| Show CASE OF THE DEPOSED PRIEST HAS COLLAPSED philadelphia jan 2 the developments today in the between rev dr I 1 N W irvane the deposed priest ot the church and bishop ethelbert talbot ot the diocese ot central pennsylvania indicate that the case ot dr irvine against tha bishop has entirely collapsed J frederick jenkinson or philadelphia as the counsel wlm rier beaw noble of new york lor the presenters is said to be on his way to st louis with a statement lor bishop tuttle presiding bishop ot the laisco pal church asking leave to withdraw the presentment bishop lal bot and asking permission to r ajio a new presentment the vestry ot at johns church huntingdon pa held a meeting tonight and unanimously adopted a resolution affirming confidence la bishop talbot A statement signed b y the six vestryman vestrymen vestry men whose names appear on the irvane presentment was forwarded lor warded to dr bodane at philadelphia it caked the declaration that their signatures were obtained by deceit after they bad positively to sign a presentment against bishop talbot the statement was not made public but the vestryman vestrymen vestry men said it was a complete vindication ot bishop ial bot attorney noble returned hero new york last night and all of today he was closeted with dr irvino attorney jenkinson rev beni 1 odell rev dr W F noble a broiher ot the senior counsel and other presenters late this afternoon a messenger was sent to the pennsylvania station and he returned with a ticket tor aft LOUIS which was sent to the room occupied by the conferees it was nearly 7 tonight when i the conference came to an end ahe first nan to leave the room was dr i irvane ho was immediately surround 1 ed by a great crowd ot newspaper re 1 porters who haa been in wailing duri ing tho greater part ot abo day but he begged them to refrain aan ing any questions finding it i bie toBe cure any information the I 1 deposed priest regarding the proceedings at the coite renco the reporters endeavored to prevail upon him to make a statement concerning the published letter he is said to have written to a clergyman in hartford bonn in which he said be Is in straitened financial for gods bake gentlemen do not ask me any questions was his reply when attorney jenkinson camo out he went directly to the pennsylvania railway where it Is presumed bo took a train tor st louis ho would not answer questions it was tho same with herbert noble and ills brother rev dr noble they absolutely to make any statement tor publication it Is understood that herbert noble intends to remain here until the return of mr jenkinson bishop talbot was seen at bethlehem pa tonight on bis return philadelphia ho declined to state ano object ot his visit but paiit anat ane case of dr irvane against alm having be would not make public his promised statement the now presentment will it 18 ae claca allege against bishop an of the charges of the collapsed document beside these charges others will be included which win it is said be based upon letter equally as denunciative ot dr irvino as the up joha letter ibis letter which is said to bear a data as recent as the fulton copy of tho letter which copy was furnished by bishop to itea dr john fulton in july ot last year is cald to have been written by bishop talbot to a gentleman in new borit and to be now in the possession of dr |
