Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
FATHER G1RARD AGAIN

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FATHER G1RARD AGAIN
The entire morning was taken M with
Testimony of Father Girard. The direct
examination was continued by Attorney
Ballard and the opening questions We're
about Father Girard's religion He was
questioned as to how he performed mass
and. after securing his satchcl. h took
from it two glass bottles or decanters. one
of which he said was for wine and one
for water. to- be used by him during
mass or communion. He testified what
his RELIGIOUS duties were. he said:
Il give baptism. preach, say mass. read
gospel pray for people"
lie said he was n member of the Greek
Church, but was of that branch which
is under the Ponc. He was asked to cx-
plain the difference in the communion
service in his church as compared with
the Roman Catholic Church. He said that
his church used lcavencd bread while
the Roman Catholic Church used I'M
lcavencd bread. Continuing. he said:
1.-THE bread that woman pointing to
Mrs. Prior> accused me of stealing I cam
rot use Forbidden by my church,
PRAYED TO BE SAVED.
Going Dack 10 tne SubJtCt VI tit hui'i IL
street episode, Father Girard said that
shortly after he was sick in Montreal
and the cause Of it was the fright he
received in burlington. Mr.. ballard ask
cd him if he did any praying when the
crowd surrounded him and he replied
Il asked God to save mo from her.
did not use official prayer / made it
IN my heart
He said he was a stranger in Burlng-
ton and when the big crowd gathered
nc thought he was in danger.
The direct examination was closed by
his denial Of the assertion made by Mrs.
Prior when on the stand that she did
not leave .he doorstep at her store
OSS-EXAMINATION.
The cross-cNamination was conducted
by Attorney Bulard In reply to questions
Father Girard said he was ordained by
an archbishop and that he got a certi-
fcatc, but that he did not have it now
When he first arrived in Montreal he
remained there few days and then
went into the Northwest. Before going
away he said he performed mass four or
five times in the Notre Dame Cathedral
by the permission of the archbishop OF
Montreal. on the way to the Northwos,
he called on the bishops at Ottawa and
Quebec. lie had no parish, but the bshoI
of Quebec gave him permission to preach
10 the people of his own country who
were there He said the bishop of quebec
did not stop his preaching, but that tn,
bishop of Montreal did. He said the
bishop had no right to stop him, SAY.
ing:
'IIo did it irrcgularly. Not according
to law"
LOVES EVERYBODY
He was asked if he was unfiicndly with
The bishop of quebec. lie replied:
II not uniriondly with anybody
love everybody"
What trouble he had at Quebec he said
grew out of his trouble at Montreal
where the archbishop accused him OF Sc.
curing money fraudulently.
book was shown Father Girard an(
he said it WAS one he had published and
sold. On the cover he represents himself
as IA Roman Catholic priest and Tie print
ed matter says:
II have been stabbed in tho back lik,
Isaac by his father"
OFFERED BIBLE TO THE JUDGE.
Tho witness was asked what he mean
by those words. lie became much oXciteC
about this matter and talked in an in
coherent manner. He had his Bible be-
fore him and finally left the witness stan,
and approaching Judge Haselton showed
the Bible toward him and wanted him t.
read lie had to be told several times t,
resume his seat before he was Quoted
He said at last that the words referred t.
sar Charges brought against him by tn
archbishop of Montreal. He said thu
archbishop of Montreal forbade his peopl
% have anything to do with him t'athc
Oirard) but that he had no right to do so
CATD MASS HERR,