The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-30

Some days ago the Sisters of the Visi-
tation at Mt. dc Chantal received
telegram signed by Archbishop Ryan,
Of Philadelphia, which read US follows:
81 recommend to you a grca; father Of the 10.
dian mission who will be with you III lew
days"
The sisters, in thinking over the mat.
ter, concluded that as they had been i'm
posed on SO often by impOstors they
would Telegraph Archbishop Ryan. The
answer they received was very brief, but
to'ths point. thread:
Il sent no Telegram. No.,
This decided the sisters, and they
were determined to take vigorous action
when the impOster arrived. The fact
that tho name Of "a great father OF the
Indian mission" who was TO honor
them with visit, was omitted from the
telegram was the first thing that excited
their fears that all was not right
Yesterday afternoon clerical looking
gentleman, with satchel, apparently
about fifty years OF age, put in his APP
pearance at Mt. de Chantal, claiming
that lie was the great father Of the In
dian mission" whose coming had been
heralded by Archbishop Ryan's tele-
gram. Tho sisters said nothing that
would lead him to suppose his visit was
not welcome one, but quietly tele-
phoned to Sheriff Steenrod that the ser.
vices OF him or one OF his deputies were
needed at once at the Mount. Deputy
Pannell Garden was sent out, and
what n time he had getting his
prisoner away. The priest screamed
and kicked, the disturbance calling
TO the windows the fair faces OF
tho students, who took decided intor-
est in the struggle going on on the
lawn. They, perhaps, never before had
seen Greco Roman or catCh.as-catch'
can wrestling match. Deputy Garden
and his victim were struggling for the
mastery, and it was battle royal for
time, the priest waking the echoes with
his cries. Mr.. Garden had to throw his
man twice before he acknowl lodged he
was beaten, and he was brought to this
city and lodged in the sheriiFs private
office. 1t is needless to say that the
grayeled walk at Mt. de Chantal, whore
the conflict took place, will have to be
smoothed over before it looks like 1t
did.
At the sherilT's Office the priest, who
gave his name Us Father Lawrence, was
quite subdued. lie told several con-
Trajectory stories. He informed the
sisters that lie had dined with the
priests at the cathedral, and they had
given him So. lie afterwards told Pros
ecuting Attorney John Howard that he
had dined at a restaurant, paying
twenty-five cents for the meal. He also
said that he had been thirty-eight years
in the priesthood, and had at one
time been stationed at Baltimore, aud
further that he had spent three years
in m insane asylum at Mt. Pleasant
Iowa. Rev. Father Sullivan visited
him, but did not identify him, remark
ing that he had not been near the
cathedral.
Sheriff Steenrqd telephoned TO Mt. de
Chantal inquiring ii he had eXtorted
any money from the sisters, and re-
ceiving negative reply he was released
from custody, as no charge could be
brought against him. When he was
informed that he was free to go where
he willed he became quite pert. The
sheriff admonished him that no would
better take the episode more quietly
and be thankful that he was not in Jail.
Picking up his satchel he left the room
without word.
The man is evidently an impostor or
else his mind is sadly out of balance.