Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-08-11
The Convent Rescue Case at Toledo
Confirmed.

tGev HuHS Gt uitur, "Hieh "u' o>N.- -
lied by The papers Of that city, turns out TO
be trlie-
Tie .Hoatreaf Gazette. published at the
home o. Mr.. S,arr-for such is the name
of the father, which there is no longer any
cause for concealiug-copied the statement
of the facts o! the case, and adds:
Such, We learn from Mr. Starr, is cor
rect account of the finding OF his daughter.
But mark the facts of the fight and its con-
cealment. 1t seems now, that while resi-.
dent some time ago in France, and finish
ing her education there. this young lady
was led to doubt respecting her own religion
that of the English Church, bot silence con-
corning it was enjoined on her. She was
not to inform her parents, nor did she, but
to seek counsel from spiritual advisers of the
Romish Church wherever she might be-
She continued to attend the English Church
with her parents, to partake OF the COM
munion as administered in that Church
But while resident at Toronto, she sought
spiritual advice from Bishop Charbonnel;
she stated her doubts, her fers, her inclna-
tions for conventual life, but that her
parents would never consent. Should she
fee from them, He advised her, that il
she felt desire and longed for that life she
should do So.
On the removal of the family to Montreal
he gave her a letter 70 the priest of the
Seminary here, who in turn became beI
secret spiritual adviser. Clan1estinely she
went for some weeks TO early mass here
and between this priest and one at Toronto
named Bishop CarbohIsel, the plan O! her
fiuht was coneocted. The morning Of her
2Is, birth day, few hours befor. she came
of ara, she set forth to the eminary, leav-
ing her carpet-bag there. Thence she went
TO the Grey Nunuery and break tasted. Her
spiritual adviser furnished her with rail,
road ticket to Toronto, and money for ex
pe,.ses ty the way. At Toronto she stayed
oyer night with Roman Catholic family
her lodgings having been provided there by
order of Bishop Charbonnel. Thence, 10
be out of the wsy Of inquiries. (she having
a sister resident in Toronto.) she was sent
TO Sandwich to wait till a sister from the
GREY Nunnery here had gone up TO take
charge as Superior of the Toledo Nunnery
which seems to be dependency of that in
this city. To her charge Miss Starr had
been specially committed. When MIR.
Starr upbraded this Superior with her con-
duct, she said. "Do net abuse me; 60 to
Bishop Cl,arbonnel; he knew al! about it. y
II seems Miss Starr wrote several letters 70
her mother, which were dispatched under
cover of the priest here, but they never
reached her.
This tale, we qni,e agree with our De-
troit ceiemporary in saying. needs no CON-
meut. 1t is not TO Protestants alone we
make our appeal, but to the Roman Catholic
pop ulation as well. We call on all in
whose eyes the family ties ire still sacred
jim whose eyes honor. truth, common
honesty, are deemed things to be upheld, to
derounce with US this outrage and the sys'
TEN of priestcraf which, in this nineteenth
century, renders such things possible. A
sumo the name of gentlemen, who acted as
this Count de Cbarbonnel has done under
the protection of his Bishops frock, who
equvocated, lied. and plotted sgainst the
peace Of a family thus, would be hooted oul
of respectable society.
LETTER FROM THE FATHER OF THE YOUNG
LADY.
But the father himself publishes over his
own signature, a statement in The Montreal
Commercial Advertiser, from which we make
the subjoined extracts:
regret that publicity has so soon been
given to the circumstances of my daughters
rescue from the convent; for. after consult
inp with eminent counsel, had decided tha,
the facts should be ELECTED before Court
of Justice, and the conspirators (there are
four) punished as their base conduct merits.
Nv daughter has not rcnounced her newly
ACQUIRED Roman Catholic faith, although
she is painfully convinced that she is not
destined for convent life, and that she can
serve God in the world.
Her parents have no desire that she
should repounce her new religian. She is
now of age, and capable of Judging for her
self, and as she conscientiously believes
her newly adopted faith is the true one, We
her parents, can only pray that she may
live the life of devout & holy Catholic.
y
In your remarks this morning, there is an
indirect hint that the Bishop of Montreal
was among those who deceived me. be-
lieye, on the contrary, that his Lordship
was himself most egregiously deceived by
others; for he took great ipains to discover
where my daughter was secreted, and at all
hours was ready to receive my visits and ale
me to the extent of his power.
When vented my long pent-np anger
to the woman Blondin (who is the superior
of the Convent OF Toledo she replied;
"Don't blame me, Sir; why did not Bishop
Charbonnel tell you where your daughter
was-he knew sil about it-your daughter
will tel, you SOY acted only under the
orders | received" When | asked her
from whom those "orders" emanated. she
replied: "My Ecclesiastical SUPERIOR" and
when demanded uho her Ecclesiastical
Superior" was, she replied: 81 'r,H not tell
you;" hut if had 10 go over the came
ground again would act differently. Now
the question is, pho is the Ecclesiastical Su-
perior Of the Branch Of the Grey Nuns o.
Montreal at Toledo?
One remark more. am firmly and con-
sr;entiouslv convinced that had even an