The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-18
A LETTER SUBDUED HIM
He Was Ordered to Stop His
Crusade and Retraet or
Stand Trial.
BLAMEs THE NEWSPAPERS.
The Hoboken Priest Says Reports
of the Newark Conference
Misled Him.

The strife between Bishop Wigger and
Father Corrigan, of Hoboken. is virtually
at an end. and Bishop Wigger comes out
of the contest with flying colors.
As exclusively announced in The JER-
sEY CITY NEWS last night, Bishop Wig
ger, In view of the turbulent scenes en-
acted at the Conference of the priests
Wednesday afternoon, decided that
evening to take decisive action with
Father Corrigan. He wrote him a letter
saving that the letters of Father Corrigan
published in the Freeman's Journal were
an insult to Archbishop Corrigan,
Bishop Wigger, himself. and the
German-Ameriean prelates and priests
who attenoed the German Catholic Con-
gress in Newark, and that the insinua-
tions In the fable published over Father
Corrigan's signature were false. The
Bishop further said that he de-
manded an apology for himself, Arch
bishop Corrigan and the German
priests. He commanded Father Corrigan
to write no further letters. and kin con-
clusion, he said that if Father Corrigan
did not comply with the request within
one week, he would summon him for
trial in accordance with the DEGREES of
the Baltimore Plenary Council.
FATHER coRRIGAN's APOLOGY.
Aq ten minutes to ons o'clock today.
Father CorriQan-aud this assertion is
based on the most reliable authority-de-
cided to write Bishop Wigger apologizlng
for any annoyance caused the
Bishop. and also through Bishop
Wigger to Archbis hop Corrigan. or
/any others who have been annoyed by
letters. He decided to write furt her.
that his assertions were based on news
paper reports of the German Congress.
published In the New York Times and
1ssit,s, aha the Jersey City Journal.
bean M'NULTY' IS OPINION.
wentf to Paterson last evening and
called upon Dean McNulty, who. it was
said, was TO be suspended for disobey-
ing Bishop Wigger. The Dean is tall
spare, venerable looking man with q
kindly face and most affable manners.
He greeted me cordially and ushered me
into his study and when | drew his at
tention to the rumor that he
was to be suspended for insisting
upon speaking when the Bishop had di-
reeted him to keep silent, he smiled pleas.
antly.
'.There is no truth in that statement,
nv dear sir nor is there any fear that I
will be punished" he said. 'sIn
fact, no one will be punished
for what was done aJ the conference at
Newark yesterday. l am told that the
Baltimore Council, although / am not
positive, directs that any priest who
writes against his Bishop in the
newspapers shall be punished, and quite
right, too Father Corrigan has done
that, and If he is to be punished at all, it
will be for that, but don't believe he
has been suspended and don't think he
will be.
s:As to my case, only did my duty at
the convention, and when the Bishop
told me to sit down, like good Catholic
and good subject obeyed."
Dean McNulty would say nothing one
way or the other upon the metits of the
controversy between Father Corrigan and
the Priester Verein. He deplored the
whole affair and said that the best thing
to do would be to hush the whole matter
mp as quickly as possible.
THE CIRCULAR DENOUNCED.
A we'll known Newark priest who at
tended the conference said, In reference
TO the published stories of fhe meeting:
1.-The meeting was not special one
called to discuss Father Corrigan's let
l0TS. Ii Was SlMUty LuS I0k ul&E
quarterly session of the priests
of the diocese, and had no
reference whatsoever to Father CorrIgan.
There is no doubt but that the letter pub
]ished is authentic, but there is no neces-
sty of the priests declaring their loyalty
t. the Bishop. Our VOW at ordination
covers that ground and answers for all
tirne."
..The matter is exsggerated.n . said Mgr.
Doape of st. Patrick's Cathedral,
Newark, land whoever gave the story
out was guilty of a violation of confidence.
Father Corrigan Is a good man and
q good priest, but he is eccentric. He has
caused this trouble, but his course is not
Endorsed by the priests of the diocese.
The circular should not have been sent
OUT"
BISHOP wIeGER SPEAKS.
Bishop Wi9ger said he did not peremp-
torfly adjourn the conference, because 1t
had already been adjourned when the
subject of the circular printed in THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday. was
brought up. The Bishop said that he
had made the final prayer and the
priests were getting ready TO leave. when
Mgr. Seton said Ne desired to say few
words. Permission being given, he
turned to the priests and an
neunced TO them that these
words had been accidently omitted
from the circular: "Piease sign this" The
huuclSuSA eu0h ouSSCsecu W WIG pLAOseo
that they sign the circular aud for
ward it TO the Bishop. The Rev.
Dean McNulty then began to talk. and
Bishop Wigger, not desiring to have
any discussion after the conference had
adjourned, remarked that no discussion
would be permitted.
Then the Rev. Patrick Corrigau began
to talk, and rs in the case of the Rev.
Dean McNulty, the Bishop told him that
discussion must cease. As the priest con-
tinued to talk, and believing that other
priests who might not thoroughly under
stand the matter. would possibly say
something which they would afterWard
tegret. the Bishep said:-
mo discussion; please leave the hall. -
Summit Council Has Fun.