Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-16
TELLS STRANGE STORY
FORMER BALTIMoREAN SAYS
COUSIN CAUSED DOWNFALL.

BALTIMORE. December ,1S-Chargng
| that he is the victim of an assault COM
| mitted upon him in one of New York's
fashionable hotels. H. Frank Drugan. a
former Baltimoreap and until last year a
member Of the Jesuit Brotherhood. has
brought suit in New York against his
cousin. Mrs. Emily F. Dunphy for 500 900
damages.
Because of the prominence of the par
ties and the remarkable charges men
toned in the bill. the case. according to
New York papers. has attracted wids-
| spread interest and the trial soon to fol-
low will. it is said. be one of the most
| sensational in the history of that city.
Many prominent pc rsons have been sum-
moned to testify in behalf of the plaintiff.
including Rev. James H. Coggins. assist
ant minister of Holy Trinity Church. who.
1t is said Is an intimate friend of the de-
posed novice
The defendant is the wife of John J.
Dunphy. a wealthy leather merchant of
1onkers, n. y, and is noted for her
beauty.
Young Drugan. who is but twenty-seven
years old. was born in Baltimore, and I'M
til December 1 of last year. the date on
which he alleges the assault was COM
| mitted. he was a teacher in St. Francis
Xavier College. New York. where he was
preparing to become a Jesuit priest. but a
result of the affair he was expelled from
the school and is now out of the order al
of this city until ten years ago, when
after completing his education at Wood
stock College. he went to the metropolis
and has been residing there ever since.
His Strange Charges.
Drugan boldly charged that the assault
| made upon him at the Hotel Ansonfa was
the result Of his cousins mad infatuation
for him and that by reason thereof he had
suffered great physical and mental pain
distress and anguish, had been deprived of
his vocation had suffered great humilia-
ton and loss of friends. that his reputa-
ton had been injured and that he had
been otherwise damaged.
The former Baltimorean charged that
his cousin, who was then Emily Barrett,
loved him madly and that she used to
travel from New York to Baltimore to
see him. He asserted that the girl ex-
pressed regret at his entering the reli-
gious order. and often declared her inten-
ton OF marrying him. Among other
Things. he went on to say that while he
pursued his studies at Woodstock College
the girl attempted to pay frequent visits.
Dut was prevented from doing so, and
that when he went to New York his pretty
cousin again became persistent and often
visited Xavier College In that city
In the sworn statement fled by the
| Ga otiCi VIC ldllS TeIdlln& TO visits
and meetings between the couple, and
many times reference is made to mid
night suppers at restaurants where MEM
bers of religious order were seldom SEEN
For some time the bill stated. these sup
pers continued. and the relations between
the two finally eliminated in an episode
at the Hotel Ansonia. which the plaintiff
swore made him unfit to pursue his stud
les for the priesthood longer
Drugan further asserts that shortly
after the incident at the hotel he was tor
tured so by his conscience that he became
desperately i'll and was compelled to go
to a hospital for treatment. getting leave
of absence by notifying the Jesuit fathers
that he was unable to pursue his studies
At the hospital he said his cousin lavished
her attention upon him, and later he was
removed to the girls home. where he re-
manned until the young woman's father
ordered him out of the house. In the mean
time. 1t is said. the Jesuit fathers heard
Of Drugan's relations with the girl and
served a notice of dismissal upon him.
Later. he declared. he became estranged
from Mrs. Dunphy and all efforts to re-
new friendship with her failed The
suit followed.