Show MISSING PRIEST RETURNS TO BISHOP SCANLAN'S HOME DURING THE NIGHT 1 Father Keenan Declares He Has Not Tasted a Drop of olIn olIn- Intoxicants In- In toxicants Is Heartbroken Over Rumors Circulated i t FATHER KEENAN MAKES STATEMENT f I was so utterly and completely crushed In spirit when I 1 realized at atthe 4 ii the conclusion of oC the Sunday services ser that I had hod talked In such a way as asto f to Imbue some people with T the belief belle that I 1 had been drinking that I II If f wanted to get awa away from everybody I had not taken a n. drop of Intoxicants cants and nd I know now V that m my con condition was the result of ot an overdose f of oC dl digitalis lt lIs which I took for heart trouble rf- rf This In brief is the explanation made to The Telegram this afternoon f of ff f b by the Rev Father Keenan the Catholic priest who has been ml missing f since Sunday S last respecting his actions after preaching a n. s sensational f discourse rsc at St. St Marys Mary's cathedral on Sunday last and then disappear disappear- f ff f Ing f m After leaving the church Father Keenan said further I 1 went out Fand V F Vf f and got ot dinner and during the afternoon called catte on a a. friend who was not at if home That night Ight I stayed all night at is ft a rooming I 1 felt after t i rh i 1 ithe f the Sunday service that I would like to get away for awhile and I at first a 1 Intended intended to go to Denver However Howe I changed chang my mind as to that but f ff f left leCt town Monday morning morning- I do not care to sa say where I went ent but I Ire returned re- re ref f turned to Salt Lake at Tuesday morning and went to the Grand pa Pa- Pa f ff f dOc hotel where I remained until yesterday afternoon when I 1 4 with some friends who came there and took me to their home I I. I Ii 41 t i remained with my friends until 11 o'clock last night when I returned f ff f here I t i fI of f. I r have already had an Informal talk with Bishop Scanlan and he f has treated me with a as much tenderness as a father Cather would treat his child f ff f I have ha simp simply been ill m and I trust that If I have erred in any way that I If f will wilt be forgiven M My greatest mistake was In not returning here Sunday f ff f but I was so crushed In spirit that I did not fully realize reaUze what I was f doing tf I I The Rev Father Andrew Keenan after a mysterious and so far unexplaIned unexplained unexplained absence from his accustomed haunts and ecclesiastical duties since Sunday Bunda last has returned to his rooms at th the re residence l of or Bishop on East Brigham street Direct His return was marked by the same air of mystery which attended his disappearance and so far ho has not sought Bishop Scanlan Scanlan Scan- Scan lan Ian for the thee purpose of offering an explanation explanation explanation ex ex- ex- ex of his absence o lO-o lock last las night the door of Ms his roam roo ml roo waste n nd d' d the ther Was room Was unoccupied but when the morning came it was learned that Father Keenan Keenan Kee Kee- nan had returned From whence or with whom he came is not nol known n to Bishop Scanlan or the priests with whom he has so tiO long Jong lived JIved and he will willIn willIn In all probability be given his own time Ume in which to tell his story Waiting for an nn Explanation The disappearance of ot Father Keenan Keenan Keenan Kee Kee- nan and the success which has attended attend attend- ed his efforts t to keep his whereabouts unknown n have caused his trl friends In Inthis Inthis Inthis this city great anxiety and all are aro waiting patiently for the tho explanation which he will be required to give s1 at atthe atthe atthe the same time hoping that the explanation tion will bo be of such a character as to completely ly refute the rumors rumors which have been floating about about with reference to the missing priest Father Keenan practically dropped from view Immediately after delivering delivering deliver er ing ing- ingan an err erratic and sensational sermon at nt St St. Marys Mary's cathedral on Sunday Sunda last D During mass and ad while he was delivering the usual Sunday discourse Father Keenan appeared to be quite ill and at one time it was feared that he ho would faint taint in the tho pulpit Heart Was Affected It was known to many of his friends that ho lie had hatt been a n. sufferer from heart trouble for some years ears and to a few tew that an unusually severe attack of summer Bummer complaint had bad all but incapacitated incapacitated him from leading the Sunday service while others noting his condition condition condition con con- and listening to his unusually sensational remarks jumped to the conclusion that he had resorted to stimulants to give him strength to perform perform per per- form Corm his duties duties- Even Father KI Kiely ly who was notified not noti fie tied fied of or l' l Father athEr Keenan's actions at the church hastened down and asked him him if he ho had been beeri drinking This question was emphatically answered In the neg- neg o by Father Keenan This convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced Father Rely Kleh that his brother priest was wa simply ill either from the effects of an In over overdose ose of medicine or from the maladies from which he was WI known to be he suffering and aud he SU suggested suggest suggest- est est- ed cd to Father Keenan that thc they return at once to the Bishops Bishop's residence where the they both resided Priests Part Company I r will not do It was the reply of Father Keenan who took the question I of or Father