The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-29
A DYING DEPOSITION.
Voluntary Statement of Mary Wind
sor White, an Escaped Nun"

sor White, an Escaped Nun"
From Annapolis Evening Capital, Jan. 49,
Having published in the Capital on
Thursday afternoon the fact that Mrs.
Mary NJ. White, nee Windsor, who
was said to be in dying condition at
| the home of her brother, on West street
extended, had made a confession of her
conduct toward the Catholic Church
as an escaped nun, before priest and
a notary public, the following official
statement has been furnished us this
morning for publication:
Mrs. Mary NJ. Windsor White. in
the presence of Rev. Thos. G. Hanley,
Rev. John l.. Co k and of DIR. Richard
H. Green, her attending physician, on
the afternoon of January 22nd, 1897,
requested the publcationin the Even
ing Capital of the following statement,
made by her on January 21.s, 1897 be-
fore Mr.. John r. Magruder, notary
public:
annapolis, Nd, Jan. %, '97. Hav-
ing before my eyes the judgment of
just God and the terrible scandal have
so long given to this community, as
well as the disgrace my life and con-
duct have brought upon the Catholic
Church, Iwish, as far as it lies in my
power, to atone for the insult have
offered TO Almighty God and to repair
the scandal l have given this commu-
nifty by my ungrounded and false as
sertious publicly made.
Therefore. l take this means pub
licly TO retract the same and all and
every false statement have made re-
garding those in Holy Orders and the
religious persons in said Catholic
Church, and to declare my sorrow and
detestatiOn of the sinful life have led,
and humbly beg pardon of each and
every one whom my crimes aud
wicked life have injured, grieved and
scandalized. And. moreover, ii it
pleases Almighty God to spare my life,
l now promise to amend and to do
Get penance and satisfaction for my
sins. And may God have mercy on
my soul.
MARY NJ. WINDSOR WHITE.
Witness: JOHN R. MAGRUDER.
State of Maryland, A. A. Co set:
hereby certify that on this 2lst dav
of January, 1897, before me, notary
public of the State of Maryland, in and
for Anne Arundel County, personally
appeared Mary NJ Windsor White, a
person well-kuOwn to me, and ac-
knowledged the above statement to be
her free and voluntary act, and also
made oath in due form of law that the
matters and facts set forth in said ST ate
ment are true. Witness my hand and
Notarial Seal.
JOHN R. MAGRUDER,
[Seal. Notary Public.
Since the above was put in type,
we have learned of the death of the uu-
fortunate woman.
ED.-It is astonishing with what ca
gerness some people rush to hear men
or women defame principles they
were once supposed to advocate Let
any blaclguard, or low, disgusting per-
son, in the shape of man or woman adj
vertise to denounce religious belief,
and you will always find lot of
people eager and ready to lend their
presence and give countenance to what
should appear to all decent people as
disgusting and ill-bred. In this COM
munity, where our people have always
entertained the greatest respect for the
various ministers of the gospel (mat-
tiers not how they might differ in re-
gard to their teachings), it seems
strange that an audience of so-called
respectable people, could be found to
listen to the rawlings of a women claim
ing to be an ESCAPED num-" or man
claiming to have once been an ordain-
ed priest. If these unfortunate creatures
have, from their standpoint, made mis-
takes, they have right to atone for
them. But to have disgusting, low
bred fellow going about the country
talking about the teachings of any
church, or creature, in the shape
of woman, prating about convent life,
should meet with the scorn of all
decent people. The idea that certain
orders, with probably one or two ex-
ceptions, are at the back of such enter
prises, is preposterous, as the names
and character of members of the organ
izations in this city would refute such
a base charge, even if the letter and
spirit of their associations were not OPP
posed to it. 1t will no doubt be in
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