New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18


The magistrate spoke kindly to her, ana asccrtsiase
tia. her name wss Mary Ryan; her fsfisss was .
drunken Irish laSorer and her saoshes mara drunxsa
scold; they lived IN filthy tenement house, where
they qusTeed most Of the Time the parents bsas her
very often ard made her go out to beg; II sbe .. ~
no, successful, they would beat her whey she Sssss
home. A kind lady living In big brick hoaSs. the
Cay before called her into the basement and warmed
her by the fire, and fed her pentfuy and had given
her shoes and stockings, snd dress snd pestcsas
and nice little bonnet, and piece Of money TO take
home when she got home her father took the two
shlDgs and bought gin and he aud his wife and soma
of the neighbors got drunk. when the gin was goos
they made her take her nice dress and soes and pet
coat and the pretty bonnet, and everything the kAs
lady had given her. and go out to one Of the low srsg
shops and pawn them all for more GIN when Mary
cried about il her father knocked her down. and then Der
mother picked her up and then she knocked her down.
and they both beat her till she was 10 sore she couldn't
sleep all that night next morning they drove her oai
to beg and she bad been out IN the cold long end
had not got anything and was crying when the police
man spoke kindly to her and finally brought her here
and, cob please, Sr, don't wsn't % be sent homo
again" Poor Mary sebbed and cried rs If her hisIs
heart would break, and the Magistrate winked both
bis eyes as be filed ont she paper which read sose
thing Ike this:
bi, to command VOC Join Doe pOicensu Of the CITY =
HewYok TO take charge of Mary Ryan, chfd under u 80
years Of who has been proved to ms eenest
GERS orb Juvenile Asylum az their Hcuse RecsP
' and for 50 FEE s s iat y co .sHs
Mary dried her eyes, and joyfuiy trotted along ~
the side of the comfortable blre coat that had been
friend to her, to the House of Reception in Thirteenth
street, near Sixth avenue. Here Mary was warmed,
and washed, and combed, and dressed by the kind
hearted matron, and she came out Of the cruel
bic a real jolly, pretty, intelligentlooking LII
tie girl, and on being taIsed to, answered
all questions promptly, eyinciDg more cutene@
than the generality Of children Of he, age Mary thus
became regular inmate Of the house, and now takes
Der chances with the hundreds who are sent here UNDER
similar circumstances.
The law requires that the officers of the institution
shall notify the parents guardians, or friends of the
children under their where they to be fourd
and if after days elapee claims the child thea
it is permanently committed to the Juvenile Asyiur
and is transferred from the House of Reception to the
Asylum proper in One-hundredand seventy fifth street,
near High Bridge. IT. however, parents, guardians,
or friends can show to the committing magistrate that
raerant in the streets then they are entitled to the
custody of the child again. But it often happens that
parents who make practice of driving their childrea
into the streets to beg when one arrested for gran
Cyl apply for its release simply that they may profit By
s return to begging. Being unable 70 show that u
was not found a vagrant they are denied the
custody of the child. The fact that it wss
found yagTant, places the child beyond
he reach of friends and ii is optional with the mags
rate to send it to the Asylum, restore to them
Beside the streetbegging Migrants, there are many
others who find their way to the notice OF the Police
Magistrate. Here Is little boy whose parents are
people, and provide their children
with plenty eat and to wear but their time is so fully
occupied in doing this that they cannot take proper
Of their little onss The children are consequently at
an early age allowed to run in the Streets where they
fall into bad company, learn to swear smoke, and
finally to steal little things. These boys not, prop
ery speaking thieves but, bad-boy like glory in ms
cious mischief and rowdy pursuits, until they become
obnoxious to the neghborhood that at length being
detected perng apples little article Of trifing
value they are taken before the magistrate and sent
o the House of Reception. Frequently these are
reclaimed by their parents, who promise to takf
better care of them, and having been severely
frightened and taught lesson. they are heard
IF no more. Other children, again. come to the mag.
strate and ask to be taken of. They complain
that their parents drunkards and in the
habit Of abusing and starving them. The only course
pursue is to commit them as vagrants and this being
done, they are provided for like the rest BY various
means and on all sorts of complaints large numbersof
yaant children are brought before the Police Conrs
every year. Most Of them are sent 10 the Juvenile
Asylum but occasionally one, more deprayed than the
rest ia sent to the House Of Refuge where they
detained till they of age, taught good trade and
given fair education after which they discharged
IT, instead Of giving aims to, and thus encouraging
he youthful beggars in the Streets every person Inn
oortuned by them that they sent to the asy
um, it would prove lasting benefit to the children.
and drive to honest labor to roguery the drunken
parents who live the proceeds of their begging
,Aspiings. If such people be induced to work,
ally for God and the rghf to steal ditto for the
,rison and perdition.
THE JUVENILE ASYLUM.
The New-York Juvenile Asylum, the charter Of
which was obtained in 1851 10 not prison, nor even
disciplinary institution 1t is intendedto be refuge,
the true of the word the boys and rs ofour
y whom the misforunes, the vices or the crimes Of
PARENTS the loss of parents and friends have made
rendess and homeless. Thus exposed TO the tempta-
ions which all around them, they are not received
criminals, though they may have been deceived
,r betrayed into the commission of acts which, in legal
nomenclature, pretty crimes. OF moral wroas
hey may be said to know notbing-having never been
aught the guilt of wrong though they may have
earned that certain acts sanctioned BY society
md that the commission of them is visited with inn
,risonment
The Juvenile Asylum proper is located on plot OF