The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-28
MAY have wed
INSANE PRIEST
DAUGHTER OF SCULPTOR WILL
NOT DISCUSS SUCH
A REPORT.

American says:
The bureau OF vital statistics IN
marriage license, issued on December
4, 1911, in which the descriptions 90
the applicants are given as follows
"Driscoll, Dennis J.. age forty
three; residence, Hotel Hermitage.
New York city; born. New York; pa
rents. Michael Driscoll. Mary har"
rington.
''Niehaus. Marie; age. twenty-five:
residence. 1s47 Broadway. New YssG
city,"
tistics said that they had seen q 'tre-
turn from a local magistrate or Jas
tice of the peace who had maEvtoA
Dennis j. Driscoll and Marie NiehaGB
on the same day. December 4th iase.
But because the records were oeang
moved from one room to another oheT
were unable yesterday to lay choE
hands upon this secondary document
Address OF Famous Sculptor.
The New York American learaeA
that 1947 Broadway is the Broadway
Arcade, which contains. among ether
suites, the studio of Charles Henry
INiehaus, one of the most famous q
living sculptors. His daughter. WHO
lives with him in a beautiful cOuatsy
home at Quaker Ridge, Ave miles eat
of New Rochelle, Is named Marie
| Investigating in that territory. the
| NEW 1OIh AMERICAN IOunQ tA1[ 80
only Dennis j. Driscoll living there
abouts was the Rev. Father Deanis J.
Driscoll, formerly priest at the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament, the largest
Catholic church in New Rochelle q
magnificent edifice, in BeauchaRP
Place.
He, the authorities there declared.
had been removed early last Novem-
Der on the charge of mental incom-
petence." His removal followed (tO
quote the Rev. Father Thomas z. Nc
Laughlin, the rector), actions which,
could not be tolerated,
Attention TO Miss NieI1aus.
One of the things that could not be-
tolerated, IL vas generally known IN
the parish, was his open and assidu-
GUS attentions TO Miss Niehaus. tho
sculptors daughter, who was one of
his parishioners.
Coming from wealthy folk. Father
Driscoll was possessed OF consider
able means, and-a rare thing for q.
Observation-Disclosures an automobile
This machine. during all OF last fail,
was seen daily in front of the Me
fair afternoon Father Driscoil and
Miss Marie were observed driving
about the roads along the sound.
He was removed from the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament only q few
weeks before the Driscoll-Niehavss
When asked frankly the question.
Did not Father DriscolI marry Marie
Niehaus in Jersey City on December
4th?" Father Mclaughlin said, with
apparent sorrow in his fine, Intelligent
face:
Says Priest Is Insane.
The poor fellow was insane. OF
>hat he was confined in the Mount
hope Sanatorium, in Maryland. for a
long period before he came to my
church. What he did, i don't know.
L have been told that there are re-
cords in Jersey City showing that he
married. All / can say is that he is
gone from here-for good-and that
l hope this story will not be publish
ed. If il is hope that you will say
he was mentally irresponsible"
Where is Father DriscollI" was
asked.
1T has been said that the authorf-
ties OF the church have disciplined
him by imposing a ten years silence
that is. have forbidden him to par
ticipate in any rites OF the church for
that period"
Where he is. you cen only learn
TO the best Of my knowledge. from
Mr.. Niehaus. the artist. or from his
his daughter" replied Father Nc
| Laughlin. II have no idea what has.
become of him. AS TO the dispositioa
OF his case. l would suggest that you
see Monsignor Lavelle. at the cathe-
dral, in New York. He knows- Father
, Driscoll may have been placed An a
monastery for discipIining. L do not.
know"
| Refuses to Discuss Marriage
The New York American reporter,
having failed to find Niehaus. the
sculptor. In the Broadway Arcade.
Journeyed out to Quaker Ridge. The
door of low, old-fashioned. rambling
| home was opened by a young girl In
a blue and white checkered apron.
who laid aside a broom.
| Il am Miss Niehaus." she an
olue-eyed and graceful. with blonde
hair and particularly pretty color
ing in her cheeks.
She was asked If she knew tAe.
whereabouts of Father Driscoa. sac.
replied, with an accent on the eatfA:
| is"
rs he not your husband1~
haven't thing to say aDeut
We'll, the records in Jersey City
show that you married him there on
december 4th last. Is that not so?
If the records say so, what cau
do"' said the girl, smiiingIy. "Of
course, If you have the records. you
can do what you please with them"
You will not deny that you are
Father Driscolls wife?"
| L won't say anything"
Church Authorities Silemf
MISS Niehaus Cor Mrs DriscolN
SAID she did not know where her
rather was or when he would return.
At the cathedral in this city. none
or the church authorities would dis
cuss the case for publication. But:
from the records this much was learn
ed about Father DriscoH:
About four years ago he waa sta
tloned at the Church of the Holy Trin-
lty In West Eighty-second Street. His
peculiarities there gave rise to the be-
ne1 that his mind was not exactly
right. In the hope that he would i'm
prove ne was sent to the quiet parish
or st. Patrick's. at Richmond. states
Island. But he did not Improve. nnH
was sent to the sanatoriun outsade os
Baltimore.
Here he remained for two yeara
after which time he was discharraS,
as cured. Then he was sent to New
Rochelle. This was about April I0II
IL Is said that he has wealthy roIn-
ives living In Fordham. and thet no