The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-11

nossos, April 10, 1855
The Legislative Special Committee spponte to nves
tga's the charges against tire Nunnery Committee hela
adjourned meeting ut the stAte Hou,e this mornng
AT the opening Of the meeting the chairman, Mr. Car
penter Of the Senate stated that be was absent from
the Senate board at the time OF his sppsntmsDt on the
committee and he party directly interested in
the he deemed to be his duty to decline
serving which he should do the opening Of the Senate
He therefore called upon Mr. Griffin, of Chirestown %
the House. to take the chair. The committee had
oned the ladies ;ted with the school at Roxbury
Of whom, the Lady Superior, Mary Aoysa, pre-
sent at the opening OF the meeting.
The Lady Superior was &C ,ompanied by Samuel May,
Esq., who stated that she had with her statement OF
the Transaction signed by Ave ladies who preside over
the school.
The Sergeant alarms thea administered an oash to
the Lady SUPERIOR after which the statement re,d
by the chairman Of the committee. The statement is
mainly the that published in the Adoertisr.
The committee thenproceeded TO examination OF the
Lady Superior, who testified as follows-
should Judge that The committee numbered about
twenty individuals attended them in their examina-
ton Of the house, ons of the committee who gave his
Mr. Evans turned after the others had lett add
told me he was once Catholic in st. Msry's Church,
Baltimore and tina. he desires 10 return to the church
he asked me II would give him rmssion to visit me,
saying bs would like to have pleasant conversation
with mo; declined giving him pernisson; he asked II
would not though received but few visrs shook
hands with me twice and appeared very ia nar was
much offended at his condnc then and feel indg-
Dant every time think Of it, told the ttee when
they entered the that lady was sick; when the
they bent closely to her that shs has since stated
that she felt their breath had previously desired the pa
tient TO remain quiet az asleep II the somnae enter
ed whsI was conduc ing part CT the cVmmittee other
members of it were going about the house by them
selves, examining the Closets sinks &c. not pre-
sent WREN tt took hold of the rosary
zen m In
VINO desired an interview with her, the witness replied
FRAT she could net well describe him. but taat she could
recognize bin II she aw him.
Mr.. Evans Of the Senate then intro iuced where.
upon the witness said that he was the gentlem IN
who requested the interview, and who gave his
subsequently, Mr. Hiss of Boston, was introdu sed,
when the witness sad that was the gentleman who
gave bis rame Evans.
The Lady Superior then further questioned by
Mr. Charles Hale of the Advertiser to whether she
had read the articles in the ADVERTISER and whether she
regarded the statements therein The witness
answered in the affirmative to these questions.
Mr. Dawley Of the Senate mittee then questo aed
the witness particularly the conduct Of the
committee visiting the chapel She stated that the
memtersof the committee to the number OF ton hal
opened the door before she arrived She had Intended
bave opened the door and admit the committee but the
door opened before she had time to So aud there
many gentlemen about the door that she could
not enter herself While In the chapel the eatemen
engaged in loud conversation which she considered
very improper The lady ct her devotons in the cnapei
startled when the gentlemen entered and attempted
to leave by which she found locked. One Of the
gentlemen asked her several questions which she de-
cned answering in the chapel The genten followed
her without the chapel when the conversation
sumed.
Samuel May then INTERCEPTED the witness as to the
scene In the chapel but her answers did not vary mate
rally from her previous testimony.
Several other gentlemen then put questions to the wit
ness, when the meeting adjourned to meet tomor
row morning. at half past nine o'clock to hear the tes
timony from the other ladies' Of the institution.
The Lady Superior accompanied 10 day by q sis
ter of Bishop Fitzpatrick and by the Rev. Mr. OBYisn.