Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-06-27
SAMPLE OF VILE INSULT

The second trial of Robert Owens,
in Denver, Colo, charged by indict-
ment with having conspired to kid
nap the Rev. Otis l.. Sturgeon, an
A. p. A. lecturer, on April last,
resulted in another hung jury this
past week, and the District Attorney
announced that the third trial will
be called Monday, July 6. AS in the
first trial two weeks ago, the jury
could not agree and District Judge
John Perry was forced to discharge
the jurymen after twenty-four
hour session. Not single Catholic
served on either jury and the de-
Tense was only able to get Spurgeon
on the stand in the second trial
after quite a legal battle, the misfit
preacher being brought from Boone,
Iowa, his home, to testify, and Dis
trict Attorney Sales attempted to
keep him from testifying, although
he was needed to tell the facts con-
corning the kidnapping. On the
stand Spurgeon acknowledged that
in his lecture he had spoken of the
immortality of priests and that there
was no good in converts, and on
REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Benson,
attorney for Mr.. Owens, pleaded that
he had obtained his information
from the books of Maria Monk, who
claimed to be an ex-nun, but who H.
reality was a fallen woman, this fact
being proven time and time again.
and she. before her death, made af-
fidavit before Protestant authorities
that she had never been a nun, but
at one time had been an inmate of
a House of the Good Shepherd.
II will be recalled by many of our
readers that this worthy lectured in
church under the auspices of the
Guardians of Liberty and those
other worthless, the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, after
having been refused a hall or thea
ter by Protestant owners and di-
rectors, who had heard in advance
of the vile and filthy insults con-
tanned in Surgeons lecture, much
of which is too unfit to print, and
at the conclusion of his filthy TRADE
he was taken by several unknown
citizens presumably men who had
daughters, sons or other relatives
in the convent or priesthood), to the
outside of the city, and after a few
swift kicks where it would do the
most good was warned to leave the
city, and even given his fare. All
of which would have been for the
good of Denver and no repetition OF
the kind, but the Apes above men
toned saw a chance to stir up
strife and had Mr. Owens indicted,
he being a representative Catholic
and business man, the case thus far
resulting in two hung juries OF
twenty-four hours each and much
feeling engendered by a gathering
of low brows at each trial, all with
an American flag in their button
hole, which was pretty tough on the
flag.
Lecturers of the type of Spurgeon
believe they are licensed to travel
about the country insulting Cath
olics right and left while gathering
in the shekels from a lot of sneaks
and dupes. the first class being that
sort who are too cowardly to ex-
press themselves and the latter that
class of ignoramuses who don't
CUFF that the Menace and other
papers print. Here is a sample Of
the expressions handed out by the
Sturgeon type:
THE Romish church"
"The priests are bunch Of
buffers"
"Romish priest among Vera Cruz
'snipers.'
"Priestly piracy"
Lies of a Denver priest an
swered."
Rome and rum murder Pat
mont"
Father Rossman-the holy pet
ticoat."
"The holy gang of ecclesiastical
pirates"
1.-THE Pope - that blasphemoui
fraud who lives in Rome"
mo wonder simple people (Cath
olics) Graded in superstition. edu
Gated in parochial schools. befogget
| through life are willing 4
buy and wear jim-cracks,
| pay priests for the forgiveness o
their sins and lapse into idolatry.
| Paddy O'Connell of Boston.
That is the Cardinal.
mo Catholic can be goos
citizen"
THE mass-that hocus pocus."
Priests overfed lustful ruffians.
Save the girls from life SLAYER.
to the Pope"
"Romish thugs cause riot"
HE who kneels before prizes
TO confess debases his man
hood. In confessing the sin
OF his life to a priest who is cor
rupted with wine and licentiousnes
Is defiled In consequence.