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TliPiii'HiiiK tho ilonth of old lWoo
CuminliiKH Mini when tho illwovvry
cmimo Futhorljilon, hatful lout Stoitn'it
would wiy doinoililnif iiuliwroi l, frlyht
cimhI )wr Into flnlnjf jtmt hm ho Initio by
dooliiilntf 11 "' iinnicy wan forfolW
liy lior mlmlood ami Unit hIio would Ito
In tho jmioi'Iioiiho uiiIohh hIio (liiomlod
upon Mm. Ho brought lior to thin city
then ii ml thought liibu rlf hocui-o. Ho
found yiuinif oftfph KnlUU mnl ob
tnlnoil JiUrd'omlHo to boar tho ilK-viieo
nnd miirry Stoimon for hor tnonoy.
CHAl'TKU lit.
Fob. 2, Ftithor I,ytlon, with Kntfllhh,
etilloil on StoiiMoiv. Kho whh norvinm
Hiid Htrltatod. They talkoil forcibly to
lior and nho atfrot'd to marry F.mrllsh at
8 o'olook that afUM-noon. Tho two hur
ried down town, hoc u red a marrlatfo
HcenHO and wont baek to tbo hoHiltal.
Mm. Cuniinlngand Llz.lo, hoarltiKof
tins con), arrived In tinio, and when
Father Leyilon and EntflUh arrived
Slennea refuned to bo married and vio
lently denounced Fii(1Im1i. During UiU
exeltlntf Interview Enullnh exclulmed
loudly:
"I'vb Unci Nolhlnd to iln Wllh Von!"
"I've had riolhlni; to do with you for
two yearn, but I'd marrv you If you had
tlxty time an much trouble,"
Tho prlent then returned to Aurora,
and thin led up to a orU of the moat
dratnatli) liappetilnira that llttlo city
ha everbonie.
It wan cold and unowy In Aurora hint
Suturday nlj,'ht. The wind whlntled
fiercely and tho unow blew down the
utroet In Hut a hardy old Cult,
Jfime Connolly, left the warm fire of
hi nlxt'T'a homo and utarted out on bU
iiiIumIoii of denunciation. Hi) faithfully
plodded through tho miow that whn
piled upon tho MidewalkM until he
reached the cplendld rcwldenee of
Father Ivydon. Then ho 1ei;an walk
ing up and down waiting for tho prleat
to appear.
From within Father Leydon miiw the
familiar ftifuru and hitNtlly dUpatched
a memiofitfer through tho rear door for
Chief of rollco Deomer. Tho latter
came up at once and tiled to pacify
Connolly, but tho latter forced bin way
Into tho prleHtV renldenee and there
vltforoiwlv denounced him. While In
Ida llttlo Margaret camo to the door
crying" and nobbing for admittance, hut
tho door wan kept chmed. Jut an Con
nolly wan quieted and all wero Mtatulln
on tho porch Mr. CummlnifM camo np
and aided In tho public denunciation!,
Tho next morning Hi. Mary'n church
wan crowded, Kvery jmjw wa filled,
Three week before Father Ijoydon had
been forced mo NUHjicnd aervlecg an Mr.
Cummlrigg refuMed to let him hold
rnana, ana thin morning another ceno
wai expected. Jimt as tho choir wan
singing tho drat anthem of tho morning
Mm. dimming apix ared at tho door of
tho nacrlnty.
"Do you Intend to hold BcrvIce?"iiho
aHkcd.
' I do," replied Father Loydon fii-mly.
At thin Mrs. Cummlngs went to tho
front doorand bllently but swiftly panned
to tho altar.
Tho acolytes and Incense-bearers
slowly passed through tho door and
stopped within tho altar railing with
Father Leydon. Tho groat organ
sounded and the choristers wore sweetly
singing; the processional music. The
prleat started up the steps.
A wild, shrill scream sounded above
tho heavy notes of the organ and above
the voices of the singers. Mrs. Cum
tnlngs, flushed with excitement, wildly
dramatic In attitude, cried:
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Vein UiiIiiimI My lliuinlilcrl Von runnel Hlep InlnTliU Huereil I'liu'c!"
"Keep down! You shall not hold ser
vices." Instantly all was silent. The
organ was still anil tho choristers
hushed.
"You ruined my beautiful daughter,"
cried Mrs, dumpings, "and no such
false-hearted man can step Into this
sacred place."
Father Ixsydon called for Olllcer Tor-
reneo ltlley who was waiting at tho
door and fiercely resisting, tho white-
haired mother was led from the church
a prisoner.
Father Leydon turned to his congre
gation and Hindu a statement accusing
tho Cummlngs family with conspiracy
to blackmail him. Ho pronounced
yteasea's betrayer to bo young English
and alluded to his ward as a weakling."
Monday morning a brief statement,
wit hout niuiH'H, was made in the Aurora
prvsH, substantially the sumo as was
inado In church, but none of tho dram
atic details were alluded to,
Monday Father Leydon camo to Chi
cago, but was driven to tho depot by
two armed men, and while In Aurora
was guarded zealously. This morning
Father Leydon went to Aurora and
during tho day will bo served with a
warrant charging him with the pater
nity f'f Mloasca's babe, Klie was re
moved to Aurora last night and early
this morning swore outa warrant for
his arrest.
CHAl'TKIl IV.
Tho scandal Is on tho tongue of every
one In Aurora. Even tho children dis
cuss It and tho sympathizers with
Father Leydim are few and far between.
Many talk freely and openly and from a
dozen reliable sources comes the asser
tions that the residents In the vicinity
of tho pasUiral residence knew of the
priest's liaison long ago, when Hteaseu
was seen leaving his house late at
night.
