The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-14

Massachusetts Nunnery Investigation Inquiry.
From the Boston Advertiser Apfii . la ~
quarter before seven O'Clock
" A T. SnrsoS of South Ssituate, was recalled aud
A. ths, sou,s vsntlsmsn entered the chapel without
yitation from the supsror he DID not enter himself
until he wss s invited hshsr they entered Without i'm
vitation or not mr. Ltteheld thought the report In
the Daily Advertiser had msrepresentsd the testimony
Tbs following gentlemen, who were among the party
that visited the school at Roxbury but were not mem
sively,-Messrs. Asa wypan alderman Of Roxburyl;
W. D. Cook (Chief Of Police OF Roxburyl; William r.
Psnnimau OF Brantree; Jerahmeel O. Pratt, of Rox-
bury; A. Bradbury, Of Boston; George y. Williams,
Of Boeton; John Langdon, Of wilbrsham; g. D: War
rouah The 6rst two are not members of the Legisla
ture the others are representatives, except mr.. Jar
The tesmony of these witnesses was substantially the
that Of the four of the same class who were ex
amined on Wednesday. They testified that they were
signs OF fright of them entered the sick chamber
none them the first to enter the chapel found
hsy went in The time occupied in the examination OF
he house from twenty to thirty mnutes-not
opger The omnibusses left Boston about ii O'Clock in
the ming The party returned to the Norfolk House
dinner at about bali past two. They left the Nor
between and O'Clock None Of these Witnesses paid for
the dinner knew what II cost Mr.. Bradbury thought
he saw MIR. Hiss take hold of sister Mary Joseph's
The only material additional fact brought out was the
circumstance that three four half bottles of cham
payne were furnished ~ the dinner.
These witnesses invited to join the party gene
rally BY Mr. Hiss by Mr. May who had been asked BY
Mr. HLs to invite some of them. They had not been
asked to se the committee in performing the duty i'm
posed upon them by the Legislature but simply TO join
BsSJAnIs STEVENS ESQ, Sergeant alarms, testified
that il not unusual for committees to invite mem
bors to join them in excursions thought there had
lortala trau fha
present year, did not but that the expenses Of
legislative travelling had been larger this year than tor
Mr. HISS then made a statement He said he had
already been sworn and that the statements he should
that at Roxbury he into large up stairs
but did not go into the where the girl was sick
found half dozen persons in the chapel saw lady
knte,ing; noticed two doors and being on the commit.
LADY rose be called to her hadam she turned round
and asked her where those doors led and she said
there closets there; asked her how long she had
been 10 the institution and she replied nine months
ASKED II she could leave when she chose, and she
said it was AGAINST the rules TO talk in the
bad violated the rules she told him that she would
answer his questions if he would go into the entry
Mr.. b. said he led the way through the chapel to
the door by which he had entered, aud stopped
in the entry, and that she also stopped he asked
ans shs ike 70 90 ont and live
among her friends she declined to answer the latter
question he asked What was suspended from her
he what that was, he meant the other; she took
up toe other handed it to him. and he took hold Of it,
she said it mccall Of the immaculate conception.
he said that he then left her, and Immediately met this
superior, who, after words about the weather,
asked bim who the Chairman, the head Of the
committee, to which he replied, . Mr.. Evans" She
S him & ne was a1 hs tbs
and he named to her several OF the converts in Bal
more che said the people trying to persecnts the
Catholics. and he replied that he Catholic, but
he had great many OF them and she the first
he had heard say so she said ste would be happy
to spother visit from the committee He did not
ask her il there any boys in the house. she had
said under oath that he did, but she was mistaken
about this and might be about other matters there
a isur srstanding where she had said that she
did net open The chapel door, but it had been proved
To answer to questions by Mr. Hale Mr.. HISS said
that the committee made out the bill Of expenses for
this visit and presented it to the Auditor he did not
know how much It cost the committee voted that their
limitation the invitations bs restricted to
the expenses OF the committee and those invited there
was no vote to have dinner at Rorbnry he did not
order the wine at that dinner hs had accomp Auied
other committees their visits. but declined to ssy
what other committees.
Mr. hale then pro.ee5ed to ask the witness large
number Of questions relative TO he visits Of committees
In which Mr. Hiss had joined, to othsr places, the
present year and especially to Lowell The witness in
every iDstanc@ gave TO those questions not
committing himself to the admission Of any impropris
ties in his conduct.
Some objection made TO these questions but they
were allowed by the committee,
There being further Impotence at the protracted
End apparently useless nature of the inquiry at the
suggestion of some gentlemen, Mr. Hale stated that
he bad been Informed that occasion OF the visit Of
the committee to lowell Mr.. Hiss informed the bar
keeper at tie washing ton House, where the party logged
that he expected lady to arrive, and wished her to
have roomtbat the record Of the names of the party
Msssrs Pnlsbury, LttJefed. Hiss, Carpenter, Emery
and Strickland, entered upon the lister in one
and the hand writing; and tsat immediately fol-
ma me OF Mrs Pa,terson-tbst MI Hiss, in leaving the
hotel instructed the barseepsr to make out the bill for
Pattsrscn-sud that the bill made out and paid.
Mr. GRIFFIN the Chairman, remarked that he had
every where that he did not lend willing ears to It.
but that IL had been forced upon him. that he dnsd at
the Washington House. where he saw the register with
the OF the party all entered in one hand writing,
including that OF Mrs Patterson and that the landlord
OF the hotel told him he. her vera included
He had, accordingly deemed Mr. Hae's inquiries peril
MT HISS admitted he might have told the clerk the
bot to Include he shoie Of the party in tine
bill he &C tted that he certified 70 the State An1itor
bury visits could not sa the item Of the account hs
tested that he did not her at M with the party
Agentieman accompanied her, whose name he did lot
know.
the general opinion Of the committee that this
matter 81 ould be and that the landlord OF
the Washington House should be summoned. after COO
ultsion the committee voted 20 report the matter to
the bouses for further Instructions and TO proceed
70 coo-lcce the inquiry relative 20 the Roxbury visit
the sane evening. (ltwas now after ten o'clock
Mr.. LiIT1EFnIp. Chairman the part of the House
OF the Committee Conven.s and Nunnariss, made
brief fpeech. He said that be wished to reply to
the charge that these yisits violated the oil Of
rights He paid tast petitions received aud
referred TO his committee which contained imputa.
committee asied Of the Legslature permisson to visit
them. Their object TO put themselves in e cond
ton TO make proper report on these petitions. he
made statements IN regard TO the visits and said
that his committee in instance claimed right to
eoer sny house where entrance not permitted by
the inmates.
Mr.. EvANs, o member Of the Committee on Nunneries
and Converts, ALEC made brief speech. He said that
he included In the charges brought in the Daily
Advertiser since hs visited the school at Roxbury He
averred that he had not failed in courtesy that
casien, any Of the visitors wanting in courtesy
Ia 20 sho Oh in Do;Jv