The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-16
SHOWS A BANK BOOK
Acknowledgment
Regarding Jean
Berger.
UNSIGNED LETTER PUBLISHED.
Rev. Fl. j. Wrens Consults
His Bishop About the
Prevailing Rumpus.
UNSIGNED LETTER PUBLISHED.

North Brookfeld, Sept. 5.-Rev. Jean
Berger claims to be well off man and
not in dire circumstances, as was re-
ported in a Worcester evening paper
somebody's ago. He shows a bank book
on the National Bank of Kingston, N.
Y, and through some of his followers
makes somewhat of denial of the re-
ported interview with him.
True the denial is not very well de-
fined one, being innuendo in its nature,
and saying that his words were wrong
ly interpreted. The denial was made
in local paper tonight in an unsigned
letter and has given the dissenters
cause for rejoicing once more Compli-
ments are also paid to other Worces-
ter papers. which the leaders of the
secession consider naughty sheets and
not fair to them.
While Priest Berger claims he was
misrepresented in the newspaper inter
view, 1t is doubtful if his words or
those of his followers will be taken in
his matter, as more than one of his
statements has already been branded
as false, particularly the statement
that he made, saying he had written to
Bishop Beaver from his home near
New York city. Moreover, his life here
Is written contradiction, and 1t is GER
lain that he knows 1t and that he feels
himself weakening every day.
He has begun to plead now instead of
exercising the authority which he
claimed to have when he first came to
North Brookf1eld. Today Rev. H. J.,
Wren, pastor of st. Joseph's Church,
went to Springfield to see Bishop Beav-
en- on matters relating to the course
taken by Priest Berger. In the opinions
or many people, the strange priest must
be suffering from mental trouble This
belief is strengthened by the fact that
FIR. Berger has twice had yellow fever
and has had an hemorrhage since his
arrival here.
DR.. L. 3. Dionne is incensed at the
report in a Worcester paper mot The
SPY this morning, that an officer was
accompanying him to protect him in
case violence should be tried against
him. AS matter Of fact, Officer Hen
~ Hatch, whose child DR. Dionne is
treating for diphtheria, rode from his
house to DR.. Dionne's office and back
yesterday afternoon with the doctor,
and this was the only foundation for
the report. DR.. Dionne says that il is
a wrong to the French people to print
such stories, as he never received any
thing but polite treatment from them.
Priest Berger has had some pictures
taken at photographer D. r. Ober's,
and these are guarded as sacredly as
ever miser guarded his gold. The Spy
reporter saw one yesterday at Mr.
Ober's studio, but today one of the
Frenchmen who had one, refused tc
show it. SO fearful was he that il
might get into the paper. They will
be kept, and it is now the intention to
sell them a little later to priest Berger
followers, and from the present outlook
they will be good mementoes of the
folly OF the secessionists.
E. Allen Harwood, candidate for the
republican nomination for representa-
tive, says that should he meet with de-
feat at the caucus in North Brookfield
he has not the slightest intention OF
Carrying the contest to the convention
It is an understood thing that it is
North Brookheld's turn to name the
candidate. and Mr.. Harwood says that
whatever the result of the caucus may
BE- he will certainly as good repub-
ncan. abide by 1t. Moreover, Mr.. Har-
wood says he does not know how dem
ocrats or any one else got the impress
sion that he would take the contest to
the convention, If he should not get the
vote OF the caucus here, as he is sure
that 1t never originated from him or
from the men who are managing his
campaign. While it is true that, aside
from North Brookfield, the towns that
comprise the district are almost en-
trely farming towns, and would prob
ably back Mr. Harwood heavily; that
Is not the point at issue, and he does
not intend to take advantage of 1t, nor
would he If he thought 1t was the only
way to insure election
Whether Mr.. Hamant's hackers take
such = course or not, if Mr.. Hamant
is defeated here. is, he says, inmate
rial to him, as he is satisfied to sus-
tain the verdict given by the repubu-
can voters Of North Brookneld
As II is North Brookfield's turn 10
name the candidate. Mr.. Harwood be-
lieves that North Brookheld should de-
eide the question, and as far as he Is