The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-28
SENSATION IN
NEW YORK CITY
EXPECTED WHEN SUIT FOR
slo- % is BROUGHT no
TRIAL.
YOUNG JESUIT MEMBER
Dismissed From Brotherhood cIalms
His Cousins infatuation For
Him Was the Cause Of
His Fall.

New York. Dec. IT en- on tha
!Elcst sensational trials In the hist Mi
lof New York Is expected s.lcrsly
when the suit for si00o0y damages
brought by II. Frank Drugan agai agt
Mrs. Emily r. Dunphy comes up HI
icourt Drngal, alleges that Mrs., Dsla-
Iphy. who Is his cousin. committed .ae
assault upon him IN one OF New
York's fashionable hotels Because
~ the prminence Of the parties and
the remarkable charges mentioned in
the bill. the case has attracted wiie-
spread attention.
Young Drugan, who is but 27 years
old, was until last year a member &c
the Jesuit Brotherhood The defend
ant IL the wife Of John r Dpnphy. Il
wealthy lumber merchant of yonHerx.
N. Y, and Is noted for her beauty.
Until December of last year. the
date on which he alleges the assanlt
was committed, Drigan was d tea her
IN St. Francis Xavier college, of This
city where he was preparing ~ hesi
come O. Jesuit priest but as result
of their affair he was expelled from
the school and Is now ont OF the order
altogether.
Drugan boldly charges that tho as
sault made upon MIN at the Hotel
Ansonia was the result Of his Cousins
mad infatuation for him and that by
reason thereof he has suffered great
physical and mental pain. dis ress
and anguish, has been deprived Of his
yovation, has suffered great hnmisia.
'Yf0n mud loas Of friends. that hIs~ rapasss
Itation has been injured and that ne
has been otherwise Injured.
The young man charges that hEa
cousin. who was then Emily Barrett.
loved him madiy and that she used
to travel from New York to Baltimore
where he then lived. In order to see
him. He asserts that the girl ex.
pressed regret at his entering the re-
ligious order. and often declared her
intention of marrying him. Among
other things, he says that while he
pursued his studies at Woodstock
college the girl attempted to pay fire.
quent visits. but was prevented from
doing so. and that when he cane to
New York. his pretty cousin again be-
came persistent and often visited
Xavier college In this city.
In the sworn statement filed by the
plaintiff are other details relating 10
visits and meetings between the
couple. and many times reference Is
made to midnight suppers at restau-
rants where members of a religious
order are seldom seen. For some time
he bill states, these suppers con.
tinued and the relations between the
two finally eliminated in an episode
at the fashionable Hotel Ansonia.
which the plaintiff swears made him
unfit to pursue his studies for the
priesthood longer.
Drugan further states that shortly
after the incident at the hotel he was
,ortured so by his conscience that he
became desperately III and was COM
Delled TO go to a hospital for treat
nent. getting leave OF absence by
potifying the Jesuit fathers that he
vas unable to pursue his studies. At
he hospital he said that his cousin
avished her attentions upon him.
md later he was removed TO the girls
rome. where he remained until the
roung woman's father ordered him
,ut of the house. In the meantime.
/ is said. the Jesuit fathers heard OF
lrugan's relations with the girl and
eryed a notice of dismissal npon
Tim. Later. he declares. he became
stranged from Mrs. Drnnhy. and all
forts 10 renew friendship With her
allied. The suit followed
In her answer TO the suit Mrs.
,unphy makes an absolute denial OF
n the allegations mentioned In tie
omp,aiut. Among other things. she
tates that she now has in her ros-
ession more than 2ee letters wiffe1
" the plaintiff. References Is also
made in the answer TO several In /
ents that took place IN boarding
ouse on Broadway. early this year.
rhieh 10 some extenut showed pisif-
y. according TO the defendant. that
er cousin was not acting Ike a sane
lan should.