St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02

their parents. Defendant alleges that
one of said children returned to a
home presided over by mother who
was and is an habitual drunkard, and
said child, as defendant is informed
and believes, has stree left said home
and has adopted Life OF 5hame. The
other of said children is, as defendant
is informed and believes, wild, way
ward and in imminent danger of the
same fate, if it has not already over
taken her
Defendant denies that it threatens
to or is about to ask, demand or re-
ceive any other money from the city OF
st. Paul than such as is already due
it. And defendant alleges, and here
declares that 1t does not intend in the
future to ask, demand or receive any
money from the city of st. Paul. for
the board, lodging or support OF any
person it may receive in said institu-
ton. Defendant alleges that inasmuch
as the moneys received by 1T from the
city of st. Paul have been used as an
argument to discred1t its motives ana
to create religious discord and strife,
it has determined to remove any such
preteXt for calumny and misrepreSen-
tation against it by receiving no money
from any public institution for the
care of persons committed to 1t; but
will in the future rely entirely upon
the industry of it's own members, and
the charity of we'll disposed persons,
for the purpose of prosecuting its
work, which it hopes to be able to con-
tinue with greater zeal and effective
ness in the future than 1t has in the
past.
The city and the comptroller also
make answer. the answer of the city
being verified by the mayor.
From the answer of the city and the
comptroller the following portions are
taken:
Defendants allege that at the time
of the passage of the ordinance pro-
viding for the commitment OF certain
classes of offenders to the House Oh
the Good Shepherd there was no other
suitable place where said class of per-
sons might be detained; and that ever
since said time there has not been and
is not now any
PROPER OR SUITABLE INSTITU-
TION
where such class of offenders can be
properly detained.
defendants cannot now state the
exact amount paid by the city of st:
Paul for the board and lodging OF
prisoners committed 10 the care or
said House of the Good Shepherd by
said city for the past eight years, ana
admits that the amount paid during
that time may have amounted to as
much as is alleged in the complaint;
and also admits that said House OF the
Good Shepherd has presented claim
to the said city for $l1.5O for the board
and lodging of persons committed 10
its care and custody by the clty OF 81.
Paul during the month of April, 1888,
and by 1t kept at the express instance
and request of the said city; and that
the charges therefor are at the rate
of S3.25 per week for each person SO
kept; and defendants .allege that SAID
charges are reasonable and proper,
and are the usual charges that have
been allowed for years past, and that
the hoard and lodgings furnished SAID
persons during said month OF April;
1895, are of the reasonable worth ana
vaii1e of said sum of $7150. Defend
ants admit that said claim mas been
allowed and. passed by the common
council of said city and audited by the
said city comptroller.
defendants deny that there is now
or during the time mentioned IN the
comnIaint was ample room or facll1-
ties at the Jail or city workhouse TO
properly care for such persons as were
committed to the said House OF the
Good Shepherd by the city OF st. Paul.
defendants especially deny that the
municipal Judges of the city of ST.
Paul have ever committed any females
to said institution who were not Of
fenIers. or upon the conclusive or nc
tifious charge or for the purpose OF
having them taken care OF at the
public expense.
emf time there is one person IN SAID
institution committed to it by the city
of St. Paul, and that there were some
others in the month of April; but de.
Pendants allege that the percentage OF
the inmates at any ny n 11ite yery r9getzTg small
Defendants admit that no discrlm-
ination in -religious belief is made by
the Judges IN committing persons 10
said institution"