In reply to Lefevere's letter, Henni candidly states what he knows about Father Charles L. Tierney . He was not exactly pastor of St. Gall's but an assistant to Father John W. Norris, pastor of the Cathedral. Henni had taken him on trial and kept him for a few months only, soon finding that he not only lacks prudence but is also stealthily given to drink. These were probably the reasons why the Bishop of Buffalo advised him to go to some monastery. He went to the Trappists in Kentucky whom he left on the plea of ill health and went to the Dominicans at Sinsinawa where he conducted himself very well but had no faculties. Recommended to Henni, Henni kept him near him with the other clergy. But on account of his almost childish ways, which proved him to be somewhat "cracked", Henni advised him to go to his Bishop at Buffalo who had ordained him. He is otherwise harmless and with the best heart. Henni hopes that Father Anthony O'Regan will not refuse his appointment. Things are in the most deplorable state without and within Chicago . The new Bishop never thought it advisable to make any changes not absolutely necessary. Henni would regret it if O'Regan sent his bulls back, which is not ordinarily done by Irishmen. There is scarcely a priest you can trust; the Irish all drink with the exception of some Lazarists and one or two other young men. One who, under suspension, had to leave Rockford, died of a broken constitution, though lately ordained by Bishop James Oliver Vandevelde who ought to have removed him long ago. The diocese of Quincy is nothing better, if not worse. The Archbishop of St. Louis has to send his own priests to repair the scandals, as for instance, given by Father Nicholas Stehle Staehle at Springfield. :: III-2-i A.L.S. 4pp. 4to.