New-York tribune., 1867-07-27
THE PATERSON ALMsHousE

! INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHARGES AGAINST
TIE KEEPER-FHGHTFCL CEUELTIES SWORN
TO BY THE VICTIMS.
There is great excitement at Paterson con-
cerning the AlmshOuse investigation. committee Of
the Common Council in session every evening exam
ming witnesses but the peobc represented dssat
public meetingis proposed for Monday evening Mean
while the editors OF Ihe Guardian, who have been arrest
ed lOr libel continue 10 pLDhsh hidaElts rom aheged
victims Of the horrible treatment Of sglcr the keeper
sger st has charge Of the Institution Some portions
Of the published aldavits We give below.
Belinda Murray was IN the AlmshOusc last Fail, during
her confinement having also with her her boy George,
herself and her little boy, she says:
vac ck in The oathoae ad could not get he vet and sod
the baby aud have not been well lce was not able 70 TO
g was Vsr ek when vent tgr H Sget SloT Cd NV sE boz
ro ooEers doy aud watered m-,ere was very little min In H.
This all he vas allowed and Mr. ser said this the rule that
this when sbe main
George lie did the bread but Mis- WHITAKER told
% oSh e SSS s Sr Ss faa @ T. d T eS S lad se s me- e @ S s;
dinner and cannot give 1t 20 sick child 70 save FROM crying
the rules which said nothing should :, tkeH from the table aqd
49, P % ~ 9ai a w % ,5 ~ ia v e n g & @ % IH Ss y,
G trog te e,e d.Ss and 6e TOD me- S % o cys he e3 f
ate up y ccLer aud told Mr. sger that the eraeers had been
oe had the other -four ds remaining; voad
no' give NE any more and oil that d Le child starved for want oi
mind uhe found out thy cracker, child
/ IN
now and believe it has co~e from ' anxiety and uaerngs tHers
"Nr srer allowed lights any and boy taken very
ID one night 1d h"ght be would die before morning could get
moos he morning Sger c the child VA and thai
% 4 5 M & , d @ s 9 II & % & & 'S @ o.aSs ons & i va. ,s. s 70;
bad cramps d very s1a eaTraa ana eog no. f to clean bin Or
allow ed 70 have light except dying hour told him by
s a s 3 da @ & and i s ard 1 rSs e ss y'
John Mw went to town and eqg me two candles ah few matches
e lel away lighted them when 9sded SLerever The child Vas
Still more shameful treatment at the time her baby
was born was to by Mrs. Murray. She says,
over 70 the bose for te butter sugar telling them about
Harr ct Bel She told she had toll
house about thev would send anything Mrs Whit.
told put tie breast 70 th child u the ah cried
all day about Il and nearly cot Of my senses After day or 30 the
milk and tue child had nothing m then got up on The fourth
e e lla''f and had 8 sh @ q, they res eS % Jo aS
then then No No one came t from The lo5,e and $ %s s nearly
washed out the clothes and oat doors and them the
The destruction Of my hes to getting u snd dong ue work Wien
Old cloak 70 throw Otsoie eure naked except
piece Of old shirt aud tins all had days Amer
the fourth week By oisfs & o Nm Nhuder acting FOR PIG Sss
7y the tub little While bat ,ad notag aad stopped
Eliza Jackson who was forced by poverty to 90 to the
almshOuse, makes affidavit 10 the whipping OF Il poor
M Lehr crazy German woman, lrutay beanby Mr. Sig
,laSt made nv wr Wlttsl@T w Mr. M pv r .' & hyaa o.
ber ordered by Mrs Whitaker go her table
think Mrs Lrr understood she
Mr. sge down and Mrs Lsh horribly swear pos
the stlf bumps stood
lie best her tie
ak bis might most horribly and her awful He beat
quite while lie then threatened ley dsoeyed Whit
tk he would beat Der again and told A Whitaker TO tell him
disobeyed agaB by Mrs. Lebr"
Mrs. jackson also 90 the crueltes pTacticed
upon poor little crippled girl.
know child named httle Rte Ps1xs, helpless cripple the
PooOue she Ice little thing Interesting
more e an OLD han child She uno use her sgA She
eonsne L room most the time aud cannot get out the air unless
carried OUT che never gets out unless one takes pity on her aud
takes her out She has but eas aud
the sunday aud
ohen stolen pieces o. bread This child
csWed down that haye beard her hal what weng
she dared not tell the truth"
The editor OF The Guardian says Of this
We edtOtsy able furnish proof wenevef
gurei that this little g helpless lrg aud object great
sympathy she I being unable walk stripped
saked By Sger Anse and thrust condition prison
building aud there locked
nkedue SIZE forced ~ be by TIE had tic
ended h the pIis0n,h