New-York tribune., 1868-03-06
A ForNnLNG HOSPITAL.

PREsENTMEET BY THE GRAND JURY.
In the Oyer and TermIHer yesterday, Cathar-
accused e rsSy Behs s widow 2h two small children there
being mitigating circumstances pa The case tl5 Jnoge
prcseutncnt, after which they were discharged foE Tue
term with tho thanks OF The Court ,o,
TO ne Hon. ne court OF oyer aud ITniH,r; The Crane
Inquest OF the County Of Newl York respectfully present
to The Court That they have gwen special ait,ntoa 20
ham Justice Of ts Court. suggesting INVESTIGATION into
certain private asylum Tor infants . ~ t, 1S Saa
tine carelessness wsnton aud intentional neglect of
those persons having the management oft the mortality
has been so excessive as to render them amen
able 20 criminal prosecution They CO.. e9mn9nioaISn n
Immediately after organization WIN the Dis
trict- Attorney, and requested hlm To lnlusto ls
prosecution Tie District Attorney mas shce ays6e y; s
us, that however strong might DC our W. te @
moral culpaby OF The managers of TINS asylum ne re-
geed that concedng the evidence u a- ms o
tive legal against the success or any nalG ,
They concnde, from the lacIs WiIn IN ~ cvei vinn
asylurns n this citysome OF when are ~ ls Deiene
nesled "r If his crime is not committed wherein children
born out OF wedlock come Tor want o ahectona'e co ~
and tender nursing 10 early deat-hat there sReht an
feulty. on account OF tue privacy Nne 10
OF procuring against the sOcaod managers OF these m IL
titons evidence which will prove crlmlnaity ana u
he secret and ns IL may be called professional crime II
infacIde not to be prevented by Indictment UNI s.
there be euicien evidence 10 substnnate the cha e
The Increasing crime OF infant murder 80 easy 10 sce1
pllsh and difficult 20 prove we believe car De enec sea
only by the erection Of large Founding Hospital nj
lar 10 those which exist ia all Of the principal ce5 Of
Europe argument In favor OF the erection OF uch
the only preventive Of the crime Of nfancide 50 reya
lent n this city, Ia very ably and tetey presenter " he
closing paragraph OF recent editorial in IHE hEW-1Ohh
TRIBUNE, written IN reference 70 The een7re OF inc Co3
ners Jury Of the keeper Of the institution 10 when our at
tentl6n las been recently called by the Court "a,
JGgass lI III % %Igsssd that ali such houses should
soS tsnled Increase @Hory ee Bqi bIssI
tRrSe TIpefisnes proved @,t tie tat iaisreoa',s
% yop si.e. eae' ia the way dponS Of iCu,e children
90 Roi tsseS heg9hs' ,o r Ss e oi 1o%eo s
Madame Psnee' No civilized cOan,r Tie world With
Hs, have upon Irostiton there question greatly d.
%5 .Sa b. @ s @'a; ao q n n &. l Ii 'Sf
Of The charitable sh sle hr a1s aHlsoSI she hs .s sl
member Of society The mother has 70 choose bstEsea ade:
S1sS , s ~ ..s, The e: SaS G % S @ S.s 15 s W %
h % relieve &c mother g. hfI eoo.S Sn ~ .ISSs as.s.
JET opshaU the ecn bora IN that W ar. tnAe a, any f,s
mSdsr be noe, an ery dSy around u.s. except
BY estAbhmen Of syums ,here the children sheh would other
Tt ia surprsng that in the City Of NewYor-wherein
ore institutions almost every conceivable form OF Do.
neyolence charity, and protection and receiving tapport
from the city and satethere is no Founding Hospital
They have existed for centuries In all the large cities OF
Great Britain and the continent OF Europe ana are sup
ported by the central End local governments We believe
that Founding Hospital undcr the supervision OF the
county authorities, would prevent the existence OF such
Gently the subject OF INVESTIGATION by Coroners jury
There may bcpriya.e asyluns In this city,, which are
properly and humaney conducted, but as they are not
the recipients assistance from the State and city they
ara Obliged 10 charge board for the Infants committed 70
their charge provision which renders them necessarily
exclusive and partial in their usefulness" Such nsttu-
tons are consequently available only TO those who pos
the means 10 conceal the offspring OF an ilegitmhte
relation, but they closed 10 great mJoryto those
who have "to choose between indenDe disgrace ana
Abandonment or nfantcide" Tho investigation Of this
important subject has led 10 discovering that the
Legislature OF 1GC5 parsed law, entitled An act TO IN
corporate the NewYork Infants AsJ luIn the incOrpor
Of which embrace OF our most eminent cit-
The objects Of this nsylum are 10 receive found
lngs ard other infant children OF the age OF two ,hs
and under and 10 provide for their support aud moral
physical intellectual, and industrial edncationp The
Board OF Supervisors OF the City and County OF New.
York. the President Of tho Board OF Commissioners OF
Charities and COrrecuOne and the President OF the Board
OF Metropolitan Police, were constituted ero0co mana
gers OF tie said corporation aud cooperative with the
citizens named IN said act The said c0porators were
ofNew-York q suitable building for asylum for tie
children intrused 10 their Gaze. The FO9rd Of Super
visors OF the County Of New-York directed
20 levy and collect by tax and 20 pay over
TO the officers OF this Asylum geo FOR each
child intrusted TO the care and custody OF this
never been carried into operation by the eminent citizens
whose names appear as incorporatOrs. The immediate
necessity for Founding Hospital is 40 apparent after
the recent public developments OF the manner In which
the private lyngn asy um and infant homes" are
conducted, that would recommend 10 the gentlemen
who are invested with the authority 70 complete the OBJ
iccts Of the bill, TO do Immediately recommend TO
the Legislature that tho powers dutieB 1nd privileges
conferred them be transferred 10 somo county
officers
Court the county authorities and the continuity. these
considerations upon subject thar nppea's 10 the
tons OF sympathy and humanity which hago lately
awakened by developments leading " strong suspicion