Church challenge

1941: Patrick Gunn, 46, left a note in the church collection plate challenging the priest, Monsignor Edmund J. Reilly, to a fight in the street.

I found a photo of the Monsignor. He doesn't look like the fighting type.

Wilmington News Journal - Mar 24, 1941

Monsignor Edmund J. Reilly
source: FindAGrave.com

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Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 28, 2020
Category: Religion | Violence | 1940s

Comments

The good reverend probably had some mad ninja skills...

Posted by Brian on 12/02/20 at 09:24 PM

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