The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-12

INVESTIGATING THE CONDUCT OF THE PURM0- TON
COMMITTEE STATEMENT AND TESTIMONY or THE
eByKN SISTERS or HorRg DANE.
From the Boston advertiser, April ILL.,
rhs Joiat Special Committee appointed to investigate
OF their visit to Roxbury assembled az the
State house yesterday morning for surthsr bearing Of
The committee casd to order yesterday, shortly
after the appointed hour, OK O'Clock.
CAxrnrxa, stated that he was appointed upon the
mittse without his knowledge during has absence from
declined serving 1t once as he was himself Of the
party which visited the school at Roxbury he was more
ana he sS.f.rs on reflector iSea sa' his
Withdraw from the committee. He had intended
e AJAX the Senate to excuse him from ~ further sSs s
" Adjournment Not desm.ng it right to act longs.
AJAX the Senate to excuse him. on its meeting He call
ed Mr. Griffin to the chair
The seven sisters of Nosrs Dame in charge Of the
bed on occasion Of the visit had besn sum nonsd as wiz
nsssss. The Lady Superior, Sister Mary Aoysa, alone
Nay Colonel Thomas 1nory two Protestant gen.
Tho following statement signed BY all the sisters who
present ct the school occasion Of the visit was
woa s1
should be required The statement was read Oy the
chairman, MI. Grimn, a. follows:-
STATEMENT OF TH1 LADY SUPERIOR AND SISTERS.
ps me ssy s.,.
receyad modification appear before your
pas. nns asosi They MOI aisrnsa p precise s
sss. charge N. ss,s uisia: They ssapssssiys
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niss the laws nsasss es:ss are rs.iy
time ssy s to Sa IT,
the HOnoabh Committee only be truth
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statement WRITING which shall tain the mos. mstsrsl
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n ny sense They are free to 60 and
they ssSss s N.
IN this Their doors srs open ali who de-
rs enter for proper purpose Nor do they desire
ss
service he isrns sharsS their peculiar belief
sGs sS If n 70 f a
aa6sr.isnsd sndss their esarss ne house
may enter The school and entirely
sh, pupil. ana .SsiE reside alone
having charge Of the grounds aud residing in an
shs 10Th q March, undersigned somsyA.
large number Of whose had received
Ss ssy 9s
srd as s.sh desired 70 enter the rouse apd
the the not
made CA
eons.:d Il. q b, the ssS a.
and to point out the various and to explain their
Spacious one senssnss appeared make Ssr
ss
Chapel and, no. having bs.n notified Of The pres
have somevh.t a.aied, and
the his nsps on and
no but s.nss a1r s did 70; fey
sn be II her into The entry and the
the committee informed ensof the undersigned
that he bad formerly been Catholic but had ls that
ss:P Be could Ter Ssysa
teaching Of young ladies' no appOnt ent could be made for
although they may have been consider
and they to answer every question put Ssm
e Ss Ss s
sred The rooms Would hardly large enough contain
undersigned desire state tina. they h.ys no. been
my w The f.sss we're to their friends. IS the
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ouns ladies in the vicinity who convorant with
Nor we're the sndsrssned that any mention OF tho
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article RI.rSay anknown e tas
e. and
s2s With the exception. wn:h were pnsS out.
be their legal night; IN the premises they hay; no wish
their establishment for any proper purpose.
h ANY s they VIII se
posed gentlemen Of respect decovum and reserve; A.
ssss
..,o ,su TAEI cI IEssST;r.
sSS Arz ls Psr.onay appeared Mary
oath that sfSSs
.rs shG n names var, are not appended were not
Tie LADY present made osth tho truth of this state
ment The chairman sta ed that he committee would
wish 10 ask further questions and she again sworn
In answer to questions propoundei by the committee
the witness stated that she present at the school
precise NUMBER but i: about twenty She did not
hear the conversation OF the gentleman who laid his
tina. sisters name was Mary Joseph
One Of the gentlemen conversed with the witness herse
be ggs ed longer than The Others said hs had himself
in Bamt and that he hoped he might return to the
bosom Of the church. He asked her IL he might return
at time and have agreeable conversation with
her. She 1.-THE witness) tsd hin that they had very
few visorsony the parents OF the children and other
Q. Do you bnow the name Of the gentleman who had
this conversation with you? A. He told me his name
was Evans. I couli describe his dress.
The witness further stated that she several times
aeked whether there any boys in the esta
when she replied, of course that there not She
did not the OF any Of the party but Evans.
The nemen spread themselves about over the house
and she could not all they did, They opened doors
before abe did She would have opened a the doors,
intend pg TO show everything, bat was often antci-
pated.
Question BIZ Mr.. DawIey-Nere any improper questions
askedf A. think the questions were very improper
We we're oHenced and insuted and The more think Of
them the more insulted feel. With regard TO the
young lady who VI in her bed, the witness stated
that before leaving the paror she informed the GENTLE
men that DONG lady lay III in her chamber above, and
begged them to pay particular attention. she supposed
thsy would understand how to interpret the rsmaks,