The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-12-06

uls matter This cnrimhtce has ths
following rCport 10 make and submits
the sane 20 The Menace for pubuoa.
ton:
The mother OF these children. two
Toys uov nearly eleven and thirteen
years old respectively. died toEe
years aEo. The father. Peter Nori.
married again and for several years
ulde a home for his family In Den
niaun. ohio. lie died some months
aso and Vas refused burial IN the
CousCcrated ground of the Catholic
church CEN stery because be had not
attend,d tine prescribed services of
that chuch within a given period.
OF which he had formerly been a mem.
Ter. Tie was. therefore. buried ly the
Protostants. In the meantime these
two boys had been attending the Meth.
odist sunday school for a period OF
four years or more.
AFTER the fathers death the child.
ren were placed In the Orphans
Home OF this county.
"Mr Nori left an estate. the income
OF which e $500 a month al the
present time. which. no doubt. had
much 20 10 with the leEal tor rather
illegaD proceedings. Mr.. Copeland.
attorney Of Uhrichsyillc. was appoint
ed administrator to take charge Of
the property and the children placed
In the Home" without guardian.
where they we're properly cared for
So far an right, but now what happen.
ed
zone evening a short time since. one
Father Heery. the priest az Dennison.
Ohio appeared at the Home and dc.
manded the NoH boys on consent OF
the trustees OF Mil township. Mrs.
Kelly, the matron, summoned Mr.
Kelly, her husband and superintend.
ent, and the matter was discussed Mr..
Kelly called mp by phone the trustees
OF the Home Mr.. Stout. Mr. King
and one other, 10 find cut what he
should do. They gave their consent
In this manner. which should only
have been done at meeting after due
consideration. The children we're
then called In and told that they would
have to get ready and go with Father
Heery but they protested very strong.
ly; said they did not want to 20 away
20 the Catholic home at Columbus.
that they had been going to the Meth.
odist Sunday school for a long time
aud that they did not want 10 he
Catholics. They cried and protested
against going very strenuously, Mrs.
Kelley said, but the priest threatened
TO get the police and take them Il they
did not come along, so they went and
were sent TO the Catholic home In
Columbus, Ohio. Mrs Kelly stated TO
our committee that they we're good
boys and they plead with her that
she should not let them 20 when they
were torn away from her aud the
homo In which they we're contented.
Prof c b Dunn. one OF the com
mittee, called ON the administrator
and the trustees Of the Home TO see
what could be done. The matter was
also laid before Mr.. Barnhill, the
probate Judge. They admitted that the
whole proceeding was irregular and
too hastily done and that a proper
guardian could get them back again.
The trustees said n wrong had been
done and that they would aid flnan.
cially and otherwise to undo this
thing.
"The committee at its meeting a few
days later decided upon a proper per.
son for guardian and proceeded az
once 70 carry out their plan, but
found that Judge Barnhill had already
appointed Father Heery, notwith.
standing the fact that he had been
told that Father Heery had a police
record in Urichsville in which he was
fined for drunken and disorderly con
duct on the streets Of that town. CA
certified copy of this record in the
Mayors court is now in the hands
OF this committee.)
This matter was taken TO our 10.
cal paper, TO be written up, but the
editor and manager refused 10 do so.
saying that he was "afraid Of those
people" for there was no telling what
they might do to you.
Has il come to the point that here
in Tuscarawas county that men, es.
pecially those in public positions, are
50 afraid Of the power Of certain
churches, politically and otherwise.
that they dare not stand and defend
what they know to be right! Afraid
10 defend helpless children. Shame"
Signed.
COMMITTEE"