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
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