Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-07
TBLEGRAPHIC.
REV. FATHER DUCEY
Takes a Bold Stand ii The COltTc-
YaTsy With The Archbishop,
HE PIrIEs HIS OPPONENT.
Al Accusation Against Corrlgan -
Letters that Have Passed BE-
tween tho Priests.

NEW YOHS, Dec. G.-The contro.
versy be,weeH Archbishop Uorrlgsn
and Rev. Father Ducsy has reached
that stsge where another statement
has been deemed eEpodieut by the lat.
ter. Notwithstanding tho arch.
bishops injunction, Father Ducey
continues to be conspicuous figure ut
tho Jexow investigation. This even.
Ing no gave cut the following state
meni
ellis eIcell0noy, the archbishop OF
New York Is greatly to be pitisd ior
the courbe followed by men who claim
TO DO bis friends anu defoudeB. IL IL
sad TO think that an archbishop who
has the greatest opportunity for good
OF any ooolnsihstio la this world should
need duiondcts.
"Afchbishop Corfigan has placed
himself In position OF persistent per.
secutiOn Of ms for the past ten year,.
Why his grace SHOULD have been W
misguATdUd 1 cannot fathOm. l am
nothing 10 the archbishop OF New
Vim ANh AN NAAhNN nv AWAN NV AAAhNNa
Before coming 10 this diocese / war
Kind TO him 10 the extreme when lac
was n applicant an1 u stranger In
Now York, rs no knows. AZ oO.adlu.
talor archbishop with right Of succya.
sion no WAS unknown aud humble 10
New York. He came to my house
almost every week. lilo rode with mo
In my carriages aud sirighs before my
devotion to humanity forced me 10 rid
myself OF these vuuities.
al was not In all pArtio llsfs like the
young man In tho GJspel-I could not
say had kept Ia perfection the COM
mandmenta from my youth without
spot aud biumish; but / can SAY, how.
ever, that have been most faithful
AMI tncflilring az n priest, and | have
never been u iftquohtcr Of distepuiablo
places.
"rhe Lexow committee 10 seeking 10
know something OF the character OF
Rose Bclpa aud her successor Evelyn
Bells house on rhirly-tiXth street.
'Inepector William and Captain
Wealetvelt might give some ecclesiAs-
teal Information 90 TO that house ~
the committee.
"rhe Rev. MI. Neally's petition TO
me marked private wnb u very shallow
trap. l 6tlll affirm thRt his grace has
not answered my letter OF November
21th. His second letter Of November
2ilh Is not nn Puawer TO my fiTst letter.
On November 9th L sent MIN the fol.
lowing;
"Your letter Of the 24lh was handed
mo by my servant ut i:l5 =. M, Sun
day, when returned 10 my resiucnce,
hence / could not do ns you requested.
1 shall respect your excullency's letter
OF November 2fth, which Ia more kind
ly than you're OF the 18th.
81 must take exception 10 n few eX.
pressions. never took for granted
any superstition without fret obtain
ing proof. A. priest anu gentleman
! am not bound, in my Opinion,to indi-
cate 10 any ono who tho person or pei-
sons are who gave mo confidence. /
would not be true priest or man did
indicate 10 you OF yours the person or
persons who gave mo conndences,
without their permission.
"Your excellenoy cannot DO ignOr-
ant Of the fact that priests nj the
cathedral have by their own lulters
giveu evidence OF evil methods. You,it
issAid, are not responsible for their aois,
but n they have abused your conf.
denoe and imposed on youc good nu-
ture, why do they definitely hold one
You cannot blame me II have reason
10 complain.
al wish to be frank and inform you
have letters Of ygufs In my possession,
sent mo by the New York press, re-
queating that II should ray certain
tniuga about me. Your letters Hre not
type written, lut In your own hand
writing.
al greatly regret the trouble that
has been inaugurRted anew Ia New
York. The pacific efforts OF the hpos-
lOlio delegate are for the present Rppar.
emily nullined.
81 trust honorable peace will soon
reign with ali OF us.
"On last Sunday morning, December
2nd, sent this brief note to the arch.
bishop:
"You 6ont me n letter on Novem-
Dor 2ilh. ! respectfully answered that
letter ON November eth. | have
received lao intimRlion that your ex-
celleucy haa read my letter OF the 27lh.
l deem II necessary TO write these
few words, fearing 1t would he said
had not been courteous TO my eCCltsl-
RsIical superior. You have gwen me
no reaa0nB why / should not attend
tho sessions OF the LeHow committee
on Monday, aud ~ say to you in my
letter Of the 9Th, l always fought IN
the open anu always hope TO do 10,
therefore think II prudent, respectful
nnd wise that should Inform you that
/ am going 10 the Lexyw Investigation
on MondsY.'0
Father Ducoy said no had nothing
further to say ut present on tho SUD
Iecl.