New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-27
PRISON ASSOCIATION.

Tie Executive Committee OF tia Association held
Il eli regular monthly meeting yesterday at O'Clock
p. m, in their office, No. - Centre street.
From the Troasurers report 1t appeared sl2o b III
been contributed to s funds during the present 0Ltn
From the diary OF the Agent, We le,rn nearly iOO
persoDs have been visited in our city prisons. from
this number tLose were carefully eeiec'ed VINO az
peafed the most inexperienced in crime, aud aoout
whcm circumstances of extcnuatlOn seemed % exist;
III complaints minu,ey and impaitlaly *
an,ned; many of the-e were discontinue and ADAM,
GOnec on their ADVICE 80 persons hac been 9eu
from custody on their rec0mmendat on lthe chdiS
being frivolous and often preferred under the inhi,
of Ias-ion pref 1dict not one OF whom coud
be recognized rs having been previously chAfseo
with crime % discharged convc't from ou oVa'e pii
soIe, De ni'eItises and county ol-, Were tenpoaHy
assisted with small sums of money, while mucl
larger number Of needy applicants were from wan, OF
meaLsl tent away empty. Eleven mel anO !oa,nf,
with gameIts 'tattered and tor0," were supplied
with such clothing as their scsnty WARDROBE "oud
sfcrd TLiteen persons were provided vita situations
al employ meIt aLc most OF them away I'D the couuty
where lie chances Of ,he doing well are more hoPelu!
than if Ley were in the city. Bibles, ieetameLts, ana
O.bor good books were freely bestowed. .
We make few extracts from the dIArles VI tne
Agent:
No. swoman, charged with petty larceny Tue tsl.
MOI Vas considered - be conc'usye sol hr. tSe
about 10 commit her the Pente tiiy when In7 ases
min aied Lis belief that the compl suatt was
assume derent aspect; it present srS Ort
iu sHsT The eas' was aooansd On TOE & Ioo~
hsd been sce into the history and Character OF hs
eh- Lad sustained Terua :ou above rep.och is t1.
Tie showed hat the compeins5t hsi been an oo
Lsste to iasten ber; the Ess no' Ru4! VI G
cbse- Sic was III meat-iy haIged and e-oDea " '
her isu y of I've CHILDREN ,o,,..,t
No 2wss the Toubs eh.rgs OF soiAaouuls "
The wife bad b,en adyi,ed 10 a, the otce o the
ton, 10 cousul them She fsid her husband sDot co.
ing tIom O II per day; that he t-ased 70 ge ne 30
than ~ per week hsep house On insuihe ent sun
eke meet Her fieIc had oten ursei h7 - "a
complaint before uaxs;Ts ate sganst nm ana - a.
make ber liberal allowance she had e1oR'eu -.
Tie AgeLt situated gih her, a.. uey -, he
euoTe e1ceelt She felt acNious tnAt ne
dichsIs geo. The Justice waited on ny tse "a
rsI reessed. They IN the enc q ne
The VIE raiLed aid sshaned the husband sex 80
Ike best given the which bo'h eS' s
sed 10 adopt She has since called TO ssJ - ''
catey e!ceied cut to pats NJ Known n. ,.i.
NO wa ths.ged with petit larceny ne - H.. -.
Went Of employment and ,hs spfroseans - @ n ,
bac d.!ysr Inn 10 coamt , the eG, dishonest &c oil US VI
Ase.t ;epIs seLied oil the eXLsn atiLs Tea ues ~
tie City Ju6ae With his characteristic humer .,'i ~.
The sentence sDL dl.ctlreed him n sua-Sn "S
this sId he 70 ccrE v -i. LII ,D.,o;o.
No. s. Three ycuns eaars71 ~'u u
Ike ceic clearly proved rai9rt tAe q. i.o ~ -
% tie Az ut, ins " Willis > he- a.
" 10 tehrli of The t--u.srts AS-ih -
ss) TOT biz IN n. i.hsi tLeA had eAeh ,S-A
veto enc gtndeTs The Coui' 1a7- 'eH'0'o "''
each to en- uot; ;bs IN he Pes.tol,a@ry
These two c. Tree selections ere me1e ~ito We"
&c .icw " enc wne.e ths Assocelu 'o,t f'e -
-. mfiriy 90 -tian etd s'Vc tleSs Wto io' u hst
.-ms 81 srosy AZ rtI<h.., b9.a aSo !" ass '-T '">