Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14
Unfavorable to Father Girard In.
PRODUCED.
PRIEST Alone Unwiiiing "a Settle the
Case Brought by Him against Mrs.
rrior-scored by Pastor Of 81.
Henry's Church.

the matter was not reached. At one time
yesterday. when the question of discon-
tinuance came up. Father 0irard express
ed 4 willingness to agree to the terms but
before the matter was adjusted he had
changed his mind. His attorneys urged
him TO accept the terms offered by the
defendant but he said TO them:
IF you go out will try it alone and
leave the result to Cod
With affairs in this state there was MOTH
ing to do but go ahead with the trial Fa-
Their Grard resumed his testimony in the
morning but at the afternoon session
witness for tho defense was called. This
was done because 1t was necessary Tor
him to return to Montreal soon. TIL"
witness was Mgr. De Corric. pastor of st.
Hcnrys Church in Montreal. His tcsti-
mony related almost entirely to the char
actcr of Father Girard and the most SEN
satonal evidence that came from him was
his statement that Father Girard was the
corrupter of women and children.
When court opened a proposition Of
settlement was under consideration. On
Tuesday the defendant offered to set
tie the case. each side to pay its own
costs. This was not agreeable to the
begun. Yesterday morning the plaintiff S
attorneys were willing to discontinue
the case on those terms but tn. defend
ant wanted verdict in her favor. each
side to pay it's own costs, A long con-
s'',".'' :, '', ~. ,r.. J." ""." CO.. No.
Girard. advised him to settle. He de-
clned to settle and asked permission to
plead his own case
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1t was eleven o'clock when Father
Girard resumed the testimony which he
began Tuesday afternoon. He began
with his arrival in Canada in ls'S and
said that at first he went into the north
and friends. Later he returned to Mon
tr"al where he has since lived although
he testified that he had 10 church.
Father Girdrd said ne first came to
burlington on an excursion. When asked
why he came here he said:
,rouh,. with ~. Montreal hishon snn.
pose it is no shame to have trouble with
the bishop as the Apostles had trouble.
Father Girard said he Enow some peo-
his arrived In Burlington. While there
he said Sheriff Reeves visited him and
searched his baggage. asking what ne
was doing. Father Gjrard said he did
not then know what the sheriff wanted.
AccrSCD NV MRS pRfOp
r"!n"r ''rard tneh '"io OF oosrd'ng
an e'ectr'c car 10 come 10 the @tv Tor
trenl uc .,id hs d;d ~, know vh.r.
10 change Tor the depot car ana that
the conductor o'u not YET MN on until
ne was IN front OF Mrs. iriors store.
In speaking OF Mrs. Pricrs actions when
nc alishted ne SAID:
"hen got on the car this woman
neRan 10 dance and say caught thief.
! cau9nt thief. 'nat ~ mar who stole
church. That Is man VINO stole holy
sacrament. mat is man. that Is man
r"'ncr ''rarh sa'u ne al rrst supposed
N'S' trl'r WAS ioonsh Out later changed
MS 'n'no'
THOUGHT M'MAHON a POLICEMAN
'"er raNn sa.o announcer car came
""ns una nv s'a.'so 10 noord H. no SAID
W.T. Tt'or sn'u'ed 10 TAN man not
~ W. MN ~ repeating her Aeuso-
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spoken to him.
do you know what his reputation is
as priest asked Attorney Bulard.
1T is AS bad AS II can be. was the re-
What is his reputation as a man."
a priest" was the reply.
In T. sponse To questions the witness said
tia, an interdict had been issued by the
archbishop of Montreal and later it WAS
developed that this had reference to Fa-