New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-09
CunIiffe-OWen ReCiteS Al
legged Travels of Prince
de Berghes.
FILES AN ANSWER
IN LIBEL ACTION
Adheres to Statements in Letter
of Warming Sent to Penn
sylvania Prelate.

T. Cunliffe Owen. who writes under
various pen names, yesterday, through
Sackett, Chapman & Stevens fled ms
answer in the Supreme Court TO the
suit for 100000 for alleged libei
brought by Rodolphe Francois Ghlslaln
Hamilton de Lorraine &c LandaS
Bcrghcs st. Winock. who in holy orders
il known as Bishop de Landas Berghes'
Regionary Bishop Of Scotland OF the
old Roman Catholic Western Orthodox
Church. The action of the clergyman
;s based on a letter which Mr.. Cunliffe-
Owen wrote TO Bishop Philip NJ. Rhine
lander. Of Pennsylvania. in which the
defendant warned Bishop Rhinelander
"most strongly against giving any
countenance whatsoever TO the SOL
disant Prince de Berghes. y
Mr.. Cunliffe- Owen reiterates in his
answer all he had said and in Justihca-
ton gives the history Of the family 70
which the plaintiff claims relationship
and tells OF his alleged standing IN inc
clergy and some Of his personal acts
Mr. CunIiffe- Owen also claims privilege
and absence of malice. ,r
"Tho plaintiff" says Mr.. Cunlife'
Owen. "migrated from England and ar
rived in New York City by the Amer
can liner New York in or about the
month Of October 1912. His passage
was taken IN the steerage ana 'ns
money 10 purchase such passage mao
been paid by a clergyman IN England
Al the time OF his departure from tng
land he left unpaid sums which nan
been loaned 10 him by various persons
and other Indebtedness to those VINO
had furnished him with board ana iodg
ing and 70 other persons IN humoie
walks of life. t-1
States he asserted that he had oeen
especially brought to the notice OF the
Archbishop of Canterbury in England
BY two bishops and over twenty behl-
feed clergy in order 70 be appointed 70
a suitable post in the Anglican Churoh'
He also at that time asserted ii SUD
stance that he was In possession OF
communication from said Archbishop
commencing his person and his credeh-
tails as one in holy orders.
Shortly after his arrival IN the
United States he had repaired TO the
town of Freehold y. J., where he estaD-
lshed himself As the guest of clergy
man Of that place He remained ~
Freehold for n period Of about seven
weeks, until, having rendered himseh
iusupportable as such guest, he TOOK ms
departure. The plaintiff departed from
tatd town of Freehold without repayinf
his Indebtedness for sums loaned hi'n
bv his host and by members or ms
hosts household
Mr. Cunlife-Owen says that Prince
de Landas Berghes ct de Rache' then
vent 10 a monastery In West Parh
\ Y. and later to the Grand Hotel, IN
this city. after which he became guest
of the Rev. Walter +. Bentley, rector OF
the Episcopal Church Of the Ascension
i'm Brooklyn. II is alleged that the
clergyman complained that he could
get no church position because some
enemies in the clergy had made state
ments about him, which caused the
treatment to which he had been sub
iected in various places.
Prior 70 January, 1915, says the de-
PENDANT. the prince bishop had been
engaged in many occupations and hal
met with many vicissitudes of fortune
n England and elsewhere. One OF the
claims Of the plaintiff, says Mr.. Gun
lffe-Owen, was that he had been cap,
tain in the English army ana NAG
served in the Soudan and under LORD
Kitchener In the Boer War. The army
lists. il IL alleged, do not contain
name similar to his.