The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28

ed him, and by their course possibly gratified less worthy motives than those which prompt a true Christian to acIiel4, is of no moment except in so far as it might have affected their credibiI- ity as witnesses before the court which tried him"
 Mr. Noble says this case went of for lack of jurisdiction, He then says that Mrs. Elliot had been pronounced 'sex- communicated" by Bishop Talbot "be- cause she had married after having ob- tafned divorce from her husband on grounds other than adultery.
 Continuing, MT. Noble says that, hay- ing deposed Irvine from office, this bishop wrote on January 25. 1902, the letter complained of to Rev pr. Samuel response, and finally a colored porter came to the door and at the same time woman, who had been sitting in rear room on the ground floor, with two other women Gall evidently servants), came out into the hallway. The report- CT asked first if Dr. Bergin was there. Before he could receive an answer from the door tender the woman, who ap- peared to be a nurse, cried out @Find out the gentleman's name" and she kept this up all the while that the ques- tions were being asked Finally the reporter stated his business, and the woman informed him that Dr. Bergin was at his fathers house at 565 How ara avenue. The woman then stated that Mrs. Bergin was upstairs and that Detective Bennett was there also, after which the door was politely opened by the colored door tender and the report CT was referred for all information to Dr. Bergin.
 As he left the house the door was locked and bolted behind him. There were bright lights shining from all the upstairs windows, while with the ex- ception of the rear, the entire lower floor was in darkness. It was learned that pr. Bergin had not been near the house since morning
 The reporter next went to the resi- dence of Dr. Bergin's father, Police Sergeant Bergin on Howard avenue. where it was stated that Dr. Bergin was, and after ringing the bell a mem Der of Sergeant Bergin's family came to the door and stated that Dr. Bergin was not there. He, however, evidently knew considerable about the case be- cause he intimated that the doctor had been badly deceived. He said that he did not know the specific charges on which Mrs, Bergin had been arrested, but he intimated that whatever she had done it was his opinion she had acted in similar manner in various other parts of the country besides Jer- sey City. He said that she had habit of going out of town suddenly at vari- ous times and while the doctor might have known where she was he had no idea what she was doing Judging from the replies to the reporters ques- tions Dr. Bergin's family did not have very high opinion of the doctors wife because the member of the family who replied to the reporters questions stat ed that Mrs. Bergin had been going about the country and no one knew what she was doing. He also intimated that Dr. Bergin had been much wor- ried about his wife's actions. It was also evident to the reporter that the doctor was in the near vicinity during the questioning.
 The local police all claimed that they hllGM cfbQuNs NiAC SkRSAAAN charges on which Mrs. Berefn had been arrested, except that of obtaining money under false pretenses. Detec-s l tive Bennett could not be reached so the telephone was again resorted to, and police headquarters at Jersey City was called up. The officer in charge at the station stated. that Chief Murphy was home in bed and could not be reached by telephone. He stated that the only thing that he (the sergeanp knew about the case was that Chief Murphy gave Detective Bennett war rant for Mrs. Bergin's arrest, and at
 the same time gave him acquisition pa pers, signed by Governor Murphy, au- 1 thorizing the officer to bring Mrs. Ber- gin to Jersey City for trial on a charge l of obtaining money under false pre- tcllses. He said that there was no one { at the police station who knew any more facts in the case. He further said that he did not know Mrs. Bergin per l sor ally.
 Mrs. Bergin was a widow when she married Dr Bergln and had two chill
 dreil, a boy and q girl by her former
 husband whose name was Handley. l About year ago this winter Dr. Ber- gin was married to her ii New York
 city and it was stated last night that < the first that was known about the marriage was when the doctor and his } bride, accompanied by her two children went to the Tontine hotel and were as- signed a suite of rooms. Mrs. Bergin appeared to always have plenty of. money, and she was reputed to he very wealthy.
 Il is claimed that she spent money freely, and always dressed in the best 1 of style. She is several years older ] than the doctor.
 It was stated last night that after re siding at the Tontine hotel for some ] Mrs. Bergin purchased the Whittemore
 property on Orange street and that she in some manner lost the property some time afterwards and also forfeited q
 bond of $500.
 The old Benedict property at 431 Or ] ange street was next hired and the doctor and his family have been occu-
 pying this house ever since. The house 1 is splCndidly furnished and the family
 lived in fine style.
 \ Dr. Bergin is a graduate of Yale academic and also of the medical | ,ohooi IT., ic x,o,,y r1optilaJ. and has a