John Nepomucene Widmaier has lived in Rottenburg with his parents for some time. He received Minor Orders from Bishop John Martin Henni in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Major Orders by the bishop of Detroit in 1864; he was made assistant at St. Joseph's Church in Detroit. Together with Francis Heil's wife and some of his money, they fled to Europe. Back in Detroit, he promised to do penance and was sent to the Trappists, but without proper papers he was shortly dismissed with a letter to the Liguorians Redemptorists . Out of pity the church community raised some money to repay Heil, who then dropped the case. Rejected by the bishop of Detroit, he returned to Rottenburg, to do penance in some Franciscan monastery, but lacking proper papers, was dismissed. The people are scandalized by a man who claims to be a priest buy who never officiates at the altar. A copy of this letter signed by Father Klotz as secretary accompanies the letter. :: III-2-l A.L.S. and Copy Latin 13pp. 4vo.