The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-19

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1 deem IL my duty 10 caution the
public against q woman now in Chey-
enne, dressed in the religious habit of
the order of the Sisters of Mercy, and
representing herself as q member of
that community. So far from being a
member of any religions order, she is a
fraud of the blacklist dye. having for
years continued to practice the grossest
impositions upon the public. That the
above charge is neither groundless nor
malicious, the following correspond
ence, first published in the Milwaukee
Sentinel, Dec. Sth, and subsequently
reprinted in the Chicago Times, Dec.
10th, 1879, will bear ample testimony.
In behalf of your many patrons, as well
as the public at large, l ask you to re-
publish 1t in full. Yours, &C.,
FATHER HAYES.
BEWARE OF THEM.
The Sisters of Mercy at Fond du Lac
have requested the Sentinel to publish,
and the Kenosha papers to copy. the
following warning against certain inn
posters: 1.-TWO persons wearing the
religious habit and calling themselves
Sisters of Mercy, have of late been col
lecting money under false pretenses in
Illinois, Kansas and other states.
These persons are at present in Keno
sha, and still wear the religious habit.
Va Uould uuo nm tha n,bl;o 20 ha-ara
Of them, and not be misled by the garb
they have donned to further their de-
ceptive ends and deceive the charitably
disposed"
The following in the ''manuscript:'
We hereby affirm that Sr. Nj. Cece-
Liza, at present in Kenosha, does not be-
long to our community, nor in fact to
any community. She came to us from
Fort Dodge, Iowa, as a visitor in Feb.
ruary, 1878. We kept her in charity as
long as we could do 30. She caused us
a great deal of trouble during her short
time with us, and in justice to our
selves we were obliged to send her
away. We think we could lawfully
say that she has not been authorized by
any one to establish a house of our or
der in Kenosba
|. Je che los lottsrs 30 .oomu..s..;ou
thew NAV he foroad % 70 orr knou,,,
edge she sent a forged letter to Bishop
Spaulding, of Peoria, ILL.,, stating that
she was sent from bero r. ostoh,;sh !.
convent of mercy at China, m
SISTER or Mrpcv
Convent and Ornban Asylum Fond
du lac Wis
Kenosba- Wis Dee q 1870 Mira
Margaret Matthews of Sidney Neb
doth depose and saw. .sTbe nersons a.
rrasant IN Konosha o,a ,om....L;.
in St. Mark,s scboo, who orc renre'
~sentinp Themselves as s;stera Of Marcy
came to nv residence in sidnev Mob
during the month of .Julv ana renre'
sented themselves as sisters of Mercy
from Fond du Lac. Wis. and collected
money, claiming to have n letter from
the bishop and from Father willard
authorizing them to solicit money.
for what purpose / do not know. Thew
also represented that they were author
lied to procure scholars for the convent
at Fond du Lac. wis and on their
representations. / paye nv daughter.
Mary Matthews. into their charge to
take her to the convent at Fond du
Lac. having them AK for six MANTLE,
tuition and board. washing. and every.
thing included. They also nrocnred
other pupils ON the same renresenta.
lions. Instead of taking nv daughter
to Fond du Lac. thew took her 10
Kenosha, without nv knowledge or
consent.
..Some three months AGO the sisters
now here wrote to me and told me tina
nv daughter was in Kenosba Wis
and that their convent was located
here. Having been informed that the
sisters were frauds, bv a .Jesuit nriest in