Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-22
ASANINE STUPIDITY.
Attempt of the Double Ender to Make
Capital Against the Homo of Good shep-

Attempt of the Double Ender to Make
Capital Against the Homo of Good Shep-
herd. ~
The asanine stupidity of the double ender
printed on Third street, and its peerless fac
ulty for disappearing facts, is proverbial.
The mendacity of the sheet is illustrated in
an attempt at sensationalism that appeared
in yesterdays issue of the falsifer. The
article is headed "Deprived of Liberty" a
catch line calculated to mislead the reader
and unjustly malign one of the most worthy
and benefcient charitable institutions in st.
Paul. The article was based on an applica-
tlon for writ of habeas corpus for the re-
lease OF young girl named Anna
Maria Bender, voluntary inmate
OF the House of Good Shepherd.
The application was made by Mr.. Wilde
and was returnable at 2 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, before Judge Brill. The latter
was absent on account of sickness but the
case, which was not case at all, came be-
fore Judge Simons, when the lying p. p.
received just and richly merited rebuke.
AT 2 o'clock Mr.. Wilde appeared as coun-
sci for John Bender, the father of the girl,
MIR. Egan appearing for the respondent,
the mother superior of the House of Good
Shepherd.
Before anything had been done Judge
Simons stated that as the application had
been made to Judge Brill the motion before
hIin was out of order, whereupon Mr.. Egan
arose and made the following statement in
behalf of the mother superior:
First-That she has now and has had since
she was of the age of five years, the said Anna
Maria Bender in her custody.
Second-That the authority for such custody
was the surrender of Anna Maria Bender by
her father, John Bender, to the said House OF
Good Shepherd, on the ground that she
could be better taken care of and more
properly trained and educated than he, said
Bender, was capable of, or that his circum-
| stances would permit, and that said Bender
then and there promised and agreed to pay for
the support and education and maintenance of
said Anna Maria Bender the sum of five dollars
per month; and said Bender further stated that
the mother of said child was deceased, and he,
said John Bender, had no home wherein to
keep said Anua.
That since the year 1869 the said Anna Maria
Bender has been maintained, clothed and edu.
Gated by the Sisters of Good Shepherd, under
and pursuant to such surrender and authority.
and not otherwise, and that no other compen.
satlon or reward has been made them except
the sum of S.
That said Anna Maria Bender has not been
restrained of her liberty or otherwise impris
oned than as aforesaid and that she has, dur.
ing period of eleven years, been carefully and
| tenderly nursed and treated by the Sisters OF
the House of Good Shepherd and allowed
to go on the public streets of the city of St
Paul with the said sisters on divers occasions
| and that the said sisters disclaim any impris
onment or restraint other than that necessar,
| and proper for the education, proper training
| and discipline and as standing in the place Of
! her said father.
The Sisters of the House of Good Shepherd
respectfully further return and deny the allie
cations contained in the petition for said wri
| OF habeas corpus, that they have refused to al
low said Anna Maria Bender to depart without
| the payment of the charges for her clothing
support and maintenance being paid in ad
vance, or that the payment of the same wa
made condition precedent to her being re.
handed to the care and control of her sale
father. But said Sisters allege and state tina
about month prior to the date hereof the sale
father for the first time in said space of eleve,
years, came to the said House of Good Shep
herd in an intoxicated condition and in a rougl
and disorderly manner, andi demanded sait
child, and said Sisters refused to sur1ender he
upon said occasion and at III
same time the Mother Superior re
minded him of his said promise ant
agreement to pay for her support and main
tenance the sum of five dollars per month
That said sisters disclalm any other custod,
and control of said child than as aforesaid, ane
are ready and willing to surrender her to he
said father, without any condition or demand
whatsoever being satisfied or complied with
and they do in obedience to said writ of habea
corpus, now surrender and deliver up the car
and custody of said child to this court and he
said father, and said sisters deny any attemp
| to hold said Anna Maria Bender hostag
| for any charge whatsoever, and they deny tina
| they have ever SO attempted. Respectfully,
The MOTHER SUPERIOR,
Of the House of Good Shepherd.
To the Honorable. the District Court of Ram
sey County.
The young girl left the court room accom-
panied by her father.