The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-04

sisters-that is as to whether the in
mates appeared to be overawed by the
sisters. The court was of the opfn-
ion that the witness could testify as
to what he actually saw.
Mr.. Hutchins, in response to Gen.
Clapp's next question, said that he
saw some Of the inmates while there,
and that the relations between them
and the sisters and mothers seemed
very cordial. Asked if he had ever
been called there to investigate COM
plants, Mr.. Hutchins replied in the
affirmative. Gen. Clapp then asked the
witness if he experienced any difficulty
in gaining admittance to the 1nstitu-
ton and in seeing the inmates. Mr..
Butts objected to the question, but the
court remarked that inasmuch as the
plaintiff had introduced testimony 60
ing to show that the inmates were
not permitted to see anybody, evidence
contFadicting that of the PLAINTIFFS
witnesses would tend to disprove their
statements. Mr.. Butts then withdrew
his objection.
MI Hutchins testified that he went
into the House of the Good Shepherd
and asked permission to use the tele-
phone. While there he also asked If
he could go through the institution, as
he had often been requested to do so.
The permission was granted. COntln-
uing, Mr.. Hutchins said that he did
go through the institution and found
it all right.
On motion of Mr.. Butts the latter
portion of Mr.. Hutchins' answer was
stricken out.
On cross examination, Mr.. Hutchins
said that he went through the insti-
tuition with the mother provincial and
stopped occasionally to talk with the
inmates.
Mrs. Jennie Hanson was the next
witness for the defense. Mrs. Hanson
is the assistant manager of the 81.
Paul Commons at Eighth and Jackson
streets. Mrs. Hanson visited the
House of the Good Shepherd last July.
On objection of Mr.. Butts, the witness
was not permitted to testify any fur
Their, as the plaintiff left the institu-
ton the February preceding Mrs. Han
sons visit.
DR.. H. ]. O'Brien then took the
stand. DR.. OBrien had visited the
House of the Good Shepherd during
the past three or four years as
physician The witness had been an
assistant city and county physician
for two years. During the last three
years the witness had visited the in
stitution as often as necessary, which
was quite frequently. Asked what the
demeanor of the sisters and the in
mates appeared to be, DIR. O'Brien tes-
titled that their relations seemed to be
friendly 1t was different from an or
binary reformatory. The sisters
didn't act like keepers, but more like
friends Of the girls. Frequently wit
ness saw the girls with their arms
about the sisters waists.
On cross examination Dr. O'Brien
said that his visits to the institution
were professional.
rine to the stand. Sister Zephrine has
been connected with the House Of the
Good Shepherd since two years ago
last July, as the directress of one of
the reformatories where the laundry
work was done.
Sister Zephrine testified as to the
character of the food served to the in
mates. Her testimony corroborated
that of the mother provincial as to the
bill Of fare for every meal. Lunches
were served at 10 d. m. and between
3 and D. m. on certain days. There
was no difference in the food served
to the inmates and that served to the
sisters. 1t was identically the same.
The witness also testified that the SIS
ters worked the same number of hours
as the inmates. Witness had worked
even more hours. It required three
days and part of a fourth to get out
the laundry.
Sister Zephrine said that there was
very rarely any occasion for any night
work, previous to February, 1897, when
the plaintiff left the institution. When
the inmates did sit UP and work at
night lunch was served to them, and
also to the girls who were in bed.
These who were obliged to do any
night work, were excused from at
tending carly mass and allowed to re-
main in bed till breakfast time. The
usual hour of retiring was p M. The
latest the girls dnad worked, with two
exceptions, was midnight. On two oc-
casions they had worked until 2 a. m.
Sister Zephrine declared that she
had no authority to administer cor
poral punishment. The punishment
for wrong doing in cases of repetittons
of the offense, consisted in making the
offender turn her dress, and some
times in making her kneel for ten min
utes This latter punishment was
very rare. The witness then described
what is known as the "black hole"
The sister also related the circum-
stances attending the confinement of
a girl named Mabel in the black hole, or
room. Mabel was put in there twice
for disorderly conduct.
Sister Zephrine declared that she
never had authorized one girl to pun
ish another. She also said that no
girls were authorized to inform on
others, and denied that. she ever ac-
oepted one girls story against another.
Sister Zephrine has never seen a sister
or mother strike a girl, and had never
heard Of but one case. where a sister
slapped an inmate for calling her
vile name. The sister was reprimand-
ed for so doing.
Sister Zephrine further testified that
Selma CIewett had spoken to her
about the order of Magdalenes, and
said that she wanted to join the sis
terhood. First, however, she said she
was going to be a ''consecrate." The
badge Selma wore was that Of con
secrate." On March IS. 1896. Selma
took the consecrate dress. She told
Sister Zephrine the day before she was
very anxious to receive the c0nsecrate
dress.
At this time court adjourned until
10 a. m. today. The defense will prob
ably rest this afternoon.
CAST oREA.