The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-08
APPEALED TO ROME
Corrigan Charged With
Conspiracy.
IRELAND Is HIS ACCUSER.
The Matter Is of the Gravest Characs
ter That Has Ever Arisen in
the Church in America.
IRELAND IS HIS ACCUsER.
Special to TIRE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Jan. THE Chicago special
10 the Sun says: Formal charges of the
grayest character have been preferred
against the Most Rev. Michael Augustine
Corrigan, Roman Catholic Archbishop of
New Y ark. by brother prelste. HIS Grace
Of New York is accused by the Most Rev.
John ireland, Archbishop of ST. Paul, of
having engaged in an unlawful conspiracy
to weaken or undo the effect Of the Pope's
decisions in respect to church matters In
America, and of having had recourse to
methods unbeeoming a Bishop and de-
signed to discredit and disgrace Archbishop
Ireland and MOnsign0r Satolli.
These charges. daily formulated, are now
on their way to Rome. where they Will be
presented to ths highest tribunal in the
Roman Catholic Church. That tribunal has
power to pass upon the accusations and to
fix the punishment Of the accused II they
be sustained.
If Archbishop Corrigan be found guilty
as charged, his fate as well as the future Of
the great province Of New York, over which
he has so long presided, Will become the
object Of eager suTmise. Should the charges
fail, the consequences can scarcely be less
serious to Archbishop Ireland. Nor viii
these consequences In either case be limited
to the provinces Of New York and st.
Paul.
The differences between Archbishop Ire
land and Archbishop Corrigsn are of long
standing. The partners Of Archbishop
CorIigan In the conspiracy are alleged to
be the priests in his immediate en-
tourage. notably Father Michael
Joseph Lavele, rector Of ST. Patrlck's
cathedral, who is especially named by
Archbishop Ireland as cons spirator. and
possibly Father Cerardo Frante, Arch bishop
Corrigan's Italian secretary. Ii is said also
that other priests are involved.
As regards Archbishop Corrigan. there is
documentary evidence which will be pro-
duced against the distinguished prelate.
If the documents are interpreted Alright by
Archbishop C0rrigan's aeeusers they prove
the existence Of a conspiracy OF which the
Archi episcopal residence on Madison ave-
nue. was the center, and which extended in
numerous ramifeaIions throughout Amer
lea, into France and Italy, and even to the
shadow OF ST. Peters itself.
Continuing the article says. that upon
the arrival of MonsgnOr Satt1li it was for
q time supposed that the differences be-
tween Arehbishops Ireland and Corrigan
had ended aud the friends of Archbishop
Ireland felt elated.
Then came the rumblngs Of dissent from
the Corrigan faction, and an anonymous
letter, with dsagreeable insinuations re-
garding Mgr, Satoili, was published in the
daily press.
The storm OF indignation reached its
climax when Father McGlynn was restored.
It was soon learned, so the article says,
that Archbishop CorrigRD was sending
anonymous letters to be published in Chi
csgo. critezing Archbishop Ireland and his
views.
These letters were dated Philadelphia
i will suffice 10 say that Archbishop Corri-
gan's Philadelphia article speedily found
Itself q magnet attracting to itself
considerable mass Of other docu-
mentary and verbal evidence bearing
upon the same case in very much the same
way, and the lRyman whom the Archbishop
of New York h0nored with his confidence
proved not TO ibe the only Roman Catholic
citizen Of Chicago whom it was deemed de-
siTous to enlist in the anti-Ireland propa-
gsnda.
A representative Of this journal has
foHBd very little trouble in gaining the
confidence Of several persons who within
two or three weeks asst have re-
ceived more or less direct proofs Of
Archbishop Corrigan's trust In his own per-
suaslve and Of his sHtipathy TO the schclas-
tic thought and practice which are supposed
to be represented by Archbishop Ireland
and M0nsignor SatOlli
The letters 90 not bear the signature Of
Archbishop Corrigan, but they are signed
b. Father Michael Joseph Lavelle, rector
Of ST PatTick's Cathedral, New York.
They are appeals 10 various persons to
use such influence as they might have to
secVre the publication Ia the press, both
secular and religious, OF articles protesting
against the unfortunate influence obtained
by Archbishop Ireland at Rome and against
Monsignor Sa,ollPs interference in Ameri-
can Catholic affairs, which is described as
offensive and annoying.
At length friends of the Archbishop of
st. Paul became convinced that Arch bishop
Corrigan was the center of the propaganda
whose purpose it is to discredit
Archbishop Ireland In the estimation
of the Catholics of America and Of the
Vatican. and to create such an alarm at the
Vatican as may result in the call of Mon
slgnor Satoli and the reversal Of the POpe's
expressed policy in respect TO religious edu-
cation in America.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA morning paper
will say: DR.. Edward McGiynu viii 20 to
Rome. The statements is authoritative and
bears out the announcement made at the
time his suspension was removed by Mon
signor Satolli.