Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-21
CREATED GREAT INDIGNATION.
Parkersburg People Condemn the OUT
RACES Perpetrated at the Convent OF
the Good shepherd.

Parkersburg People Condemn the out
RACES Perpetrated at the Convent OF
the Good Shepherd.
Srsc,e! 7slscrdm to ths sunday Register.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA, August 20
The telegram in to-day's REGISTER
detailing the outrage perpetrated at the
Convent of the Good Shepherd in that
city. by mob of frenzed anti-Catho-
lies, created a great deal OF excltemeht
and indignation throughout the CITY,
when the papers came to hand hV-
erybody, Catholic and Protestant, ana
creedless, condemned the outrage In un-
mistakable terms. The readers outside
of the city have been misled as to the
facts connected with the confinement
OF the children in the convent. Ihey
were not placed there oy
the father, but by the mother for their
| good, and to get them away from con-
terminating influences. Mrs. Slgler,
the mother OF the children is highly
respected lady. His wife Is milllner,
who for years carried on business un'
aided by her husband, but some time
since she broke up, and so completelE
the poor woman is now eking out bare
existence through clerkship.
Mrs Sigler is a devout Christian.
They have five children, all girls, the
three now in Columbus being the eldest.
Mrs. Sigler unable TO take care OF ana
protect them from the world, TOOK the
advice Of good citizens, and sent the
three eldest 10 Columbus. In order TO
do this she was compelled to apply 10
friends for help, which was gladly
given her, and the notes upon which
this money was raised bears the en-
| dorsement of d equity u. s. Marshal,
and ex-Chief Of Police, Mehan. The
citizens of this city place no reliance In
the stories OF cruelty.
The Ohio State Journal, OF Columbus,
in its report of the unfortunate affair,
says Sigler, when he called at the City
Hall to claim Regina, his ten-year'old
child, who had run away from the con-
vent, "did not appear in very good
| light before the chief, as he had evil
| IDENTIFY been In the hands OF some boon
companions before coming to the
! prison"
1t adds that the stories told by Regina
of her cruel treatment were responsible
! for the demonstration made by the anti
Catholics. These stories, it appears,
were told TO her father first, and then
retold by her at grocery store, where
she was left by her father when he
| called at the convent. The Sisters at
the convent say Regina was almost in
corrigible and her two older sisters say
she never received undeserved punish
ment, and that she was quite bad girl
and was also homesick. The Journals
| description OF the meeting OF Sigler and
| his two daughters is as follows:
"The :mother superior sent for Ger
tie to come and see her father, who de-
| clared he would take everyone OF his
daughters home. While waiting be-
fore the latiee-work screen OF the front
entry a small wicket window few open
and Gerte Sgler appeared. Instantly
| the flasher leape5 TO his feet and rush
ing to the window clasped his daugh-
ter's head in his arms and kissed her
passlonately. He criJd like child and
! even the spectators could not look on
the sight unmoved. "Oh, my child,
why don't you come out of this prison
and come home to your papa?" Sigler
cried in frenzy. "Where's my Clara?
Show me my Clara. Oh, they've mur-
dered her." While he was going on
In this manner was noticed that small
knots OF people were beginning to
! gather on the street and crowd began
to collect about the outside gate.
The little girl, who showed wonder
| full sef-possession while her father was
crying over her, Indignantly demanded
that he stop crying and talking that
way: that Clara was not murdered nor
was she i'll treated, and he had no right
TO think so. The father seemed aston
| ished ana asked her II she really wanted
to stay "in that place" and she instant
! ly replied, Yes" Clara was then ad-
mitted TO her father in an adjoining
room and another affecting scene en-
sued. Sigler told his daughters he had
! decided to take them out OF the convent
! at once. This caused such passionate
! outburst on the part OF the younger and
| such protestations from the older that
he then asked If they really wanted to
stay, when both replied epphatically
in the affirmative. Sigler seemed very
much astonished.
n rom LUe CODNeIsdtIOu VI Lue Otuol
! daughter and the father enough was
gathered to show to those present that
the girl was much opposed TO being sent
back home. In fact she stated that she
would sooner 60 out of the convent and
get work in Columbus than go home,
but preferred above all TO stay in the
convent. She also said to her father
that he had disgraced her enough be-
! fore not to take her back home. Sigler
was also accused OF ingrattude and that
he gave nothing toward the support OF
his daughters, who were In the hands
Of their friends. Sigler admitted that
he didn't.
while the father was bidding his
| two children good-by one OF the men
standing near asked the youngest il she
| loved her father. She replied that OF
course she did. "Then why don't you
! go with him." she was asked. ''Be-
cause 1 am better of here" was the
quick reply"
BOY BURGLARS CAUGHT.