Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-19
MGI:. SATOLLi'S STATUS,
Vice Chancellor Bird of New Jersey Inquiries
Into His Authority.

Vice Chancellor Bird of New Jersey Inquiries
Into His Authority.
The apostolic delegate. Monsignor Satolli,
apparently has as yet no standing in the New
Jersey court OF chancery, for Vice Chancellor
Bird yesterday ordered evidence taken that
would enable the court TO decide whether he
speaks officially for the holy see, and whether
his decisions are final and must be regarded as
the law of the Roman Catholic Church
Yesterday the time fixed for argument in
the case of Bishop O'Farrell ard the ecclesias-
tical authorities of the diocese Of Trenton
of Swedesboro'. y. ].
The vice chancellor several weeks ago issued
a rule TO show cause why Father Treacy should
lot be enjoined from exercising his priestly
functions because OF his interference with the
rights of Rev. Walter Leahy, who has been
placed in charge of st. JoseDhS Church,
Swedesboro', since the bishop has suspended
Father Treacy
The rule to show returnab,e Yesterday
and the case took remarkable turn. The
counsel for Father Treacy in the answer that he
submitted denies that he has been deposed
from the parish OF 81. Joseph or excommuni-
Gated from the Catholic Church
He gaze a detailed account OF how the trouble
in the parish began. He had sympathized and
n.
lington. who was ;ncarcerated in the Trenton
asylum. For this bro:herly act he was made
the subject Of charges and il was ordered that
Father VIM. Treacy of Swedesboro' should GO
into spiritual retreat at some religious college
for ten days and then serve the parish o.
Swedesboro for period Of three wears Oh pro-
baton.
He remarked that he had committed no
ofense against the church which would meri,
such severe discipline and refused to obey it.
and also appealed TO the holy SEQ at Rome
which appea! is now pending.
THE APPEAL TO ROME.
copy OF the translation of his appeal to
Rome was appended to the answer The appeal
WAS made in the name of the two priesty
brothers, and they appeal against the Illicit
and invalid ecclcsiagtical censure and maledic-
tons with which. out of hatred and malice. they
are threatened by their ordinary, the Righ.
Rev. N. Joseph o Farrell, bishop Of Trenton.
For this Bishop o Farrell, as it Is well known,
ignores and condemns the law of the church as
established by canon law, and has been accus-
toned to rule his subjects i'll an arbitrary man
ner, MS motto being. Thus wish; thus COM
mand; my viii is law
Vice Chancellor Bird said it would be neces-
sary to have evidence upon the pom. whether
the DEGREES of Monsignor Satolli were final and
must be regarded as law.
He then gave the order to continue the case
for Two weeks so that either side can take atti-
davits which establish the validity and final
ity OF the appeal in the Roman Catholic
Church to the pope after the decree of the
apostolic delegate.
Peter Backes, who represents the church
authorities. will come to Washington to 90 tain
from Monsigror Satolli the evidence Of his
authority.
The counsel of Father Treacy has the right
nnder the rules OF the court to cross examine
the apostolic delegate AZ the same time.