Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-29

Philadelphia, Dec - Mrs Emma
/ II, Elliott in whose v,ius flows the
blue blood Of the southern ar stocracy,
bith OF leaders in the smart set OF
the east and of Consuelo Duchess OF
Marlborough, once a reguinS belle Of
Newport. now silver,haired and a
grandmother, is the inevitable woman
at the bottom of the trouble that con
fronts one of the most distinguished
members of the American epiScopacy.
Right Rev Ethelbert Talbot, bishop
of central Pennsylvania
Not since the trial of Bishop Ben
jamin TredwelI Onderdonk of New
York, sixty years ago, and that OF
his brother, Bishop Henry UsuclS
Onderdonk, of Pennsy lvauia, in the
same year 1871, has the Episcopal
church in this country been threat
ened With sensation such as i'm
ponds in the presentment reyivng
supposedly forgotten charges against
Bishop Talbot,
Principals in the Case.
The theologian OF high rank, an IN
frocKed priest physically broken and
saddened by the weight of an alleged
great wrong OF which he is the
victim, and the woman-those thres
constitute the central figures in an
eCcleslastic drama that promises to
dwarf entirely the prosecutions that
startled churChmen OF Il former gen
GRAFTON.
A group of the leading bishops Of
the country and laymen who arc
among the most widely known men OF
affairs in the nCion outside of then
church connection have come to the
aid of Ingram n w, Irvine, former
rector of st, Pauls church ut Hunting
don, Pa. and may be prosecuting
witnesses when charges that were
/ smothered by the last triennial gen
eral convention Of the church. now
amplliied as re'',,t of investigation,
are heard by committee Of inquiry
within a few weeks
Was Rev, Ingram A. w. Irvine,
4 publicly disgraced by being forced To
relinquish his priestly vesments, the
victim Of a woman's vengeance. and
1 was the defendant under some mys
terious spell of this woman's power
are the questions before the com.
mittee of inquiry upon whose action
depends a formal trial by a court of
seven bishops
Efforts to Stop Revival.
Since it became known in inner
church circles that Bishop Talbot had
written letter to Rev. Samuel Up
john, president Of one of the leading
church societies of tie country. USING
the names Of several prominent
/ bishops to sustain his course Of ac
ton against Irvine, great pressure
has been brought 10 bear for the pur
pose of preventing a revival Of tho
old affair and to crush the new pre-
sentiment
Secret committees have iourneyed
from New York and Philadelphia e.
St Louis 10 urge Presiding Bishop
futile TO dismiss the charges Other
secret committees have iourneyed to
St Louis to demand a full investiga
ton. and the presiding bishop with
out hesitation, has decided that II
shall be the latter
It is said that there Is an astonish.
ing phase Of the case. not breath OF
which has yet reached the public
upon which skilled detectives are al
work in central Pennsylvania. The
detectives, it is understood. have been
/ employed by the wealthy churchmen
in New York aud this city among
whom the name of J. Plerpont Nor
gan Is mentioned who have come 10
the front to force an investigation fin
defense Of Irvine.
Revelation S Promised.
Tine chain Of new evidence IL bc
ing rapidly completed" one of the
chIrchmcn interested is quoted a.
saying. and If all goes as I expect II
will be my privilege to ask for a dis
solution Of the present committee OF
inquiry and for permission To make a
new presentment That presentment
will astound the r1untry"