New-York tribune., 1900-01-10
BROOKLYN NEWS.
MALONES ARE RESENTFUL.
DEAD PRIESTS RELATIVES SAY HIS
LAST WISHES WERE IGNORED.
THEY CRTTICIsE FATHER BELFoRD. HIS
SUCCESSOR AND SAY FATHER Ma
LONE's BANK ACCOUNT WAS
TAAIPERED WITH.

Catholic circles were much stirred up yesterday
afternoon 81 Tie statement given out by the reia-
tves OF the Father Malone in which the repre-
Eeu.atives Of the Church who were connected with
ne happenings IN the parish house before the death
of the priest and VIII the arrangements OF the
funeral were severely criticized The statement Is
written in the third person, and refers the
tives of Father Malone as they" Il starts out
follows
They were a Father Maione's home during his
last illness and remained there night and day tin
his death his rq1est and conIIlaLo. as was well
NcDonneIl- This they did although told leave
Bishops instructions. and then BY the Vicar Gen
eTaL aceo9Pa9ied ard %2roIsc5ssG % ~ 11e captain
1ro5ecsed zs tfey were by ne laws OF the land and
been fnshy recognized by the persons named above.
openly made 10 remove them
Following this there IS a rehearsal OF the alleged
petty aunoyances to which the family were said
70 have been subjected The second vtsir Of Vicar
General MCNAMARA Is then taken Up He
ccnpaufed by Judge FOX. who had drawn Up a
ua1er plrr3--ing 70 be VIII from memory and
prepared bv Monsignor Duffy. This, Il Is said
vas gwen 10 Father Malone by Judge Fox only
after much hesitation
IN -ersr6 70 the effort OF the Vicar General 70
secure re resignation Of Sylvester Malone, the
-epnew. from tEe --aLaE ersE-p OF the AcCacdln
Memorial Tie statement says that Father Malone
reulied 70 these demands SO long as have any
rhing 70 co with the hall Sylvester shall not be
removed"
Z Is charged that private check Of Father
A1a one was dishonCred a. the First National Bank
because they had understanding with the Bishop
not 70 pay After The priests lawyer had been in
st-ucre5 70 bring suit. the bank. according 70 the
lsueEr- promised 70 pay the money, there being
question thar the account was persona
Il says The Bishop powerful enough
governed as thought. By the United States law
from paving 10 citizen his money.
Tne family alleges thai II snubbed in the
carrying Of the funeral arrangements, and that
many things which Father Malone had wished were
Observed- This was especially true IN regard
Of The funeral Father BelfOrG. Father MaIone's
successor Is quoted SAYING = shall not have
re flag this church The family asked
that ArcaCishop Ireland Archbishop keane give
rne funeral GRAFTON. but their request was ignored
Lead Kindly Light" was not sung az the funeral
ruo-1cs Of The Church The family also complain
that the honorary Dalbeare-s. chosen by them.
were not properly entertained. and were obliged
force their way the church. In fact. the fam
-y declare that all OF FGIheT MalOnes desires were
ignored
which he related the circumstances Of the drawing
I'D OF 4 viii the signing Of II by Father Malone.
and It's subsequent surrender 10 the dead priest
NJ Fox says that when ne gave the VIII 10 Father
Mad the latter al once passed II over 10 Syl-
vesrer. his nephew.
John G jenkins. president Of the First National
Bank, said yesterday that the check OF Father Ma
lone had not been honoreC because there was
dispute between The priest and The Church auChor-
ties about the money and that the custom Of the
bank II suc1 cases 10 ne money to neither
party until an understanding had been reached