New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-24
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PRISON ASSOCIATION, NETWORK.


The regular monthly meeting Of the Executive Com
mitee of the above Association held last evening,
at u o'clock, in their Committee Room, No 10 Gin.
ton ii aI As,or.place Present Messrs Havens, j.
Russell, Ballard, King, Edmonds, Holden, Crolius.
Keyser, Partridge, Macomber, Marshall, DR.. Girls.
con, and Russ. r n. HAYES, Esq in the Chair.
The miDu,es of the last meeting we're read and APP
proved. The Treasurers Report showed how much
had been contributed TO the funds Of the Association
since the last INT etng.
From the Diary of the Agent il appears that within
the last month 81 complaints snd charges had been
carefully invtsg s'ed-nany Of these were discontn
ueo on the advice of the Associations 33l persons
fined in City prisons spoken with cautioned and adj
vistd; 81 persons had been discharged from custody
on its accommodations 90 discharged prisoners had
received assistance in mOney-a large nber of these
sent into the country to work on farms nine
persons supplied 9th suitable clothing. OF the
above, ~ men were oischarget convicts from Sing
Srg. Strong hopes are entertained of their perma-
nni reform, and especially as five OF these are for'u
nstely provided With employ ment away from city
temptations, and where moral influences are thro Sn
around them
Wenste few extracts from the diary of the Agent
No. !. Charged with petit larceny. Says he had
for some tin fIequented FL gne houses theaers and
liquor stores assOciatiDg with woIse young people
then himself; he had acquired bad habits, breaking
d
appeared very contrite promising 10 do better lib
Grated this time The parents and complainant were
steI-all the facts were submitted by the Agent 70
the Court. who suspended the Judgment and dis
charged fim He Is now employed. strong nop-e
arr felt he wll reform.
No . Six small boys, charged with burglary.
They acknowledged their guilt. Their parents were
seep-piOmises Of amendment were made oy These
little burg srs-their parents appeared IN Court-they
peoged themselves to look more carefully after their
CHILDREN in future. On these conditions alone four OF
them were discharged; The other two were retained
as win, SEES sgsnst the junk man, who was trei on
! THURSDAY for buying the property stolen by these
/ BOYS knowing i, to he stolen. TIE Jury found him
/ gully. The Court sentenced him 10 Sing Sing for
! three Year..
! Tn. CITY judge ibtms.ed il was the unal'erable
! deterniI alton of both his Honor the Recorder and
hiu self 10 punish with great severity al such Offend
ers as II such cases the receiver was worse than the
/ thief
No WAS charged with obtaining goods on false
nr.t.uses Three indictments we're preferred against
! HIM He has wife and one chil5 His complaint
| was thoroughly Investigated. He acknowledged with
tears bis guilt il his first ofiense Several per.
! sons who had known him testified for SIX. ten and
twelve year be had lived above reprosch they were
! moral get. Within the last SIX weeks ne had gone
down from respt liability 10 degradation IT I'm soore-
~ 10 pemperance from honesty 70 theft ne hai de-
scended with terrible velocity The Ascent lett yu''i,
| fed in soliciting the Court 10 remember mercy
in this man, case a. al the goods hzd been returned
He was pepi,ent and would from this time reform.
The Court sequesced and instead of sending him to
the State Prison, committed him to the PenltentiAry
for three months. =, -,
No 4. under advice of neighboring Justice, allied
on the Association for advice. She stated that. on
the 9th of March, she lefs Philac elphia for New
York After staying with q female acquaintance Tor
,ew DAYS the housekeeper refused to ALLOW her 70
fsks .wsy Der clothes. She was then without hat
shawl dress. shoe or stocking. The Agent, having
his fapds full. sert her with a lice TO the Mayor
Within two hours she returned in full dress saying
an ofcer had been sent 10 this house Of sme, this
40, ~ thieves among whom she had fallen. Her
cloths had been restored TO her for which she blessed
The MAYER and thanked the Association.