The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
POPE Plus CL|uGS
TO VATICANP R|SON
But Count Camille Pecci Says
Leo XIII. Several Times
Went Outside.

Rome. August 25-The usual sea-
serpent tale of tho silly season, this
year mas taken the form of report
according to which Plus y. has broIten
tie traditional lnprisonment % tia,
Vatican ana gone out i'm the lead of
night to visit his sister Rosa. who was
seriously III from a stroke of uaralysis
win this statement is tho Inevitable
DENIAL but the Italian press is divided
into two camps very busy nndinas and
presenting to the public evidence sup
porting the contradictory assertions.
The fact a. itself has special mn
poriance Tor Italy and italians because
II must be remembered that after the
ran Of the temporal power in 1870 the
one ipim of protest chosen by the Pope
AGAINST the new order OF things. which
deprived Liiu of his Kingdom. his ctpi-
tai and the apostolic palaces with til.
cNc"ptiun of the Vatican and OF tn.
l-t'ran where he used To live has
b',u that of shutting himself up in III.
NAu'Ap ond considering himself the
PRISONER or usurpers
rus ~ established the rule and
Leo Nlil amt Plus y. in accepting
the tiara. implicitly agreed 10 Observe
The late Pope. however did not be-
liove that the rule should he inter
protcd IN the narrow sense that he
should consider himself bound not to
set foot outside tho Vatican under any
circumstances Whatever lie looked
upon the prohibition IN the sense of
avoiding going out with solemnity and
officially. as that would have meant
the recognition OF what had occurred
in lS7l-that is. a rcnunciation of the
rights of the Church on the contrary.
he believed that II Pope Went out
privately and secretly without cans
ing scandal-to use a phrase which
was current--that this did not CON
travcne either In letter or in spirit
the rule established by his prcdcces-
scr.
Count Camille Pecci nephew Of
Pope Leo Kill. who is well known in
America through his marriage to a
wealthy Cuban. assured CORES pondent
that his uncle after having been
elected Pope. went three times to his
native village OF Carpineto. y here he
wished TO take from the family ,
archives papers which only ne knew
where TO ina. In addition. for reasons
OF tho same kind. soon after his cleo
ton he Went at night 70 the pala1zo
Falconieri. IN Rome where lie lived
when he was cardinal. The palazzo
Falconieri Is I'm the historic Via Giulia. !
the most important thoroughfare in
Papal Rome. Il was designed by
Bramantc and is not far from the VAT
lean. but further than the habitation
OF the sisters OF the present Pope. !
which Plus y could reach by simply
crossing the square OF St Peters. /
Al the same the present pon;im has
not gone 10 visit Signora Rosa sarto. !
This is perhaps only for the reason
that She has never been SO dangerously
Ill as some persons have reported. but
has suffered ono OF those slight strokes
OF paralysis which arc common among
elderly persons She. with two other
sisters and their niece. lives on The top
floor of a house looking down the colon |
made OF 81. Peter. They occupy "A very
modest apartment. which is connected
by special telephone wire with the
apartment of their beloved brother
lie loves them so tenderly that for
Lssr sakes ne has broken the tradi-
tional ceremonial OF the Vatican. ac-
cording TO which the pontim should
have all his meals alone often hel
invites them to share his frugal re-
pasts, and when. with the addition Of
Mgr. Brcssan. his private secretary. hcl
finds himself in "a totally Venatlani
atmosphere 1t is a great festival forl
him and ne relapses entirely into the
harsh Venetian dialect OF his childhood.
recalling the times long past and old
family remcmbrdnccs. often saying:
Roma carut mundi. ma Venazla Sect
undi' C'Rome is head of the WORLDLY
but Venice comes next.'O