he officials who were teaching us.

The acts of this dignitary became so flagrant that even the students
who were trying not to believe the scandal were forced to believe
there was something wrong about the mansion of this Catholic
dignitary.

About this time there was a young priest by the name of Wulf, from
Rome, who was sent to Vechta and made secretary of this dignitary's
mansion, who, during the day, worked in the office of the mansion,
where court was held in cases of the Catholic Church and schools.

He was soon familiar in and about the mansion and the surrounding
grounds and was given many privileges, and the dignitary seemed to
like him because he did not meddle with his vile conduct, and the
ladies who frequented this place also seemed to admire him. There was
a large lawn surrounding the mansion and at night-time a number of
vicious dogs were unchained to guard it.

The priest that was sent from Rome was soon on familiar terms with
the dogs and they would mind him and became as obedient as children,
and he was soon on such good terms with these dogs that he could
approach the house at any time, day or night, and one word from him
would cause them to sneak off to their kennels and not molest any who
desired to approach the mansion.

The young priests of this college were determined to learn, if
possible, if this Catholic dignitary was guilty of the immoral
conduct that he was accused of, so they went to Wulf and explained to
him that they desired to make a personal investigation, and got this
young priest to promise that he would let them into the grounds one
night and also see that the dogs did not molest them.

We selected a dark night and a few of us young priests slipped into
the lawn surrounding the mansion and placed a ladder up to the second
story window, as there was a bright light inside, and we determined
to learn, if possible, what was going on in this room.

Dr. Wulf, the secretary, was the first to ascend, and there in this
room was the dignitary of the Catholic Church in a half drunken
condition, with two licentious and lude women, playing cards and
drinking wine, and the trio were in a half nude condition, and
frequently this dignitary of the Catholic Church would kiss these
harlots.

After Dr. Wulf came down the ladder and told what he had seen, of
course the rest of us wished to become eye witnesses to the perfidy
of this vagabond of the Catholic Church.

We would take time about