The morning call., 1893-01-16
ARCHBISHOP RIoRDAN's LETTERS
Chief Crowley Solicited to Recover
Them.

Them.
News of the establishment Of a home
branch of the ecclesiastical court aud the
appointment of Monsighor Satolll as the
first permanent delegate apostolic 10 this
country was read in THE CALL by many
people with considerable interest. There
we're many statements in the dispatches
which Archbishop Riordan might have been
able to explain had his Grace been in this
city.
Bnt the Archbishop was opt of town, and
so was his secretary, kev Father Mont
gOmery. In their absence the local clergy
declined to discuss the important issues
involved.
One of the kilograms from the East was
as follows:
The collapse OF the Corrgan party Is complete,
One result may be the elevation OF Archbishop
Ireland 10 the cardinaiate, and another will be.
perhaps, the resignation of Archbishop Corrigdn
or the appointment of Coadjutor Bishop or
New York. The foes OF Monsiguor Saol were
utterly unsetupulous 1t has Just been ascer-
taned for IA month past ArchbishOps Ireland aud
Rlordan, Bsnop Keane and Monsignor 0Con-
nell had been logged by spies.
Their letters were stolen and large number
OF them are said 10 be 10 the hands OF a man
named Doeing OF San Francisco. The result was
that Archbishop Rordau was notified and ad.
yised 10 recover the documents, of which a wrong
use might be made.
Doeing himself. 1t is said, wrote TO Archbishop
Rior dan TO say that he held the papers and was
willing 10 give them up on certain terms.
Tie Archbishop refused 10 negotiate with him
and applied 10 the San Francisco police, but was
Informed that they could not recover the letters
unless he placed a money value on In IN and
would go into court, where the contents would
be made public.
"It is true" said Chief of Police Crowley
yesterday. when asked about the theft OF
letters here, "that about five or six months
ago Father Montgomery reported to me that
several private letters had been mis- sed
from the Archbishop's privare office. The
letters had no intrinsic value, but the Arch
bishop did not like their disappearance. He
did not know whether to suspect one of the
servants IN the house or some outsider. De-
tectives were detailed ON the case, but there
was no clew to work upon and the mystery
was not solved. The room of a suspected
Individual Was searched but nothing was
found.
Before he left the city Saturday Arch
bishop RioIdan announced that he would
not be in h,s office on Franklin street before
Tuesday mornng. At least this was the
Information given to the reporters who in
qured for him at his residence yesterday.
1t will be noted that the dispatch quoted
above states that number Of the stolen
letters'are "in the hands Of man named
Doeing Of San Francisco"
Carl August Doeing. managing editor and
nine-tepths pr9prietor Of The Western Wit
ness. a Catholic periodical published in this
city. was seen regarding the matter yester-
day.
II was surprised aud pained." said he
ito read the charges made against me in
the teegraphic dispatches. and the diselos-
ures regarding Archbishop Riordan having
to seek the assistance Of the police to re-
cover certain letters.
II never refused to answer Archbishop
Riordan or TO give him every satisfaction in
my power.
''As TO whether have or had any letters
such as those referred to in my posse ssion,
refuse to say anything about It,
1T is n matter about which l must first
consult my ecclesiastical adviser.
II have written-it must have been TO rty
days ago-a private letter to Cardinal Led
achonski. the Prefect of the Propaganda in
Rome, explaining much of the situation as
TO points which my duty forbids my divulg-
ing 10 the public without consent
Mon signor Satolli l believe 10 be a
sanity man, and events will show his views
as to questions most vital to Catholic Amer
leans"