The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-03-08
THE eJEFFERSONTAN
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EACE NEV EX
Bishop Paul "HOlding His New
HOusekeeper On His Knees"
| SUPPOSE this means that she was sitting
IN the Bishops lap.
1t is all very sad and it is causing great
scandal along the Canadian border.
Bishop Paul IS one of the popes holy goats.
He has no wife. One of his duties as 81
priest is to talk to married women in the Con-
fessonal, and to famiiarize them with nasty
language which would not be tolerated in u
negro speak-eaSy.
Having no wife, and being a robust. full
fed, young man. the Bishop has made enc
mics.
Lots Of the goats make enemies.
Now and then, they are not sly enough, and
they get caught.
In those cases, they invariably accuse the
woman Of lying, and lay the scandal to their
"enemeS.
However,, will let the facts in the Bishops
case speak for themselves: and while YOU
glance over this guarded report in the paper,
| ask You to make mental estimate of the
amount of noise which would have been made,
and the amount of publicity which would
of the clergyman, had he been Methodist
bishop, or q Baptist Doctor of Divinity.
Bishop Paul, OF the Polish Apostolic church,
Burrows avenue, in the witness box this
ing, denied in toto the charges made by women
regarding his personal character. He explained
that the reason he dispensed with the services
of Sister Frances because she not ft for
the position He gave her back all her worldly
belongings, including $40 when she left his
rloy These belongings she had renowned upon
entering the church sister.
When the parties were entering the court room
this morning the bishop and the witnesses who
have testified against him in a heated
argument. Counsel for the defendant Pizdor,
WHO is charged with criminal libellng the bishop,
complained to the judge when the case started
that Bishop Paul had been approaching witnesses
for the defence. The bishop called for
an explanation and he stated that the women
hurled epithets at him, called him "a -
" and with similar language abused him.
He retaliated, God will be the judge of your
evidence"
When cross-examined by E. X Williams in the
afternoon the girl repeated many parts Of her
story without altering the details She said
that she had destroyed the originals Of letters
received from the bishop all at one time She
was unable to produce any in court.
The next witness examined was Caroline Lud-
ley housekeeper for the bishop in 1914 at his
home on Burrows avenue. She said that he had
two houses, one Of which contained a school The
other was on Boyd avenue. She told Of coming
to the house one day and finding two girls locked
in room after the bishop had gone 0ut. She
said that he went out Of the house about five
minutes after she in On trying TIE he'd
room door she found it locked. She orened it
and saw two girls within. There other
way for them to get out Of the except
through window. She had no conversation with
them. At that time she not hOusekeeper, but
went to the house two three times q week to
do cleaning.
HOusekeepers Ran Away.
She also made several charges Of startling
former nd n1hr
cross-eXaminatiOn by Mr. Williams said that the
bishop did not discharge any Of his housekeepors;