New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
TIE NETWORK JUVENILE ASYLUH-AR-
RESTING CRIME At THE BEGINNING.

Among the various wise and sadabe efforts 10 arrest NO
deepening Of crime in this City By reforming NE
young the New York Juvenile Asylum which hes jus;
completed its frst year holds coma cuous place The
Asylum was incorporated by &c, Of the Legslatur
passed June So ls5I-Gov Br-dsh, Robert B. Mnturn.
Peter Cooper Benjamin r. Butler and other. being among
lbs founders The objects Of this corporation to receive
and take charge Of such children between the Of i've
and fourteen year, may be voluntarily ntrastei to by
their parents on guardians committed TO IL charge by
competent authority provide for their support and to
afford them the means Of moral intellectual and industrial
education The Asylum completed It's first year on the
LIST inst
The oorroraon receives and takes under lie and
marsgemeptst children between i've and fourteen years
of age who By the in writing OF their parons or
gusrdans shall be voluntarily surrendered and nsused
to it; I'd children between the ages OF h'e and foansen
who NAV be committed TO the charge OF the corporation
nv order of sny or magistrates Of the City and
County of NewlOrk
The section of the act relative to the powers OF Mage
tr,es in committing children to this Institution 10 ~ f0lows
"Wbeneyer any child above the age Of i've and under
the age Of fourteen years shall be o7ougn c any ponce
man Of the City Of New YORK before .ne ayo, o ~
corder or any Alderman other msgstrae OF me sah
City upon the allegation thst such child VS. found IN any
way street, highway public place IN said C1y Ia the
circumstances Of and suffering, abandonment en-
posure neglect Of beggary and shall be proved TO
the satisfaction OF such magistrate, by compctenf tese-
mony that such child embraced witha the said section
and il shall further appear 20 the satisfaction OF snes
magistrate by competent testimony ar by the EXAMINE
ton of the child that by Of the neglect hahsu
drunkenness other vicious habits Of the parents or oth
er lawful guardian OF such child, is proper object for
the care and instruction of this corporate such magic
ras instead Of committing such child to the Aims House
Of said City, such other place any. as may have
been provided BY the Common Council thereof Ia his ds
creton by warrant in writing under his hand, may com
NIT such child to this corporation to be sad remain nn ief
the guardianship Of its directors. until therefrom ds
charged in manner prescribed by law
Immediately upon the making OF such order the maSs
trate Issuing the shall deliver pscs.sn Of the
City notice in writing addressed to the teher or mother
of such child fhey be resident within the City or father
mother be resident then to the awfa guardian or
person with whom such child shall reside in which notice
the party to whomthe addressed shall be incnedof
the child unless taken thereOm
within ten days in the prescribed by law the cha
will be sent to the Asylum of this corporation
Ifthe party 10 whom such notice shall have been cd
dressed or any other person. shall prove within the time
specified that the circumstances of want aud suffering IN
der which such child ha have been found have not been
occasoned BY the habtua neglect misconduct Of the
parents or lawful Guardian then shall by or
der in writing direct the Superintendent to deliver up such
child to the custody of the party named ia the order II
such proof mot adduced then the child is hnay commit
ted to the charge OF the corporation Any children re
leased as before stated when apprehended second time
nav be Immediately committed 10 the institution by the
magistrate
The Board OF Directors have power to discharge any
child When shall appear to them that such child was CON
med insufficient cause false or deficient testimony
Sc They also have power to bind out or iodeniare a.
clerks apprentices &c the children nrused TO their care
for shorter or longer period NOT exceeding however in
the of girls the OF 10 years aud IN tha' Oh ooyS
the age Of 81 years.
The BOARD of Directors have the lease o tho three story
brick building No n Grand st. where the children
received preparatory being to the Asylum in fhy
fifth st. near the East River All children committed by
the ates intrused by parents guardians are
here detained ten days. for The purpose Of asceranng
whether they proper subjects In order to keep
the children out Of mischief and from guarding while do
tanned in the reception house elementary school he's
been established in the building.
The sum Of $4,000 has been contributed by the founders
toward erecting proper buildings, to which the City hos
contributed like sum The Board Of Directors have pu
chased three acres High Bridge Tor bublng
purposes &c The plans for the Asylum buildings now
being drawn by Thomas s. Son. architects Ii Is designed
to erect buildings for the accommodation OF i've hundred
children The buildings viii be- commenced in the spring,
and completed as soon as practicable
Aspacious building in Fifty fflh ct near the East River
has been and will be occupied until the completion Of the
Asylum at High Bridge. The rumba Of children picked
up by policemen and committed by magistrates, and who
have been intrusted by parents and guardians about
seren hundred OF this number about seventy have been
supplied Immediately with situations and have ss general
thing done well The resdue-young candidates Tor the
prison and the scafold-have been brought for
time at least under wholesome influences and the thread OF
their evil associations eff The majority Of these children
were spprehended by the police under the vsrant sc on
charges of pitching pennies loafng about the streets,
5ocLs and markets petty larcenies &c &C. and having
ne home or ostensibe means Of gaining livelihood
large number newspaper boys
Upon full investigation into the cases Of these children
il was found in nine cases out OF ten that they 10
such condition by the nemperanos Of their psrens BY
the habtua drunkenness Of their father mother or Of
both the poor children neglected and compelled 70
20 forth TO beg for food from door 10 door Numerous
cases have transped where little boys and girls arrested
by the police and committed to their institution, have told
that their parents drove them forth day after day 10 beg
for money in order that more might be purchased
There are now remaining in the institution two hundred
and eight chldren the majority Of hese boys there
being only about eight girls among the number. Many
girls were committed but they had to be sent homo In con
sequence Of the present buildings not being large enough
for their accommodation During the year over one hun
red boys were ndentured farmers mechanics &c, oo;
of the City The residue restored to their pareats
and Of those 70 restored only eight were brought M
second time.
The Asylum in Fifty fifth st. under the immediate super
ntendence of John d. Russ NJ ID, is well worth vst
from tbose of our citizens who take interest Ia thess
pbisnthropc movements The institution IL private
terprse and therefore not standing in awe Of Csho6s
yoers The Bible taught and the ethics Of Chrstany.
which are alone competent crime root and branch
brought to bear on these young minds
OF the whole number of children committed TO the Re