The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
THE CHARGES DISMISSED.
IA THEIR CORRIGAN REGRETS ANT
INTENTIONAL DIsRESPECT.


Mar Doane, Dean Flynn, and Father Cody,
ATer Contcrrirg with the bishop. Called
Upon Father Corrienn Yesterday aad
Effected "a Compromise - Tho Hoboken
Priests Apology Was Accepted at Once
and the Trial Discontinued Imme diately.
The trial OF Father Corrienn was dlscontin-
ued by order OF Bishop Wigger last night. and
all proceedings against tho accused lloboken
priest are now over.
Concessions were made by both sides.
thanks to the industry OF a committee which
has been quietly working for ten days to effect
settlement between Father Corrigan and his
Bishop. These two letters explain them-
CHURCH OF Our LADY OF GRACE.
HoBOkEN. y. b. Dec. IL. 1892. !
"RT. REV. DEAR BISHOP: Having received
kindly suggestions from mutual friends. who
have consulted you and extended to mo i'd
vice that 4 highly appreciate. I am glad to
yield whatever may Justly DO expected OF mo
to put an end to this controversy.
Nothing would give me moro ANNOYANCE
than to have been guilty Of violating the re-
spect due 10 you and also to the Most Rev.
Metropolitan Archbishop Corrignn. and where
ever have unintentlonallv gone beyond the
it. and pray both Of you to overlook il.
II believe that you have tried to be Just in
tho administration OF your diocese. and l am
satisfied that whatever mistakes you may
havo made did not proceed from malice.
AS regards the future. you need have no
apprehension that have any intention OF at
lacking yourself or your government In tho
papers. Your servant in Christ
PATRICK CoRR1GAN.
fright Rev. ". NJ. wigger D. D.. Bishop OF
Newark. n. j.
'SEToN HALL COLLEGE.
South ORANGE. N. j.. Dec. II. 1902.
DEAR FATHER CoRIIGAE: / hereby accent
cheerfully the apology that you have written.
and which Very Rev. Dean Flynn and Father
Cody have just brought to me. hereby dis
continue tho trial and wish you every bless
ing. Yours very sincerely.
wv. NJ. W1GGER. Bishop OF Newark"
These letters were made public late last
night. The news OF the sudden settlement Of
the controversy will come as a complete sur
prise to tho majority OF the Church.
1t had been announced in the afternoon that
tho referees to determine the fitness OF Vicar
General O'Connor to act as Judge at tho trial
had reported in favor Of the appointment OF
some other priest.
Up to o'clock last night 1t was expected by
appoint another Judge in place Of tho Vicar
General on Monday and proceed at once with
the trial OF Father Corrigan.
Father j. Cody Is the rector OF st. James's
Catholic Church on Lafayette street. Newark.
and Dean Flynn is tho rector OF st. Mary's
Church in MorristoHn. Both are good
friends OF bishop Wigger and Father
cd Tss days s2 they ~
settlement IL possible. and they did their best.
when they began their work to obtain a com.
said last. night. they had at heart tho inter
s sSs,e 81 the ,W' eontrosersaists and OF the
Al first they found but little to encourage
cessions. But in the past week n great change
found both Bishop WiEeer and the priest more
When Father Cody and Dean Flynn visited
tathsr 1orrigan at ms pastoIlal rSSsiasnSs IN
tanned from Bsohp Wigesr the most lenient
terms on which he would discontinue Father
This is understood to mean that the letter
Father Cody and was shown to Bishop Wiggsr
that i was sufficient. his letter accept
ing the Hotoken priests apology was
Er rnn rtn na Visited f Fs6er c0e Srrsa nd
and then Dean Flynn and Father Cody were
understood that they already had with them
Witch ' was to b Be made public as soon 'i as
Father GorriGap signed The apology:
This Letter Of Fshsr cHHIgan TINT
sides. although Bishop Wiggeraprears to have
made the greater It viii be noticed that
purposely eo gone beyond the proper bounds In
his statasments given to the papers. His words
hs sT:.I soy; Ths npoos2 10
carefuIly worded throughout and will be,con-
siAsIsd ~ many TO te t but h.l apology
ri believe that YOU have tried to be just in
satisfied that whatever mistakes, you have
made did not proceed from malice"
ls,ration had been all It should haXe been.
papers. Said prominent priest Of Newark
II think Father Corrigan has been brought
yoah hsS !S4ss.s the law y ia haS
.&soua ssa,'i lie essesassea arttsne q
GSursG eou!ts instead Of lie papers With his
Great credit is duo to Dean Flynn and Father
Cody. who have brought about this settlement
entirely without outside ala. lhey nave uon6
II quietly. and but few in tho diocese knew un-
I'll to-nights announcement was made that
they had been at work.
The referees appointed to determine tho
nass dssdsa yessay ateraoon arnnss
bishop Wigger's appcintee. The con;
st. Iat:Ick,s Csthedral in Newark on Friday
referee chosen by Father Corrigan. and Mgr.
Doane, tho referee solicited by Bishop Wigger.
went over the list ofnames. submitted by both
sidea. Of priests, any one Of whom they were
willing to have dct as third referee.
old st. Patrick Cathedral. IN Mott street. New
Church law Bishop wigger could have disre:
garded the reference entirely. hut he had
bound himself through his counsel. the lev.
S. i. Smith. to abide By the decision OF the
reference.
Father: Kearney appeared at IL o'clock yes
terdsy at the pastoral residence in Newark.
and was joined few minutes later by Mgr.
Poane and Father T. A. Wallace; the Diocesan
viously submitted to tho two refsre es was read
to Father kearnsy. and then an adjournment
consider the testimony. In the afternoon Mgr.