New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-06
ACCUSE SISTER FRANCIS.
aged Women Complain of Treat
ment at Home She Conducts.

Application was made in the West Side police
court yesterday for q summons to compel Sister
Francis CMcCormack) TO explain her methods Of
conducting home for aged women at No. III West
Thirty-second-st. The house into which the sisters
moved a year two ago, was formerly the notori-
Gus House Of all Nations
The application was made by P. B. Mcdonnell
Of NO. 374 Soventh-nve who said he acted four
aged women. Mr. Mcdonnell told the court that
Sister Francis had taken several aged women into
the home under promise OF caring for them the
rest Of their lives for lump sum paid in advance
In support OF Mr.. McDonnell's statement Mary
Connors said she had paid $3.50 70 Sister Francis
Mary Crandall said she had paid $500 Mrs. Eliza
beth Farrel $1,000 and Lucinda Bithell s2S5. Each
complained that the home Insuffciently fur
nished and the food poor
Father Francis Korb pastor of the Church Of st.
Francis of Assist. in West Thrty-first-st., was In
court. and told Magistrate Flammer that Sister
Francis was not religieuse. and asserted that ne
had denounced her from the pulpit of his church
He also declared that Archbishop Farley recog-
nized neither her her work.
Magistrate Fammer said that Mrs. Clark, the
'Tombs Angel" had often spoken highly OF Sister
Francis and her work. The case was adjourned
until Monday.
Sister Frances last evening declared emphatically
that she had not taken money from any woman
under false pretences. Sister Frances is fifty-two
years old. and has been she says. for thirtyseven
years engaged III church work. She added:
I do not claim TO be sister of the order OF ST
Frances. but / q sister OF the Third order OF
St Francis. Tertiaries. There Is Third Order OF
ST Francis, Tertiares. in each OF the parishes OF
this and other cities. II is composed OF lay women
who work for the Church III various directions.
The members Of the st. Francis Order are
known :; regulars, because they live regular
religious life We do not, going where and when
please. We active workers / was served
with a summons in this last Thursday, but as
] have been Ill with diphtheria was unable 10 at
tend court.
All claim to have is private Catholic home
for working girls and aged women In fact. We VIII
take in any woman homeless, without regard 10
creed color. We trying to help the unfurtu-
girls who have to earn living in stores and
elsewhere starvation wages and keep them from
the temptations surrounding them.
Mary Corners has been here almost year. She
in the Metropolitan Hospital paralyZed. She
had TO leave there and her sister Kate came TO me
and wanted me to take her for life | refused. but
offered 10 take her for year. She had 500, which
she gave me. l agreed return her what was
cent for any Of the money l might use for the
benefit OF the home here. but returning all used
by her for expenses at the end of year. The
ter Kate also came here. and has been here. pay
ing 81 week for room and board. AS her year is
not quite up, we have had no settlement.
Sister Frances spoke of the cases of the other
women and explained her action In each case. She
went say:
Why have 1 incurred the displeasure Of Father
horb? Well. he is German and ! Irish Per
haps that explains IL. He has prosecuted for
TWO years i had last winter at time eighty
six shopGlrls, but since the milk depot moved over
The way, rafting cans and teams from > a on
they could get sleep and left As TO the charge
mat We don't have enough eat. kitchen is
open TO inspection to any