South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-21

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TOR next Wednesday morning. The
court will appoint an attorney to try
the cases.
Suit for $4,000 damages against
George Kajzer and Frank Wituclxi was
filed in The superior court Saturday
morning by Bishop Herman J. AIerd-
ing, of Fort Wakne, alleging conspir-
acy and consequent destruction OF
property incident 10 the st. Casimir
Polish Catholic church troubles.
The bishop charges that the de-
iendants are saloon keepers. and 10
enhance their business income. they
have conspired TO destroy the inhu-
ence OF the church. the bishop. and
the priesthood. acting upon the theory
mat when people is oVerrun with
excitement individuals drink more.
anger increasing the disposition 10
drink and drink increasing the ten-
dency toward anger
The saloons of Kafzer and Wfturkf
according the complaint have be-
come the meeting places of the dis
sehtlhg pariShloners. congregating tO
discuss church troubles. and that tho
defendants see that the longer thet
can keep the chU -ch closed. and the
parish in an uproar. the more money
they can make.
Eight Mere Arrested.
Taking the matter into the civil
courts institutes a new angle To th.
west end affair which resulted in the
St Casimir church riots last SUNDAY.
Heretofore civil interest has been con
fined TO the injunction case instituted
by the bishop. the citations for con
tempt of the injunction. and the ar
rests made by the police FOR rioting
Eight additional persons were ar
raigned in police court Saturday morn
ing charged with riOting. and pleas
of not guilty were made in each case.
bonds being fixed at $500
In the afternoon the fifteen de-
PENDANTS whose cases were continued
from Friday morning were To be ar
raigned. The charges instead OF be-
ing made by Chief Of Police Kerr as
in the cases of the other u. were
made by Edwin SzymansHi Of Dun
ham St, "A spectator on the occasion
The new defendants are:
Edward WrOblewski. S44 Lincoln ST.
Casimir rBuchOly. sos S. Walnut ST.
Stanislaus Raducki. 72S Union St
John Murikiwicz 1914 vs.. Fisher st.
Mrs. Lottie Piechoko. 1895 W. Ford
St
Mrs. Jos. Dobrzykowsli, 1908 w.
Ford st.
Luke NIichalski. 1853 W. Dunham
John AIilews5i, 500 s. Kosciuszko ST.
Suit Goes Into History.
As in the injunction suit, Bishop
is being represented by At
torneys Hubbard and Hubbard. The
complaint goes into the history of the
church and the church difficulties i'm
detail, besides showing the part that
the defendants have taken in the lat
ter from the start, eXcrting "a great
influence over the parishioners on ac-
count Of their superior wealth and
their business. their principal follow
ing being among their saloon GUS
toners.
Articles published in the milwaukee
Courier an anti-CathOiic newspaper
are cited as having been used 20 stir
up the strife
The complaint then goes on and
points out:
That according 10 the discipline os
the Catholic church the control 80
church property and the appointment
OF priests rests with the biship- thar
the defendants are among the weal-
thiest and influential mems of The
parish that during the month 0f Oc-
tOber, 1913. a number Of the parish
toner's asked the bishop 10 appoint
Father Leo SZyboWicz as their pastor
and We're dispieased that rhe appoint
ment was not made. whereupou tne
defendants took this opportunity %
create dissatisfaction and resistance
10 the dNLAoAlLA OBJ N+lf NlrINN af.N I'D
secure control ~ the parish tltu-
selves.
That they accomplished this ut eii-
stories OF the parish and Hv
parish meetings and e.iar-
ing hat the priest uf The Holy Gross
order and the bishop We're robbins the
people and that inasmuch as The Ua
rishi0ners had contributed money to
the building OF the church. fhar.
therefore, the church belonged to
them. and they had a right 90 eie.t
any priest they did not like.
That these stories were constantly
repeated and aroused such a spirit of
resentment in the parish against the
bishop and his priests that when ReI.
Father Gruza was appointed priest ot
the parisic ne was denied admirance
and the people would not even admit
him on trial although he was a man
or irreproachable character: that the
continaed their cons ssiracE
Cntll they had worked up such "a fire
~ resentment against the church that
the sherins attempt 90 install the
priest by order of the court resulted
in riot in hich $4,000 worth OF
property was destroyed