, 1880-05-23
The Old Peoples Home,

the Old Peoples Home: While refusing to heal
my verbal statement in defense Of Mrs. A NJ
Grant. you asked to have that statement pre-.
sented in writing, and proceed to comply witt
that request,
F4rst-Ars. a. n. Grant, by paying $500 and
furnishing M Toom. acquired Life estate in the
Seeond-She cannot be dlvested Of that estate
without due process OF law.
IhtF1-The court before which she was tried
18 illegal. 1t processes to exist by virtue Of an
act Of Incorporation passed by the Legislature
OF Illinois, but that body has no power to estab-
lish q star-chpn pnber Or inquistion. The Illinois
Legislature cannot empower any ten, or twenty,
or hfty people TO pay So each into common
fund for the privilege of electjng themselves
into court having jurisdiction over the life,
FouFth-This illegal court conducted the trial
Of Mrs. Grant in an illegal manner. She had no
notife sr ~ t,1a tine fer pIsparaon Her aseuser
counsel. Ex-parte Testimony alone was taken.
The witnesses were not on outh. The evidence
WAS hearsay, and the statement Of one en-
ployed expressly to cntrap her, and she was
hnuIly condemned In secret session Of which
she Was kept in ignorance.
FTH-tt is claimed that she sIgued some con-
tract which authorizes the proceedings against
her. II she bus, she should be protected from
herself Is we'll as from the Board Of Managers
Of the Old Peoples Home Our courts have the
care Of lunatics, and btrs. Grunt should have
guardians, since she hns been dealing with
people too shurp for her, who have taken I'D
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her signature to document which reduces her
to the position Of a convict,-deprfves her of
freedom Of speech and the press, and her nat
urnl right to go outside one particular building
or into very large part Of that which should
be common to all minutes.
siEut-The room which she has furnished is
her home. her CASTLE and she has right to pro-
lection IN It from all illegal searches and sciz-
ures. She has right to lock its door and keep
kf oae Thia xSs ESs IS w
and cannot be forfeited by an incidental feature
OF any civil contract
serenl1-The' failure to treat any one "with
difference and respect is not known to our law
rs q criminal otfense, and cannot be 1nade q valid
reason re t tor the offender to her title
20 tne nome provided TOR her BY the payment Of
Etghut-' lnsubortlinntion" to the printed
rules of your establishment 80 far from being
crime to be punished BY forfeiture Of property
and the entire means Of life, is duty, and one
which every inmate Of the Home owes to her.
self 2 and 70 the world, as BY that :. tnsabordinl~
to all, and to be forfeited only BY crime. 0'e1
Moy snould three feeble old women shiver like
aspen-leaves. be arruigned as criminals, and
sidewalk, for the crime Of meering Ut Mr. Cady's
and q1ayering out the story of their wrongsY
True. Mr: Cady had q TRIBUNE reporter there,
ana ne took down the story and gave it to the
public, but do not believe one OF the old women
understood tho situation. As for the charge
a9nna a3and i f1s moEs character of the Maron
Managers As Mrs Grant had been tried on
TINT Indictment. and sentence Of expulsion pro-
nounced upon her, the reporter was perfectly
]usttnaole in copying and publishing 1t as
;. court records, and. tor the publication Of this
:. :. perfectly preposterous story, the Board Of
Managers are solely responsible.
In all the condolences have had with tho in
mates, not one has inti1nated charge nrainst
Mrs. 6hankiands moral character. They haye
3nly charged her with requiring them to work
Ehen they were not able, or on Sunday when
heir conscience forbade, with cruel, coarse
words. constant espionage, and rigid enforce-
,ution.
Finally, after reading the *1ules" and having |
hem interpreted BY the Board Of Managers, It |
luct business at the corner OF Indiana avenue |
md Thirty ninth street under the sign Of three
,rass balls than that of .tCharfty.'
JANE GREY sW1saHE1H.