Young English has repeatedly said
ho was to get money from Father lA-y
dun, as well as to be given all of
Kteanoa's money, for marrying her. At
times ho denies this, but his con Hiding
stories leave httlo room for doubt, He
ban no money and no position and, hav
ing nothing to lose, has much to gain.
In tho fashionable hospital at Stil t
Calumet avenuo, tho fair daughter of
Aurora talked last night to a reporter
for The JHtpaleli, She had no hesitancy
whatever In telling of her amour, but
bore herself with modesty throughout,
Kho did not hardly speak of tho priest,
but when telling of hi kindness and
his love sho burled her pretty faco in
her cold white hands and wept plteously.
Klio said she loved him and would lovo
him sttll had he not thrown her over so
ruthlessly.
Her sister Elizabeth, a bright, witty
girl, told of tho priest's futile efforts to
see Hteasea after ho heard thero was on
hope for his further protection and how
ho had repeatedly given evidence of
his guilt, not only before her but before
others,
CHAI'TKIt V.
This morning Father Loydon camo to
tho office of The Dispatch and made an
effort to have the story suppressed. He
whs Interviewed .and tried to make an
clnborato denial of all complicity In tho
affair.
When tho letter was read to him he
colored and then admitted writing It
and numerous others of the samo char
acter, saying that they wero simple,
brotherly letters that ho never thought
would causo Mm any trouble.
"I know I was very indiscreet in
writing," said he, "but I bad such faith
in Hteasea that I never feared."
Ho said Mrs. Cummlngs was stupid,
vindictive and unreliable, and that
Steasea was being influenced by her
family, but he did not deny that he had
the most implicit confidence of the
family until Steasea told of his offense.
Neither did ho offer any explanation as
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to what motive a simple family would
have In wrecking a priest and blight
ing a religion they had lived in
throughout their lives.
Ho denied havlngoflVred English any
money but said ho knew tho young man
was considered wild by people in
Aurora. lie cleverly denied all lend
ing questions, but bogged for tho sup
pression of the story, or If that was im
possible, the holding out of tho letter
lie had written.
This was refused and he said he had
called upon Archbishop Feehan, laid
the whole matter before Mm and had
been told to vindicate himself If ho
could.
Much Is tho story. Its effects- will be
widespread. Today Father Loydon
will bo arrested. A homo has been
blighted. A fair life Is shattered.
Tho trust of a dead man Is thrown to
the winds. Two young women are
borne down by a sister's shame. A
mother's heart is broken. A congrega
tion Is divested of its eonldenco in a
woll-lovud pastor. A supposed holy
man is shorn of his cloak of righteous
ness. A taint Is cast upon escutcheon
that can but Illy afford to give up Its
surface to anything but that which Is
fairest.
CHAI'TKIt VI.
AUROKA, III,, Feb. 22. Father Ley
don was arrested this morning on a
warrant sworn out by Steasea Cum
mlngs before Justice of tho IVace
Frederick Jtrown charging him with
the paternity of Miss Cummlngs' child.
Tho hearing was continued until to
morrow, this being a holiday. Father
Leydon is under survellnneo at his
home and, it Is said, has mado an effort
to settle the case out of court.
Tomorrow's hearing will be brief, as
tho accused will bo placed under bonds
to await tho recovery of his ward, when
she will be able to prosecute. Captain
A. C. Llttlo represents Miss Cummlngs
and avers ho will push the case to the
end,
Tho publication of this pitiable affair
has aroused a great deal of excitement,
as It had long been common gossip, but
hud never before attained any conspicu
ous publicity. The sorrow at tho down
fall of Father Leydon Is widespread, as
he was at ono thno tho most popular
priest in town, The male portion of
Father Leydon 's parishioners aro
united In their denunciations of him,
but many of his feminine parishioners
defend him aggressively,
I'ubllc sentiment is with tho girl, and
when sho pasnod down tlfe street yester
day morning to swear out tho warrant
everyone sho met expressed their sym
pathy for her and on all sides the priest
was denouncod,
A rumor was circulated about tho
little city last night and this morning
morning to tho effect that Father Ley
don had ilown to more congenial climes
and was afraid to faco the public again,
but this morning he returned to Aurora
and was promptly served with tho war
rant. Since tho publication of the Cum
tiling's story numerous rumors aro
abroad hinting darkly at other sensn
tlonal affairs of tho priest, and it is
rather ojnmly said that muny women of
his parish have forsaken St. Mary's
church and joined other congregations.
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riTTHiirms, Feb. 27. An Innovation
in tho public school system of l'ennsyl
vanla was Inaugurated here yesterday
by tho consolidation f tho Thirty
fourth ward publleschool and St. James
Human Catholic parochial schools and
the installation of four nuns as teachers.
The sisters wero examined by tbo
central board of education and accepted
as regular teachers. Thero will bo no
distinction among scholars and teach
ers. Protestant children will bo taught
by tho sisters as woll as Catholic chil
dren. There has been no Hiblo read
ing In tho school for six years and no
change will bo made now. A slight
falling off in tho attendance was no
ticed today, but whether it was cnused
by tho withdrawal of any children of
Protestant or Catholic families who
may object to tho now arrangement Is
not known,
How He Would Work.
KuiTOit Amkuican: At your request
for a few lines on Ho man Catholicism,
I submit tho following: It pays to con
vert Catholics, and it can bo done.
My mother's children aro nine in
number. Most of them are In tho foro
front of all present reforms In tho Pro
toslant religion, Sho was born, reared
and educated as a Catholic and gave It
up wholly for protestantism. It pays.
It can be done, How was It done in
her case? First, by necessity which
drove her to sock work from homo.
Second, a desire lo road and speak En
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feeblo to work who took timo to teach
tho German girl, And further, by tho
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