The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11
MISS LOWRYS TEMPORARY DEFEAT
IN Her Case Against the Benedens Convent Miss Lowry Loses
through Technical Ruling Of the COurt-Feang Full Hearing
Of the Evidence, the Sisters" Counsel Denm.-Ths
Court Susiains Them.-Ihe Case Is To Be
Appealed to the Supreme Court
Appealed to The Supreme Court

ters" demurrod on the ground that
Miss Lowry had taken these VOWS and
therefore had no reoo1rse n the VOWS
were harder than she could bear. re.
Eardless Of the violation OF the rcgu-
lations By the management OF the
community. Upon this plea Of the al.
l torneys the court dismissed the case.
The interest In this test oase was
widespread. The real question was.
shall a "rule" Of the NTH century be
held as q binding contract IN the
twentiethi II. when one is misin.
formed and subscribes 20 such a
"rule" and later facts throw a dif
ferent light on the matter and one
sewers connection with the order
shall this 9th century "rule" bind
her and deprive her OF just recon.
pense for services rendered and
wrongs sufteredi The court at Guth.
ris says 'yes." and the results are
that Miss Lowry served twenty years
IN the slave pens OF the Catholic
church. gave the best years Of her life
20 the work OF this order. vas starved.
maltreated and forced 70 so out In the
world. without a cent and learn
again. at the age OF forty. the hard
road to self-maintenance, receiving
not q single cent for the labors Of the
past
The case ended Just as Rome wished
II 20 end. This eminently Chris
tlan" CD organization did not want
It's witnesseS 10 go on tho stand and
submit to the gruellng Of the counsel
for the plaintiff. Rome know their
own witnesses would sustain the very
allegations OF the plaintiff. As Rome
always does, she had her plans care
fully laid and saved herself from this
certain revelation and humiliation.
II is q temporary defeat for Miss
Lowry. She has spent hundreds Of
dollars, all she had. in an attempt TO
claim some small recompense for a
life.work devoted TO a cause which
she now recognizes as the greatest
curse to humanity. but this vampire
not only demands that women and
children shall work for her as slaves
but refuses 10 recognize a single right
as belonging to the slaves.
The case will be appeaied 10 the su-
preme court OF Oklahoma ... .r.
The scene in the court room was
spectacular; the entire slsterhood,
priesthood. bishop and other Catholic
hangers-on were In evidence. Many
Protestant ministers and people we're
present. The case presented an en-.
tirely new phase In legal practice and
created great interest. The sudden
ending Of the case was a surprise to
many. and the outcome was very dis
pleasing to those who expected Miss
Lowry to secure at least a semblance
OF justice.
Miss Lowry's counsel consisted OF
Messrs r. A. Loar, of Clarksburg. W.
Va. and Hepburn q ChsppelL OF
Guthrie, Okla. These men did all that
able and conscientious attorneys
could do. They will carry the case
10 the higher court, where they hope
10 secure justice.
The entire proceedings. deposit
tons, motions. instructions. etc. in
the case as contained In the court rec
ords are boing compiled and probably
will be printed In book form by The
Menace. Further notice as 10 this
will be given later through The Men
ace.
OF course Menace readers will rec
ognize Miss Lowry as the author OF
The Martyr In Black" This book
is published by The Menace. and roy
alties from It's sale have supplied the
author with the sinews with which
she has been enabled TO eight this bat.
tie. The book is still most popular.
and every copy sold assists Miss Low
ry in her unequal struggle against
the greatest slave drivers Of the age.