The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-12
PRIEST and GIRL
in BAD PLIGHT
REV. BERNARD sKULIK OF LA
SALE, ILL., AND ARTISTS
MODEL, is YEARS OLD,
PRISONERS.

SHiCd5o, ApFH ia complicated
business or social engagement, Just
which is being disputed, resulted in
the arrest of Rev. Bernard skulik, a
Polish Roman Catholic priest, and
Hazel Campbell, a 15-year- old artists
model The priest, broken i'm spirit
after many Intellectual efforts to secure
his release on bonds, spent the night
in cell at the Harrison street police
station pending a hearing on a charge
of disorderly conduct this morning.
But Miss Campbell not in the least
perturbed by her arrest spent the
evening cheering up other women held
at the Harrison street annex. After
talking with her mother she stoutly
maintained that there had been Moth
ing improper in her meeting the priest.
According to the stories told by both
Rev. Mr. Skulik and the girl, Miss
Campbell met him by appointment at
the Chicago Automobile club Yesterday
afternoon. After brief conversation.
which Rev. Mr.. Skulik declares con-
cerned a position for the girl in La
Sale, both walked over to Wabash
avenue.
IteFk REFUSES Room.
AS they approached the Queen hotel
at Harrison street and Wabash avenue,
the priest it is said, suggested that
the hotel looked like a nice ouie+
place" where they might rest and dis
cuss the prospective position at greater
length. Miss Campbell says that she
hesitated, but finally consented to en-
ter the hotel. There the priest asked
for a room, but was refused by the
clerk, who telephoned to the police.
declaring that the girl was but
child.
Meanwhile the priest and his COM
panlon seated themselves in the lobby
OF the hotel and were talking when the
clerk asked them to leave. 1t was Just
as they stepped into the street that the
detectives arrested them.
Examination Of Rev. Mr.. Skulik and
the nervous girl by Inspector Wheeler
disclosed that the priest walked into
the Erbst studio, i'm the Whitney On
era House block, Wednesday afternoon.
saw the model and Immediately asked
her IL she would not attend the Grand
Opera matinee at the Auditorium. Miss
Campbell said that she consented, and
when she left him the priest handed
her 81 bill and ask ! her to meet
him at the Chicago Automobile club
the following afternoon.
No Idea of Offending.
Why hadn't the slightest idea, OF
offending the young girl" said the
priest in his cell. Tears coursed down
his cheeks as he told of the possible
result of his arrest.
My people will think am a scoun-
drel and have done nothing wrong.
| had imagined that | might be killed
some time in Chicago, but this arrest
iii is too terrible. / met this girl
with the intention of hiring her to
work for me in my office in La Sale.
/ took her to the hotel simply that
might talk TO her about the work.
shall be compelled to resign from my
charge IL this goes any further"
The priest refused to say what the
name of his church or his magazine
Is The Catholic directory, however
gave the name of the church as 81
Hyacinth's and Rev. B. M. Skulik as
pastor.
Shock to Her Mother.
Whsh MISS Canppen was questioned
by Inspector Wheeler she declared that
she never before had been in a police
station and that her mother would be
shocked" when she learned of her
arrest. Under close questioning, how |
ever she admitted that she had been
detained at the Annex some months
ago when two men were arrested for
photographing her.
But this case really Is too bad.
she added, demurely. Il hadn't anv
idea that the priest wanted to talk Of
anything but this position. He told
me that he wanted me to address
wrappers for the magazine for him ana
that he would give me &c a week + |
never seen him until he walked into
the studio