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Show sens I Revelations Concerning Financial Fin-ancial Ventures of Father Elbert Brought to Light i Baltimore, March 11. Tho revelations revela-tions today, concerning the financial ventures of the Rev. Caspar 1. Elbert, recently removed from the recordor-ship recordor-ship of St. Catherines Roman Catholic church, thla city, have caused a profound pro-found sensation in Catholic circles The deepest sympathy Is expressed for Cardinal Gibbons, who Las ai-bumed ai-bumed the burden of paying Father Elbert's debts. These obligation.!, so far as disclosed, amount to about $130,000, evcluslve of a church dent of ?28,000. They were issued to b.ink.n and individuals in amounts ranging from $1,000 to ?10.000, and were all signed by Father Elbert, as pastor or St. Catherine's church. He had llto insurance to the extent ot JTO.tioo, but had borrowed heavily on Li i.tlicU'i. According to an official statement from Cardinal Gibbon, very mile ot the money raised by FUb!r Elbert was Uotd for church pu posr.. Father Elbert Is now in a sanitarium sani-tarium and is believed to be mentally unbalanced. Father Elbert's operations have been going on since 1901. |