The Irish standard., 1898-04-30
CAN ESCAPED NUN" COMING.

AS''S" poatclS a!e DelHS distributed
on the quiet throughout the city by The
promoters Of discord, announcing the
coming of Margaret Shepherd. nee Sis
ter Magfalcne Adelaide, who will, as the
circular explains, picture the horrors Of
convent life in lecture to be given at
Century hall in this city on next Monday
and Tuesday afternoons and evenings at
Is cents per head. That the lectures are
dear at that price and that the Escaped
Nun" is one of the vilest fakirs TO be
found anywhere in this land, we have
but to reproduce the following from the
Milwaukee Citizen regarding her recent
appearance in that city, In order to con-
vince our readers of the fact:
The Citizen is in receipt of couple
Of inquiries about Mrs. Margaret l..
Shepherd. escaped num-" who lectured
at Lincoln hall this week. 1t may be
briefly said that Margaret is the most
notorious of the female escapes, now be-
fore the public and her record Is so un-
savory that she has been driven out Of
England and the East. In circular ad-
vcrtising her lectures, appropriately
yellow one, this notorious escape an
nounces herself as Margaret l.. Shep-
herd, nee Sister Magdalenc Adelaide,
consecrato penitent of Amos Court con-
vent Bristol England" She further
warns the public not to believe any ar
ticle rejecting on her character which
might appear in the press OF course.
Margaret gave her usual "privatc lee
ture," FOR ladies only" This is the
drawing card of all the escapes.
The escapadcs Of Margaret would fiji
volume. She is an English woman and
her convent experience is limited to q
short involuntary commitment to the
Good Shepherd convent in Bristol, Eng
land. She was a pcnitent there. that is
she was placed in this institution for
Maynard girls, just as girls are placed
In all Good Shepherd institutions She
was never a sister or member of the Or
der. So much for her convent expert
ence.
The escapades of Margaret since she
opend UP as star in the eX-nnn bust
ness are numerous; SO much SO that
Rev. M. J. Brady of Woodstock. Ont, re-
urircd 60-page pamphlet to expose
some her dongs. Father Brady's PAM
phlct Is exhaustive and does not leave
Mrs Shepherd with enough character 70
be visible under the most powerful mic
roscope This pamphlet contains letters
from Margaret herself in which she con-
fcsses to crimes and innuinerabc vile
ncsscs unspcakably horrible and utter
ly unfit for publication in a newspaper.
There are two letters from Florence
L. Booth, of the well-known Salvation
Army family, and another from MIR. j.
Il. Southal, Salvation Army officer, at
Hamilton, Ont. These letters contain
particulars about Mrs. Shepherds being
taken by the Salvation Army while lead
ing Il life of shame and her subsequent
attempts to victimizc the army officials
Next comes letter from Mr.. w. T..
Stead, the famous English reformer Mr.
Stead refers to her as "a reclaimed pros
titute who seems to have been in jail at
least twice for obtaining goods under
false pretenscs."
Rev. G. p Merrck, chaplain OF her
majesty's prison at Nlbank. London,
England writes two letters. Ho refers
sentence of six months for obtaining
money under false pretenses." He states
that "she had been in two or three peni-
Tertiary institutions in London"
A letter from Rev. C. B. Simpson,
chaplain Of her majesty's prison at Bod
min. Cornwall. England, speaks Of her
stay in that institution ION two charges
of forgery and one of false prctcnses IN
1882. She then went under the name Of
| Gcorgina Parkyn. There is lit
tie doubt she is an accomplished swind-
ler" Mr. Simpsons letter is dated Sept.
l, 1891.
| The superior of St. Mary's Home, WaN-
tage, London, England. n church of Eng
land institution, writes long letter on
| Aug. S, 1891. concerning Mrs. Shepherd.
who was under this superior's charge UNI
der the name of Louisa Helen Westlcy.
Mrs. Shepherd at one stage Of her ca
reer claimed to be the daughter of Rev.
Lord Archibald Douglas; at another
time she claimed to be the daughter OF
Philip Egerton Probyn. an English army
officer, and Of various other persons.
She was arrested for forging Lord Doug
lass name. She finally became so no.
torious in England that she turned her
footsteps toward the United States, there
! to play on the A. p. A. gullibles.
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