Beasts in Cassocks: The Crimes of the Heads of the Russian Greek Catholic Orthodox Church in America/Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIV.
More "Inquests"
On the way to Quatasaqua, in a Lehigh Valley Railroad express train, the "Consul" and the Archpresbyter asked me to keep an eye on their seats while they went to the dining car for dinner. They ate all the way into Allentown, thus giving me no chance for my dinner. At Allentown we changed for another train, because the express did presbyter to give me errands of a different nature because my acting not stop at Quatasaqua. In Quatasaqua an inquest was held in the matter of the Priest-"Celibate," John Olchevsky. The "inquest" proved that Priest Olchevsky was also implicated in a scandalous story of fornication with a girl Tatiana. To the Olchevsky "inquest" Gilevitch invited the police with a constable at the head. Olchevsky admitted that he had intoxicated Tatiana, seduced her and continued to cohabit with her, making her take powders in order to stimulate sex excitement every evening. Olchevsky, who is employed by the Mission to this day, gave Tatiana $1,000 and she left him.
After the "inquest" the police were given a treat and "Consul" D. Gilevitch and Father Slunin locked themselves into a room with Olchevsky, and when they came out, after quite a while, Olchevsky was overheard saying, as though continuing his conversation: "Please be good enough to convey my gift and my humble request to spare me to the Archbishop and to his Eminence Alexander."
Father Slunin answered reassuringly: "Well, don't worry, sleep well. Who among us has not sinned? I shall convey your repentance and request to the Holy Prelates. They are no wolves, they won't eat you."
Soon after our return to New York a complaint was received from Madam Samoseiko who maintained that her husband, Priest Samoseiko, had been caught by her in flagrant delictu with Marpha Terebillo. We called on Father Samoseiko and having looked into the matter, succeeded in effecting a reconciliation. Terebillo was given money and promised not to pass by the priest's apartment nor the street of his residence.
We had to look into another matter in which the same priest was involved. After a quarrel with his parishioners, he set fire to the church which burned down to the ground.
Soon after this Slunin and myself were sent to Mayfield, Pa., for an investigation of the misbehavior of the then priest and now Archpresbyter and Provost, John Miliasewich. Three claimants to the affections of Father Miliasewich appeared before us. One pregnant girl declared that she did not wish to hear of Miliasewich who summoned her to his apartment for an "explanation of the Holy Spirit" and then violated her instead. She demanded that he pay her for her dishonor and for his failure to keep his promise to marry her, and because she was now disgraced and had to leave her town. The other two girls both demanded immediate marriage from Miliasewich. Father Slunin was to perform the ceremony on the spot. The last two claimants ended by having a hair pulling match. With great difficulty we finally succeeded in settling with all the three fiancees of Father Johna. They calmed down after they received their money. Father Slunin also received a gift from Mailiasewich for both the Archbishop and Bishop. What become of the gift, I don't know. Father Slunin returned to New York, and I—to the Swiato-Tikhon Monastery where Bishop Alexander happened to be at the time.
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The Heroine of Athens Baths
He inquired about the "inquest" and asked me to keep an eye on the fraternity that evening.
Soon a coach appeared in the court with a woman in the attire of a Roman-Catholic nun. She went direct to Bishop Alexander, and the Abbot Nikon immediately ordered the monks to go to church. They did so. One of them remarked to me on the way: "It would be quite interesting to overhear the conversatoin between the Greek Orthodox Bishop and the Roman Catholic nun."—"Why then don't you try to listen in?" was my question. To this the monk waved his hand and replied: "We are plain monks, and poor in the bargain. I have watched the Bishops more than once, but it only caused me annoyance, may the Lord forgive me." The monk made the sign of the cross and entered the church, and I, being only human, and overcome by curiosity, stepped to the door of Alexander's room and peeped through the keyhole. What I beheld was very much like what I had seen in Platon's apartment before this. Bishop Alexander took a sponge and washed the nun between the legs. Then, having sucked her rather full breasts, he began to tickle her womb with his tongue. About an hour and a half later the monks assembled in the mess hall. Bishop Alexander came there and in a touching speech told them how to keep their monastic vows all through life. He cited the example of the Roman Catholic nun who had just visited him and who enjoyed a far-reaching reputation as a "miracle worker." He stated that she reached her position of pre-eminence because of her incessant prayers and because of her rigid celibacy. Being unable to listen to Bishop Alexander's hypocrisy any longer, I pretented to be suffering from a headache and left the mess hall.