St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02
COMES BEFORE JUDGE KERR
BUT 1T IS CONTINUED UNTIL
NEXT TUESDAY MORN Pc
ING. II si
THE DEFENDANTS ANSWER;
To the Allegations Set Up I'M thei
, COmplaint-The Points Raisea
Are All Denied.

restrain the city authorities from pay
ing money to the House of the Good
Shepherd for the support of female
prisoners and to prevent any further
commitments of such prisoners to tnat
institution, came up before Judge
Kerr in special term of the district
court yesterday. Attorney Butts, OF
the firm of Butts & Jacques, appeared
for the complainant, c. D. & T. D.
O'Brien for the House of the Good
Shepherd, and City Attorney Darragh
for the city.
After listening to the reading of the
petition and answer for about an
hour, it became apparent to the court
that the hearing could not be COM
pleted yesterday, so he continued 1t
until Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Following is the answer of the de-
PENDANTS to the allegations set up in
the complaint: -
1t denies the said complaint and
each and every matter, statement and
thing therein contained, save as here
matter admitted, stated or qualified.
1t denies any knowledge or informa-
ton sufficient to form a belief as to
whether the plaintiff is or ever was a
taxpayer, resident or freeholder OF
said city or county, and it alleges upon
information and belief that if he is
said facts are made preteXt for
bringing this action, and that said
action is not brought or maintained
in good faith or for the purpose OF
obtaining any redress for any real
injury suffered or threatened by or
against the plaintiff; and defendant
alleges upon information and belief
that the plaintiff is a member and act
ing in consOrt with a secret, oath
bound, reasonable organization, Of
ficered, controlled and manipulated by
subjects of a foreign power, who are
largely not residents nor citizens of
the United States, and whose purpose
is to stir up religious strife and ami
mostly and foster religious prejudices
in the United States, and to debar
members of certain religious creeds
from the enjoyment and privileges
guaranteed them by the constitution
of the state of Minnesota and of the
United States, and to apply certain
religious tests and requirements for
the holding of office and enjoyment of
the rights of citizenship under the
constitutions of this state and of the
United States, in violation Of the pro-
visions of said constitutions. and that
this action is brought and 1 intained
by said plaintiff as such member of
such secret society, conspiring and
confederating with other perEons, men,
bers of said society, solely for the pur--
pose of stirring up religious animosi-
ties, strifes and discords.
Defendant admits that the city Of
st. Paul has been and is municipal
corporation, created under the laws of
this state, and that J. j. McCardy is
and was the comptroller of said city,
as alleged in said complaint, with duty
as therein alleged, and that the duties
of the treasurer of said city are as
alleged in the complaint, and that the
said city treasurer has now sufficient
moneys in the general fund in his
hands to pay the claim of this defend
ant described in the complaint.
Defendant alleges that it is and dur
ing all the time in the complaint stat
ed has been corporation created and
existing under the laws of the state
of Minnesota, and that the general
purpose of said corporation is to
REFORM FALLEN WOMEN
and to afford protection to other fe-
males whose circumstances in life
might endanger their virtue; and its
plan of operation is to surround such
persons with virtuous influences and
accustom them to habits Of industry
and self-respect; and that the mem
bers of said corporation are required
to be Sisters of the Society of the
Good Shepherd, which is religious
Sisterhood, composed of persons of
the Roman Catholic faith, but defend
ant specifically denies that any of the
earnings, credits or labor of any Of the
inmates of the said House Of the Good
Shepherd ever have been or now are
required to be used in either main
tanning or supporting the Roman
Catholic church, but alleges that all
the income of said corporation is de-
voted to maintaining said corpora
ton and the charitable and reforma-
tory work conducted by it, none of the
individual members of said corpora
ton receiving anything by way of
pay or compensation, gifts or re-
wards for any of their services, 'ex-
cept that they are furnished with food,
lodging and clothing and necessary
expenses of travel when they move
from place to place. 81
Defendant emphatically and spf-
cifically denies that the inmates of the
said House Of the Good Shepherd OF
different religious persuasions are, or
ever were, by any rule or regulation in
existence or enforced in said House
of the Good Shepherd, required to
practice or observe the religious rites,
ceremonies or worship of the Roman
Catholic church; or that any form Of
worship is excluded from said House
of the Good Shepherd; but, on the
contrary, AYERS that any inmate Of
said house is permitted to practice
or follow, hold or maintain any form
of religious ceremony, practice or be-
lief which they choose, without let
or hindrance from any Of the mem
bers or officers of said corporation.
Further answering, this defendant al
leges that said House of the Good Shep-
herd is and always has been subject to
any private or
PUBLIC INSPECTION,
which any respectable person or body
chooses to make thereof; that the in
stitution maintained by it has been
SO maintained in the city of St. Paul
for a great many years last past, and
during that time it has been repeatedly
and frequently inspected by hundreds
OF persons, citizens of the city OF St.
Paul and elsewhere. and persons in
both public and private capacity; and
that during all of said time the said
House of the Good Shepherd has and
still does earnestly invite and court the
inspection of its said Institution and it's
methods of conducting the same by all