The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-21
THE POPE IMPRISONED.
Tale That Melted Italian Swindlers
10000 Francs.

10000 Francs.
ROME. June 20-One of the most ex-
traordinary trials ever held in a court of
justice has just come to a conclusion here.
The charge brought against the prisoners,
of whom there were three, was that Of
having swindled a French priest and a
retired notary to the extent of about
$4,000 francs.
The abbe Xae, parish priest of Loigny,
and Nj. Louis Glenard, notary, a devout
member of his flock, were Mortified at
learning toward the end of 1892 that his
Holiness. Leo XIII. was a prisoner. and
that an anti-PoDe, set up by band of
sacrilegious conspirators reigned in his
stead at the Vatican and wore the triple
crown and the fishermans ring.
The revelation made by nun be-
longing to one of the converts of Loigny.
who possessed the gift of second sight.
and who declared that she saw the Sow
ereign Pontiff confined in the dungeon
loaded with chains and subjected to every
kind OF ill-treatment. Henceforth their
one preoccupation was to rescue the sue
cessor to the apostles, and strong ir the
righteousness of their cause they set off
for Rome.
A pamphlet which the Able had pub
lished entitled 1.-The Great Sorrow of Leo
KILL" soon brought him unexpected al
lies Carolina Comtesse de ST. Arnoud,
touched by the sufferings of the head of
the church. visited the priest. and through
her he was introduced to the Duke of
Basteli- -Foscolo, representative of the re-
public of Honduras. a gentleman with as
many titles, crosses and orders as there
We're letters in his name, and to one Sig.
JTbalducci formerly secretary TO the late
Prince Tortonia. These notable person
ages were. of course, thoroughly familiar
with all that went on at the Vatican and
on the best OF terms with the whole Col
lege OF Cardinals. They were devoted to
the person of the Sovereign Pontiff and
they were quite sure that with patience
and courage-and $4,000 francs-they could
effect his liberation.
The two Frenchmen promptly found the
money. and the noble trio at once set TO
work How they accomplished their task
was told in court by the Comtesse Ubal-
the catacombs. where he found the true
Pope confined in dark cell and guarded
by the Archduke John Salvador of Lor-
corrupt the jailers. Ii was not stated how
much OF the Dlunder went to the Arch
duke, but 10000 francs were spent in con-
yeying to him a letter which would in
duce him to fly from Rome and 1000 francs
more in purchasing trunks. etc. for his
JOURNEYS TO MonZa and Vienna, to lay the
matter before King Humbert and the En-
peror Francis Joseph. took up the rest of
the money. Neither sovereign consented TO
receive the envoy of the Able Xae, but
letters from the priest Were left with their
majesties' chamberlains. That to the italian
King assured him that IL he would only
save the Pope, God would pardon the house
of Savoy for having occupied Rome. The
Comtesse had, she declared, spent all the
money supplied by the priest and had also
pawnei her own jewels in the good cause
Whether the Archduke John Salvador was
open to bribery OF. was seized with repent
ance 4: Is impossible to say. but at the end