New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
NETWORK PRISON ASSOCIATION.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Executive Com
mtee Of the above Association was held yesterday st
the residence of John II. Griscom, M. d., No. ~ East
Twenty.pnth street, at u o'clock p: M Present. Dr:
Grscom. Chairman; Messrs. VIM. c. Gilman. Richard
Reed, Israel Russell, Salem II. Wales, Stephen Cut
ter, Henry ID. Marshall, Morris X. Jessup, james G..
Holden.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap-
The Treasurer report showed the following sums
had been contributed to the funds since their last
meeting and which are thankfully acknowledged:
TS Ess 80 Is % g. r!s. r. MS5''T So 3 F1Ssa 2, s.
A. B. D. Sands 10 90 Bsbroek Miner 10 o. Th's owsn'
10 .s g. A. TSfss ~ssss rs fG :" as'En s:
,ted, sehumssheT oo PopPsnhg'cS KGSs %; J.%s'
Co No. Ia Warren street %: No. sBeei@sn street sSi
Wiim sI'Ss 90 s. GdSf Va. % ssr,ts sty1ss'
Contributions of clothing have been received irom
D. b. Tweedy and X. n. Hayens, parcel Of sniris
from Mr. Trowbridge, some stationary from BOVINE "
Co.. aud bundle of interesting and useful DOCKS py
an unknown benefactor. NJ,
charged Convict and Detention COMMITTEES snp"il.'eu %
his diaries from which it appears the following nave
been their practical operations during tne ionln'
Each of the detention prisons nsse - y.h ,h h.r,
tho. nersop beiie we'd be innocent OF the charges
nrf Yred AGAINST them land such are occasionally met
wi,h a. Wen a. the ne expenenced In prison he, ana
tb most bopefuI cases Of those VINO We're pr the mrs.
time charged with crime 10 sucn appropriate reproo'
snt zee
Eoro This heterogeneous mass, often Me result OF
.,,,, noyerty. ignorance and wretched homes, III
nnsiDts were carefully selected and cautiously In
,etiDated OF this number 80, on their advice,
we're and bandoned ~ persons have been
discharged from custody their recommendation; ~
di.cbared conycts and persons from penitentarles
had been relieved with money, enabling them TO
reach home, friends and employment l3persons were
supplied with shirts, shoes, hats, caps and cothing T.
men provided with situations and places OF work;
eeyera juveniles had been sent 10 the far Ne-those
only where confidence could be rcposed IN them.
Bblee testanents tracts and other appropriate good
books were freely bestowed. =,
Letters Of no ordinary interest were read from DIS
charged convicts Some gratefully recognized ths
tis,el, aid rendered them when restored u hDeHy,
while others Iva great need. ask ADDITIONAL assistance
We give two specimen cOpies .v,ss,
TO rHE AGENT OF rHE PaIsos AssociarIoS-DsG So l
write ~ H., you know that did not succeed Ia getting work o.
Az - nav. b.. pedGlluE clans but could not eel them
f-t. not sh They spoiled on my nsnc, am ~nhnf 20
sytias make honest nsins lss am ~ S, I, Ill
.sorid have called yoa in person but do no nhs 20
t,h you know YOU feel anxious my sccount, but y"
o. t hs 20 do write this TO let you know my poss'y.
,d uot tax your senero.y by coming again but ook 70
Won !, only hope. II you have anything eoud 49,
BOND be most thankful and forget my Obligations
ro,g III ak 10 se assistance forI Ano~ tnefe are many
for sya.p ps:hy but 10 your AssocistionL =, -
ya don't think troublesome in asking % many sot
End vii @ r to s.eP , % from ,r,ass .'Is nO Nv hs. /. fS
esniot cAyress my thoush bat the time may come wA
,ha BE- non ~ you know bow much ALREADY sJ01
for III" kindness and interest yoa nave soar. my
"To ruv lsxsr Dear Sil; Ny sentence here VII espSS
on , th Nav nrxi snd being snxious % keep Tom ~
place he future, r''P''' on your TIM o. ''NHs