Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03
MARGARET SHEPARD AGAIN.
Many Persons Left the Hall Disguised
 in New Haven Yesterday.

Many Persons Left the Hall Disguised
 in New Haven Yesterday.
 New Haven, April 3,--NIrs Margaret Shepard met with trouble at her lee ture yesterday afternoon. It was the first in the series of four, which Mrs Shepard is to deliver in this city The woman claims to have spent several years as a nun in Roman Catholic convent in Bristol, England, and her lectures are made up of the. experiences which she alleges she went through during that time.
 The lecture, which was delivered yesterday afternoon, was. for women only. and about POO were present when it commenced. The number grew smaller. however, as tho lecturer warmed up to her subject. Many Wo- men left the hall in disgust.
 Shortly after 3 o'clock Mrs N. !. Clark, of Fair Haven, who had at- tended the lecture with q young lady from Brooklyn, is reported to have said: That woman is q liar"
 This was heard by one of the men who are travelling with Mrs Shepard: plllIt SpS1dhlnE CSloC1lLly@ IloQSCn his ire for he grasped Mrs Clark's companion by the shoulders and half pushed, half hauled her through the door into the. hall. A scene of the widest excitement followed. Women screamed and many of them gathered about the doorway. where the man. whose name..is said to be Morrissey, still stood.
 Mrs Clark. after recovering from her first fright. left her companion to watch her assailant, while she. hur- ried out for a policeman. She found Detective McGrath. A few sques- tiona convinced the detective that the election had been uncalled for, and he accompanied the woman back to the hall and placed Morrissey under ar- rest As Mrs Clark's companion de- clined to press the charge. when she learned that she would have to appear against the prisoner, he was released later. with warning.
 The lectures are being given in Tenn ple hall. TOe Chapel street. The jani- tor of the building, when seen yester- day by a reporter, said that neither he nor the owners of the building were aware of the character of the lectures or the hall would not have been rent d to the ssex-nlln.''
 The Shepard woman visited New Haven fifteen years ago. At that time she was introduced here bv the Rev Mir Baird, pastor of the Third Methodist church, on George street. and stayed at lis house while in this city A short time after her depart- ure, Mir Baird made a public apology for having been the cause of her in troduction to this city, claiming that, at the time. he was not aware of the woman's character.
 Tn the Catholic News for the cur rent week a history of Mrs SheDard's s career is given. extracts from which are as follows. Mrs Shepard a1l- nounces herself as Margaret l.. Shep- ard, once Sister Magdalene Adelaide. consecrated penitent of Arnos court convent, Bristol England. This wo- man never was nun. She was an in mate for q short time in the Good Shenherd convent. Bristol. England, an institution for the reform of way ward women and girls.
 Tn speaking of the evidences against the woman, most of it from Protest ants, the News says: There are two letters from Florence Booth, of the well known Salvation Army family and another from T. r soilthal Sal vation Army officer at Hamilton, Ont. These letters contain particulars about Mrs Shepard's being taken by the Sal- vation Army while leading life of shame and her subsequent attempts to victimize the army officials.
 T.Ll G,.- IEy Stead. the famous English reformer. Mir Stead refers to her as reclaimed prostitute who seems to have been in jail at least twice for obtaining goods under false pretences. The Rev c. F. Merrick. chaplain of the prison at AIillbank, London, England. writes two letters. He refers to Mrs Shep- ards incarceration on n sentence Of six months for obtaining money under false pretences. He states that she has been in two or three penitentiary institutions in England.
 'Other letters which are quoted from include statements from the Rev c. B. Simpson. at Bodmin. Cornwall. England. one from the superior of St Mary's home. church of England in- stitution. and one from the Rev !. A. Macdonald, 8 Presbyterian clergyman of St Thomas, Ont.
 The following letter was published in the Buffalo (N. Y) Courier of April g, 1891. and republished in the Irish World during June of 1896:
 s'Dear Sir-A woman answering to the name of Margaret Shepard was in New Haven about three years ago. featuring and preaching. She pretend ed to be the illegitimate daughter of m Englishman. educated in q convent, converted to protestantism, etc, etc. The truths that unearthed about her