a table n the little trial room In
the cathedral rrctory DR.. Burtsell arose. he
held In his hand u tyre;written statement.
Father O'Connor MS Judge. He read the paper
slowly. He said among other things in his
THE present Vicar General has for the
past ten years dwelt under the same roof With
Bishop MESg pGmsh aS S py hs cnn
slant. almost daily. contact OF tho households.
increased still more by the position OF direc-
tened to accep. FOR his Cuidanc" the persona!
views OF the bishop who was the superior OF
No one knows better than he what is ,within
the knowledge OF al! the, rriests of the diocese
Of Newark. that tho Bishop Is .mbittered
J..0'Tonnor dweIt with ,ho Bishop at a time
when he tool; direct. action AGAINST the Rev.
nsn tih rim fSr ,wsnty:ons days under the
rretcnce that he had published two pamphlets;
Fl wssn thy the ws Gahos cHrS ast
Needs in the United states against tho pro-
hihition Of tho Bishop.
was. in daily familinrity with the IT. ley. ".
NJ. WigCer 1t Seton Hal and was CALLED 70 he
pCnT with sne S Into .nan sG
him for twenty Ono days for no crime at ali.
mi violently wrenchinG an extraordnary,
legality in his cruel degradation VI priest
whose record fog splendid material, work. rs
%S ear"Is' thi" thu was If
IN ,nrt throughout the neirh,otinE lior".cs.
"Ecrnnse the Very Rev; j. j. p'r9nnnr has
sensible lins. we recognize that thc. accused
rrc'. roui! NOT reasonably expect far tria,.
I'm h" n Mi mi n- mnads cnmmdt 3 M
Affected one who owes to the Bishop all the
out ware! honors OF his career and his present
A. tn" Bishop was led hy imruIsivencss to
characterize 10 reporter Of Il NEWSPAPER for
know that such an action. naturally canvasse
within the seminar; walls as the feeling OF Tue
RsnoT must ryS ,hsrr the mna IL
ported as saying ton reporter tha, the Rev r
CorriCans character was so well known that
Where Ill the past honors AFRO the gift OF
the Bishop and all the future hopes i4r pre-.
arc h upn ms SEQ T b
submission OF his own present we!-b being and
his TO nsst s hs
right. TINT The present |icar'Eenerni retire
nr-i witness: In answer to tho question il
anv serious trouble had over occurred betwnan
hin. AMI bishop WiEEor, fn,n ,t. Gorr;san snid
hin, as "notorinus!y Ca!!y Of having pub,
lishcd in, contemnt q eri."ol" aatnm%lity"
Father Corr.an said he n.nrd the charge.
and that the Bishop refused to grant him !!
trial and the aid OF counsel. and, snsrended
him in contempt Of al! forms OF law. The |
under great Excitement when ,rroncunc-
Violent tI w when Father Corri:an Advanced
lis hand in his eft coat pocket. tut the Bishop |
was relieved when Ee raw that the priest \ !
only weapon was written protest aGa,ns, tho !
bishop, action, Alter imp"sing the sentence |
sion II Father CorriS+n aroi"GizeI. Father
Corrgan said yesterday that h' refused to
Father Corrigan declared that he. sent n
written statement OF his case in 1850 to the
PropaGanda. aud that member o. ne ara.
him appointed 4 Monslcnor in, rcrarati,on Tor
tine ssponsinn o'iHsdh no w %SH1 n be-"
lied that he wi wrote to Bishop Wigger
tat for, nenc~s snkr and with j" advice OF
the Bishop the injustice OF the suspension.
Father Corrican said h. wasn't ma,lcn MoE,
signor because Cardinal Jaeonini held that
his Crievanc. was only n sentimental one. as
long as he hai not bee:l removed from his
.
Known that the Vicar ticnrral whH n creature !
OF the Bishop, because thr l,lshon !il'hsr,t
performed all the offices OF the lear General.
Ihe whiic-haired DeRu ra!srl his hands 10
heaven nnd said 1t was utterly nnGs Sihe Tor
Fnther O'C0nnnr to give an unbiased! decision.
lie declared that some person outside the
diocese should be- chosen 10 act as Judge, hnd
hat Bishop WigEtr brought Father torr!Han
into contempt whom tho bishop called him
crank.
Father Cody favored the appointment, o. an
outsider. and said that he nclievsd Father
DVonnor,s close rclatons ,othe bishop would
make It difficult for tho Eicar-tien-ral to act
as an Impartial Judge. FRt her Hennessy gave
suhstant! tally the same testimony;
The referees adjourned to another room Tor
ten minutes. When they retained TO the trial
EEh q, they said they couldn't agree that
Judge. 1t is said that Mgr. Doane held TINT
here was no evidence to prove That rather
O'Cnnnor had bias.
Ait.rthe hearing the reror. ers were called
WiEger had decided 'o allow the y court to tell
tort Tor the newspapers was heing prepared
pr. smith asked permission TO get IL ready: |
! dthsr Corrigan objected. Ho said he wanted
Doll sides to give ont tho news |
-, Tho news shall get out ne remarked.
hut We do not want Il one sided report"
IL c,il / . Q,sT NIL q.