KIely regarding liquor to be bea ben a n charge that he had been drinking Father Klch Kiely denied that he had In Intended Intended In- In tended to charge chan e Father Keenan with drinking but Father Keenan declined to accept the explanation and turned away Tien Then began the m mystery ster From the church nobody knows Just where Father Fath Fath- er Keenan went or if It anybody does know the Information has bas not yet reached Bishop Scanlan During DUring- the afternoon aftel Father Keenan was as 5 seen n upon upon upon up up- on Maui Main street by various persons all allor of or whom sa say that he appeared to be far removed from Cram his normal condition Then at 5 oclo o'clock k the same afternoon h he secured a 3 carriage e and drove e to the home of or a 3 friend in the business dis dIs- Th The friend however denies this story and arid declares that Father Keenan has not b been en to the rooms in question either on Sunday or at an any subsequent aloe time l' l L 1 Seen SeenI n M y I When next seen Father Keenan was nas I walking down Main Ial 1 street on Monday evening e last He Hc was observed by Policeman Policeman Po Po- Smith who is not only well acquainted with him but heard another J friend sa say that the priest was Father Keenan Keenan and that he was going soluS- to the prize fight at the Salt Palace t Where here Father Keenan slept Monday night and during the greater part of ot Tuesday night Is not known but at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning he appeared at the Grand Pacific hotel opposite the tho Short Line depot and asked for a n room Ho registered as W V K Koenen and the clerk assigned him to room 10 At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time a 3 0 O gold old piece was tendered tendered tendered ten ten- dered to the clerk In payment for the room but the clerk did not have the necessary ary change and the matter of ot pa payment ment was delayed until later in the theda da day About 8 o'clock the same morning Father Keenan Kc-enan came down to breakfast break break- fast and after partaking of the meal went Into the office and read the papers While doing dolnE this he asked the tho clerk for tor fora tora a pair of or g glares es adding that he had left his glasses on the train Did Not Hot leave Hotel In registering Father Keenan left the place of ot residence blank Breakfast Breakfast Break Brenk- fast was the only meal that Father Keenan ate in the room dining during his stay at the Grand as all other meals were wele sent to his room The hotel people also sa say that he did not leave the hotel to their Knowledge during durin his stay slay and that if Jt he re received re- re an any visitors they are arc not aware of or the fact He appeared rC slightly In- In the they say further although there was nothing In his condition which caused them alarm and he did not voice olec an any complaint Father Keenan remained at the Grand md Pacific until 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at which hour a gentleman and lady appeared In a n. closed carriage o and took him away a Father Keenan's escorts were unknown to the tho hotel people peo peo- pIe and Bishop Scanlan says sas that ha he hais heis is not aware of oC their Identity That they were friends though there Is of or course no doubt Movements a n. Mystery Where here Father Keenan was taken from the hotel and where he spent that portion of oC the night prior to his hla return to the bishops bishop's residence is another fragment of or the mystery but it will probably be divulged in good time Up to noon toda today l Father ather Keenan had hadnot hadnot hadnot not left leet his room after atter entering It last night an and when seen this morning Bishop Scanlan said that he hc knew lene noth- noth Continued on Page Pase 8 S. S Missing l Priest Continued from Page Pago 1 Ing Ins more about bout tho the case than he had known at an any other time lime since Father Keenan's eenan's disappearance arance I suppose he hp said that Father Keenan Is still Indisposed o ed and that he also atso feels humiliated as the result of oC the publicity which Ieh has been given I to his disappearance I presume of or course that h he will come to me rue with witha a n full explanation as oon soon as he feels equal to the tas tasK k a and I 1 shall say MY nothing noth noth- lug ing to him All I know Ilmo knowIs Is that he home after fter 10 o'clock last night and has not left lell his room since J Investigation Is Planned Speaking with reference to the thc a ac action action ac- ac tion which he will vill tal take e In the matter Bishop Scanlan said that a thorough h Investigation would wohld be made of or Father Fathel Keenan's conduct Father Keenan will fl first t be he allowed to tell his own story and then witnesses 9 s will be examined In corroboration oi- oi r otherwise In order ordet that the exact tr truth Ui may be he obtained d. Should It that Father Keenan was suffering from froni a R. temporary aberration aberration aber aber- ration of or the na as the result of Ill Illness Illness Ill Ill- ne ness s or of or an nn overdose o of medicine he hp will of oC course courin be for forgiven hut but should It appear appear ap ap- ap pear that his actions actions' have been en such fluch as to cast reflection upon his priestly calling he will then be dealt with according according ac ac- ac- ac cording J to the stringent laws of the thc church Father Keenan's many friends lends both bothIn In and out of the Catholic church believe believe believe be be- lieve he hc will be able to clear himself |