The Irish standard., 1903-03-21
York, the most delightful and most


city and Of half mile from the East
and North rivers, both of which are
seen from the house, situated between
two roads which are much frequented,
opposite the bouanic gardens which be-
long to the State. 1t has adjacent to
it beautiful lawn, garden, orchard,
etc. s. Every one thinks that if
the reputation Of the house be kept up
it will in short time rivalize any col
lege in this country. l expect we
shall have thirty boarders for the be-
ginning of next month. This city will
always be the first city in America on
account of it's advantageous situation
for commerce.
BE pleased to let me know what Il
good electrifying machine, machina
pneumatica, or air pump, a good teles-
cope and machine for surveying and
the most essential instruments for nav
igation come to- Such Il like appara-
tus would strike the American people
more than anything else. We have the
finest set Of globes in America, which
cost us $780,"
Writing again to the same Father
Strickland on Nov. rs, 1910, he says:
I'm the space of about eight months
we received about thirty-siX pupils
that is us many us the house can pos
sibly admit-among whom are the son
of the late Gov. Livingston and the sCn
of the present Gov. Thompkins, who
are both very willing to support with
all their credit the petition OF Il lottery
we are about presenting to the Legis-
lature."
He also recommends that "the Rev.
Mr.. Green, now at Kensington, would
be OF infinite service here at the head
of this college. Nothing should be
wanting to him-food, diet, climate and
people are as good as in any country
in the world' The attention and
courtesy paid to him and the college by
"the professors Of the States, or Col
umbia College," is also noted.
He continued to live in Mulberry
street and went out to the country to
stay over night at the college every
Saturday. He regretted that the dis
lance was so great that he could not
make more frequent visits.
The college was continued until 1917,
when Father Kohlmann and the other
Jesuits were recalled from New York to
Georgetown, ID. G.. The property was
sold later to the trustees of st. Peters
and st. Patrick's Church for a ccm-
etcry for the sum of $1,000. The project
Of locating the new cemetery there, st.
Patrick's by this time having become
very crowded, excited the greatest OPP
position, because the location was 80
far out of town. and 80 difficult of
access The result Of this opposition
was the buying Of the cemetery in
East Eleventh street.
Another notable incident of Faith
Ell Kohlmann's stay in this city was his
connection with the case Of the People
against Philips, argued before the
city in June, 1918, De Witt Clinton,
then Mayor of New York, presiding;
Josiah Ogden Hoffman, recorder, and
Isaac S. Douglas and misunderstanding
ham, sitting Aldermen, comprising the
other members of the court.
The case was that of one James Keat-
ing, to whom Father Kohlmann had re-
stored some stolen goods. Heating
previously accused Il man named Phil
FPS and his wife OF having received the
goods thus stolen and they were in
dicted. Father Kohlnlann was cited
before the court and asked to give ev-
idcnce as to the person from whom he
had received the stolen property. He
refused OH the ground that no court
could require Il priest to give
evidence in regard to matters
known to him only under the seal Of
confession. He was presented to the
Grand Jury because of this refusal,
and the case went before the Session
on June S, 1918 Father Kohlmann
was defended by Richard Rlller, after
ward Recorder Of the city for SO long,
and William Sampson, one Of the
United Irshmen eXiles Of 179S and
Presbyterian.
The district attorney insisted that the
sacrament Of pcnance was unknown in
New York and that due respect for
the law required that there should be
no means whereby the State should be
prevented from eliciting all proper ev-
idencc on a criminal trial, that the peo-
pie Of the United States were Il Christ
ian Protestant people and that the
Constitution required that all persons
should stand equal before the law, and
that no form Of religion should be pro-
tected or specially recognized by the
law'or be above it.
The decision of the court was unan-
imous against him.
eve speak of this question:" says
De Witt Clinton, who delivered the
decision mot in theological sense
but in it's legal and Constitutional bear
ings. Although we differ from the
witness and his brethren in our relig
ious creed, yet we have no reason to