New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-06
,ev.York Prison Association.

ton, taxing the Cud4I, i1duS G. 4S''
origin and progress of the Association and e1iaHA-
tory of its principles and objects
Hon Jxo ". EDMoyDs remarked with pleasure
that there were present Rev. LOUIS DWIGHT De'e'
sa.e from the Massachusetts Prison Discipline Soc'e'
and TOWNSEND SRARPLEss and GEORGE IEoNE9oS'
Delegates from the Society for the Aneoraiion OF fa
ons in Philadelphia communication from the 's''s'
Association was read also letter rom SsV W
of Boston, vino unable TO be present
Judge EDxoSps then proceeded to siTs al ou''Ne u
the Annual Report of the Executive Connn'i''ee-ene
doc,,en ;,.ef being TOO long be read in extenso
800, follow him at length. but the substance OF whet
the Association has done during the year anu VIA eT
nroDose 10 do hereafter, YVES summed u as iol4o"s
r. bsve received about IS 900 IL donations OF money
"a y-ic,es With this amount they have established
m ayencv and Office for discharged male prisoners Whe'e
l22 persona have been reheyed. -
Tbev have also established Home for Females on
- discharge from Prison where l07 have been re-
ca;Yed and which has noT y inmates
TIE have procured places and employment Tor ~
nersons from OF whom good accounts continue 10
Tbev have procured the release from prison Q: 30
Bow. and restored IL OF them 10 their parents ana
friends. , ;,.o
been arrested suspicion Of crime and have procured
the release of who were confined for debt
They propose hereafter 10 employ an agent whose
whole time shall be devoted the cause oil those VINO
are arrested and detained fo- trial criminal charges
Also to continue the agency for the care and
of discharged convcts furnishing them employment &C.
To employ an agent who shall travel through the state
seeking contributions establishing auXiaries ana an
sing information purposes and tue puohc
Thy PROPOSE also to continue the establishment oi
"The Home for the reception OF females and enlaEgns
its sphere OF influence
Aud finally to have thorough inspection OF the Ccun
~ prsons Of the State the end that their evils oeng
known may be redressed So. 49,, 1900
in the Department of Discharged Convicts have been as
follows: e-o M
Rent of Home for discharged Females..- 10 w
Salary ofAgent for tlaes 10 10 90
Salary OF Matrons OF the Home ---..---..- 70 w
Clohing Furniture and support Of the Home Lulu ~
Advanced TO Males in providing for them board
clothing tools or otherwise assisting them 10 -.
obtain employment .-----------.---.----- oos II
Total. s42 II
OF many examples showing the character OF those
who have become the objects OF the Societys care
Judge Edmonds presented several whose cases were eA
tremely interesting. The case of Honora Shepard was
noticed stated that recent reports represented
her as having conducted very crcdtaby since she was
hardened As a proof that the inmates Of our prisons
are NOT all iterate and hopeessy degraded very
creditable poetry, written BY lately discharged CONVICT
read. -.
ton of the Report and spoke briefly in support oil the
motion
The various subordinate Committees then presented
their Reports That ofthe Finance Committee was pre-
sened by Gen. WETMokF; tndt OF lne OoHluitttec VI
De,ensions by a. BENEDICT, Esq. that of the Commit
tee on Prison Discipline preceded by an excellent
though brief Address by Hon JOHN DrER which we
would gladly report If we could spare the room by Dr.
JOIN D. Russ; the Report on Discharged Convcts by
ISAAC T. HOPPER; and that Of the Female Department
Understood TO be from the pen OF Mrs. KIRKLAND by
r. n. HAvENs, Esq.
The Reports were all quite long but only the most in
terespg portions of them were read. They abounded
in important facts and presented considerations oil the
importance but our limits compe! US 10 omit lar
Their notice of them.
1t was not until 0i O'Clock that the presentation OF
these reports concluded, so that there was no time
for speaking. But Rev. Mr.. THAYER tUniversslst OF
BROOKLYN being called upon made an exceedingly sprlt
ed and eloquent speech. We are not able however 10
give any report OF It.
The officers of the Society elected as follows
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
President,
Vice Chancellor WILLIAM T. McCouN.
pice PresidentS,
THEo. FRELINGHUYsEN. Chancellor N 7. URtofrsty.
ABRAHAM VAN Ness. Merchant.
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER. Z. S. District Attorney.
JOHN w. EDaoNDs Circuit Judge.
Treasurer
GoRHAM A. WORTH. President Of Gig Bank
Recording Secretary
WILLIAM c. Russell, Counsellor at LGto
Corresponding Secretary,
RENSSELAER, n HAvENs Merchant.
Finance Comnn,ttet-Prosper NJ Wetmorc Chairman +
Eeszer Psrmly, NJ. D., Israel Russell Freeman Hunt,
Robert B. Minturn Edmond l.. Beuzon, Charles NJ Ls-
upp Richard J. Thorn, William w. Todd.
Committee Observation-Disclosures Crolius, Chairman :;
William c. Russell. Theodore Telllhampf Abner Benc-
dict Frederick w Burke. Henry w. Havens, Henry
Abel John Hopper, Wall Drinker.
Committee Prison Discipline-John Duer, Chair
man Charles p. Daily. Prof J. l.. Telkampf n B. Morse,
Theodore Sedgwick, John D. Russ NJ D, John II Girls.
CON- NJ D.. Benjamn f. Butler, John L. OSulliyan
James c. Bliss Prof REVERE.
Committee en- Discharged Conrcts-Isaac T. Hopper.
Chairman; Marcus Spring Richard II. Manning, Richard
Reed Nicholas D. Herdcr. Marcus Mitchell Lewis Won
Mandesohe Elijah P. Woodruff. George Hall, James L.
Gibbons, Edgar Hicks Leonard Croker.
THE OuTsIDE.-FIst Pdse-Pastoral Life and Manu.
features the Ancents Notice of Tayors Address be-
fore the ErodelphiaA Society of Miami University.
Fourth Pcge.--The vsiiant; Sales of Stocks Marine
journal; List OF Letters.
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Men Killed and Others Wounded.-The Cherokee Advo-
cate ofihe 18th ult- says: