New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PRISON ASSOCIATION.

The regulsr month meeting of the executive COM
mttee Of the above association was held last evening
AZ O'Clock in their committee room, No. Is Clinton
HAL Actor place Dr. JIo. II. GJiscom in the chair.
The inmates of the last meeting were read AID dp-
proved.
From the diary of the agent il ap pears that four
hundred and forty persons have been visited in our
city prisons from this number those were selected
who appeared the st inexperienced in crime, and
about which circums ances of extenuaton seemed 10
exist One hundred and niue complaints were
min utely and mpar'iay examnee-sOme Of these
were Discontinued md abandoned on their adv cei
twenty nine persons were discharged from custody on
their recommend atom thirty thtee discharged con.
yicts had received pecunaTy aid; fourteen men aud
boys were supplied with suitable garments and boots
shirte hats &C.; seventeen men and boys aud hve
Young women have been placed Ia situations, most
Of them in the country, where the chances OF their
doing well are hopeful than 1t they were III HE
CITY,
We make few extracts from diaries of the scent:
No. rosanded from oouitdas on charge OF petit lar
the sadss aP to sbs dsy Of her very
hone. worthy sr tie fen hs da,' s3 70 sac sas the
sush her testimony u received al BY the court ai De
rsardd with e. osutoo The ev d'nee was iso heni to
No Ii was CHARGED with petit larceny very rfng hst
want had driven him &c the his Judgment
suspended ard be discharged beFh on board .O0P
money were given him He leh rejoicing.
The .Id ior petit larceny He For tbs 6rst
ny life have been 10 son hope and determine II .hai!
never b. said of sGsin - ison for dishonesy
.wesl wh live within income mean What sy then
farewell lazy ia~tess rwdy lite "e was furnished Win
few clio hes lie money aud Bible and Is nov doing
Ne " returns from the su5 he spent the last three
mcbus vap.it. lie says, will drink no more eoad
get w,rk Il had rythrg 70 WORK with fe% t9os were
rroye him. shr and tdAs o money Tie has essl sncs
seen A present run" 1. hs ws'ch~old . go q,
No called their ofhoe the other DAY and sAd NJ
Snt Srg psoa have spsn the last four years hsts
My OH eOaius here IL 10 get yor TO Vs my ho1e us
eetufta u my roo wfe and FAM arr sroche1 h'e
have fisnd ~ whom can spply having been siaieted
stealing for several Tor he pass NY
snAisN live bonss life. Pray put the rsh
ack where be played You shN regret H. ~
gt tshonof either myself" Apprscr again 20 the
b. said when Sus Siug prisOn on
Srcsy sid addressed prisoners YOU begged OF t5ose who
xbe hs,s pup,ed . r-ts,p r. h4ir tbeyns babts ana
pTtctcs cal Soe but those who resolved
srrn you invited TO an Of the namber Help
me- beirg made procure nm enpoymeut
No vi seuenced 10 tire pententsry Tor mouths for
alleged re ls'eeny When disehsrsed be called the
sveD; be advised 20 ahe up to go Oa the sovns
fnorns again entered the Office with hope bssmins his
eyes. ssd said; Sir hsve smo.; sot place eook on boz I'd
Ahip belonging the STATE Of Name the captain sshei
where he could set chs se'er va amoet ehoEei had
no tire 70 tArk told hun yoS knes WE'LL sid he vnl
no with youi he waiting below and snd AZ you will
II him nust tell The truth II give yos ehsraeef II
Nil Be bed ope" He painfully excited and ~ept Iasn,
2rer saying Then down, never % get upi am
Isinsd forever vii help me 70 reotm ty me 90
prS, this Tue captain introduced 70 toe
Tso $40; -, 90 yo0 nc. ,o. ySsns o,,h +.
es an Asesa fellow eoOk; but, ofen have In
ny eseta property belonging others 10 oay night should
eS psr.or the .r.s, would have s cOrpsred
eae u nstures noblemeo. be replied: Iais Poos
n.sr eses very uniOrunssi be wa hrows into e.d soa
~ rfesied fos then. and hs been Panishsdi eaf be
~''s IA degradation, AID sony fsT TIE Pst Ns