The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-12
TIE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
What Father Corripnn IL TO Answer In HIS
Trial To-day.

What Father Corriaau IL to Answer In HIS
Trial To-day.
Tho trial Of the Rev. Patrick Corrignn. pastor
OF tho Church OF Our Lady OF Grace. Hobokcn.
on tho charges made against him by Bishop
Wicrcr viii be begun at 9 o'clock this aster-
noon in the residence OF Mgr. Doane IN
Newark.
Tho Rev. DR. 8. S. Smith OF Paterson. who is
to represent Bishop Wigger at tho trial. sent
COPY OF the charges to Father Corrigan on Now
%. These are the charges in full IS sub
mitted by DR.. Smith:
I'm accordance with the request OF the
Right Rev. Ordinary OF Newark the UNDER
signed. in his capacity OF fiscal procurator.
prefers the following charges against the NeV.
Patrick Corrigun Of ltoboken:
81. That he has malicously knowingly. ana
wilfully published In the New York freeman
Journal and Catholic Register OF Oct. ~. iSo2.
the false statement that the animus OF the
organization known as tho German American
Catholic Congress. which mot in Newark in
September. 1892. and which was composed OF
German American Catholic Bishops. priests.
and laymen. was that Of actual hostility TO the
country: that he has endearored publicly TO
arouse against the above named persons
notably against the present Bishop OF Newark.
tho bitterest hatred and enmity. and the entire
non Catholic community and OF large por-
ton oven OF the Catholic community OF the
whole Unitod Ststos-to the great dctrimcnt
OF the Catholic Church In this country.
80 That in the same newspaper on the
same date as above he falsely, knowingly.
ths s"S Germ"n tcsshoss Of the United statcs
ana to Church and State deserving tho
severest punishment. botl. to the injury ot al
OF tie a,V Catholic faith throughout the whole
.. That in the same newspaper, ard 2, On
1H sSons ana noSy ho asseS Bshop
Ssopis to Ana have nstas Hostility a"d dis
loyalty to tile state thus greatly iniurins
she rS9d ther o. and
making them an ooIect OF tho most violent
hatred to tho whole country.
Il and maiSious!yy accuse, accuses the a.s,n aETye
h Hon. and and nssoynt % to tho or
See. and Of wilfUl!y deccrins the Pope in
their protestntlons Of Loyalty to him, 10 the
great injury .. the said Bishops. priests. and
IS. That, In :he, same newspaper on the
tho said Bishops. priests. and laymen Of pre-
sentipg the Church in this country as foreign
ns rne tn the
ietsimant both OF the Church aud of the above
Is That in tho New York .F'co,eog's Loy.-
nal and ca,,o'ic iifWsisr OF Noy. II; 1892. no
falsely and malieious!y; In fahso callaH to; o;
ans sfe in int oi
diocese Of Newari; Ly Cnhensy OF displaying
the crossest rnrtialty fer the German Gatho,
and aversion to the king clergy
the .5%: da Il tA so sans P Pc w r1
maliciousiy. and falsely attributed to bishop
Wigger LANGUAGE and treatment ,r Claimed
gard n! to Irish SIN Catholics and priests which
are calculated to- excite the fercest nationnl
Bishop. and so arouse schism in the diocese.
20. That in the same newspaper and on The
ntea to the ne Ie Bhop Of
and conduct which made him ridiculous. are
grossly insulting and tend to completely I'M
80. That in the some ns%spa ,er. and on the
same date. he maliciously insults Archbishop
Oct rst in and ths s sSaEg sra
81 S Sks hs Shsr agE sGees es
SeionsinS t. il. which arc "a. sTsntly IniaSi;;
standing % calculated 10. arouse against
them tho bitterest hatred OF the county. &c!
n5 SeS to s s ahs nft
and between Cathoica themselves. tdl cause
upwonted harm to the Catholic church In this
I'll. That he has wifully md contuma-
ciouslv diaobeyed and violated tho precepts
given him BY the Bishop Of Newark in a letter
dated Nov. Is. 1892. and has moreover in his
answer to said letter added new insults Gdt and
American priests and people.
"l2. That he has wifully and mallciously
Violated tho decree NJ. 23l OF the Third
ton in tina New York Firenan's Jou,nd! Of
Oct. 20. 1892. and Nov. IL. 1892.
Therefore the undersigned. in his capacity
OF fiscal procurator. requests the Ordinary Of
Newark to proceed prOut dc J'ur and to cite
diocesan criminal curia to answer tho charges.
IS. S. SMITH. Fiscal Procurator"