New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-30
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PRISON ASSOCIATION.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Executive Com-
mittoe of the New-York Prison Association was held at
the Committee Room Clinton Hall on Monday last, the
President. K " HAVEN, Esq. Chairman. Present
VIZ. c. Gilman, Doctor Griscom, Henry J. Beers, VIM
W. DrEker, Marcus Mitchell, Frank W. Ballard, Re
cordng Secretary.
the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed
The agent of discharged convcts and Detention Com
nttees submitted his diary by which appears may per-
sons have been aided. We select the following:
Obtained employed for discharged conylcts who had
served out Their whole in Sing Sing, o. procured
situations for discharged from Sing SING = cases
carefully examined prosecutors friendly influenced de
feudnnt. reproved and coGnseed 81 persons discharged
from our CITY Courts throug inerposon and recon-
nendaon 27 pecunary AID to discharged oohVicls anu
20 u.rsoIs from Blackwell Island, II clothes gwen 70
discharged perscnsmen 3, boys 4 counsel provided al
tIial, =.
The following are extracts from the Diary
H. YVES sentenced 10 Sing Sng for years and SIX
months His wife and family were left uHproyueu ior'
Sic a. advised by the Agent seek her friends and IN
duce them take her children and then 10 take sltn
ton hersef le6st until her husbands return She SUD
equenty called say ter sister had taken one neigh
bor another Youngest she had placed out 10 board az
shilngs per month. situation was immediately pro-
vided for The mother She l. now dong well Her ch
Dire all provided and comfortable circumstances
will admit.
CDwas charged with disorderly conduct He APP
peertd deeply BUNDLED account OF his post Irregular
es, and pr, missed TO mend his ways. Inc len u2y-
since been placed in decent situation, where II CONT
d nily hoped lie will 90 straight.
E. f. was committed for stealing. He appeared very
persistent. Digent inquiry made into MS case II
Was his first oene. The prosecution SEEN and sub
equeny urged 10 recommend this poor man to The mer-
cf cosidi alton Of the Court He had been in bust
mes sud failed he became discouraged and gave way TO
habits of n,emperance Thrsng for rum he was tempted
10 steal The employer appeared in Court not to press
the charee but to solicit his discharge. He pleaded
gutv Judgment suspended and he discharged
met lin al late hour of the day az the store OF his en-
ployer who gave him money TO procure food and bed
and Ike the Good Samaritan cheerfuly lent him 60 70
nav h expenses home into the country where he could
avoid city drinking temptation. This poor fellow wePt
with rresitu emotion at what had been done for hum
have s,rtng hope his sincerity will be manifest IN hs iu-
iure life. -. - ....ho,,
H. was sentenced 70 the City Prison for petty the
for two months He discharged. A situation was
b,sin.d for him in the country-clothes given him. he
i now doing we-graieful and happy
J. was srrairned for petty larceny Ascertalned ms
20 he his 6rst ofense nterceded with the Judge. lie
was sImoui .hed and discharged.
l. was sen, 10 City Prison for alleged abandonment
IT, ibis charge be says-"I never married the woman IL
was altogether a joke We had been drinking was
..r.iter Lrlb. never meant, ste knows that am
sorry saws be, 10 di-ePiomi Tie i2d!' sne "' ia